Learn how to use Destiny Collections to organize support for your curriculum; such as library books (print and electronic), URL’s, database links, OER and more! All in one shareable location for each unit! Participants will create a Destiny Collection for an upcoming unit of curriculum taught in their classrooms.
Gimkit is an online formative assessment tool that was created by students who were bored with the traditional online quiz game. This game allows teachers and students to create personalized "kits" that align directly with instruction. During actual game play, students strive to collect the most money while buying upgrades that require some strategy such as question insurance, double ups and pie a neighbor. Students can play individually, as teams and class against class. Students have also used this program to demonstrated mastery by creating their own kits for each other at the end of a unit. Join us to learn some innovate ways to incorporate this program into your classroom curriculum. Participants will be able to create their own kit and have ideas to incorporate this program into their various curriculum.
"Social media has a starring role in our lives and in the lives of our students today. From Instagram to Tumblr, and Twitter to Facebook, millions of digital thoughts flow through the internet every day. Many teachers have discovered that social media can create an environment for them to connect, question, wonder, read, share and support other educators. So my question is this: Why are teachers asking Google for a ""Slope Activity"", ""Surface Area Project,"" or ""_______<---(insert any math topic) Assignment""? Why are we not asking the thousands of math teachers who are teaching the same content that we are? If you are someone who has been curious about using Twitter to grow your Professional Learning Network or engage in a Professional Learning Community, now is the time! " "1. Learn the basics of how Twitter works 2. Create a free twitter account 3. Be introduced to some helpful hashtags 4. Become members of the Math Teacher Blog-o-sphere (#MTBos) 5. Follow follow some helpful and influential twitter users"
Learn to create assignments, grade assignments, create a page with videos & links. Create a default page for your class and make it a one stop shop for your students. Learn to upload assignments to skyward from its learning. Participants will be able to create assignments and be able grade them in its learning. Will learn to create a page with videos and links for assignments along with creating a home default page with all class information on it. Participants will also learn how to upload assignments from its learning to skyward.
What is a pathway Uses in classroom Examples of pathways Resources to go with pathways Skeleton pathways Library of resources How to link external sites
Participants will learn what is a pathway, how are they used for instruction, and what resources help support pathways.
Master your professional goals by learning how technology can take you to the next level. We will discuss which tools support each dimension of TTESS where appropriate.
Learn how to manage your OneDrive, and how to help your students set up their OneDrive. Topics include: navigating OneDrive, synchronizing OneDrive, helping your students synchronize their OneDrive, creating and setting permissions to SharePoints, understanding OneDrive file management & storage options. be able to fully utilize and manage their OneDrive accounts and teach their students how to do the same, as it pertains to their class and curriculum.
I teach Digital Media, Graphic Design, and Animation. I use OneDrive to distribute my curriculum to both my students, and to my fellow teachers who teach the same prep as i do on the other campuses in CCISD.
Friday February 15, 2019 8:30am - 9:20am CST
CF 5418
Plickers is an on-line tool for immediate feedback on understanding from students - it works perfectly for any type of assessment. It's an amazing tool that can show who understands and who does not immediately. I will show Plickers from a student and a teacher stand point. Participants will need to download the Plickers app on their smart phones. Participants will learn about the Plickers app and create an account, as well as their first set.
In this hands-on session, participants will use app-enabled robots to complete collaborative activities. Participants will draw paths or use blocks that represent code to program a robot and complete challenges.
Demonstrating the use of Microsoft Outlook's Calendar and Tasks functions to increase personal organization skills. Can be used for self-development or to teach students. Use of Office365 as a variation will also be presented.
...demonstrate proactivity by entering events, appointments and deadlines into Microsoft Outlook-Calendar and task prioritization by entering tasks in Microsoft Outlook-Tasks.
This session is intended for any teachers interested in learning how to use Get More Math. Those who teach math in grades 1 through Algebra 1 are welcome to attend. Please bring charge laptop with Java updated from the software center.
Learn how to use Get More Math in classroom and use the technology for use of formative assessment and spiral review based on individual student needs.
Use blocks that represent code, then write/edit your own Javascript text programs for Sphero EDU. Advanced users may complete activities and challenges using sensor data. Participants will write and/or edit Javascript programs for a Sphero robot.
Learn how to use Destiny Collections to organize support for your curriculum; such as library books (print and electronic), URL’s, database links, OER and more! All in one shareable location for each unit! Participants will create a Destiny Collection for an upcoming unit of curriculum taught in their classrooms.
Gimkit is an online formative assessment tool that was created by students who were bored with the traditional online quiz game. This game allows teachers and students to create personalized "kits" that align directly with instruction. During actual game play, students strive to collect the most money while buying upgrades that require some strategy such as question insurance, double ups and pie a neighbor. Students can play individually, as teams and class against class. Students have also used this program to demonstrated mastery by creating their own kits for each other at the end of a unit. Join us to learn some innovate ways to incorporate this program into your classroom curriculum. Participants will be able to create their own kit and have ideas to incorporate this program into their various curriculum.
"Social media has a starring role in our lives and in the lives of our students today. From Instagram to Tumblr, and Twitter to Facebook, millions of digital thoughts flow through the internet every day. Many teachers have discovered that social media can create an environment for them to connect, question, wonder, read, share and support other educators. So my question is this: Why are teachers asking Google for a ""Slope Activity"", ""Surface Area Project,"" or ""_______<---(insert any math topic) Assignment""? Why are we not asking the thousands of math teachers who are teaching the same content that we are? If you are someone who has been curious about using Twitter to grow your Professional Learning Network or engage in a Professional Learning Community, now is the time! " "1. Learn the basics of how Twitter works 2. Create a free twitter account 3. Be introduced to some helpful hashtags 4. Become members of the Math Teacher Blog-o-sphere (#MTBos) 5. Follow follow some helpful and influential twitter users"
Learn to create assignments, grade assignments, create a page with videos & links. Create a default page for your class and make it a one stop shop for your students. Learn to upload assignments to skyward from its learning. Participants will be able to create assignments and be able grade them in its learning. Will learn to create a page with videos and links for assignments along with creating a home default page with all class information on it. Participants will also learn how to upload assignments from its learning to skyward.
What is a pathway Uses in classroom Examples of pathways Resources to go with pathways Skeleton pathways Library of resources How to link external sites
Participants will learn what is a pathway, how are they used for instruction, and what resources help support pathways.
Learn how to manage your OneDrive, and how to help your students set up their OneDrive. Topics include: navigating OneDrive, synchronizing OneDrive, helping your students synchronize their OneDrive, creating and setting permissions to SharePoints, understanding OneDrive file management & storage options. be able to fully utilize and manage their OneDrive accounts and teach their students how to do the same, as it pertains to their class and curriculum.
I teach Digital Media, Graphic Design, and Animation. I use OneDrive to distribute my curriculum to both my students, and to my fellow teachers who teach the same prep as i do on the other campuses in CCISD.
Friday February 15, 2019 9:35am - 10:25am CST
CF 5418
Plickers is an on-line tool for immediate feedback on understanding from students - it works perfectly for any type of assessment. It's an amazing tool that can show who understands and who does not immediately. I will show Plickers from a student and a teacher stand point. Participants will need to download the Plickers app on their smart phones. Participants will learn about the Plickers app and create an account, as well as their first set.
In this session, you will have the opportunity to reflect about the purpose of your course activities created in Session 1, and learn how to organize the content within the course with your students' learning needs in mind. We will discuss best practices for designing itsLearning courses, create folders to organize content in the course tree, and design and utilize itsLearning pages.
Participants will develop a purposeful course layout, discuss best organizational practices, and design itsLearning's pages.
Learn how to use Destiny Collections to organize support for your curriculum; such as library books (print and electronic), URL’s, database links, OER and more! All in one shareable location for each unit! Participants will create a Destiny Collection for an upcoming unit of curriculum taught in their classrooms.
Microsoft Windows and Windows-based applications like Office, together with other assistive technologies, offer features that make computers easier to use for everyone – giving teachers the opportunity to provide personalized learning, and students an improved experience and equal opportunity in the classroom. "•Learn how Windows 10 and Office 2016 can personalize learning for all students •Explore ways to improve focus using Windows 10 and Office 2016 •See the new Learning Tools add-in for OneNote and Word can improve reading comprehension •Learn how students can demonstrate their understanding using inputs other than keyboarding and text"
Attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop compatible headphone device.
Writing and taping words physically to your classroom walls only goes so far. Promote deeper understanding of your content words by linking those words to definitions, audio, and even video. Then embed these straight into your ItsLearning course.
Teachers will have a chance to learn how to integrate FlipGrid into their classroom as a tool at any stage of teaching a topic. It is great for all levels and all subjects. "1. Know what FlipGrid is 2. Discuss ways to use FlipGrid 3. Set up a FlipGrid Class 4. Add an assignment 5. Use features and tools"
Gimkit is an online formative assessment tool that was created by students who were bored with the traditional online quiz game. This game allows teachers and students to create personalized "kits" that align directly with instruction. During actual game play, students strive to collect the most money while buying upgrades that require some strategy such as question insurance, double ups and pie a neighbor. Students can play individually, as teams and class against class. Students have also used this program to demonstrated mastery by creating their own kits for each other at the end of a unit. Join us to learn some innovate ways to incorporate this program into your classroom curriculum. Participants will be able to create their own kit and have ideas to incorporate this program into their various curriculum.
What is a pathway Uses in classroom Examples of pathways Resources to go with pathways Skeleton pathways Library of resources How to link external sites
Participants will learn what is a pathway, how are they used for instruction, and what resources help support pathways.
Master your professional goals by learning how technology can take you to the next level. We will discuss which tools support each dimension of TTESS where appropriate.
Learn how to manage your OneDrive, and how to help your students set up their OneDrive. Topics include: navigating OneDrive, synchronizing OneDrive, helping your students synchronize their OneDrive, creating and setting permissions to SharePoints, understanding OneDrive file management & storage options. be able to fully utilize and manage their OneDrive accounts and teach their students how to do the same, as it pertains to their class and curriculum.
I teach Digital Media, Graphic Design, and Animation. I use OneDrive to distribute my curriculum to both my students, and to my fellow teachers who teach the same prep as i do on the other campuses in CCISD.
Friday February 15, 2019 10:45am - 11:35am CST
CF 5418
Plickers is an on-line tool for immediate feedback on understanding from students - it works perfectly for any type of assessment. It's an amazing tool that can show who understands and who does not immediately. I will show Plickers from a student and a teacher stand point. Participants will need to download the Plickers app on their smart phones. Participants will learn about the Plickers app and create an account, as well as their first set.
An image is worth a thousand words, and tips from this session will help you improve class images. We will look at and discuss sample photos to understand what makes or breaks great photos. Items like framing, grouping, and lighting will be considered. Next, we will look at devices, file management and print options. Finally, classroom friendly image software will be introduced.
Join us to see how easy it is to utilize the e-portfolio to track/post/publish student work, show evidence for standards based grading, learning progressions, etc. Participants will be able to guide their students through the process of activating their e-portfolio, upload work or evidence that is ready to be published, and set an organizational structure that is easy to manage.
Demonstrating the use of Microsoft Outlook's Calendar and Tasks functions to increase personal organization skills. Can be used for self-development or to teach students. Use of Office365 as a variation will also be presented.
...demonstrate proactivity by entering events, appointments and deadlines into Microsoft Outlook-Calendar and task prioritization by entering tasks in Microsoft Outlook-Tasks.
Writing and taping words physically to your classroom walls only goes so far. Promote deeper understanding of your content words by linking those words to definitions, audio, and even video. Then embed these straight into your ItsLearning course.
Teachers will have a chance to learn how to integrate FlipGrid into their classroom as a tool at any stage of teaching a topic. It is great for all levels and all subjects. "1. Know what FlipGrid is 2. Discuss ways to use FlipGrid 3. Set up a FlipGrid Class 4. Add an assignment 5. Use features and tools"
Gimkit is an online formative assessment tool that was created by students who were bored with the traditional online quiz game. This game allows teachers and students to create personalized "kits" that align directly with instruction. During actual game play, students strive to collect the most money while buying upgrades that require some strategy such as question insurance, double ups and pie a neighbor. Students can play individually, as teams and class against class. Students have also used this program to demonstrated mastery by creating their own kits for each other at the end of a unit. Join us to learn some innovate ways to incorporate this program into your classroom curriculum. Participants will be able to create their own kit and have ideas to incorporate this program into their various curriculum.
Have you tried the itslearning registration tool? Whether you are planning a special event, like Career Day or a campus PL day, having students sign up for activities, or letting them select work groups for a project, registrations can help. The course teacher creates a list of options for which course participants may register. When all participants have registered, a list becomes available for the teacher with all of the information in a spreadsheet, which can be sorted and filtered.
"Have you ever thought that coding was too hard to learn? Well think again! In this session, we will explore what coding is, what you need to get started with coding, and how to promote coding in your classroom. Come prepared with willingness to participate in hands-on activities, both off-technology and technology-driven." "Gain knowledge of what coding is in it's simplest form. Experience a small portion of what is taught in Computer Science at Clear Falls. Learn about a multitude of resources available to jump-start coding."
Demonstration and step by step instructions on how to create and assess collaborative assignments in itslearning and Office 365, including peer reviewed itslearning assignments. Bring your laptop so that you can create your own assignment during the session. Participants will be able to create and assess collaborative assignments using itslearning and Office 365, including itslearning peer reviewed assignments.
Teaching and learning languages. I am particularly interested in games, telecollaboration, e-portfolio, speaking, technology and assessment. French is the language I teach.
Friday February 15, 2019 1:05pm - 1:55pm CST
CF 4530
In this session, you will learn how to use OneNote and PowerPoint to create a Digital Breakout experience for your students. Please bring your device and creativity to explore with us in this session. Participants will leave this session with a template and resources to create their own Digital Breakout for any subject area.
Quizizz is an exciting online game for interactive assessment. Using Quizizz, students can become agents of their own learning with fun, self-paced reviews. Participants will learn how easy it is to create Quizizz games and how to use Quizizz to maximize student learning and engagement. Session will include an introductory Quizizz activity and time to explore and build a Quizizz you can use right away. Bring your charged devices and come be a Whiz with Quizizz!
National Board Certified Health Science Technology instructor currently teaching Medical Terminology and Patient Care Technician in her 13th year at Clear Brook HS. HOSA Advisor. 20+ years teaching experience.Licensed Veterinary Technician and adjuct instructor for Texas A&M University... Read More →
Friday February 15, 2019 1:05pm - 1:55pm CST
CF 4408
Plickers is an on-line tool for immediate feedback on understanding from students - it works perfectly for any type of assessment. It's an amazing tool that can show who understands and who does not immediately. I will show Plickers from a student and a teacher stand point. Participants will need to download the Plickers app on their smart phones. Participants will learn about the Plickers app and create an account, as well as their first set.
Screencastify allows you to record your voice, screen, face and more. Teachers can record themselves to provide audio and visual directions, create a flipped classroom, recap for absent students, demonstrate an idea, and anything else your create mind can think of! Using Screencastify, participants will how to use it and how it can be used an effective tool for teaching.
Session will cover two critical components for teachers and students: the planner and ePortfolios (blogs and About Me personalization, working and assessment portfolios). These components clarify: teacher expectations, student outcomes, classroom activities, contact information, resources, what parents can access, and building student agency by allowing them to show and monitor their own growth over time.
The participants will be able to identify the purpose and use of the planner and ePortfolios (teacher and student). By the end of the session, the participants will be able to begin using or enhancing their use of their own itslearning planner and ePortfolio as well as planning for student use in instruction.
Your classroom is full of diverse learners with a wide variety of instructionl needs. Sometimes it is challenging to manage your content in itslearning to differentiate your instruction. Using course groups, subgroups, and permissions within your itslearning courses will help! This session will teach you how to use available tools within itslearning to deliver more targeted instruction.
be able to create groups and subgroups within their integrated courses be able to use permissions to manage access to content within a course
Vocabulary is essential for the classroom, but is often boring for students (and teachers). How can you make vocab more fun? Quizlet! Come join us for an introduction of how to use Quizlet teacher to make vocabulary fun, engaging and EASY ON YOU!!! Gone are the days of glossary definitions on notebook paper!
"Have you ever thought that coding was too hard to learn? Well think again! In this session, we will explore what coding is, what you need to get started with coding, and how to promote coding in your classroom. Come prepared with willingness to participate in hands-on activities, both off-technology and technology-driven." "Gain knowledge of what coding is in it's simplest form. Experience a small portion of what is taught in Computer Science at Clear Falls. Learn about a multitude of resources available to jump-start coding."
Demonstration and step by step instructions on how to create and assess collaborative assignments in itslearning and Office 365, including peer reviewed itslearning assignments. Bring your laptop so that you can create your own assignment during the session. Participants will be able to create and assess collaborative assignments using itslearning and Office 365, including itslearning peer reviewed assignments.
Teaching and learning languages. I am particularly interested in games, telecollaboration, e-portfolio, speaking, technology and assessment. French is the language I teach.
Friday February 15, 2019 2:15pm - 3:05pm CST
CF 4530
In this session, you will learn how to use OneNote and PowerPoint to create a Digital Breakout experience for your students. Please bring your device and creativity to explore with us in this session. Participants will leave this session with a template and resources to create their own Digital Breakout for any subject area.
Quizizz is an exciting online game for interactive assessment. Using Quizizz, students can become agents of their own learning with fun, self-paced reviews. Participants will learn how easy it is to create Quizizz games and how to use Quizizz to maximize student learning and engagement. Session will include an introductory Quizizz activity and time to explore and build a Quizizz you can use right away. Bring your charged devices and come be a Whiz with Quizizz!
National Board Certified Health Science Technology instructor currently teaching Medical Terminology and Patient Care Technician in her 13th year at Clear Brook HS. HOSA Advisor. 20+ years teaching experience.Licensed Veterinary Technician and adjuct instructor for Texas A&M University... Read More →
Friday February 15, 2019 2:15pm - 3:05pm CST
CF 4408
Learn how to manage your OneDrive, and how to help your students set up their OneDrive. Topics include: navigating OneDrive, synchronizing OneDrive, helping your students synchronize their OneDrive, creating and setting permissions to SharePoints, understanding OneDrive file management & storage options. be able to fully utilize and manage their OneDrive accounts and teach their students how to do the same, as it pertains to their class and curriculum.
I teach Digital Media, Graphic Design, and Animation. I use OneDrive to distribute my curriculum to both my students, and to my fellow teachers who teach the same prep as i do on the other campuses in CCISD.
Friday February 15, 2019 2:15pm - 3:05pm CST
CF 5418
Plickers is an on-line tool for immediate feedback on understanding from students - it works perfectly for any type of assessment. It's an amazing tool that can show who understands and who does not immediately. I will show Plickers from a student and a teacher stand point. Participants will need to download the Plickers app on their smart phones. Participants will learn about the Plickers app and create an account, as well as their first set.
Screencastify allows you to record your voice, screen, face and more. Teachers can record themselves to provide audio and visual directions, create a flipped classroom, recap for absent students, demonstrate an idea, and anything else your create mind can think of! Using Screencastify, participants will how to use it and how it can be used an effective tool for teaching.
Need a new way for students to show mastery of a process? Why not have students create an animated GIF of the process? They're probably already using GIFs already, why not make them educational.
Your classroom is full of diverse learners with a wide variety of instructionl needs. Sometimes it is challenging to manage your content in itslearning to differentiate your instruction. Using course groups, subgroups, and permissions within your itslearning courses will help! This session will teach you how to use available tools within itslearning to deliver more targeted instruction.
be able to create groups and subgroups within their integrated courses be able to use permissions to manage access to content within a course
