Below are the sessions for the 2018 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 #1Give up the Glue: Digitize your Interactive Notebooks! Interactive notebooks bring notes to life and create a useful study tool for students. Come see how Google Drawings and Slides can be combined to make a great digital version. No glue required! Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Amy Roediger Organization: Mentor Public Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Field Trips Like Miss Frizzle with VR! During this session you will learn all about VR and what it takes to lead a Google Expedition and how to engage students by taking them places they could only imagine. Room: M101 Presenter: Lindsay Miesmer Organization: Massillon City Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA 3, 2, 1 Launching Into the Personalized Future Ready Classroom Reach new heights while learning how to implement Future-Ready skills into the Personalized Learning Classroom environments. Room: B100 Presenter: Marcia Kish Organization: DSD Professional Development Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Academic Integrity: Making sure the student is doing the work In this session, educators will learn about digital tools and best teaching strategies to protect the integrity of their digital courses. Participants will engage in conversation and collaboration. Room: B102 Presenter: Brooke Bess Organization: FLVS Global Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Maximizing School Technology Online simulations provide the venue for students to truly understand predictive models and then critically evaluate the PROS and CONS related to their outcome. Room: B103 Presenter: Thom OBrien Organization: Explorelearning Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA ¿Qué pasa calabaza? Interpreting the use of digital applications in the Specials classroom A quick-paced hands-on session highlighting the practical uses of 1:1 in World Language, PE, Art & Music. Tried & true apps and multimedia platforms that you can implement mañana. Room: B108 Presenter: Kristen Niedzwiecki Organization: Chardon Local Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Blended Learning Across the Curriculum Participants will be active learners in a blended learning session and will leave with materials to implement the model in the classroom. Room: B109 Presenter: Cheryl Bledsoe and Ashli Breit Organization: Lake Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Say NO to boring Book Reports! Turn boring book reports into exciting book trailers using free technology tools like Adobe Spark and Padlet. Learn where to find copyright friendly graphics and music to make your book trailers pop! Room: B110 Presenter: Amy Keister Organization: Louisville City Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Interactive, Critical Skills Development for your Students EVERFI empowers teachers to bring digital, critical skills, no cost education into their classrooms. Attendees will be granted login credentials, lesson plans, & ongoing technical support at no cost. Room: B111 Presenter: Kristin Beller Organization: EVERFI Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Creating Your Own Tribe for PD In this session, you will learn about how I created my own Google "Tribe" at Garaway. We meet as a PD experience, but also to collaborate and share our experiences and frustrations with each other. Room: B113 Presenter: Megan Brannon Organization: Garaway Local Schools. Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA "Making" it happen with Invention Literacy In this session, participants will explore invention literacy and ways they can promote it in their classrooms using makerspaces. Why should I provide space in my class for students to create/invent? Room: B114 Presenter: Heather Smith Organization: Western Reserve PBS Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Keeping Students Safe Online in Today's World In this session, we will take a look at the different software options available to help combat the safety issues for students in google drive, chrome, and Gmail. Room: G107 Presenter: Heidi Varansky Organization: Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBA Under Construction: Build a Google Site Build your very own New Google Site to have ready for use on day one of the school year! Learn the strategies as we go and walk away with something to check off of your beginning class list! Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Making Mastery Learning Magnificent with Effective Technology Integration This session will show you how to implement mastery learning in your classroom using learner-paced Mastery Grids enhanced with powerful tech tools. Room: G109 Presenter: Tiffany Ott Organization: Cleveland Heights University Heights School District Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Educational Duct Tape EdTech tools to solve education problems including blended learning strategies, formative assessment, student-paced learning, presentation tools, project ideas, & classroom/learning management tools. Room: G111 Presenter: Jake Miller Organization: Orange City Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Google Your Way to a Stress Free Day! This session is for YOU! Learn tricks, tips, ideas that will relieve you of the stress caused by those tiny little tech issues. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Stef Lyons Organization: Plain Local Schools Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Google Tools for Struggling Students Learn about Google tools to assist struggling learners or students with special needs, including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, readability, reading comprehension, organization, focus, and more. Room: M101 Presenter: Eric Curts Organization: SPARCC Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Elementary Center Activities with a Blended Twist This session will showcase the difference between centers and blended learning. Walk away with an implementation plan on how to deploy blended learning through the three phases of blended learning. Room: B100 Presenter: Marcia Kish Organization: DSD Professional Development Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA It's All About Me!!!! Students think everything is about ME, ME, ME. In the world of virtual school, it IS all about the student! You will get a look at curriculum and learn about many opportunities available virtually. Room: B102 Presenter: Tonya Samuels Organization: Edgenuity Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Creating & Analyzing District Common Assessments with ProgressBook How to utilize VirtualClassroom to create a District Common Assessment, analyze the data from GradeBook at the class level and DataMap at a district level. Room: B103 Presenter: Robert Ling Organization: ProgressBook by Software Answers Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Edulastic: Free, Easy, and Engaging Online Assessment Edulastic is an online, interactive assessment tool. In this session, you will sign up for a FREE account, learn how to add students, create an assessment, and assign the assessment to your classes. Room: B108 Presenter: Pete Husted Organization: Carrollton High School Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA CK-12.org: Free and Incredibly Useful CK-12.org is a free resource for teachers to use and offers many different ways of presenting material to students to allow for a more differentiated approach for your classroom. Room: B109 Presenter: Amanda Thompson Organization: Claymont High School Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Fast track your feedback Does your grading folder no longer fit in your work bag? It’s time to fast track and simplify your feedback! This session will detail tools you can use to provide quality and timely feedback. Room: B110 Presenter: Molly Klodor Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Make your Thinking Visual with Sketchnotes We will explore apps, techniques, and classroom applications of sketchnoting in this session. Come learn more about visual thinking and try your hands at getting started. Room: B111 Presenter: Amy Roediger Organization: Mentor Public Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed, Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Teaching Career Tech Skills at Middle School Level This session will feature how to set up a career tech curriculum for middle grade students. We will share what tools we use such as software, drones, robotics, video production and more! Room: B113 Presenter: Jim Johnson, Mike Lawson Organization: Morgan Local Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Digital Breakouts - No Box, No Problem! Digital Breakouts are a great FREE alternative to the popular BreakoutEDU Box. During this session, attendees will participate in a challenge, have access to templates, and start creating their own. Room: B114 Presenter: Kristie Hughes Organization: Northern Buckeye Education Council Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA The Piece of the EdPuzzle to Flip Your Classroom Come to see how EdPuzzle offers a flexible and creative way to flip your instruction with meaningful content for your learners AND saving you time in the process. Bring your favorite device and play! Room: G107 Presenter: Richard M. Smith Organization: Lake Catholic High School Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA The Power of Youtube Use Screencasts, Youtube, EdPuzzle, Playposit, and Learning Badges to engage learning for students and staff. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Mindy Engler Organization: Canton City School District Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Best of the Web 2018 Teachers spend hours looking for the best resources on the web. Save yourself some time, and attend this session where I picked out the best K-6 resources available on the web today. Room: M101 Presenter: Megan Brannon Organization: Garaway Local Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA PC2 Teacher Digital Academy, Google Hangouts and Deep Dig Days...what does all this mean? Learn how professionals from 5 districts network, integrate tech. and use blended learning models to build college and career ready, reflective, digitally-literate students who are flexible thinkers. Room: B100 Presenter: Terri Hrina-Treharn, Anthony Luscre, and Constance Tenney Organization: Rootstown Local Schools Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Personalized and Differentiated Learning for College and Career Readiness In this session we will discuss evidence based practices for improving literacy for adolescent readers. Suggestions for personalizing and differentiating instruction will also be shared. Room: B102 Presenter: Jen Poggio, Ph.D. Organization: Achieve 3000 Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Texthelp's Dynamic Duo for Literacy and Math (ReadWrite and EquatIO with Desmos Graphing) Learn how to use the Free-For-Teacher versions of Read&Write and EquatIO. Read&Write is a literacy toolbar and EquatIO with Desmos lets you speak, type, or handwrite Math/STEM in G-Suite and Canvas! Room: B103 Presenter: Marc Callahan Organization: Texthelp Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Digital Citizenship/Responsibility Roundtable Let’s discuss how you are reaching your students in the world of social media and the internet. When are you teaching digital citizenship, how are you teaching it and what is and is not working! Room: B108 Presenter: Laura Goldman Organization: Field Local Schools Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Utilizing MakerSpaces for Project Based Learning Learn about how to effectively use Project Based Learning in MakerSpaces and give students the tools to research and explore student based inquiry projects to create real world products and solutions. Room: B109 Presenter: Amanda O'Mara Organization: NEOnet Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Using Google Forms to Schedule Events Automatically In this session we will be covering the more advanced ways to use Google Forms, with the help of add-ons, to automate the scheduling of appointments and/or resources. Room: B110 Presenter: Scott Sommer Organization: Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBA Breaking News: The Best Free Video Production Resources Incorporate video production into teaching. Discover free video production tools, including free cameras and editing! Walk away with a handout with information on implementing immediately. Room: B111 Presenter: Eric Siler Organization: WVIZ/PBS ideastream Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Beyond the Beat: Music Technology in the High School Learn how your students can build their own musical futures with technology. After a discussion, attendees are welcome to try cutting-edge digital instruments and software. Room: B113 Presenter: David Thompson Organization: Plain Local Schools Grade Levels: High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA ISearch for Everything! ISearch is a FREE database tool available. Learn how your students can search for reliable, authoritative information with built-in citation help, text-to-speech, and more! All subject areas welcome! Room: B114 Presenter: Amy Keister Organization: Louisville City Schools Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Transform your Teaching with Screencasting Participants will learn the WHY to screencasting, the HOW to screencast, and WHAT the next steps are following screencasting. Screencasting is the recording of instructional content for students. Room: G107 Presenter: Mary Miller Organization: Copley-Fairlawn City School District Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Google Drawing - Your Classroom Work Made Beautiful Google Drawing is the best and most effective way to organize spatial information online. Google Drawings is the tool you never knew you needed, but will be so thankful that you have! Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Using My Maps In Your Classroom. This course features the free product of Google My Maps. This interactive tool can be used in a variety of ways in a variety of different subjects. You will learn the ins and outs of this program Room: G109 Presenter: Garth Holman and JC Lenk Organization: Beachwood City Schools Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Bringing the World to Your Students Want your students to have a global experience without leaving the classroom? Come to learn how the world can be at your fingertips and how to best integrate this concept into your instruction! Room: G111 Presenter: Ann Radefeld Organization: North Royalton SD Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Using Mastery Quizzes for Differentiation with Student Choice Dewey stated by giving "pupils something to do, not something to learn...learning naturally results." This presentation will discuss how to employ differentiation from tiered quizzes & choice boards. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Dave Binkley Organization: Buckeye Local Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA PowerUp Chrome with Extensions There's a ton of great Chrome extensions for teachers and students. Learn about various extensions. Have your own that you love? We're going to crowdsource others using Padlet and share the awesome! Room: M101 Presenter: Scott Kinkoph Organization: Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA MIDDLE School Blend (Mixing In Digital Devices in Learning Environments) Mixing In Digital Devices in Learning Environments session will focus in on tools, techniques, and programs that Middle School students can use in a blended learning environment. Room: B100 Presenter: Marcia Kish Organization: DSD Professional Development Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA So. Much. Immersive.Tech. Virtual and Augmented Reality is changing education. Join us to experience ten different virtual reality classroom activities including an Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive! Room: B102 Presenter: Corinne Hoisington Organization: Central VA Community College for ByteSpeed Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Bring Your Students Back! Designed to attract and retain students from across the state, OOLP enables a school district to offer students a full or part-time online curriculum rather than enroll in an online charter school. Room: B103 Presenter: Shannon McCreary Organization: Ohio Online Learning Program Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Building Empathy and Understanding Through Virtual Reality Field Trips in the Classroom If your students could take self-guided "walks" through any neighborhoods in America what contrasts could they observe? What differences of climate, wealth, geography? VR class field trips are here! Room: B108 Presenter: Jeff Beine, PhD Organization: Malone University, Education Dept Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Google Forms for Reading, Writing, Grading, and Data Google Forms can ease the teaching load (photocopying, grading, data collecting). Examples, user tips, and pitfalls to avoid will be presented for forms novices. Some familiarity recommended. Room: B109 Presenter: Karen Zutali Organization: Canton City Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Applied Digital Skills - Google's Free Tech Skills Curriculum for all Subjects Learn about Google's free MS/HS curriculum made of self-paced, video-based, engaging, hands-on projects that combine tech, job, and life skills, and how to use in your classroom. Room: B110 Presenter: Eric Curts Organization: SPARCC Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Early Computer Coding with PBS Kids Scratch Jr. Learning fundamental computer coding skills has never been easier than with PBS Kids Scratch Jr. Children as young as Age 5 can learn to code and tell stories where characters move, talk, & dance. Room: B111 Presenter: Christopher Crawford Organization: WVIZ/PBS ideastream Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Multioffice Workflow Automation with Free Tools Use free G Suite add-ons to create complex workflows, with multiple levels of approval, tracking and more. Workflows for HR, finance and academics will be demonstrated -- "starter templates" shared! Room: B113 Presenter: Andrew Smith, Aaron Profitt Organization: God's Bible School and College Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBA Creating a Multimedia Empire in Your Classroom Find out how to get students involved in multimedia production (video, podcasting, writing published online, etc.) without breaking the bank and get some inspiration from work done by Ryan’s students. Room: B114 Presenter: Ryan Novak Organization: Kenston Local Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Breakout! Using BreakoutEDU in your classroom Can you escape? BreakoutEDU is a program that promotes critical thinking, encourages students to work together, and can be tied to any curriculum. Join me to escape the box! Room: G107 Presenter: Molly Klodor Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA 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: G108 Presenter: Andreas Johansson Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Googlefied How we evolved from being terrified to "Googlefied," and embraced G Suite for Education, while becoming much more efficient and effective at communicating inside and outside of our building. Room: G109 Presenter: Robin Welch, Diane Ruff, Michelle Deem, Christy Yeagley Organization: Minerva Local - Minerva Elementary School Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Advanced Session Resources: TBA Amplify Critical Thinking with Socratic Seminars Socratic seminars are nothing new, but using technology to create backdoor channels will stimulate conversation in your class especially for students normally reluctant to participate in discussions. Room: G111 Presenter: Casey Clark Organization: North Canton City Schools Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Getting to know ALL your students in 30 minutes using Thrively Participants will engage with Thrively and take the strength assessment to discover their top 5 character strengths. We will explore how useful this tool is to getting to really know your students. Room: Silk Auditorium Presenter: Heather Smith Organization: Western Reserve PBS Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Oh the Places You'll Go...Exploring Google Earth and Maps Google Earth and Maps can do so much more than just find your house! In this session, we will use Google Earth and Maps to travel inside museums, create tours, measure miles, play games, and more. Room: M101 Presenter: Kristie Hughes Organization: Northern Buckeye Education Council Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Nuts and Bolts of the Blended Learning High School Classroom The workshop will provide each participants with a toolbox of tips, tricks, and techniques to transform any subject into a blended learning classroom. Room: B100 Presenter: Marcia Kish Organization: DSD Professional Development Grade Levels: High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Abre: Less time jumping through hoops, more time teaching students. Abre is an open-source platform that saves time and money. Designed by educators, Abre features apps that teachers, students and admins tell us they need. Preview at https://abre.io. Room: B102 Presenter: Zach Vander Veen Organization: Abre Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Individualized Learning Pathways Aligned to NWEA Learn how to transform your NWEA MAP & Renaissance data by creating customized learning pathways for each child, which also helps to shape instruction in the classroom. Room: B103 Presenter: Chad Sabo Organization: Edmentum Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA SpaceForce.education Make Computer Science Fun Use Spaceforce.education to help students learn computer programming and logic skills with online curriculum, interactive practice material, leaderboards, games, and live national competitions. Room: B108 Presenter: Patrick Connor Organization: The Digital Academy / Spaceforce.education Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Make Slides Come Alive with the Free Pear Deck Add-on Slideshow don't have to be boring! With the free Pear Deck add-on you can add interactivity including text response, number response, multiple choice, drawing, and draggable elements for students. Room: B109 Presenter: Eric Curts Organization: SPARCC Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA MakerSpace - not just a room in your building Why is making important in education? How can we get more making, creativity, tinkering, and play embedded throughout the school? Let's make something now. Room: B110 Presenter: Paul Shircliff Organization: None Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Innovative Website for Blending Technology used by Educators all over the World This presentation is for all grades & subjects. You will be presented with worksheets accompanied with videos. Lessons will be differentiated and innovative. Site is free and updated daily. Room: B111 Presenter: Dan Hoffman Organization: None Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA An Overview of Code.org's Computer Science Discoveries Curriculum for Middle School Did you students enjoy participating in "The Hour of Code"? Take coding to the next level by learning about the free computer science curriculum offered by Code.org for students in grade 6 - 8. Room: B113 Presenter: Scott Sommer Organization: Tuscarawas Valley Local Schools Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Research for Everyone! Learn how to use INFOhio's online encyclopedias and more in your elementary classrooms. Help students find ad-free, safe, reliable information with great differentiation tools like text-to-speech! Room: B114 Presenter: Amy Keister Organization: Louisville City Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Sheets With No Numbers, Using Spreadsheets in Literature and Language Arts If you only think numbers when you think spreadsheets you missing out on a great tool for teaching any subject. Sheets can be used to analyze, classify, sort & filter almost any info. Learn SS W.o.W. Room: G107 Presenter: Anthony Luscre Organization: ZT Learn Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA High Yield Google Utilize the high yield instructional strategies made famous by Hattie & Marzano and free tools from Google! Explore the major factors influencing student achievement alongside Google's best. Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Bite Size Mastery- Nibbling on Mastery Learning If you aren’t ready to gorge yourself on full-blown mastery-learning, Bite-Size Mastery is the appetizer you need! Learn the recipe & cook up some mini mastery-learning experiences! Room: G109 Presenter: Tiffany Ott Organization: Cleveland Heights University Heights School District Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Effective Use of Google Forms Join this session to learn how to effectively use Google Forms to collect, analyze, and disseminate data easily! Room: G111 Presenter: Andreas Johansson Organization: Streetsboro City Schools Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA 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: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Google Drawings… Oh, the Possibilities! Start utilizing Google Drawings Today! This session includes practical samples, everything you'll need to get started and includes 400+ sample templates spanning grade level and curricula. Room: M101 Presenter: Casey Magyar Organization: Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Using Google Suite, Desmos, and Geogebra to Ignite Learning Attendees will learn how Google Suite can successfully be implemented into the mathematics classroom, along with Desmos and Geogebra, to make their math lessons more meaningful and engaging. Room: B100 Presenter: Meghan Arnold Organization: Miami East High School Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Repair Class Support Repair Class Support is a program that teaches your students how to repair devices and provides your district with unlimited parts throughout the school year. Room: B102 Presenter: Nate Holmes, Chris Hawkins Organization: K12 Tech Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA What’s New at OverDrive: New app, features & 6 key areas to support K-12 student achievement Learn more about Sora, OverDrive’s new app designed to be your school’s connection to eBooks and audiobooks, in the classroom and beyond. Room: B103 Presenter: Stephen Reyes Organization: OverDrive Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Maximizing Your E-Rate Category 2 Budget Lorrie Germann, State E-Rate Coordinator, will help you understand the E-Rate Category 2 budget, what's eligible, and how to maximize your funding as you plan your infrastructure upgrades. Room: B108 Presenter: Lorrie Germann Organization: Ohio Department of Education Grade Levels: Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Flipgridfever in the Classroom Flipgrid is a video based discussion board perfect for use in any classroom. We’ll explore how this tool can be used as a formative assessment, exit ticket, or a way to enhance your school community. Room: B109 Presenter: Kelli Mohn Organization: Plain Local Schools (Glenwood Intermediate) Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Google Sites - Not the Same Old Sites Google Sites has be redesigned from the ground up! This session will demonstrate how to set up a site, make pages, change themes, and integrate stuff you've created with G-Suite. Room: B110 Presenter: Scott Kinkoph Organization: Brecksville Broadview Heights Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts WTH are Snapcodes, Snapmaps, Geofilters and Bitmojis? Learn how to use them to communicate with your students using one of their favorite social media apps Room: B111 Presenter: Robin Welch Organization: Minerva Local School District Grade Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Raspberry Pi and Digital Making in the Classroom Learn how to teach students to program the world around them with the Raspberry Pi and a variety of virtual and physical components through a graphical or text based programming languages. Room: B113 Presenter: Robert Lane Organization: Springfield Local Schools Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Teaching Above Your Head! If completely comfortable & in control... you are preparing students for your past, not their futures. No to “Brain Ceiling”... if all they can learn is what you know you are holding them down & back! Room: B114 Presenter: Anthony Luscre Organization: ZT Learn Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed, Not aligned with specific grade levels Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA K-3 Chromies Want to use Chromebooks or Google Apps effectively with K-3 students? Come learn simple ways to integrate with your everyday routine! Help students make their learning more independent AND digital. Room: G107 Presenter: Christina Hostetler Organization: East Holmes Local Schools Grade Levels: Primary (PreK-2) Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA Google Tour Builder: Global Learning Made Simple Using features from Google Earth, Google Drive, YouTube, Photos, and more, users can create an interactive timeline-like experience to share information. Learn beyond your classroom with TourBuilder! Room: G108 Presenter: Matthew Mays Organization: Perry Local Schools - Stark County Grade Levels: Intermediate (3-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), Higher Ed Tech Level: Novice Session Resources: TBA
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