Technology Integration

This session will explore several tools and resources that teachers and students can use to improve accessibility on Chromebooks. We will look at several built-in Chromebook features and several Chrome extensions that help ESL students, students with dyslexia, and other special needs.

The SAMR and TPACK models are educational theoretical frameworks designed to help teachers understand how to leverage classroom technology to improve student learning. This session will explore both models and some examples of lessons and activities that use them.

Traditional classroom discussions are great, but sometimes it is hard to hear from every single student. Tech tools like Flipgrid, Nearpod, and Padlet get students talking and the teacher can assess each student! This session will explore those tools and others that foster class discussions and collaboration.

This session will explain how teachers can transform paper-based assessments into digital assessments, many of which can be auto-graded! This session will explore how to convert Google Docs or Word assessments into Google Forms auto-graded quizzes, plus other tools like TeacherMade.com, Quizizz, and Socrative.

GoGuardian can be an invaluable tool for keeping students engaged and focused. Teachers can monitor students’ web activity, push them to a particular website, or even block certain websites. This training will show teachers everything they need to know about GoGuardian!

Virtual Field Trips can be some of the most engaging class activities! This session will explore how students can create and share their own Virtual Field Trips using Google Earth, plus several organizations that provide experts to speak to the class through a live video chat.

WeVideo is a great online video editor that students can use to create amazing videos! This session will show teachers the basics of WeVideo and some ideas for student projects.

Quizizz is a gamified quiz tool that teachers can use to gather high quality student data or drill vocabulary! This session will show teachers how they can use the free version of Quizizz to gather data and help students work on vocabulary!

Math formulas and symbols can be difficult to create for some assessments. Equatio is a free tool for teachers to draw virtually any math or science formula or symbol and add them to a Google Form quiz! This session will show teachers how to use Equatio and combine them with a Google Form auto-grading quiz! 

This session will demonstrate some best practices for gathering, analyzing, visualizing, and sharing data with Google tools. We will look at tips and tricks for gathering data in Google Forms, as well as several formulas, tools, and other tips for using data in Google Sheets.

SMART Notebook was an excellent piece of software for its time, but now SMART has Lumio: an easier to use and web-based interactive whiteboard tool. Lumio allows teachers to upload old SMART Notebook files, Google Drive files, and even search a large pre-made library. This session will explore Lumio's tools and explain how to bring […]