9:45 - 10:45 Breakout Sessions
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| 1:1 Round Table | Jan Lowrey, Ft. Dale Academy | Round table discussion on 1:1 technology implementation at both the classroom and overall school levels. | All | ||
| Breathing New Life into Literature through Technology | Kelly Pate, Lee-Scott Academy | Infuse your course with technology to engage students more effectively with a focus on personalizing texts, providing a course platform to enhance discussions, utilizing apps for creative expression, and taking advantage of technology tools for formative assessment. | Middle and high school English teachers | ||
| Chrome Search Strategies | Dr. Laverne Hill, ED.D; Lowndes High School Valdosta, GA | Learn how to effectively search in Chrome, making searching productive! Use the Omnibox and various search strategies to limit search results by file type and date. Also learn how to effectively search for images labeled for reuse. This session will definitely teach you how to enhance research strategies with your students! | Middle School, Upper School, Teachers | ||
| Enhance Communication with Google Tools | Matt Bruner, Lee-Scott Academy | This presentation will focus on how administrators can use Google docs and sites to created a shared and collaborate space for teachers and administrators. Participates will see models as well as be provided the steps to set up an internal sharing space for a important school information and a collaborative site for individualized professional development plans and observations for faculty. | Adminstration, Technology Directors | ||
| Improving Parent Communication with Technology | Emily Meador, Kinnon Fisher, and Merrit Maguire, Lee-Scott Academy | Looking for easy ways to keep parents and families in touch with what is going on in the classroom? With the use of SeeSaw, Remind, and Twitter, you can easily keep parents in the know! Come see how easily these three tools can be incorporated into your classroom. | K-12 teachers | ||
| Learn and Do Playground | Atrium | Like something you've learned about during a session today? Stop by the Learn and Do Playground to get some hands on practice with that tool before you leave! We have stations set up with the tools presenters are sharing in their sessions. | Everyone | ||
| Network Café | This is your chance to network with other educators about specific topics of your choice! The Network Café will be held during all breakout times, so you'll have plenty of chances to stop by. (Think mini-EdCamp, if you're familiar with that format.) | Everyone | We'll let you know how to communicate your topic ideas to us, so be listening for that information. Then, watch for announcements about what people will be networking about during each session. | ||
| Organizing and Learning with Technology Tools | Dr. Brooke A. Burks and Dr. Timothy D. Lewis, AUM | Symbaloo and Nearpod are just two of the newest tech tools schools can use to get organized and to help students learn. With both of these free platforms, teachers can engage students in the classroom as well as at home. | K-12 teachers | Attendees are asked to bring a laptop or smart device in order to fully participate in the session. | |
| Setting ACCESS Students Up for Success | Jason Clifford, ACCESS Virtual Learning | We will review best practices for storage solutions, web site blocking, and technology requirements for ACCESS Courses. We will also overview the use of various mobile devices in ACCESS classes. | Secondary Teachers and Administrators | This is a sponsored session, courtesy of ACCESS Virtual in Troy, Alabama. | |
| Sweet Secrets in G Suite | Keith George, AMSTI, Alabama DOE | G Suite (formally known as Google Apps for Education) is packed with popular tools like docs and sheets, but are you familiar with some of the less prominent tools, such as Slides and Sites, that are included for free? | K-12 teachers | ||
| Using Robotics Across the Curriculum | Rob Harlan | Learn how to add robotics to your math, science, or English classroom for STEM integration. No prior robotics experience is necessary. | Elementary, middle, and upper school teachers and administrators |
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