Session+2+2015

= 11:05-11:55 Session 2 - Session Descriptions =

=Microsoft's Educator Network and Free Tools for Teachers= **Room:** 102 **Presenters:** Jill Sitnick, Microsoft
 * Audience: ** K - 6
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In this session, learn about Microsoft’s Educator Network that connects you to teachers around the world who are engaging students with digital tools. In the Free Tools for Teachers section of the MIE site, you will find free desktop and web apps, guides and even tutorials. Get ready for lots of resources in this fast moving session! =====

= Using Google Forms & Spreadsheets to Ease the Work Flow = **Room:** 103 **Presenters:** Gene Carboni, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
 * Audience: ** K - 6, Administration
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This hands-on session will include a step by step work along exercise in form creation. A demonstration on using Forms & Sheets Add-ons to ease any teacher's work flow will highlight how to use these tools to collect links, student/parent information, schedule PTA appointments and more. Administrators will see how forms can be used to collect and document observable performance objectives during class walk-through visits. =====

Committed to the Flip
**Room:** 104 **Presenter:** Matt Rodgers
 * Audience: ** K-6, Administration
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This session will be focused on my current adventure of flipping my 4th grade classroom. We will look at tools that I use, along with other options. Additionally, we will talk about the benefit/challenge components of flipping your classroom. This will be an interactive session where we share personal challenges/victories as a group, while navigating to the goal of a flipped classroom. =====

It's About the Learner: Creating a Learner-Centric Environment
**Room:** 106A **Presenter:** Amy Musone, Mary Lehman, Central York Tapping into learner passions and strengths opens up new avenues of educational experiences in which curriculum is integrated, learners take ownership of their learning, and standards are addressed in an authentic, meaningful way. PBL (Project/Problem/Passion Based Learning), making connections, and flexibility all play a vital role in creating a learner-centric environment where learning goes well beyond the standards. Adding available technology into the mix allows these things to happen in ways that were once unimaginable. Join us as we share our journey and work together to unearth possibilities.
 * Audience: ** K - 6
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The Next YouTube Star: Using and Creating Educational Videos
**Room:** 106B **Presenter:** Ashley Ford, West Chester, State of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter Learn how to create videos to introduce topics, support learning at home through enrichment or reteaching, provide feedback on assignments and more. We will look at different video tools and styles of video creation and different video hosting resources.
 * Audience: ** K - 6
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Balancing Screen Time with Movement in the Classroom
**Room:** 106C **Presenter:** Sarah Bowers (Kahl), Wilson School District All participants need to come to this workshop ready and willing to get up and move! From brain breaks to kinesthetic lessons, this session will focus on ways to balance screen time with movement in the classroom. Although elementary teachers may find this session more applicable, anyone is welcome to join in the fun. Please bring a laptop or tablet with you to the session.
 * Audience: ** K - 6
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How to Make Pictures Speak a Thousand Words
**Room:** 106D **Presenter:** Matt Bergman, Milton Hershey School The expression "a picture is worth a thousand words" holds true in our classrooms today. Learn creative ways to use visual Web 2.0 and iPad Apps to help students represent concepts and demonstrate their understanding in different ways.
 * Audience: ** K - 6
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EverFi: Teaching Critical Life Skills Through Free Online Resources
**Room:** 106E **Presenter:** Jenny Nakamura, EverFi EverFi partners with educators nationwide to teach, assess, and certify students in the critical skills they need to be successful in life. Our co-curricular, digital courses deliver content that engages 21st century learners and provides meaningful metrics to teachers by measuring knowledge gains and student attitudes on these important critical life skills topics such as financial literacy and STEM education. The two courses that will be shared are standards-aligned and free of charge to schools. Over 350 schools and 32,000 students in Pennsylvania have gone through an EverFi course. Everyone who attends our presentation will be given login credentials, standards-alignment documents, lesson plans and ongoing technical and curriculum support.
 * Audience: ** Intermediate, 4-6
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Tradigital History **Room:** 107 **Presenter:** Dr. James Beeghley, Lancaster Country Day School Traditional history classrooms have centered around the teacher as the expert and students learning by wrote memorization. The 21st Century history classroom allows students to become historians by interacting with digital primary sources. This session shows how to turn a traditional classroom into a "tradigital" history classroom.
 * Audience: ** K - 6
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