Presentation Descriptions

Presentation Descriptions and Schedule

Updated: 5:42 pm Thursday! NOTE SOME ROOM CHANGES!!!

You can find this year's schedule at:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B07Ii08sIK8HcURkVHI2SWwxcjA/edit?usp=sharing

Below, you will find the descriptions for this year's presentations. This will be updated up until the start of the event on Friday morning.

Here is a printable version of the Presentation Descriptions:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B07Ii08sIK8HNnJUYkwtYWNVWnM/edit?usp=sharing

Brian Wetzel	Centerburg Local Schools	Computer Technology Teacher	SMART Board	I will present on the SMART Exchange and the widgets that have been created to enhance the lesson interactivity and student interest with SMART Notebook.
Brian Wetzel	Centerburg Local Schools	Computer Technology Teacher	General Technology	I will present on how educators are using Twitter to grow their professional learning networks to include people from around the world.
Jessica Burley	ITSCO	Tech Consultant and ICoach for INFOhio	General Technology	Looking for resources to help implement the Common Core in your classroom? INFOhio is here to help! We'll explore specific INFOhio resources that help with teaching the Common Core, find non-fiction pieces with high text complexity and examine research tools for your students. Join us to explore this exciting topic and leave with great resources for your classroom.
David Hayward	ITSCO	Associate Director	General Technology	Many educators today are experimenting with “flipping their classrooms” to increase their students’ success in school. Learn how “flipped teachers” are connecting more with their students by sending the classwork home and completing homework in school. This session will expand your thinking about the role of class work, homework, and the learner who sits before you each day!
Vicki Willett	Licking Heights	First Grade Teacher/ Building Technology	SMART Board	Do you start the year off doing calendar math and then quit midway? Me too The goal of this session is to give creative ideas to keep calendar math fresh and exciting all year long.
Kate Thoma	New Albany	K-5 Ed Tech	General Technology	I will be sharing multiple Project Based Learning Projects from grades K-5 that directly relate to the CCSS. Participants can expect to walk away with an understanding of what PBL is, resources for planning a PBL project, and examples of strong CCSS PBL units.
Vanessa Taglia and Beth Downing	Columbus Academy	Teacher	General Technology	Foster student engagement by Flipping the Classroom. With this approach, the instructional lesson is done online outside of the school while homework is moved into the classroom. Explore how to enhance student outcomes while allowing the teacher to assume the role as facilitator of higher order thinking in the elementary classroom.
Shane Spicer	ITSCO	ed consultant	General Technology	Digital storytelling is move further and further into the mainstream. This is only going to move forward with the proliferation of tablets. In this session we will explore a few of the ways stories can be designed for tablets and on tablets.
Sandy Willmore	New Albany Schools	Environmental Education and STEM Advisor K-12	General Technology	STEM Expeditions involves multi-grade, thematic courses, often for credit, that takes place beyond the school day for students. We will be sharing curriculum and assessments from two past summer courses that include Digital Photography, Wildlife Tracking, Geology and Robotic Applications. These experiences involved students traveling to Oregon and Crater National Park last summer and this summer to South Africa and Kruger National Park. One of our students will share the student built robotic cars used to film wildlife in the African bush. We will also briefly highlight next summer's upcoming trip to Colorado for Archeology.
Jennifer Mitchell	Dublin City Schools	ELL Teacher / NWP Consultant	General Technology	Explore how technology makes literacy more meaningful by giving students choice, voice, and connections. See how RSS feeds, discussion forums, Goodreads, blogs, and more can help your students develop authentic reading and writing lives. Middle school / high school. Focus on English Language Arts, but also applicable to reading and writing across the curriculum.
Jennifer Mitchell	Dublin City Schools	ELL Teacher / NWP Consultant	General Technology	Technology isn't just for students! Explore how Twitter, Evernote, RSS readers, and Google Drive can transform your life as an educator -- during class AND beyond. Learn how to spark your creativity, organize your ideas, connect with other educators, and make your everyday classroom activities more productive. See the possibilities, then explore the tools with hands-on practice. All grades and subject areas.
Cara Noyes	Newark City Schools	music specialist	SMART Board	Using airliner slate and smartboard, we will examine ways to implement technology in the music classroom.
Cara Noyes	Newark City Schools	Music specialist	General Technology	I will demonstrate how I use the website quia.com to assess student progress.
Julie Simmons	Columbus Academy	First Grade Teacher	General Technology	This presentation will focus on using technology in the elementary classroom to create local and global connections. I will share how my first graders use blogs Twitter, Voice Thread, Edmodo, and Skype to connect with families and other classrooms - around the corner and around the world. Participants will also learn about global projects including the Global Read Aloud Project and the Global Classroom Project.
Kristy Venne	New Albany	High School Visual Art Teacher, House Dean	General Technology	A variety of technology successes and failures. Possible topics: -Flipped Exam -Digital Portfolio for Students -Art & Tech HS Student Collaboration Problem Solving Projects -Google Docs for Teachers Collaboration/Meetings/Productivity/Attendance -Twitter for Teachers -Schoology *This presentation will be catered to the audience's interest.
Richard Batts	Reynoldsburg	5th Grade Math and Social Studies Teacher	General Technology	Sharing and demonstrating a plethora of websites that be used for teachers and student.
Niki Cray	NAHS	Intervention Specialist	Moodle	I will share my experiences of a blended learning grant through a collaboration with an English teacher using Schoology. I will discuss tips and tricks in schoology, what blended learning is and how it can be used, how to transform online learning through any LMS into your classroom, and tips on modifications.
Tara Hughes and Vicki Willett	Licking Heights	First Grade Teachers	SMART Board	Ideas to keep math calendar exciting all year long
Michael R. Smith	Columbus Academy	ELA / Science Teacher	General Technology	Topic: Flocabulary: A High Interest, Relevant, Engaging and Research Based Lesson Starter Overview: Flocabulary was founded in 2004, used in over 15,000 schools and has a weekly student audience of 5 million. It was developed by educators, administrators, sound engineers and recording artist from several diverse backgrounds. It's purpose is to provide engagement through use of topics and formats that are relevant and interesting to all students. That format is multisensory in the form of songs and videos, carefully aligned to Common Core standards. It spans all core content areas with the strongest emphasis in ELA and Math. These videos can be mobile - received from smartphones, IPads, or computers. Students can have their own log-in to access the lessons. In short, Flocabulary speaks the language of our modern students.
Mathew Bowen	New Albany-Plain Local Schools	Spark Intern	General Technology	Attendees will be guided through features of Google Drive, including Drive storage and management, as well as Google Docs, Spreadsheet and Forms. Those in attendance will also be able to ask questions they may have about Google Drive and will be able to use computers to follow along throughout the presentation.
Jennifer Mitchell	Dublin City Schools	ELL Teacher / NWP Consultant	General Technology	Explore the web tools from my earlier presentations in greater depth! Ask questions, collaborate, and create. Hands-on. Open to anyone, whether or not you attended my other sessions. All grades and subject areas.
Ray Cunningham	NAPLS	Learning Coach - Communications	General Technology	Participants will gain experience with using Socrative, an online free student response system, and SMART Technologies to improve target clarity and aid in providing formative feedback and assessment.
Jessica Burley	ITSCO	Ed. Tech Consultant	General Technology	Come see what's new with INFOhio for the 2013-14 school year to help your students read, learn, and research! We'll look at some great student tools and teacher resources.
Danielle Filas	Village Academy Schools	Technology Integration Specialist (YK-12) & Language Arts Department Chair	General Technology	Choose your own Google adventure in this session lead by a Google Certified Teacher: Search, YouTube, Drive & Docs, or Apps & Extensions. Search: Learn the hidden tricks available in Google Search, streamline your search process, and help your students gain search literacy. YouTube: Search creative and fun lessons ready to use right now. Create your own flipped lessons (or pd!). Better yet, put the power to create and publish in your students' hands. Docs & Drive: Know how to create documents in iWork and Office? Then, you already have the skills to use Drive. Unlock the collaborative power of the cloud! Apps & Extensions: Free! It's everyone's favorite flavor. Explore apps, extensions to make your browser more powerful, and customize the look of your browser. Want a preview? Go here: http://goo.gl/BxLrE
Deb Dargham	New Albany Plain Local Schools	Assistive Technology Consultant	General Technology	During this session you will learn how to find resources at different Lexile/reading levels for your students on Google, Wikipedia, InfOhio and more. Discover how to create a tiered web page with differentiated content. In addition, extensions on the Chrome Store will be shown that can assist with all students having access to instructional materials.
John Kuijper	New Albany High School	Teacher	General Technology	Share with participants how we can use tech. to involve students' voices and invite them to engage: we'll tour and use Poll Everywhere, EdModo, and GoogleDocs. We will have lots of time to use each, brainstorm applications and user tips, and invite participants to share their own expertise.
Andy Moore	New Abany - Plain Loca Schools	K-12 EdTech Learning Coach	General Technology	As you may know, Google is not just a search engine. We will explore many of the different tools and apps that are either owned by Googe or are integrated with your Google account. We will talk about how you can add value to your classroom practice with Docs, Sites, Blogger, Google+, LucidChart and more!
Andy Moore	New Abany - Plain Loca Schools	K-12 EdTech Learning Coach	General Technology	This session will run almost as an "unconference" type of session. Bring your questions and ideas. I will have many different exemplars to share from grades k-12. Participants will aso have a chance to share their favorite tools.
Andy Moore	New Abany - Plain Loca Schools	K-12 EdTech Learning Coach	General Technology	Mindmapping, Concept Mapping, Flowcharting...these are all tools that are shown to help learners and thinkers organize thoughts and increase memory power. We will look at LucidChart.com and explore how to improve everything from Common Core Writing Objectives to scientific ways of thinking.

Once again, New Albany - Plain Local Schools is happy to present the Central Ohio Technology Summit!

This event has grown from a small "get together" of teachers sharing their experiences and lessons with Moodle to over 300 teachers sharing great lessons from their classroom with all types of technologies!

It is an event founded on the nature and purpose of Open Knowledge...we all become better when we share! It is a free one day event. 

When: 
August 9th, 2013

Location: 
New Albany Middle School
7600 East Dublin-Granville Rd.

Time: 
8:00 - 4:00

The event is only made possible when teachers are willing to share what they know. 

WE NEED YOU TO PRESENT!

The goal each year is to gather enough presenters that would make it possible for each person to only have to share 1 or 2 sessions.

Last year was our best year with over 30 presenters! Hopefully that number will grow this year. We always attempt to make sure that the presenters feel comfortable by not requiring handouts and reminding participants of the spirit of the day and that the workshop was FREE! It is a great opportunity for teachers to present for the first time in a low key environment!

The workshop will be hosted again at New Albany Middle School.

Please fill out the Sign Up Form on the tab listed at the top of the page.

If you are able to present, you will receive another email within the next couple of weeks asking for more information.