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= 2:00 - 2:50 Session 4 - Session Descriptions =

= **Session Title**: Kid-Friendly Technology Curriculum= The ISTE Standards for Students identify the skills and knowledge students need to learn to be productive in the digital age. See how we used these standards (with an Elementary student friendly twist) to form the scope or foundation of our new K-6 Technology Curriculum. This session will include a brief overview of our K-6 Technology Curriculum. Emphasis will be placed on sharing resources and lessons for teaching digital citizenship.
 * Room ** : 102
 * Presenter ** : Beth Hartranft, Elementary Technology Coordinator, Warwick School District
 * Audience: K-6 **
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= **Session Title**: Got iPads-Grant Writing 101= Looking to add new technology to your classroom to spice up lessons and increase student engagement? IPads could be your answer! But is your district tight on money? We will share our secrets and successes on grant writing for IPads in the classroom. Learn how to get your district on board, get support from your technology department, and start up costs. We will also explore some awesome apps to bring into the classroom!
 * Room ** : 103
 * Presenters ** : Jamie Keenan and Laura Campbell, Grade 1 and 2 Teachers, Manheim Central School District
 * Audience: K-6 **
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**Session Title**: Edmodo Connections
Check out different ways to use Edmodo to keep students and parents up to date as well as stream lining independent work by using links, small groups, and notes. Take a look at how parents accounts work and what they can and cannot access. Discover how small groups work, and how to use them for written responses, summaries, and literature groups. Look at how to use links and files to assist in Math Homework and ensure student success in and out of the classroom.
 * Room ** : 107
 * Presenter ** : Michael Lewis, Grade 5 Teacher, Eastern Lancaster County School District
 * Audience: ** Intermediate 4-6
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**Session Title**: Meeting PA Core Standards: Using RAZ KIDS and other apps to Meet K-2 Core Standards in Reading
A first grade teacher and a reading specialist will share the RAZ (Reading A-Z) app. Students listen to fluent reading, record their own reading for practice and take quizzes on what they read. Quizzes are aligned to core standards. Teacher features that will be shared include how to assign levels, looking at reports and assignments, and assessments. This is app is appropriate for all K-2 students and students in grades 3-5 reading below garde level. Other Core Standards - aligned apps will be shared as well.
 * Room ** : 106A
 * Presenters ** : Marie Johnston and Cortney Bushnell, Reading Specialist and Grade 1 Teacher, Pequea Valley School District
 * Audience: ** Primary K-3
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Note - RAZ Kids is not a free app

**Session Title**: Flipped Lessons - It's Elementary
With the new PA Core standards, testing, and new teacher evaluations pushing higher order thinking questions and critical thinking, it is all the more important to use the higher end of Bloom's taxonomy in the classroom. How can we make room for this to be priority in the school day? Flipping elementary school lessons provides an avenue and a change in mindset to help you decide how best to use your face - to - face time with students. Through using electronic media and video lessons for class instruction, you can challenge your kids in the class with activities that engage, challenge, and inspire.
 * Room ** : 106B
 * Presenter ** : Mitchell Swords, Grade 6 Teacher, Pequea Valley School District
 * Audience: K-6 **
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**Session Title**: Play | Analyze | Create - Using Games in Education
Motivation, clear objectives, critical thinking about consequences, and instant and abundant feedback are all elements of the best learning experiences. These are also elements of the best games. There is momentum behind games in education that includes playing entertainment games, playing educational games, using games as text and creating games in the classroom to teach core concepts and develop 21st century skills. Attend this session to learn more about how games can be a foundation for deeper learning and higher order thinking in education.
 * Room ** : 106C
 * Presenters ** : Andy Petroski, Director and Assistant Professor of Learning Technologies, Harrisburg University of Science & Technology
 * Audience: K-6 **
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**Session Title**: Need a Reason to Try QR Codes?
How about 10 reasons? Two classroom teachers, one primary and one intermediate, share their favorite ways to use QR codes in the classroom. From fun, beginning of the year activities to connecting with parents and adding multimedia into your curriculum, it's all here.
 * Room ** : 106D
 * Presenters ** : Nicole Shoemaker and Sara Miller, Grade 6 and 1 Teachers, Hempfield School District
 * Audience: K-6 **
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**Session Title**: eBooks for Any Device - Possibilities are #infinite
Chances are you can access your school’s eBooks from where you are sitting right now and on multiple devices. Through IMS, Overdrive was added for all participating school districts in IU13. There are also many other vendors that offer interactive eBooks to meet both the curricular needs of your students as well as their reading interests. These are nothing like the databases your students have been using for research. This includes fiction and non-fiction books with many interactive capabilities. This session will introduce you to various access points and possibilities.
 * Room ** : 106E
 * Presenter ** : Dr. Cathi Fuhrman, Library Department Supervisor, Hempfield School District
 * Audience: K-6 **
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