Below are the sessions for the 2019 SPARCC Technology Conference, grouped by time slot. Details for each session are listed along with a link to a session resource document which the presenters may use to provide additional links, resources, and materials related to their session. To see a quick list of all sessions in a grid, view our Session Schedule At A Glance.
8:30 AM - Session Slot #1Best of the Web 2019 In this session, I will present the top fifteen web tools to use in the classroom for the upcoming school year. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Megan Brannon Organization: Garaway Local Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5 Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Get Creative with Google Slides & QR Codes Up your game in Google Slides, past lectures & notes & get kids to turn off YouTube & tune in to lessons! Including designing escape rooms, Choose Your Own Adventure lessons, & digital gallery walks. Room: M101 Presenter: Melinda Cales Organization: Cleveland Heights-University Heights Grade Levels: MS, HS Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBD Focus - Helping Students in the Classroom of Distractions. Struggle to keep your students engaged and on task using chromebooks? We get it- and built the Abre Focus App. Now provide a secure browser experience for delivering guided lessons to your students. Room: B100 Presenter: Chris Dam Organization: Abre Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Managing iPads in a google world Take a look at how apple school manager and the FREE! version of Mosyle Manager make managing ipads a breeze and how to avoid the disastrous "my ipad's locked and I don't remember the passcode!" Room: B102 Presenter: Heidi Varansky Organization: Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBD UDL Dynamic Duo for Literacy & Math (EquatIO and Read&Write) Read&Write is a powerful literacy tool and EquatIO creates digital math in Google and PDFs! Download Free-For-Teacher access and learn how both tools help increase student engagement in the classroom! Room: B103 Presenter: Marc Callahan Organization: Texthelp Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Using an LMS to Support Student-Centered Learning Through UDL Learn how you can use a Learning Management System to support student-centered learning through the framework of UDL. Room: B108 Presenter: Kim Nidy Organization: North Canton City Schools Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Reaching ALL Students with Mastery Learning This session will provide participants with strategies to reach ALL students with Mastery Learning. Room: B109 Presenter: Chad Ostrowski Organization: www.teachbetter.com Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Clean Out and Clean Up! Organize Your Google for MAXIMUM Efficiency!! Are you tired of your Drive LOSING all of your stuff? Do all of you emails...disappear? Bring your tangled Drive and your vacant Inbox to Clean Out and Clean Up, and learn pro tips to stay organized. Room: B110 Presenter: Stefanie Lyons Organization: Plain Local Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Grades K-2 Can Do Tech Too! This session will help teachers become more confident with utilizing technology in the classroom. They will leave with a variety of technology tools that can be easily added to their repertoire. Room: B111 Presenter: Jeanne Mathey and Vanessa Slabaugh Organization: Copley-Fairlawn City Schools Grade Levels: PK2 Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Are You at Risk? Give Yourself a Google Checkup! Understand the difference between signing into the Chrome browser vs a Google Account in the Cloud. Check your saved passwords, apps with access to your account and those you “Sign in with Google”. Room: B113 Presenter: Rebecca Rosecrans Organization: TCCSA Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Build Your Own Standards-Aligned Digital Curriculum...for Free! Dig into OER tools to find, use and create standards-aligned lessons, resources, and materials integrated with GSuite. Transform and personalize student learning with free INFOhio tools. Room: B114 Presenter: Melissa Solema Organization: INFOhio Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Digital Tools For Diverse Learners Learn about digital tools for all students. Explore how to make text accessible using extensions and fonts, how to help students find focus in the classroom, online organizational tools and more. Room: G107 Presenter: Ann Radefeld Organization: North Royalton City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD The Power of Productivity Time is the most precious commodity in schools. Unlock new ways of thinking through better organization and prioritize the things that really matter to clarify your life! Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Physical computing with the microbit You will get hands on with a micro:bit and program it to operate buttons, lights, sound, motors and brainstorm ideas about how you can use this in any curriculum Room: G109 Presenter: Paul Shircliff Organization: paulshircliff.org Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Media Literacy In this interactive session, participants will explore numerous resources (from charts to games to lesson plans) that help us determine credible sources and recognize ones that may be fake. Room: G111 Presenter: Heather Smith Organization: Western Reserve Public Media Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Fabulous Fifty - Free Online Resources You Need to Know About! Join us for the fun as we "app smash" over fifty free resources that can be used in a variety of content areas and grade levels in this fast-paced session. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Angela Wojtecki Organization: Nordonia Hills City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Audio Activities with Google Slides Learn how to use the new option for adding audio to Slides for engaging activities including narrated eBooks, drag-and-drop interactives, media-rich presentations, student accessibility and more! Room: M101 Presenter: Eric Curts Organization: SPARCC Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Reading Plus and Technology Integration Learn how to use technology (Reading Plus & Google Apps for Education) to enhance reading efficiency and comprehension. Use data to craft a motivation plan for students and establish goals. Room: B100 Presenter: Alice Johnston Organization: Massillon City Schools Grade Levels: 3-5, MS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD The Speed of NE Ohio's Economic Transformation Towards Automation and Robotics Calls Alert Educators to Wake Up and Change Expectations Quickly Major sectors of Northeast Ohio's economy are changing at near break-neck speed towards automation and robotics. Teachers and principals must understand these changes and adapt quickly. Room: B102 Presenter: Jeff Beine Organization: Malone University, Education Dept Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD SameGoal IEP Anywhere SameGoal makes a web application that allows districts to collaboratively and compliantly document student participation in K-12 Special Programs. Room: B103 Presenter: Cory Hylton, Michael Forecki Organization: SameGoal Inc Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Oh, How I hate thee, IT - End the Battle and Build Collaboration with Teachers This fun-yet-serious session focuses on how school IT professionals can develop better rapport and relationships that lead to EdTech implementation success. Room: B108 Presenter: Chad Ostrowski Organization: Evans Junior High School Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Love at First (Google) Site Learn how easy it the new Google Sites is to use. See several examples of classroom, library and student use and get time to start your own. Room: B109 Presenter: Karon Lippincott Organization: Medina City SD Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Become One with Your Data- A Dozen Powerful (But Easy!) Features of Google Spreadsheets Become one with your data- wrangle numbers, manipulate text, sort & filter information, colorfully highlight trends while impressing your friends, family & students with your Google Sheet Skills. Room: B110 Presenter: Anthony Luscre Organization: ZT Learn Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Classcraft in the Classroom Participants will be introduced to the online gamification platform Classcraft, and learn how to personalize learning through gamification. Room: B111 Presenter: Cheryl Yates-Bledsoe Organization: Lake Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD The Technological Habits of At-Risk High School Students This session will explore the mindset and habits that at-risk transitioning ninth-grade students have expressed in regards to using technology in the classroom, and how that translates into practice. Room: B113 Presenter: Kennethian Green Organization: Cleveland Heights High School Grade Levels: HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD [In]Formative Google - Utilizing G Suite and Other Programs to Produce Formative Assignments To Gauge Student Mastery Load your toolbox with a multitude of instruction possibilities between Extensions, Add-ons, & programs to produce formative assignments to promote mastery or interject remediation as needed. Room: B114 Presenter: Dave Binkley Jr. Organization: Buckeye Local Schools (Medina) Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Primary Stations with Google Forms A "make and take" session! Are you still using CDs or (gasp!) cassette tapes for your listening station? Learn how to use Google Forms to simplify and update your classroom listening station and MORE! Room: G107 Presenter: Christina Hostetler Organization: East Holmes Grade Levels: PK2 Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD High Yield Google Explore the major factors influencing student achievement alongside hall of fame Google tools to bring them to your own classroom. Student success is the goal and Google is the the key. Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Introduce immersive technology into your classroom with MERGE Cube The MERGE Cube is a small augmented reality trigger brings 3D holographic content to life with a smartphone. Try a MERGE Cube, discover educational content, and lead your students to create custom AR. Room: G109 Presenter: Andrew Robitaille Organization: Hudson City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Yes! Personalized Learning IS Possible with Effective Tech Integration Participants will develop an understanding of how to develop and implement personalized learning in their classrooms using Mastery Grids enhanced with powerful tech tools for teaching. Room: G111 Presenter: Tiffany Ott Organization: Western Reserve Academy Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Templates for Teachers Templates for Teachers is a website created by teachers FOR teachers. We believe templates can be a powerful addition to any classroom and we are sharing over 60! Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Sarah Kiefer, Beth Kingsley Organization: Ross Local School District Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Keeping it Real (and organized) with Google Keep! Google Keep is a power tool for personal, professional or student use. Learn strategies for aggregating and retrieving important information, assessing, feedback, communicating, organizing and more! Room: M101 Presenter: Michele Gasser Organization: Self Employed - Technology Coach Barberton City Schools Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBD Ongoing Mental Health Support and SEL through Technology Support Whole Child/SEL district-wide in the classroom and beyond. Digital Evidence-Based Professional Development and Student/Community-Facing resources to lead students to academic and life success. Room: B100 Presenter: Andrea Eshelman Organization: Gale, A Cengage Company Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Apps for All Abilities, Access Apps for Competitive Work, Living, and Continued Training Participants will be able to select from a variety of apps that will support an inclusive world and break down barriers for work, independent living, and continued training. Room: B102 Presenter: Starr Dobush Organization: OCALI Grade Levels: MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Getting to Know Esports Round Table Lead by experts in the Esports field, this session will focus on starting and coaching Esports teams, along with all of the opportunities available to students at the high school and collegiate level. Room: B103 Presenter: Josh Knutson Organization: ByteSpeed Grade Levels: HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Logging in with First Grade! Think 1st graders can’t manage multiple logins or navigate through Google Classroom? Think again! See how one elementary teacher has integrated technology into her classroom to empower her students! Room: B108 Presenter: Melissa Paden Dan Stitzel Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: PK2 Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD MakerSpace - not just a room in the building MakerCenteredLearning fosters 5C’s (Creativity, Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Community) & 4P’s (Play, Passion, Peers, Projects). Share ways to promote this throughout the building. Room: B109 Presenter: Paul Shricliff Organization: paulshircliff.org Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD The Web Resource Hoarder- Too Many Resources, Too Little Time A wide variety of online resources for use across curriculum. Attendees will leave with hundreds resources to meet their specific needs and a door prize. Attendees bring a device for browsing web. Room: B110 Presenter: Anthony Luscre Organization: ZT Learn Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Slide Deck Design Basics Tired of slides that put you to sleep? Join this session to learn what it takes to make some good looking slides a reality. Room: B111 Presenter: Andreas Johansson Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Using Schoology as an Aid in Personalized Learning This presentation will help you better understand how a learning management system like Schoology can be a place to house personalized learning, self-paced lessons, and student choice boards. Room: B113 Presenter: Alicia Nussbaum Organization: Ottoville Local Schools Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBD Lessons of Innovation all grades and subjects Educators will be presented with lessons that will allow them to save time in generating lessons and a website that is total free that will provide them with lessons for all grades and subjects. Room: B114 Presenter: Dan Hoffman Organization: Currently Adjunct Ashland Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Kids in Need? Use GOOGLE Indeed! Enhance student performance and progress monitoring in the classroom with Google tools! Room: G107 Presenter: Erica Herhsberger Organization: Plain Local Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Ready, Camera, Action - Music Videos the Easy Way Sing about social studies, belt a blues about biology, and rap about resource conservation. Learn how to create exciting music videos with only an iPad, no music background required. Room: G108 Presenter: David Thompson Organization: Plain Local Schools/Kent State University Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Autonomous Mastery Learning See how we have set up our class to empower students to own their learning while developing the life skills needed to be successful in all walks of life. Room: G109 Presenter: Travis Armstrong, Garth Holman Organization: Dublin City Schools Grade Levels: MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Amazing, Multipurpose,Google My Maps In this session we will explore the many ways My Maps, can be used to enhance and extend learning across the curriculum , Participants will be able try the tools and get great lesson ideas. Room: G111 Presenter: Pat Berman Organization: Calvert Elementary, Tiffin Ohio Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of Learn about hidden Google gems such as Semantris, Mystery Animal, Grasshopper, Meme Buddy, Science Journal, nGram, AutoDraw, Tour Creator, Art Palette, Music Lab, Androidify & more! Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Eric Curts Organization: SPARCC Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Great Graphic Organizers with Google Building graphic organizers on other platforms can be a pain. Make graphic organizers great (and easy) with Google Drawing, Slides, and Docs to create functional tools you can use in all your classes. Room: M101 Presenter: Molly Klodor Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD The World Is My Audience - A Book Making Experience Do you have students who lack motivation and struggle to write? In this session, Jon will share with you his story of struggling students and how one simple idea changed everything. Teachers should sign up for a free account at app.bookcreator.com prior to the session. Room: B100 Presenter: Jon Smith Organization: Book Creator Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Edmentum EcoSystem - 1 Platform = All of Your Learning Needs The Edmentum EcoSystem of digital learning solutions will spotlight how 1 platform can simplify all of your learning needs from K-12. Room: B103 Presenter: Chad Sabo & Chad Schoolcraft Organization: Edmentum Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Tech Teachers Roundtable Area technology teachers will meet up and collaborate. The point of this is to network and build a community of technology teachers while also discussing topics pertinent to our classrooms. Room: B108 Presenter: Megan Brannon Organization: Garaway Local Schools Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBD Getting to Know your Students an Build Relationships using Thrively Thrively is a tool that helps students develop a sense of self-awareness, soft skills, career exploration and more, plus it helps the teacher get to know their students strengths and passions. Room: B109 Presenter: Heather Smith Organization: Western Reserve Public Media Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Using Quizlet Live to Build Communication and Collaboration This session will look at how to use Quizlet Live to gamify any classroom by turning a simple deck of flashcards into a collaborative learning experience. Room: B110 Presenter: Jesse R. Elam Organization: Meiji Gakuin University Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Blogging in the Classroom Knock down the four walls of your classroom to bring the world in through a class blog. Learn how blogging with students at any age in any subject can help you engage parents as well as students. Room: B111 Presenter: Carly Black Organization: Northwestern Local Schools Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD INFOhio's Open Space Learn how to use open space to create, share, and master resources and tools that will promote innovative and collaborative learning and connect with other educators from across Ohio. Room: B113 Presenter: Heidi Varansky Organization: Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Edtech that you can use today for your students with special needs tomorrow! During this session, you will learn about free educational technology tools that can be used across devices to reach and teach students with special needs in the classroom. Room: B114 Presenter: Samantha Fecich Organization: Grove City College Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Field Trips Like Ms. Frizzle w/ VR Beep Beep... Hop on the VR Schoolbus and head to far away places. You will learn how to set up and lead a VR Field Trip. Room: G107 Presenter: Lindsay Miesmer Organization: Massillon City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Into the Depths Ramp up the intensity in your classroom! Create meaningful critical thinking lessons that require students to dig deeper to prove their knowledge! Ask more from your students using Webb's DOK! Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Coding Fun with SpheroEdu Come & have fun with Sphero and bring your students the understanding of converting block and line coding to complete tasks. This hands-on session will give you experience with the robots and a maze. Room: G109 Presenter: Richard M. Smith Organization: Lake Catholic High School Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Research for Everyone Learn about research tools from INFOhio with built in accessiblity and differentiation features like text to speech and multiple levels of text. We'll explore WorldBook and Kid's Infobits. Room: G111 Presenter: Amy Keister Organization: Louisville City Schools Grade Levels: 3-5 Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Ramping up your Formative Assessment! Make it FUN! In this session, you will be the student and use engaging tools that you will be able to use as class begins this year. Come and enjoy the fun while you learn a few new tricks for your classroom. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Garth Holman and Travis Armstrong Organization: Beachwood City and Dublin City Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Differentiating Vocabulary Lessons with Read and Write for Google We will show how Read & Write for Google tools can be used to develop differentiated vocabulary lessons for students including how to identify vocab, building sentences, & identify main ideas. Room: M101 Presenter: Sally Garza & Rama Janamanchi Organization: Lawrence School Grade Levels: MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Using Castle Learning to Support Classroom Instruction Castle Learning is a K-12 online instructional tool. With its bank of 150,000+ questions, teachers can quickly and easily create assessments. Our content covers all core areas, Spanish, and French. Room: B100 Presenter: Sarah Horbol Organization: Castle Learning Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Tracking Attendance and Participation with Qwickly Learn how Qwickly Attendance has revolutionized attendance & participation tracking with flexible attendance tracking modes that meet the needs of school and class attendance policies. Room: B103 Presenter: Matt Hadgis Organization: Qwickly Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Interactive, Critical Skills Development for your Students Learn about EVERFI's no-cost, digital supplemental resources on financial literacy, STEM, SEL, and health and wellness. Please bring your laptop, as attendees will be granted login credentials. Room: B108 Presenter: Kristin Katakis Organization: EVERFI Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Fantastic Feedback Tools for Google Docs Explore tools to provide digital feedback for students that is more detailed, engaging, and personal, including text comments, voice comments, video feedback, and digital handwriting feedback. Room: B109 Presenter: Eric Curts Organization: SPARCC Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Taking and Making Virtual Field Trips with Google Expeditions and Tour Creator Want to learn how your students can create their own virtual field trips? Enhance your instruction by having students make and take virtual field trips using Google Expeditions and Tour Creator. Room: B110 Presenter: Scott Sommer Organization: Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Staying Safe in a Cyber World This session will showcase some of the cyber threats you are experiencing in your day-to-day lives, how to scrutinize them, and how to take precautions to keep from becoming a victim. Room: B111 Presenter: Kalin Wilburn Organization: NCOCC Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD The 8 Wastes of Lean - Increase Productivity Today! Join this session to learn how to identify the 8 Wastes of a Lean environment, and how to use Google tools to overcome daily bottlenecks. You'll be glad you did... Room: B113 Presenter: Andreas Johansson Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Going Green? Green Screens, What you need, How to do it, and Why Come learn how to create and operate a green screen studio, step by step. Find out how to do this at minimal cost while providing an amazing learning opportunity for students across all content areas. Room: B114 Presenter: Gus Farmakidis, PhD Organization: Akron Public Schools Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Sheets Sans Numbers, Using Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum If you only think numbers when you think spreadsheets you missing out on a great tool for teaching & learning. See how spreadsheets can be used to analyze, classify & sort information in any subject. Room: G107 Presenter: Anthony Luscre Organization: ZT Learn Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Engage-ucate Creatively design lessons and classroom spaces to power through boredom to construct engaging interactive lessons for all. Unlock the interactive tools that you never knew you never knew! Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Screen Free Coding with Bee-Bot and Blue-Bot Learn how Bee|Blue Bots can be a great resource in your toolbox that can integrate across the curriculum while reinforcing coding and computational thinking. Room: G109 Presenter: Laurie Green Organization: Mrs.Geeky LLC Grade Levels: PK2 Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Utilizing Social Media to Engage Students and Stakeholders Take advantage of the many social media platforms available, to engage your students, stakeholders, and community. Room: G111 Presenter: Jeff Gargas Organization: www.teachbetter.com Grade Levels: HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Using Technology to Build Classroom Culture Learn how to use digital tools to develop a classroom culture that encourages collaboration, personalized learning, and a growth mindset by avoiding the Quit Points that accompany technology. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Adam Chamberlin, Svetoslav Matejic Organization: South-Western City Schools Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Movie Making for Educators Movies aren’t just for Hollywood! Bring your device and learn how to create and share your own videos with students to deliver your message or lesson that will surely capture their attention. Room: M101 Presenter: Adam Regener Organization: Perry Local Schools Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Lenovo VR Classroom VR Classroom: Imagine being able to transport students into truly immersive learning environments — on demand. It’s now possible with Lenovo. See this amazing solution in our presentation! Room: B100 Presenter: Frank Marro Organization: Xtek Partners Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Increasing student achievement and family engagement with Remind! The ubiquitous use of cell phones brings convenience but also creates complexity for educators and administrators. Learn best practices for streamlining two-way communications. Room: B103 Presenter: Chuck Paynter Organization: Remind Inc. Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Understanding and Applying the TPACK Framework Learn how to blend your content knowledge, pedagogy, and technology skills together for optimal edtech integration that supports teaching and learning. Room: B108 Presenter: Kim Nidy Organization: North Canton City Schools Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Utilizing Technology to Differentiate the Mathematics Classroom Learn how to use technology tied to your curriculum & the data it provides to differentiate your instruction! Observe the implementation of a variety of tech tools, culminating with project-learning. Room: B109 Presenter: Mary Miller, Nadine Crocker Organization: Copley-Fairlawn City School District Grade Levels: MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Your Very Own Slides App You Can Do Google Slides is so much more than a presentation tool ... slides can even be used to create an app! Room: B110 Presenter: Sarah Kiefer Organization: Ross Local School District Grade Levels: NA Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Live Streaming "Bedtime Stories With Mrs. Ruff" - How We Encouraged Our Students to Read Over 150,000 Minutes this Summer! Use of live streaming, audio books, digital staff reviews, online resources & contests, story sacks, blogs, reading bingo and other motivations to reinforce RfP (Reading for Pleasure) Room: B111 Presenter: Robin Welch, Diane Ruff Organization: Minerva Local School District Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5 Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD ALRIGHT STOP, COLLABORATE and .......EMAIL?? Enhancing reading and writing skills with technology through the Email Buddies project. This session is sprinkled with tips, strategies and tech tools to enhance student independence in reading and writing in the classroom while exploring "Email Buddies": a semester long writing project. Room: B113 Presenter: Erica Hershberger Organization: Plain Local Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Coding Across the Curriculum with Scratch Learn how to help students create interactive stories, games, and animations that can easily be integrated across the curriculum using the Scratch programming platform. Please bring a device. Room: B114 Presenter: Debbie Dodson and Samantha Wise Organization: Greater Summit County Early Learning Center Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Educator Tools from INFOhio Learn how to use INFOhio's FREE Educator Tools to find standards-aligned, curated classroom resources including lesson plans, videos, websites and more! Room: G107 Presenter: Amy Keister Organization: Louisville City Schools Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Ignite a SPARK in your Classroom with Adobe! Join us in exploring the wonderful tool that is Adobe Spark. This session will focus on how to use Adobe Posts, Videos, and Pages in middle and high school classrooms to bring content to life! Room: G108 Presenter: Dan Stitzel Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Inspire and Empower with Google Science Journal One of Google's newest tools, a free app called Science Journal, transforms a device into a science tool to explore the world, record observations & make new, exciting discoveries. Come try it out! Room: G109 Presenter: Amy Roediger Organization: Mentor High School Grade Levels: 3-5, MS, HS, HE Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD Wake Up Your Class with Wakelet Wakelet is a tech tool for curating content. Take those old bookmarks and put them to use for lessons. Students can create their own Wakelet collections. The ideas are limitless for this new tool. Room: G111 Presenter: James Freeman III, Ph.D. Organization: Fairfield County Educational Service Center Grade Levels: PK2, 3-5, MS, HS Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBD |