2014 Technology Infusion Conference Program

Little Elm Technology Infusion Conference


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Schedule at a Glance

Day1 7/16/2014

Time Session

8:309:15(45mins) Keynote

9:2511:00(95mins) Workshops

11:1512:00(45mins) MicroEdcamp

12:0012:45 Lunch

1:001:45 Breakouts

2:002:45 Breakouts

2:453:00 DoorPrizesandClosing

Day2 7/17/2014

Time Session

8:3010:00(ortwoBreakouts) WorkshopsRepeat

10:3011:15 Breakouts

11:1512:00 MicroEdcamp

12:0012:45 Lunch

1:001:45 Breakouts

2:002:45 Breakouts

2:453:00 DoorPrizesandClosing


General Information REGISTRATION/CHECKINWednesday,July168:00am8:30amLowerMainConcourse12:30pm1:00pmLowerMainConcourseThursday,July178:00am8:30amLowerMainConcourse

12:30pm1:00pmLowerMainConcourse

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HIGHLIGHTS KEYNOTESPEAKERJanet Corder is experienced in offering workshops and sessions throughout the United States and abroad, which has broadened their viewpoint of the needs of educators. They have been selected one of ISTE's (NECC) Best of the Best and are included as part of Texas ASCD's Academies and Institutes. Janet has presented at large conventions including TCEA, OETC, LACUE, NMSA, NYSCATE, CUE and more. She often provides professional development for other school districts and Education Service Centers. She relates to an audience that has a wide range of needs. Janet has been a classroom teacher assigned to integrate technology at the campus level and later worked at the district level. She has coauthored four books that focus on technology professional development and integration.In2013,JanetwasawardedtheISTEMakingItHappenAwardforTexas.FEATUREDPRESENTERSWendy Sanders After 16 years as a classroom teacher, Wendy found a position that is a perfect fit for her. She works as an Instructional Technology Specialist in the Dallas area and brings many experiences to the education table including teaching in Kenya and Honduras. She loves sharing with teachers new ways to meld technology into their curriculum. Even though she considers herself an introvert,shelovesinspiringotherswithcreative,cuttingedgeideas.Holly Davis Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. In vulputate sem vel nulla eleifend, eleifend laoreet eros consequat. Etiam sit amet purus vel lacus rhoncus suscipit. Integer aliquet, velit eu sollicitudin sollicitudin, est ligula consectetur velit, commodo sagittis tellus quam sed tortor. Fusce volutpat consequat odio, eu pretium elit lacinia.


SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS XXXXRoomNumberW95MinuteHandonWorkshopB45MinuteBreakoutSession

Wednesday9:2511:00 2103WRidingtheWaveofExcitementwithDigitalGuidedReading,WendySanders

Inthisengagingsession,teacherswilllearnhowtouseiPadsintheirGuidedReadingGroupsandWorkstations.TeacherswilllearnhowtouseiPadsinsmallgroupsandcomplementaryworkstationswhileincorporatingcriticalthinking.Inaddition,we'llshareideasforgettingbooksandcreatingrigorousworkstations.Session#210301|1.5CPE

2105WExtendingtheKeynote,JanetCorder

Loremipsumdolorsitamet,consecteturadipiscingelit.Invulputatesemvelnullaeleifend,eleifendlaoreeterosconsequat.Etiamsitametpurusvellacusrhoncussuscipit.Integeraliquet,veliteusollicitudinsollicitudin,estligulaconsecteturvelit,commodosagittistellusquamsedtortor.Fuscevolutpatconsequatodio,eupretiumelitlacinia.Session#210501|1.5CPE

2107WUsingTechnologyinaPBLClassroom,MandiHansen

ThissessionwillcovermultipletechnologytoolsyoucanusetoassistwithPBLfromthePlanningtoCreating.Wewillalsocoverstrategiestohelpreducecheating.Session#210701|1.5CPE

2108WGoogleAddonsandChromeExtensions,JulieMcClurg


2109WUsingiWorkandiLifeintheClassroom,LindsayLee

IwillshowfacultyhowtouseproductivityapplicationssuchasPages,Numbers,andKeynote.Also,IwillshowhowtocreateaniMovieforflippedclassesanduseGarageBandforpodcasts.Allofthesetoolscanbeintegratedintoblendedlearningenvironmentsaswellasfinalproductsforstudentprojects.Session#210901|1.5CPE

3102WEdmodoChangedMyClassroom,MichelleSparks

Edmodoisapowerlearningmanagementsystemthathelpedtransformandmanagemy1:1classroom.ComelearnhowtomakethemostofEdmodoasyouindividualizeforstudents,provideimmediatefeedback,andutilizeappsthatwillenhanceyourclassroom.Bereadytomakeandtake!Session#310201|1.5CPE


Wednesday1:001:45 2103BTechnologyinthePrimaryGrades:ItsNotJustFunandGames,HeidiHarrell

Loremipsumdolorsitamet,consecteturadipiscingelit.Invulputatesemvelnullaeleifend,eleifendlaoreeterosconsequat.Etiamsitametpurusvellacusrhoncussuscipit.Integeraliquet,veliteusollicitudinsollicitudin,estligulaconsecteturvelit,commodosagittistellusquamsedtortor.Fuscevolutpatconsequatodio,eupretiumelitlacinia.Session#210302|1CPE

2105BDigitalReading:Strategies&Skillsforthe21stCenturyClassroom,AshleyHelmsInthissessionwewillexploreinstructionalstrategiesthatdevelopstudentswhoareequippedwiththeskillstheywillneedtobesuccessful21stcenturyreaders.Wewilldiscusshowtoblendtraditionalreadingstrategieswithdigitaltexts,andexplorewaystoinvigoratesomeourour"oldschool"resourcesinnewandexcitingways.Session#210502|1CPE

2107BGameMechanicsinEducation,MarcusMiller

Whatcangamesteachusaboutresilience,problemsolving,failure,andengagement?Alotactually.Bymakingschoolfeelmorelikeagame,wecanincreaseengagementandretention.Session#210702|1CPE

2108BItsaneBook.HowDoesThatWork?,DeannaSeigler

Withourdistrictmovingtoward1:1,ebooksaretheobviousmoveforourlibraries.Thissessionwillsharehowourebookswork,howtoaccessthemonvariousdevices,andhowtousetheirbuiltinfeaturestobestserveandassessourstudents.Session#210802|1CPE

2109BMultipleIntelligences&LearningStyles,ChelcieGuerra

IndepthlookatAppsandWebsitesthatsupportthe7learningStylesofstudents.Waystodifferentiateinstructionusingtheseappstoincreaselearningforall.Session#210902|1CPE

3101BEdmodoforAdministrators,RussellVanHoose

Edmodoistransformingthewaythatteachersandstudentsconnect,engageandlearnbothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.ComelearnthefoundationalskillsneededtogetstartedusingEdmodotoconnectandcollaboratewithyourstaff.AdministratorswilllearntonavigatetheEdmodointerface,joinandcontributetoprofessionalcommunities,andmanagetheirEdmodoLibrary.Participantswillalsoconsideranddiscusslegalimplications,bestpractices,anddigitalcitizenshipskillsnecessaryforEdmodo.Session#310101|1CPE

3102BDigitalLessons,MirandaHansen

ThissessionwillcoverhowtouseSASCurriculumPathwaysinyourclassroom.SASisaFREEwebsitewithavarietyoflessonsforstudentsinthefollowingsubjectsEnglish,Math,SocialStudies,ScienceandSpanish.Comeandlearnagreatwaytoincorporatetechnologyinyourclassroom.Session#310202|1CPE


Wednesday2:002:45 2103BProfessionalLearningNetworks,RussellVanHoose

Thisfastandeasystartercoursegetsparticipantssetupintwitterwithaccountsandlearnsthein'sandout'sofcreatingarichandrewardingPLN's.ComeawaywithyourPLNsetupandreadytogofortherestofthesummer!Session#210303|1CPE

2105BInBoxZero&OtherGreatThingsforGAFE&IFFTTT,JasonBaughman

Learnhowtocleanupyourinboxandbemoreproductive.We'llalsolookatusingtriggerstoautomatesomeofyourclassroominformationfromifttt.comandGoogleApps.Usethesetoolstokeepstudentsintheknow.Session#210503|1CPE

2107BEnergizingELAR,MistyJoaquin

ToolsandtipsonintegratingtechnologyintothemodernEnglishLanguageArtsandReadingclassroom.Session#210703|1CPE

2108BTheEdmodoConnection,AudreyPruitt

Areyoutiredofyourstudentslosingtheirworkorleavingitathome?ConnectingassignmentsandprojectswithEdmodowillsavethatfrustration.Wewilllookatavarietyofpresentationoptionsthatwillworkforanygradelevelandanysubjectarea.ThissessionwillshowyouandyourstudentshowtoconnectDriveitems,otherfiles,andlinkstoEdmodoassignments.Session#210803|1CPE

2109BGlobalLearning,JulieMcClurg


3102BDigitalAssessments,MirandaHansenThissessionwillcoverhowtouseapplicationssuchasEduphoria,Edmodo,GoogleForms,GoogleDocs,Socrative,andPadlettoassessstudentsdigitally.Thiswillincludebothformativeandsummativeassessments.Session#310203|1CPE


Thursday8:3010:00 2103WInfuseLearning,MichelleSparks

InfuseLearningisatoolthatallowsyoutoengageandevaluateallyourstudentsatthesametimeastheirindividualresponsesappearonyourscreen.Thistoolcantakeyourstudentsasdeepasyoucandream.Bereadytomakeandtake!Session#210304|1.5CPE

2105WExtendingtheKeynote,HollyDavis


2107WTheyAllHaveDevices,NowWhat?,AudreyPruitt

Astheypeeroutoverthetopoftheirdevice,yousuddenlyrealizeyouneedsomenewideasinyourbagofteachingtricks!Thisclasswillshowyouhowtosetupandusethefollowingproducts:KahootPadletClassDojoBounceapp.Session#210704|1.5CPE

2108WTechnologyintheClassroomforDummies,TiffanyTroxclair

Hearingtonsoftechnologybuzzwordsinstaffmeetings,professionaldevelopmentandtrainings?Areyoubeginningtofeeloverwhelmed?Tryingtolearneverythingandstrugglingtolearnanything?Cometothissessionandwewillhelpyoumakesenseofitall.Session#210804|1.5CPE

2109WSwimmingintheSAMRPool,MarcusMiller&MistyJoaquin


3102WStudentWebPublishingandBloggingMadeEasy,KrisMajority

DuringthissessionwewillsetupWeeblyteacheraccountsandexplorewebpublishing,blogging,andotherusefulfeaturesWeeblyoffers.ParticipantswillalsobeintroducedtoaFREEsiteforcreatingquickandeasygradingrubrics.Session#310204|1.5CPE


Thursday10:3011:15 2103BGameMechanicsinEducation,MarcusMiller


2105BGoogleApps2.0,RussellVanHoose

ThinkyougotthebasicsdownforDocs,Calendar,andGmail?ThissessionwilltakeyouaboveandbeyondthecorefeaturesanddigdeeperintotheGoogletools.Learnhowtoutilizeadvancedfeaturesofsites,automatedatafromGoogleforms,andusetoolsoutsideofthecoreAppssuitetostreamlineyouradministrativelife.Session#210505|1CPE

2107BDigitalCitizenshipforthe13andUnderCrowd,JulieMcClurg




2109BMultipleIntelligences&LearningStyles,ChelcieGuerra

IndepthlookatAppsandWebsitesthatsupportthe7learningStylesofstudents.Waystodifferentiateinstructionusingtheseappstoincreaselearningforall.Session#210905|1CPE

3102BReadYourStudentsMinds,RayWinkler

ThisfunandinteractivehandsonworkshopwilltrainparticipantsintheartofN.L.P.(neurolinguisticprogramming).for25years,CIA,FBI,andLawEnforcementhasbeenusingthistrainingtobeabletoreadhowothersarethinking.Attheendofthissessionyouwillbeabletoreadyourstudentseyemovementtotelliftheyarelearning(orlying).Thisisalsoausefultoolforparentconferences,withyourteams,andwithyourownchildren.FunsessionwithlotsofahhamomentsbasedonthescienceandtechnologyofNLP.Session#310205|1CPE


Thursday1:001:45 2103BGoogleAddonsandChromeExtensions,JulieMcClurg


2105BInBoxZero&OtherGreatThingsforGAFE&IFFTTT,JasonBaughman

Learnhowtocleanupyourinboxandbemoreproductive.We'llalsolookatusingtriggerstoautomatesomeofyourclassroominformationfromifttt.comandGoogleApps.Usethesetoolstokeepstudentsintheknow.Session#210506|1CPE

2107BEnergizingELAR,MistyJoaquin

ToolsandtipsonintegratingtechnologyintothemodernEnglishLanguageArtsandReadingclassroom.Session#210706|1CPE

2108BEngageYourStudentswithGames,MichelleSparks

Gamesareagreatwaytogetyourstudentstowanttolearnandrunninghometodomore!Comelearnhowtouseavarietyofdifferentformatsinyourclassroomtogetyourstudentsexcitedaboutlearning.Bereadytomakeandtake!Session#210806|1CPE

2109BProfessionalLearningNetworks,RussellVanHoose

Thisfastandeasystartercoursegetsparticipantssetupintwitterwithaccountsandlearnsthein'sandout'sofcreatingarichandrewardingPLN's.ComeawaywithyourPLNsetupandreadytogofortherestofthesummer!Session#210906|1CPE

3102BDigitalAssessments,MirandaHansen

ThissessionwillcoverhowtouseapplicationssuchasEduphoria,Edmodo,GoogleForms,GoogleDocs,Socrative,andPadlettoassessstudentsdigitally.Thiswillincludebothformativeandsummativeassessments.Session#310206|1CPE


Wednesday2:002:45 2103BTechnologyinthePrimaryGrades:ItsNotJustFunandGames,HeidiHarrell


2105BDigitalReading:Strategies&Skillsforthe21stCenturyClassroom,AshleyHelms

Inthissessionwewillexploreinstructionalstrategiesthatdevelopstudentswhoareequippedwiththeskillstheywillneedtobesuccessful21stcenturyreaders.Wewilldiscusshowtoblendtraditionalreadingstrategieswithdigitaltexts,andexplorewaystoinvigoratesomeourour"oldschool"resourcesinnewandexcitingways.Session#210507|1CPE

2107BDigitalCitizenship,JulieMcClurg




2109BGameMechanicsinEducation,MarcusMiller


3101BEdmodoforAdministrators,RussellVanHoose

Edmodoistransformingthewaythatteachersandstudentsconnect,engageandlearnbothinsideandoutsidetheclassroom.ComelearnthefoundationalskillsneededtogetstartedusingEdmodotoconnectandcollaboratewithyourstaff.AdministratorswilllearntonavigatetheEdmodointerface,joinandcontributetoprofessionalcommunities,andmanagetheirEdmodoLibrary.Participantswillalsoconsideranddiscusslegalimplications,bestpractices,anddigitalcitizenshipskillsnecessaryforEdmodo.Session#310102|1CPE

3102BDigitalLessons,MirandaHansen

ThissessionwillcoverhowtouseSASCurriculumPathwaysinyourclassroom.SASisaFREEwebsitewithavarietyoflessonsforstudentsinthefollowingsubjectsEnglish,Math,SocialStudies,ScienceandSpanish.Comeandlearnagreatwaytoincorporatetechnologyinyourclassroom.Session#310207|1CPE

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