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Friday, October 2
 

10:00am PDT

Welcome to the (Google) Classroom of the Future
Limited Capacity seats available

Google Classroom is a free LMS (learning management system) for Google Apps for Education designed to simplify the workflow of using Google Drive with students. Teachers can view, create, collect, & grade assignments, including one-click create an individual Google Document for each student and organize them into automatically created Drive folders for each assignment.

Speakers
avatar for Will Kimbley

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA


Friday October 2, 2015 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
K-102 Pajaro Valley High School

11:15am PDT

"How to Walk in the Clouds” -- An Overview of Google Apps for the Classroom
Limited Capacity seats available

This session covers power of Google Apps in schools, focusing on Docs and presentations, highlighting the tools of collaboration, research and sharing in a fun and creative way  (hands on).

Speakers
avatar for Rowland Baker

Rowland Baker

Executive Director, TICAL
Rowland Baker has been recognized for his leadership in the United States and Internationally with his work in education, innovation, leadership and technology. He has served public education for over forty years, and has been awarded for his work as a teacher, principal, director... Read More →


Friday October 2, 2015 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
K-101 Pajaro Valley High School

11:15am PDT

Hyperdocs: Innovative Digital Lesson Planning for Inspired Learning
Limited Capacity seats available

With one shortened link, students can access a lesson that contains instructions, links, tasks, and many clever ways to get kids thinking. Focusing on creating opportunities for choice, exploration, and ways for kids to apply their knowledge is key to creating a truly innovative HyperDoc.

Speakers
avatar for Will Kimbley

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA


Friday October 2, 2015 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
K-102 Pajaro Valley High School

11:15am PDT

SUPER Easy Test Creation with Flubaroo and Google Forms
Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how to create simple multiple choice test and true or false tests using Google Forms and then creating self-grading answer keys via Flubaroo, a FREE Google Plug-in.

In this session you will be able to:

Step 1: Create an Assignment
Step 2: Create an Answer Key
Step 3: Assign It!
Step 4: Grade It!
Step 5: Review the Grades

More than just a grading tool, Flubaroo also:
-Computes average assignment score.
-Computes average score per question, and flags low-scoring questions.
-Shows you a grade distribution graph.
-Gives you the option to email each student their grade, and an answer key.
-Lets you send individualized feedback to each student.

Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Borgen

Jennifer Borgen

Technology Advisor and ESL Instructor, INTO Oregon State University


Friday October 2, 2015 11:15am - 12:15pm PDT
H-109 Pajaro Valley High School

1:15pm PDT

Engage Your Students in Reading with Actively Learn
Limited Capacity seats available

Actively Learn is a digital platform that will engage your students in reading. Scaffolding, peer learning, and assessment come together inside a text exactly when students need help and motivation - and more than 30,000 teaches already use Actively Learn. In our session, we'll pretend to be students and read on Actively Learn!

Speakers

Friday October 2, 2015 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
H-109 Pajaro Valley High School

1:15pm PDT

Google forms: May the Forms Be With You
Limited Capacity seats available

Take your Google Forms to the next level. Create Google Forms to use for quizzes, surveys, rubrics, and assignment dropboxes. Create quizzes in Google Forms, then use Flubaroo to autograde and provide student feedback. Take control of student Docs sharing nightmares and tracking assignments with Forms dropboxes. Create self-grading rubrics, use data validation and branch logic, and much, much more (Best on a laptop).

Speakers
avatar for Will Kimbley

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA


Friday October 2, 2015 1:15pm - 2:15pm PDT
K-102 Pajaro Valley High School

2:30pm PDT

Be a Productive Educator with Google Chrome
Limited Capacity seats available

Google Chrome is far more than a web browser, it can save you time in promoting resources, sharing successes via social media, and keep you updated with the latest news in education, to stay connected. It also can notify you of documents that are modified/updated, assist you and students in developing a bibliography and oh, so much more!

Speakers
avatar for Jason Borgen

Jason Borgen

Chief Technology & Innovations Officer, Santa Cruz County Office of Education
Jason is former director of the the national TICAL project. He spent 3 years as the Director of Learning & Innovation for Portola Valley School District--a K-8 district serving students in the Silicon Valley. Currently he is CTO at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. Jason... Read More →


Friday October 2, 2015 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
K-101 Pajaro Valley High School

2:30pm PDT

Creating a Class LMS with Google Sites
Limited Capacity seats available

In this session, I will show and tell my Google Site that I created for my class of teachers that were studying teaching methods at Oregon State University.

I will then demonstrate how to create a Google site in this hands-on workshop. We will go through the steps of creating a site using a template, adding pages, adding documents, adding links, and attaching a Google Calendar.

These sites can be awesome for teachers who want to have their own website for the class. It can a be a place for parents and students to access important information and dates, homework, and other links!

Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Borgen

Jennifer Borgen

Technology Advisor and ESL Instructor, INTO Oregon State University


Friday October 2, 2015 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
H-109 Pajaro Valley High School

2:30pm PDT

Google Forms - The Basics and Beyond
Limited Capacity seats available

Google forms is can be a powerful, informative, and convenient way for teachers to learn about students, gather various forms of data and manage student workflow. This session will guide attendees in using Forms to:

- Poll students and view data results
- Create formative and summative assessments
- Provide exit tickets, self reflections, and student feedback
- Set length and time requirements for writing
- Create collaborative research resources

Speakers
avatar for Dutch Tessier

Dutch Tessier

English Teacher/Instructional Technology Coach, Pajaro Valley High School
ELA, Media Literacy teacher and Technology Coach on paper. Just a guy looking to try and learn as much as possible in reality.


Friday October 2, 2015 2:30pm - 3:30pm PDT
K-102 Pajaro Valley High School
 
Saturday, October 3
 

9:40am PDT

ESL Grammar Collaboration FUN with Google Docs and Smart Phones
Limited Capacity seats available

In today's session we will practice writing and editing collaboration using google docs in "real time." We will take a look at specific grammar points and students will use a link to write their own sentences using their smart phones, tablets, or laptops.

Grammar Points:
-past tense irregular
-present perfect
-passive voice

Finally, we will practice creating these documents and sharing them with your classes.

Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Borgen

Jennifer Borgen

Technology Advisor and ESL Instructor, INTO Oregon State University


Saturday October 3, 2015 9:40am - 10:40am PDT
K-101 Pajaro Valley High School

9:40am PDT

Hyperdocs: Innovative Digital Lesson Planning for Inspired Learning
Limited Capacity seats available

With one shortened link, students can access a lesson that contains instructions, links, tasks, and many clever ways to get kids thinking. Focusing on creating opportunities for choice, exploration, and ways for kids to apply their knowledge is key to creating a truly innovative HyperDoc.

Speakers
avatar for Will Kimbley

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA


Saturday October 3, 2015 9:40am - 10:40am PDT
K-102 Pajaro Valley High School

10:50am PDT

Engage Your Students in Reading with Actively Learn
Limited Capacity seats available

Actively Learn is a digital platform that will engage your students in reading. Scaffolding, peer learning, and assessment come together inside a text exactly when students need help and motivation - and more than 30,000 teaches already use Actively Learn. In our session, we'll pretend to be students and read on Actively Learn!

Speakers

Saturday October 3, 2015 10:50am - 11:50am PDT
H-103 Pajaro Valley High School

10:50am PDT

Gathering Student Information using Google Forms
Limited Capacity seats available

Let's save some trees as we use new technology to gather important information about our students/parents.

In this hands-on workshop, I will demonstrate how to use Google Forms in order to collect important information at the beginning of the year/term

Easy to create and easy to administer, using google forms also generates nice spreadsheets to keep in your records.

Speakers
avatar for Jennifer Borgen

Jennifer Borgen

Technology Advisor and ESL Instructor, INTO Oregon State University


Saturday October 3, 2015 10:50am - 11:50am PDT
K-101 Pajaro Valley High School

10:50am PDT

Welcome to the (Google) Classroom of the Future
Limited Capacity seats available

Google Classroom is a free LMS (learning management system) for Google Apps for Education designed to simplify the workflow of using Google Drive with students. Teachers can view, create, collect, & grade assignments, including one-click create an individual Google Document for each student and organize them into automatically created Drive folders for each assignment.

Speakers
avatar for Will Kimbley

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA


Saturday October 3, 2015 10:50am - 11:50am PDT
K-102 Pajaro Valley High School

12:30pm PDT

Google History Trips
Limited Capacity seats available

Make History come alive with interactive Google History Trips. Students use Google Maps and Google Tour Builder to demonstrate their learning and understanding of events and locations in history. History Trips can be rich with multimedia images and videos. Come learn how to make learning visible, visual, and interactive.

Speakers
avatar for Will Kimbley

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District
Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA


Saturday October 3, 2015 12:30pm - 11:30pm PDT
K-102 Pajaro Valley High School
 
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