Room: 102 Presenters:Jill Sitnick, Microsoft Audience: Administrators/Principals Description: In this session learn about Microsoft’s OneNote Staff Notebook and see how it can be an invaluable tool for administrators to find success in operational and instructional initiatives. OneNote Staff Notebooks have a personal workspace for every staff member, a content library for shared information and collaboration spaces for everyone to work together. In this demonstration, you will see how this notebook will allow you to have deeper instructional collaborations with your faculty in personalized spaces.
Room: 103 Presenters:Kelly Martin and Beth Cerullo, Cocalico School District Audience: Intermediate (4-6), Administrators/Principals Description: As technology begins to play an increasingly important role in our elementary curriculum, how can we make sure our students are being safe and responsible digital citizens? Learn how you can teach students to stay safe online, find accurate and appropriate information when conducting classroom research, and use facts, images, and other media found on the internet responsibly and ethically. Plenty of free resources for teaching these concepts will be shared.
Room: 104 Presenters:Matthew Rogers, Pequea Valley School District Audience: K-6, Administrators/Principals Description: We will use the visual bookmarking tool, Symbaloo, to create your most meaningful homepage. This session will be 2 parts. One part-instruction/one part-creation. At the end of the session, you will have a new homepage with all of the essential tools you currently use and ones you want to use more frequently.
Room: 106A Presenters:Jeff Deckman, Penn-Delco School District Audience: K-6 Description: Learn to use digital tools to bring traditional storytelling to life! Access high level skills such as synthesis & analysis and unleash the creativity in your students! This session will introduce you to the latest and greatest multimedia and digital storytelling apps and resources to use in your classroom. Transform traditional paper reports into vibrant digital projects!
Room: 106B Presenters:Darin Wagner, Hempfield School District Audience: K-6 Description: Google Forms is a powerful and versatile tool that can be used in any learning environment. Forms can be used for data collection, surveys, feedback, formative, summative and self-assessments, and so much more! When combined with add-ons such as autoCrat and Flubaroo, or with custom scripts, Forms can be an invaluable tool for both instruction and learning. Come see how take full advantage of this tool through a variety of examples!
Room: 106C Presenters:Nicole Armbruster, Penn-Delco School District Audience: K-6 Description: Formative assessment is a key to guiding instruction. But where do you find the time to check student understanding in order to promptly address needs? Digital tools can help! This session will introduce a variety of tools to help speed up the grading process and analyze results. Tips and tricks, as well as advantages and disadvantages of each tool will be addressed and you will go home with a copy of the presentation for further review. Examples: Quizizz, Kahoot, GoFormative, Plickers, and more.
Room: 106D Presenters:Laura Campbell and Jamie Keenan, Manheim Central School District Audience: K-6 Description: Looking for fun and exciting ways to assess your students without them knowing it? We will introduce you to a variety of tools that will allow you to quickly and easily collect data to differentiate and drive instruction. Participants will be exposed to a combination of web-based and apps that can be used for formative assessments. Best of all…MOST OF THESE ARE FREE! Some examples include: Nearpod, Plickers, Socrative, Peardeck, Kahoot, Formative, Quizizz, and Flippity.net.
Room: 107 Presenter: Liz Lubeskie, Manheim Central School District Audience: K-6, Intermediate (4-6)
Description:
EDpuzzle.com and Actively Learn will be featured during this 50 minute session. Both Actively Learn and EDpuzzle let teachers use technology to give formative assessments to their students. These tools allow educators to make data-driven instruction quicker and easier. EDpuzzle is a free tool that permits teachers to clip, add audio notes or voice overs, ask questions, or give written notes/comments within a video. These videos can be searched through the EDpuzzle database or uploaded. Actively Learn is an online reader that can be modified by the teacher. The educator can insert questions, white out parts that are undesirable, add video or pictures, or even a discussion feed. It has 1st grade to graduate level texts to choose from, both fiction and non-fiction. EDpuzzle and Actively Learn enable the practitioner to create classes and manage student work. Time will be given to create accounts and begin using these tools.
12:55 - 1:45 Session 3 - Session Descriptions
Microsoft's OneNote Staff Notebook for Administrators
Room: 102Presenters: Jill Sitnick, Microsoft
Audience: Administrators/Principals
Description:
In this session learn about Microsoft’s OneNote Staff Notebook and see how it can be an invaluable tool for administrators to find success in operational and instructional initiatives. OneNote Staff Notebooks have a personal workspace for every staff member, a content library for shared information and collaboration spaces for everyone to work together. In this demonstration, you will see how this notebook will allow you to have deeper instructional collaborations with your faculty in personalized spaces.
Preparing Students for the Digital World
Room: 103Presenters: Kelly Martin and Beth Cerullo, Cocalico School District
Audience: Intermediate (4-6), Administrators/Principals
Description:
As technology begins to play an increasingly important role in our elementary curriculum, how can we make sure our students are being safe and responsible digital citizens? Learn how you can teach students to stay safe online, find accurate and appropriate information when conducting classroom research, and use facts, images, and other media found on the internet responsibly and ethically. Plenty of free resources for teaching these concepts will be shared.
How Symbaloo Can Organize Your Digital Classroom
Room: 104Presenters: Matthew Rogers, Pequea Valley School District
Audience: K-6, Administrators/Principals
Description:
We will use the visual bookmarking tool, Symbaloo, to create your most meaningful homepage. This session will be 2 parts. One part-instruction/one part-creation. At the end of the session, you will have a new homepage with all of the essential tools you currently use and ones you want to use more frequently.
Multimedia and Digital Storytelling Tools for K-6 Classrooms
Room: 106APresenters: Jeff Deckman, Penn-Delco School District
Audience: K-6
Description:
Learn to use digital tools to bring traditional storytelling to life! Access high level skills such as synthesis & analysis and unleash the creativity in your students! This session will introduce you to the latest and greatest multimedia and digital storytelling apps and resources to use in your classroom. Transform traditional paper reports into vibrant digital projects!
It's Elementary - Google Forms
Room: 106BPresenters: Darin Wagner, Hempfield School District
Audience: K-6
Description:
Google Forms is a powerful and versatile tool that can be used in any learning environment. Forms can be used for data collection, surveys, feedback, formative, summative and self-assessments, and so much more! When combined with add-ons such as autoCrat and Flubaroo, or with custom scripts, Forms can be an invaluable tool for both instruction and learning. Come see how take full advantage of this tool through a variety of examples!
Digital Formative Assessment Tools
Room: 106CPresenters: Nicole Armbruster, Penn-Delco School District
Audience: K-6
Description:
Formative assessment is a key to guiding instruction. But where do you find the time to check student understanding in order to promptly address needs? Digital tools can help! This session will introduce a variety of tools to help speed up the grading process and analyze results. Tips and tricks, as well as advantages and disadvantages of each tool will be addressed and you will go home with a copy of the presentation for further review. Examples: Quizizz, Kahoot, GoFormative, Plickers, and more.
Beyond Paper and Pencil: Engaging Ways to Assess Students
Room: 106DPresenters: Laura Campbell and Jamie Keenan, Manheim Central School District
Audience: K-6
Description:
Looking for fun and exciting ways to assess your students without them knowing it? We will introduce you to a variety of tools that will allow you to quickly and easily collect data to differentiate and drive instruction. Participants will be exposed to a combination of web-based and apps that can be used for formative assessments. Best of all…MOST OF THESE ARE FREE! Some examples include: Nearpod, Plickers, Socrative, Peardeck, Kahoot, Formative, Quizizz, and Flippity.net.
Creating Interactive Videos & Texts using Free Tech Tools
Room: 107Presenter: Liz Lubeskie, Manheim Central School District
Audience: K-6, Intermediate (4-6)
Description:
EDpuzzle.com and Actively Learn will be featured during this 50 minute session. Both Actively Learn and EDpuzzle let teachers use technology to give formative assessments to their students. These tools allow educators to make data-driven instruction quicker and easier. EDpuzzle is a free tool that permits teachers to clip, add audio notes or voice overs, ask questions, or give written notes/comments within a video. These videos can be searched through the EDpuzzle database or uploaded. Actively Learn is an online reader that can be modified by the teacher. The educator can insert questions, white out parts that are undesirable, add video or pictures, or even a discussion feed. It has 1st grade to graduate level texts to choose from, both fiction and non-fiction. EDpuzzle and Actively Learn enable the practitioner to create classes and manage student work. Time will be given to create accounts and begin using these tools.