iPossibilities and Beyond 2015: Full Schedule

9:50am EDT

1 to 1 iPads Can be Lots Of FUN!

Limited Capacity seats available

During this session you will discover apps geared to engage your students. Learn about Popplet, Corkulous, Socrative, ChatterPix Kids, Captions, and using QR codes for making learning Lots of FUN!

Speakers

Heather Gant

1-2 Looping Teacher, Center Grove Schools

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
285

Instruct, Primary

Company Beginner

9:50am EDT

Fifteen Free & Fabulous Tools for Differentiation

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session we will explore free digital tools and apps that will allow for differentiation in the mainstream, inclusion and resource classroom. We believe these tools can be used by elementary and secondary teachers in all content areas with great success! Bring a device and be ready to participate!

Speakers

Maria Sellers

CS Teacher, South Vermillion MIddle School

Maria Sellers is currently teaching computer science and robotics at South Vermillion Middle School. Prior to this position, she was the eLearning Specialist at South Vermillion Community Schools. Initially in her education career, she taught elementary music and served as a building... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
160

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

9:50am EDT

iLiteracy: 2TechieTeachers' Guide to Literacy in the iPad Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Be ready to dive headfirst into learning the basics and beyond of effectively integrating iPads in the literacy classroom. Join 2TechieTeachers Tiffany Copple and Brittany Banister as they give you practical and innovative solutions to get your students learning through creation and exploration. Walk away with easy to implement activities that utilize the best of the best in creation apps. Everything from fluency and comprehension to analyzing informational text will be explored. Time will be given to practice and explore the creation apps discussed.

Speakers

Tiffany Copple

Principal, Vienna-Finley Elementary School

Tiffany Copple is a principal at Vienna-Finley Elementary School, an Apple Distinguished School in southern Indiana. She has 18 years of experience in education, 14 of which were spent in the elementary and middle school classroom. Tiffany enjoys being a "hands on" principal and strives... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
333

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Beginner

9:50am EDT

iMovie Basic Training for Beginners

Limited Capacity seats available

iMovie Basic Training for Beginners illustrates the step by step proces of creating high quality video using iMovie on your iPad. The class covers how to take audio, video, and pictures and make a video. You will learn how to share your finished projects via DVD, Facebook, etc. You will also learn how to create movie trailers.

Speakers

Jon Rugenstein

3rd Grade Teacher, Sugar Grove Elementary

Hello, my name is Jonathan Rugenstein. I have been teaching for over 16 years. I have taught 2nd - 5th grade and a multi-age classrooom. I am happily married for over 20 years to my wonderful, amazing wife Beth. Beth is a behavior specialist at both middle schools. We have two... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
168

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

9:50am EDT

QR What?

Limited Capacity seats available

Quick response (QR) codes are easy to create and have many uses in the classroom, and they have the extra benefit of getting students up and moving within the classroom. With a simple QR code, you can lead students to information, assess their knowledge, have them collaborate with one another, and so much more. Not only will this session teach you how to make your own QR codes, but it will also provide you with some great ideas about how to integrate them into your students’ learning.

Speakers

Katie Rice

English Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
171

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

9:50am EDT

Student Engagement with Canvas

Limited Capacity seats available

You have your Canvas course. Students are enrolled. Now what? Canvas is an amazing and flexible environment that can do so much! However, where do you start? In this session, we will talk about some of those capabilities that really get students excited. We will cover how you can find amazing content, create even more amazing content, incorporate authentic assessments, deliver gamified formative assessments and provide personalized feedback.

Speakers

Kurt Beer

K-12 Sales Director, Canvas by Instructure

Kurt is a graduate from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business with a concentration in Computer Information Systems. The first six years of his career was spent designing, implementing and maintaining global enterprise technology solutions for Eli Lilly and Company. Since... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
287

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

9:50am EDT

Top 10 Resources for STEM

Limited Capacity seats available

Come to this session to learn where and how to find resources for integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. This session will cover apps, web-based resources, and books. Leave this session with tons of resources!

Speakers

Matt Ehresman

STEM Instructional Coach

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
290

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

9:50am EDT

Top 10 Ways to Use Google Drive in the Elementary Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Have you dipped your toe in Google Drive waters, but haven't jumped all the way in yet? Do you need hints and tips for effectively using Google Drive with students? Does using Google Drive seem like more of a hassle than a help?? This is the workshop for you!! In this workshop, we'll discuss practical uses for Google Docs in the classroom. Some topics we'll cover: using add-ons, organizing and implementing group projects, distributing and collecting worksheets, and much more!

Speakers

Carrie Dilley

Teacher, Maple Grove Elementary School

Teaching: 1 Year, Maple Grove Elementary 5th Grade 7 Years, Coulston Elementary, 5th (5 years) & 3rd (2 years) Education: Ball State University, Bachelor's in Elementary Education Indiana University, Masters in Education with a Focus in Technology Fun Stuff: Married, 2 kids, 2 dogs... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
169

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Intermediate

9:50am EDT

Top 5 Apps in the Primary Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session you will see the top five apps in my primary classroom, including Raz-Kids, Clas Dojo, Popplet Lite, Book Cretaor, and Ninja Math. Come see example lessons I have used in the past to help get students' creative juices flowing! You will leave with creative ways to implement ipad usage in your primary classroom!

Speakers

Brooke Adams

First Grade Teacher, Center Grove Community School Corporation

Hi! Thank you so much for your interest in the Top 5 Apps in the Primary Classroom! These five apps are used monthly (and even some daily!) in my classroom. I am an advocate for these fun, out of the box learning applications. I can't wait to share more about these apps and provide... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
291

Instruct, Primary

Company Intermediate

9:50am EDT

You've Got Mail! 10+ Unique and Creative Ways to Use Student Email in the Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Email gives students access to a communication system that is both quick and economical. In this workshop you will learn fun and innovative ways to use student email for sending and receiving paperless assignments, completing virtual web quests, sharing test results with both teacher and parents, keeping track of yearly data, collaborating with classmates, and much much more. This workshop is directed towards the K-5 classroom but can be adapted for older grades as well. Apps used during this session will include Mail, Dropbox, Google Drive, Type on PDF, Cloud On, and several apps for writing/language/math.

Speakers

Jillian Robertson

2nd Grade Enrichment Teacher, North Grove Elementary-Center Grove Community Schools

I have been blessed to teach at North Grove Elementary for 9 years and have treasured every moment. I LOVE TEACHING! Before coming to NG I attended Franklin College in Franklin, IN where I received my BA in Elementary Education. After graduation I got married in October to my... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 10:35am EDT
292

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

9:50am EDT

18,000 Ways to Support Your Lessons using NBC Learn (EXTENDED SESSION)

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will allow participants to explore this engaging resource (which has been made available to all teachers, students and parents in the state of Indiana by the Indiana DOE Digital Learning) and share best practices for integrating video for multiple content areas including English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science into 1:1 classroom environments. NBC Learn K-12 features robust searching, browsing and filtering tools to aid research and inquiry-based discovery; plus all 18,000 resources are aligned to Indiana state standards. The teacher will create his/her own "playlist" of resources to use in the upcoming school year.

Speakers

Cyndy Harrison

Teacher - Government/Economics, Navasota High School

An ISTE-certified educator, Wakelet Ambassador returned to the classroom in 2021! Currently teaching US Government and Economics at Navasota High School. From Houston, TX, and taught in the 1:1 classroom environment for U.S. History in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 11:30am EDT
167

Instruct, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

9:50am EDT

1:1 Showdown-Succeeding in a 1:1 iPad Classroom (EXTENDED SESSION)

Limited Capacity seats available

Don't become a victim of a technology-induced headache. Learn our troubleshooting techniques after teaching in a 1:1 classroom. We will walk you through our troubleshooting techniques while showing you apps and websites to use in your elementary classroom to make projects more engaging for your students.

Speakers

Tracy South

Classroom Teacher, Scottsburg Elementary

Tracy South is a graduate from Indiana University and has her Masters from Ball State in Early Childhood. Since then, she has experienced teaching at the kindergarten, first, and second grade levels and is now teaching fourth grade. Her love of children doesn’t end when she leaves... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 9:50am - 11:30am EDT
288

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Intermediate

10:45am EDT

'I Get It!' 'I Can Show It!' 'I Can Share It!'

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will focus on the use of the iPad and specific apps that aid student comprehension and language processing within the classroom. Student projects will be shared and participants will leave feeling empowered to use various apps to help improve student learning! Apps from K-12 will be shared with a focus on 9-12 grades.

Speakers

Dana Van Deuren

Teacher, Cathedral High School

I have taught at every level from kindergarten through college! I currently teach in both the English department and Language Support departments at Cathedral High School. I also teach on-line for Indiana On-line Academy. Cathedral has a one-to-one IPad program and I have been... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
164

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

10:45am EDT

Best Google Tools for Teachers

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will learn how to use Google tools that enhance information access, facilitate collaboration, streamline mundane tasks, offer unique learning experiences, and encourage higher order thinking. Participants should come prepared with a computing device and a Google account. Tools will be demonstrated using the Google Chrome web browser on a personal computer. Participants using a mobile device (e.g., iPads) should anticipate some user interface differences. Session materials and additional resources will be shared online.

Speakers

Michael Bottorff

Director of Technology, Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation

Mr. Bottorff is currently Director of Technology for Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation (NHJ). In this role, he directs strategic technology initiatives, leads the District's 1:1 computing program and administers Google Apps for Education. Mike came to NHJ after working... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
172

Instruct, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Intermediate

10:45am EDT

Capturing and Sharing Learning with iPhoto and Photos

Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how to use iPhoto or Photos to engage learners and develop their creativity by capturing, organizing, editing, and sharing photos for learning projects.

Speakers

Apple

K12 Development Executive, Apple Inc.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
274

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

10:45am EDT

Collage It! Bring on the Visuals!

Limited Capacity seats available

We will look at ways to incorporate more visuals for student response with iPads. The workshop will mainly focus on collages and the use of PicStitch and PicCollage. Haiku Deck presentation app will also be previewed. This workshop would be best suited for secondary teachers.

Speakers

Jackie Fowler

Visual Arts Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
271

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

10:45am EDT

Edmodo - Changing the Classroom Landscape

Limited Capacity seats available

Edmodo is the largest social network in K12 in the world. Come learn best practices on using Edmodo to improve instruction, connect with other teachers, get resources, and assess student learning. Also, we will take a look at what is being added to the platform for the 2015 school year!

Speakers

Jan Mills

Regional Director, Edmodo

Where learning happens. Edmodo helps connect all learners with the people and resources needed to reach their full potential.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
285

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School

10:45am EDT

Fifteen Free & Fabulous Tools for Differentiation

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Maria Sellers

CS Teacher, South Vermillion MIddle School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
160

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

10:45am EDT

iMath: 2TechieTeachers' Guide to Math in the iPad Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Never before has math instruction been more meaningful or fun than now. Join 2TechieTeachers Tiffany Copple and Brittany Banister as they guide you through effectively integrating the latest and greatest creation apps into your math instruction. Go beyond basic practice apps and explore the possibilities! Walk away with easy to implement strategies you can use with a variety of math concepts. Your students will thank you!

Speakers

Tiffany Copple

Principal, Vienna-Finley Elementary School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
333

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Beginner

10:45am EDT

iMovie Basic Training for Beginners

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jon Rugenstein

3rd Grade Teacher, Sugar Grove Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
168

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

10:45am EDT

QR What?

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Katie Rice

English Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
171

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

10:45am EDT

Say Goodbye to Boring Test Prep

Limited Capacity seats available

Boring test prep is a thing of the past! Join us as we explore test prep websites and apps that can be incorporated into the elementary classroom's daily routine. In this session we will explore these programs and how they can be tailored to meet the needs of classrooms from primary to intermediate. Please bring your devices so we can explore these websites and apps together.

Speakers

Michelle Moon

Teacher, Scott County School District 2

Michelle is a graduate of Indiana University and has been in the classroom for 10 years. Most of her teaching experience has been in the intermediate setting during this time. She has a love for a blended learning environment, in which technology is often incorporated into her daily... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
280

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Beginner

10:45am EDT

Top 10 Resources for STEM

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Matt Ehresman

STEM Instructional Coach

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
290

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

10:45am EDT

Top 5 Apps in the Primary Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Brooke Adams

First Grade Teacher, Center Grove Community School Corporation

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
291

Instruct, Primary

Company Intermediate

10:45am EDT

You've Got Mail! 10+ Unique and Creative Ways to Use Student Email in the Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jillian Robertson

2nd Grade Enrichment Teacher, North Grove Elementary-Center Grove Community Schools

Tuesday June 9, 2015 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
292

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

11:40am EDT

'I Get It!' 'I Can Show It!' 'I Can Share It!'

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Dana Van Deuren

Teacher, Cathedral High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
164

Instruct, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Intermediate

11:40am EDT

Best Google Tools for Teachers

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Michael Bottorff

Director of Technology, Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson United School Corporation

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
172

Instruct, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Intermediate

11:40am EDT

Creating Compelling Presentations with Keynote

Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how to use the intuitive, built-in features of Keynote to design fun, dynamic, and interactive presentations for learning and teaching.

Speakers

Apple

K12 Development Executive, Apple Inc.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
274

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

11:40am EDT

Educreations: Formative Assessment and Beyond

Limited Capacity seats available

Come and learn about Educreations! Participants will create an Educreations assignment, complete the assignment, submit the assignment (to Canvas), and have the opportunity for peer review.

Speakers

Nicholas Lyon

Math Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
288

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

11:40am EDT

Flipping Fun: Fundamentals of the Flipped Classroom in Elementary

Limited Capacity seats available

The focus of the workshop is sharing the experience I have had flipping my classroom the past two years in fourth grade. A fantastic fifth grade teacher that flips will also share her experience. We will share our four F's of flipping.

Speakers

Kyle Wilp

4 Grade Teacher (math, science, and social studies), Crothersville Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
289

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate

Company Intermediate

11:40am EDT

iMovie Basic Training for Beginners

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jon Rugenstein

3rd Grade Teacher, Sugar Grove Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
168

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

11:40am EDT

Primary Apps Used for Assessment

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will demonstrate apps I use in my kindergarten classroom. Highlighted apps will include 30 hands, Razz-Kids, Magnetic Alphabet, Kahoot, Scribble My Story, and Videos ABC Spy. Come learn how I use these apps to assess my students!

Speakers

Jill Schoch

Kindergarten Teacher, Sugar Grove Elementary School

I have been teaching for long enough that I remember a time when my room did not have a computer in it! I can say without a doubt that "I Iove iPads!" They have added so much to my kindergarten curriculum. Kids enjoy printing letters and numbers, counting and reading books... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
286

Instruct, Primary

Company Beginner

11:40am EDT

Say Goodbye to Boring Test Prep

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Michelle Moon

Teacher, Scott County School District 2

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
280

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Beginner

11:40am EDT

Top 10 Resources for STEM

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Matt Ehresman

STEM Instructional Coach

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
290

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

11:40am EDT

Top 5 Apps in the Primary Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Brooke Adams

First Grade Teacher, Center Grove Community School Corporation

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
291

Instruct, Primary

Company Intermediate

11:40am EDT

You've Got Mail! 10+ Unique and Creative Ways to Use Student Email in the Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jillian Robertson

2nd Grade Enrichment Teacher, North Grove Elementary-Center Grove Community Schools

Tuesday June 9, 2015 11:40am - 12:25pm EDT
292

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

12:35pm EDT

1 Tap to Improve Student Behavior

Limited Capacity seats available

ClassDojo is a behavior management tool that allows teachers to use real time feedback loops to recognize and reinforce student behavior. ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers save time,
boost classroom engagement, and improve student behavior quickly and easily, with no painful data entry. ClassDojo also lets you communicate student progress with parents and students. Best of all, it’s completely free! This presentation will explain how ClassDojo can be used in a classroom to improve behavior and build positive student learning habits.

Speakers

Timothy Dooms

4th Grade High Ability, North Grove Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
164

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Beginner

12:35pm EDT

Difficult Differentiation Made Easy

Limited Capacity seats available

Differentiation can be a challenge in a class of 30 students. Having students self-discover the best way for them to “show what they know” about specific content demonstrates effective differentiation of product. In this session, how to effectively differentiate student assignments and projects with technology will be demonstrated. Participants will also learn how to create effective rubrics for the differentiated assignments and learn how to cultivate open-ended assignments for students to demonstrate creativity and mastery of content.

Speakers

Joseph Lamb

E-Learning Coach, Center Grove High School

I am in my first year as an e-Learning Coach at Center Grove High School in Greenwood, Indiana. I previously taught in the classroom for 5 years, teaching biology and chemistry at Center Grove High School. Additionally, I also teach online Biology through the Center Grove Global... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
169

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

12:35pm EDT

Google Drive in the Secondary Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will cover the basics of using Google Drive in the classroom. We will cover Google Drive file management tips, Google Docs and Google Forms. Teachers will learn how to create each of these, organize files, utilize the apps for efficiency in providing, implementing, and grading assignments, and set up groups for sharing documents. If time allows, the session will also cover some basic add-ons used for sharing and grading (Flubaroo, Doctopus, etc.).

Speakers

Jeff Peterson

teacher, Center Grove Middle School North

Educator, life-long learner, nature enthusiast, and tech nerd.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
290

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

12:35pm EDT

Google Slides 101

Limited Capacity seats available

Google has so much more to offer us besides Google Docs. If you are interested in learning how to encourage powerful collaboration through Google Slides, this is the workshop for you. I will provide you with student and teacher cheat sheets to help make Google Slides look like the walk in the park that it is. Bring your devices so that you can play along as you learn.

Speakers

Jennifer Ridens

5th Grade Teacher, Sugar Grove Elementary School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
172

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

12:35pm EDT

Make Life Easier with QR Codes!

Limited Capacity seats available

Who doesn't want to make their classroom life easier? In this workshop, you will learn how to create QR codes for websites, pictures, and documents that your students can scan with an iPad and use on a daily basis. I will show some of my favorite ways to use QR codes and help you create some of your own to take with you and use in your own classroom.

Speakers

Jena Kennedy

2nd grade teacher, Center Grove Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
280

Instruct, Primary

Company Beginner

12:35pm EDT

Sink the Sub: Using Technology When You're Not There

Limited Capacity seats available

Imagine this: Things are going great in your classroom. Kids are working at a high level, and you're smooth sailing. Suddenly, you're out of the classroom and you're worried your momentum will be sunk without you. Don't be! Let technology help right your ship and keep things moving! There's a multitude of programs that you can use to get the most out of those missed days. This session will introduce you to MobyMax, Frontrow, StudyIsland, ReadingEggs/Express, Planbook, Planbookedu and many more programs that will help keep your room moving along.

Speakers

Tracy South

Classroom Teacher, Scottsburg Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
288

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Intermediate

12:35pm EDT

Teach it. Assess it. Kahoot it!

Limited Capacity seats available

How do you make a student response system fun? Get Kahoot! Kahoot combines the ability to question students with the fun of game play. Students are engaged and the teacher gets all the feedback from the questions in the form of a spreadsheet. Kahoot works on any device and is appropriate at every level. Experience the fun and walk away with a Kahoot that you can use in your classroom!

Speakers

Dottie Hellmich

Technology Integration Specialist, North Decatur Elementary School

I am in my second year as the technology integration specialist at North Decatur Elementary. Before accepting this position, I was a classroom teacher for 19 years. I have always been very passionate about both technology and education, so the TIS role is a natural fit. In this... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
160

Instruct, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

12:35pm EDT

Top 10 ways to use ChatterKid in the Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Have you heard all of the chatter about the ChatterKid app? ChatterKid is a super fun and easy app to use for kiddos of all ages. Even better than fun, it can be educational! Come learn all the fun ways to use ChatterKid in your classroom and leave with your very own ChatterPix!

Speakers

Melissa Gardner

Kindergarten Teacher, Center Grove School Corporation

This is my seventh year teaching kindergarten. I personally feel that teaching kindergarten is one of the best jobs around. I love learning and implementing new ideas in my classroom. When I had the opportunity to use iPads in my classroom I was both nervous and excited! Overall... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 1:20pm EDT
287

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School

Company Beginner

12:35pm EDT

Awesome Web Sites and Apps for All Levels (EXTENDED SESSION)

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will show teachers amazing apps and web sites to enhance their projects and lesson plans with technology and help them to help their students. This session will also help teachers to show students ways to be more organized and teach them 21st century skills. Websites and apps discussed will include symbaloo, weebly, thinkinglink, mind meister, and more!

Speakers

Mike Feagans

Teacher, Technology Coach, .

Mike has been an educator for 25 years. He is the tech coach and technology teacher at RCMS. He has presented at numerous of summer Elearning conferences and was named ICE teacher of the year in 2016.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 12:35pm - 2:15pm EDT
168

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School, Administrators

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

1 Tap to Improve Student Behavior

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Timothy Dooms

4th Grade High Ability, North Grove Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
164

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

1 to 1 iPads Can be Lots Of FUN!

Limited Capacity seats available

During this session you will discover apps geared to engage your students. Learn about Popplet, Corkulous, Socrative, ChatterPix Kids, Captions, and using QR codes for making learning Lots of FUN!

Speakers

Heather Gant

1-2 Looping Teacher, Center Grove Schools

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
285

Instruct, Primary

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Advanced Topics in NBC Learn

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will share best practices for integrating video for multiple content areas including English/Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science and provide teachers time to do a "deep dive" into the content in order to build playlists for the 2015-2016 school year. NBC Learn K-12 (which has been made available to all teachers, students and parents in the state of Indiana by the Indiana DOE Digital Learning) features robust searching, browsing and filtering tools to aid research and inquiry-based discovery; plus all 18,000 resources are aligned to Indiana state standards.

Speakers

Cyndy Harrison

Teacher - Government/Economics, Navasota High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
167

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Advanced

1:30pm EDT

Collage It! Bring on the Visuals!

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jackie Fowler

Visual Arts Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
271

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

1:30pm EDT

Difficult Differentiation Made Easy

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Joseph Lamb

E-Learning Coach, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
169

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

1:30pm EDT

Educreations: Formative Assessment and Beyond

Limited Capacity seats available

Come and learn about Educreations! Participants will create an Educreations assignment, complete the assignment, submit the assignment (to Canvas), and have the opportunity for peer review.

Speakers

Nicholas Lyon

Math Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
288

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Flipping Fun: Fundamentals of the Flipped Classroom in Elementary

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Kyle Wilp

4 Grade Teacher (math, science, and social studies), Crothersville Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
289

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate

Company Intermediate

1:30pm EDT

Flipping Your Classroom with Swivl

Limited Capacity seats available

In a survey of over 180,000 middle and high school students, “almost three-quarters of these students agree that flipped learning would be a good way for them to learn, with 32 percent of those students strongly agreeing with that idea.” SpeakUp 2013 National Research Project Findings – Project Tomorrow.
Attend this session to learn how Swivl along with your Apple or Android tablet/smartphone can be used to capture lessons easily and shared efficiently with your students.

Speakers

Jeff Tucker

Education Territory Manager, Empower Learning

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
173

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Google Drive in the Secondary Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jeff Peterson

teacher, Center Grove Middle School North

Educator, life-long learner, nature enthusiast, and tech nerd.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
290

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Google Slides 101

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jennifer Ridens

5th Grade Teacher, Sugar Grove Elementary School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
172

Instruct, Administrators, High School, Intermediate, Middle School, Primary

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Make Life Easier with QR Codes!

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jena Kennedy

2nd grade teacher, Center Grove Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
280

Instruct, Primary

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Primary Apps Used for Assessment

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jill Schoch

Kindergarten Teacher, Sugar Grove Elementary School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
286

Instruct, Primary

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Top 10 ways to use ChatterKid in the Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Melissa Gardner

Kindergarten Teacher, Center Grove School Corporation

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 2:15pm EDT
287

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School

Company Beginner

1:30pm EDT

Creating Accessible & Engaging Digital Books with Free Tools (EXTENDED SESSION)

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session, participants will have the opportunity to observe and create their own accessible digital book utilizing entirely free/included software on either Apple or PC platforms. This session will take participants, step-by-step, through the process of making an accessible and engaging digital version of a book or story or report. The presenters will make this session as hands-on as possible within time constraints and participants will leave feeling confident about replicating this in their classrooms on their own.

Speakers

Daniel McNulty

State Director, PATINS Project

Daniel McNulty is the State Director for the PATINS Project (Promoting Achievement through Technology and Instruction forAll Students), a state-wide technical assistance network for the provision of assistive/accessible technology for assisting local educational agencies in the utilization... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 3:10pm EDT
294

Instruct, Primary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

1:30pm EDT

Creating Instructional Videos (EXTENDED SESSION)

Limited Capacity seats available

Have you ever wanted to create and post your own instructional videos online but don't know where to start? This session will offer ideas for what tools to capture and create with, where/how to post your video, and work with a tool to embed assessment into your video. At the end of the workshop, you will have made and posted one video.

Speakers

Joe Willmann

Director of Technology and eLearning Services, Lafayette Catholic School System

Joe is the Director of Technology and eLearning Services for the Lafayette Catholic School System. His interests are instructional design, 1:1 implementations, and classroom transformation.

Tuesday June 9, 2015 1:30pm - 3:10pm EDT
291

Instruct, Intermediate, Middle School, High School, Administrators

Company Beginner

2:25pm EDT

1 Tap to Improve Student Behavior

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Timothy Dooms

4th Grade High Ability, North Grove Elementary

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
164

Instruct, Intermediate, Primary

Company Beginner

2:25pm EDT

1 to 1 iPads Can be Lots Of FUN!

Limited Capacity seats available

During this session you will discover apps geared to engage your students. Learn about Popplet, Corkulous, Socrative, ChatterPix Kids, Captions, and using QR codes for making learning Lots of FUN!

Speakers

Heather Gant

1-2 Looping Teacher, Center Grove Schools

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
285

Instruct, Primary

Company Beginner

2:25pm EDT

Collage It! Bring on the Visuals!

Limited Capacity seats available

Speakers

Jackie Fowler

Visual Arts Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
271

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Intermediate

2:25pm EDT

Educreations: Formative Assessment and Beyond

Limited Capacity seats available

Come and learn about Educreations! Participants will create an Educreations assignment, complete the assignment, submit the assignment (to Canvas), and have the opportunity for peer review.

Speakers

Nicholas Lyon

Math Teacher, Center Grove High School

Tuesday June 9, 2015 2:25pm - 3:10pm EDT
288

Instruct, Middle School, High School

Company Beginner

2:25pm EDT

Flipping Out with Blendspace

Limited Capacity seats available

Are you tired of spending your time in the classroom lecturing? Are you ever afraid that after a lecture, your students just haven't quite gotten it? Blendspace provides a free, simple to use, platform for creating and compiling digital content in a linear format. By allowing you to quickly flip your lessons and differentiate your presentation types, it might just be the answer to both of those questions.

Speakers