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Retired 2020

  • Are you frustrated by sit and get, but you don’t want to go to the flip? Are you frustrated by your lack of time to do anything other than direct instruction?  Then you have to find that right blend! Blended learning is not as as hard as it looks, and this interactive session focuses on 5 aspects to make the blend work for you. Bring your ideas, as there is time to play and share!
  • Immersive Gaming for the Classroom, yes, please! Breakout Edu brings all the best things about an Escape Room experience to the classroom. The hardest thing about them though can be writing your own. Don’t worry, that’s what we are here for! This session is intended for all those who want to get their own content in. We walk you step by step through the process whereby the end of it, you should have one written! A warning though….this session works best if you have played or have some idea of Breakout Edu
  • What would you think if I told you it’s possible to add an immersive game similar to an escape room to your classroom? Are you looking for something fun to do at the conference? If you answered yes to either of those questions, come do the Totally RAD 80’s Breakout Edu with us! The best way to start with them is always to play a game, and this radical one will take you all the way back to the 80’s. Don’t worry, we also will give you some next steps to make it your own!
  • Learn how to tell stories using the Tynker Level Editor and Bloxels
  • What’s the next phase? The answer to that seems to be AI and machine learning. We are just starting to see the first phases of this, but it does not mean we can’t use it in the classroom. Come to learn the first steps into AI that can make both you and your students more productive.
  • We want kids to make, create, and build right? Sometimes those funds just aren’t there though. Don’t worry! You can be a maker with almost anything and this session is going to show you how. Come to participate in some favorite maker activities, get resources, and ideas to make it happen in your school.
  • Are you a Nearpod user already?  Are you ready to go higher? If so this session is for you! This session will focus on how to coach people up on Nearpod and how you can use the great features to extend learning even more
  • Have you heard of the EDU escape room concept called Breakout Edu? Have you passed it off because you though managing the locks was too complicated or it was too expensive? Well, there is a solution for you to get into Breakout, and it’s in Google Forms. Come to learn how to give kids the immersive learning experience of a Breakout digitally, and leave with a start on your own!
  • We live in a world where technology is so scattered, but most companies continue to try to get us to lock into their ecosystem. So, what’s the best setup? It’s by far Apple hardware, but the software side of Apple has fallen behind. That’s where we can turn to Google! Google is not as concerned with locking you into a system as they are concerned more with getting you to use their stuff. That means there are TONS of options for Apple Devices. This presentation will give you everything you need to get started as well as time to do it!
  • What’s one of the best things about technology in the classroom? Well, one of the best is being able to connect with the outside world, and thankfully we have a cutting-edge technology that lets us do it easily in virtual reality! Come to this session to learn what you need to get started in VR, how to jump in easily, and how to move to the next step of building your own. Of course, there is also time to experience it first hand, and an idea share to bring it all together!
  • A session detailing the world of drones, and how to code them.
  • Do you want to see the coding robot that can meet most of your needs? Do you want to play with one of the most complete coding robots? Come to this session to see the drawing, wall climbing, music playing, robot know as Root! You will feel complete!
  • School should be a place of creations! School should be a place for making! Fortunately, the maker movement is picking up steam to give kids those opportunities! Come to learn what the maker movement is, how to implement it, and of course, IDEAS to make it happen! You will have plenty of time to explore maker prompts and tools, and there is an interactive maker guide as a take home. Get your kids MAKING!
  • A Microsoft Office Workshop
  • Global learning, it’s one of the things teachers struggle the most with when it comes to their classroom content. It’s easy to get stuck in that bubble of keeping learning confined to the space that you are actually in. Thankfully, Google has given teachers several tools to burst that classroom confinement bubble! Come to learn how you can use Google Geo tools like My Maps, Earth, Street View and Expeditions to really bring that global perspective to your classroom.
  • Don't Bring Your Credit Card to this Session! We will go over some of the coolest gadgets and gizmos that are out there! Some are great for the classroom, while others are just plain cool. Come to see what is really out there!

​Retired 2018

  • Presentations are a tricky thing. They can be SO BORING if you let them. Don’t be that person!  It’s time for you to be a presentation master! This workshop will not only give you some great IOS based presentation tools, but we will also focus on cracking the code that is Keynote! It’s time for you to master up! Of course, there are also opportunities to play and share!
  • A detailed Workshop on Microsoft One Note
  • What’s a History Class usually like? It’s usually BORING lectures, and the kids often times HATE it. What if we came at it from a perspective of putting the kids in the history? What if we let them use digital tools to create that perspective? Well, if that interest you, then this presentation is for you. Come learn and build ways to let kids create in the first!
  • Coding is the language of the future, yet we still don’t seem to be teaching it in schools. Is it confidence? Is is not knowing how to include it? Is it simply not knowing what’s out there? Well this workshop is looking to change that. Come experience some of the best tools out there to teach educational coding and get time to answer all of those questions! You will be a coding expert in no time.
  • Have you heard of heard of the mystery skype game? The idea in the classroom is to Skype with another class, and then you have the classes guess where each other is located. These session takes that idea and twist it for the technology crowd. It’s time to play Mystery Skype with a technology company! You can then have all your burning questions answered. You never know...there might also be some special guest.
  • Take kids Anywhere! Let them Create! Kermit just wasn’t right, it is easy being Green. Come to this session to get started with Green Screen in the classroom. It’s one of those things that works with any classroom! You will even get time to start your own video.
  • A basic overview of Microsoft 365
  • One of the toughest things to deal with in this new digital age is parents keeping up. Things are constantly changing, and we are still years away from a parenting group that grew up in the mobile age. What can parents do to keep their kids safe? What steps can they take? This presentation focuses on practical ways to manage a teen's digital life. This presentation focuses on plans to make it all work, gives you time to explore, and gives the opportunity to share to make it all work for you or for the parents you support.
  • What is Sphero? At its core Sphero is a robotic ball that looks like a cool toy, but it really is so much more. It can make learning come alive! Come see how you can make learning stand out with Sphero through coding, problem-solving, and the many apps that you can use with it. And above all else we will have several you can play with! There might even be a special “Star Wars” themed guest!
  • Do you need a good starting place? Do you need something you can bend a bunch of different ways? Do you need something to personalize content for students? Thankfully Nearpod is all three! Come to this interactive session to see what the “PowerPoint on Steroids” is all about! You will be ready to Launch Learning into orbit when you are done!
  • Do you want to go deeper with maker spaces? Well, this workshop might be just what you are looking for. This workshop is all about letting attendees actually experience maker activities! You get to make robots, chariots, and more! Of course, we will also have some free maker time with lots of options, and we have an interactive guide to drive exploration. Come have fun making and creating with us!
  • A session about all the coding robots that are out there
  • Our kids deserve it, but it’s hard to do. It’s almost impossible without the help of technology. What are we talking about? Well, personalized learning of course! This presentation will focus in on tips, tricks, and tools to help you really drill down to the personal needs of every student. You will have time to play, explore, and really find out what best fits you and your style. What better way to teach personalized learning, then personalizing for you!
  • Do you want to bring immersive learning to your classroom but you don’t know where to start? What if we told you that it could be done through a game similar to an escape room? You can get it all with Breakout EDU. This workshop is meant as a total experience that both lets you try a game out and take time to build your own. Come to learn a way that will get your students truly excited about learning!
  • Are you tired of just sitting during a presentation? Do you actually want to have some fun? This session might be just the one you are looking for. Come to compete in the VR your conference challenge! Get a chance to explore the conference and take your own 360 pictures to prove you did it. Certain pictures get more points, and the winner gets some awesome prizes. Think of it as a scavenger hunt you can explore later!
  • A session about how to use iPad with Early Learners
  • Just because your school or district gives you very little doesn’t mean your classroom can’t be awesome. You can have a personalized, engaging, technology rich classroom if you just know where to look. This presentation will help you start! We start with the assumption that you have nothing (not even a projector or a laptop) and we show you how to make your classroom great for under $800 (but if you get a projector and laptop it’s under $300). You will even have time to plan, so get started today!
  • Everyone needs their tribe, right? Well, for educators that isn’t always at their school. They need to find it elsewhere and that’s where Twitter comes in. You can find the educators that think like you. It’s not just for that though! There are awesome ways to use it in the classroom! You will learn all the tips and tricks!
  • A session detailing strategies to use with Microsoft Forms
  • A detailed Sphero Workshop
  • What’s the ideal with tech? It’s of course student creation, but the learning does not really come from the final product. Learning comes from the process that that got the student to the product. How do you structure that process to ensure learning? Well, Design Thinking is a great option and this presentation will help get you started! Come learn why design thinking is awesome, and participate in a mini design thinking activity. Of course, there are also opportunities to collaborate!
  • Computer Science is an important skill for the future, but for many years it has been something students could only learn in a specialized class. Luckily today, we are in the era of digital making, and the Raspberry Pi is a tool that can make it happen in almost any classroom. The key to the Pi is add ons, and the Sense Hat gives you loads of Sensors with an LED panel to see how those sensors change! Come to this session to learn how to put that Sense Hat in action!
  • Do want to just have some fun? Do you want to get to know the conference better? If the answer to that is yes, come Goose With US! This session gives attendees the opportunity to play a full conference scavenger hunt while also looking at some ideas on how to use it in their own school.
  • Whoa, Slow your roll. No need to flip out . This session will give you everything you need in order to flip your classroom. We don’t just focus on a traditional flip either. We focus in on several structures you can use to take those flipped principals, and make them your own. To top it all off, you will have both time to get started and opportunities to collaborate!
  • What’s the best way for students to learn? It’s if they create or make something! Thankfully, there is a $35 computer that lets them digitally make! Raspberry Pi lets students create with components and a camera. From that, you can build almost anything to fit into your curriculum. This workshop lets teachers get started and put it all into action.
  • We live in a personalized society. You can personalize student’s learning. You can personalize a Starbucks Latte. There are literally hundreds of other things that you can personalize to your taste, so why not personalize your browser? Thankfully, Chrome has give us the power to do that! Come learn how to adjust your settings to make it work for you and all of the great stuff you can add to make it a truly personalized experience.
  • Don’t Flip out on me! Flipping the classroom can be easy if you have the right tools. This session will focus in on the best tools to accomplish that flipped vision you have always dreamed of. We will also talk adapt the flip to make it work. Don’t flip out, you can do it!
  • A presentation centered around Wonder Workshop robots
  • Level 2 Office 365 Presentation
  • How do you cut through the weeds of all that is out there in the Ed Tech World? One of the easiest ways to get comfortable is staying within a few tools that you can bend multiple ways. Symbaloo absolutely fits in the category. At its core, it is great visual social bookmarking, but when you realize Google tools fit into that category it takes it up a notch! Come to this session to dive into a tool that can help you bring differentiation and choice to your classroom! Come learn why Symbaloo is truly a Swiss Army knife!
  • Raspberry Pi can be the brains for anything! That’s what the Explorer Hat Add On is all about. It gives the user cords for motors, a mother board to attach them, and buttons to make it all work. From that, users can make almost anything including robots! This workshop gives attendees all they will need to get started and time to build something on their own. Come build with us!
  • What’s one of the best ways to use technology in the classroom? It’s giving the students the ability to create! Technology just adds a host of options that analog can’t. Come to this session to learn some tips and tricks to make creation meaningful, some ideas for student creation, and the tools to get you there. You will even have time to stop and explore using our Show It! Playground. It’s time to get those kids creating!
  • Sometimes you come to a conference, and you just need a break. You need something that is simple and geeky, but it does not go deep into the strategies that can overflow in your head! That’s what this session is all about. This session looks at the current state of the wearable world and gives attendees a quick hitting idea of what’s out there. If you are a geek, this is for you! We will even come together to see if we can apply it to what teachers do every day.