Deer Park ISD Elementary Technology Inservice Sessions / Monday, January 15, 2018

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Tools for Successful iPad Integration REQUIRED CLASS FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS

Cyndi Kuhn Apple Professional Learning Specialist

Effective technology integration happens when you make thinking visible, give students a voice, collaborate and share. Learn how you can use the iPad to make your lessons engaging with the use of just a few apps. Twitter @cyndidannerkuhn APPS: Variety of apps TBA

5, 4, 3, 2, One Note Melanie Smith

CTIS, Fairmont Elementary

Would you like to have all your resources and curriculum in one place? Need to collaborate with your team? Are you running out of room to store projects? Join this session to get organized and collaborate. APPS: OneDrive, OneNote

App Smashing Jessica DeMann & Melanie Moore Teachers, Carpenter Elementary

Don’t just stay in the shallow end of the SAMR pool! Come join us as we learn how to app smash our way into the deep end. We will explore some familiar apps that can be “smashed” into any subject area! APPS: Explain Everything, Popplet, Padlet, Tumblebooks, Pearson Math Tools (in Safari), Epic

Assess Yo’ Self Before You Stress Yo’ Self Courtney Briscoe & Emily Larson Teachers, Deer Park Elementary

Take a deep breath and enjoy an assessment spa retreat that offers engaging ways for your students to self-assess, along with strategies for quick checks and formative assessments. Your Zen level will be out of this world. “Ohhmmmmm!” APPS: Explain Everything, Classkick, Videolicious, Padlet, i-nigma QR

Assessment the Easy Way

Valerie Felix, Teacher Sylvia Locklear, Apple Teacher

Angela Whitfield, Apple Teacher San Jacinto Elementary

Do you like fast feedback for your students? Do you need more time? Join our session to test out a few apps that will help your students self-assess while collecting invaluable data to improve your instruction! APPS: Quizalize (in Safari), Quizlet Live (in Safari), Quizizz, Kahoot, 365 Forms, i-nigma QR

Back to Basics: Classroom Management with iPads & Digital Citizenship

Terri Armendariz CTIS, Carpenter Elementary

Do you want to simplify managing iPads in your classroom? How are you modeling digital citizenship? Explore the basics of classroom management and how to protect digital footprints. Teach students how to identify false content on the web and resources they can trust. APPS: Apple Classroom, Nearpod, Crimestoppers, Symbaloo (Safari)

Coaches’ Challenge PE COACHES ONLY – SESSION 1 ONLY

Ricky Crawford, Physical Education - FE Patrick Harris, Physical Education - CE

Jake McNeely, Physical Education - DPE

Hey, Coach! Are you up for the challenge? It’s time to compete for the first ever Coaches’ Cup! For this challenge, you will complete technology tasks as a team using everyday sports equipment and your iPad. APPS: Coaches Eye ($) Team Shake ($), PicCollage, Explain Everything, Padlet, Thinglink, Clips, Boomerang, Mematic

Don’t Stress, Let’s Assess Frank Cruz, Apple Teacher Heather Hodges, Teacher

Deepwater Elementary

Go digital. Learn and create fun ways to review and assess content with your students using technology without making it hard on yourself. APPS: Explain Everything, Quizizz, Quizlet Live (in Safari), Plickers

Elementary Music Collaboration MUSIC TEACHERS ONLY – SESSION 1 ONLY

Laura Shearon & Samantha Yarberry Music, San Jacinto Elementary

Music is being made across our district! Come and learn how to collaborate and share our favorite lessons in one online location. Several iPad activities for assessment and extension will also be shared. APPS: OneDrive, OneNote, ChatterPix, Padlet

Explore the Uses of Nearpod VR in Your Classroom

Leah Bowser & Ashley Doyle Teachers, Carpenter Elementary

Take students outside of the classroom to experience a virtual reality adventure. In Science, visit a hydroelectric plant, wind farm or explore Mars! Travel the world for Social Studies by visiting patriotic landmarks, seeing Native American housing and exploring communities. Math/Reading can use any of these to create a writing prompt or to solve math questions. APP: Nearpod

Get in the Zone … The Power Zone Cynthia Ramirez

CTIS, Parkwood Elementary

Back by popular demand with a new app: Notability. Do you want to break free from the document camera or your desk? Get into the “Power Zone” to enhance learning in the classroom. APPS: Scanner Pro, Notability($), Paper by 53, Explain Everything, PowerPoint, Flipgrid, Keynote, Doodle Buddy

Get on the Bus, The MaKr Bus MaKr U – Mary Jones & Karla Koop

www.makru.co About MaKr U

Dream, Design, Build, Create! Visit this mobile workshop on four wheels to learn best by DOING! Discover how different technology and coding tools really do integrate into Language Arts, Social Studies, Math and Science. Your students will love you for attending!

Deer Park ISD Elementary Technology Inservice Sessions / Monday, January 15, 2018

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Giving Kids a Choice and a Voice Shelby Caldwell, Elizabeth Davis

& Angela Nelson Teachers, Fairmont Elementary

Come explore apps that allow students to experience different ways to collaborate, respond and submit projects while enhancing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. APPS: Classkick, Quizlet Live, Poll Everywhere, Padlet, i-nigma QR

iPads & IEPs Elizabeth Stone

CTIS, South Campus Assistive Technology Coordinator

Want some quick and easy ways to reach all levels of learners? Learn how to use accessibility features that are already built into the iPad, as well as apps to make learning smoother. APPS: Marco Polo, Stop Breathe Think Kids, Calm, Tinnitus Relief Sound Masking System, 3 Minute Mindfulness, Quizizz, Class Dojo, Classkick, Snap and Read

Online Collaboration for Teachers & Students

Theresa Staley CTIS, Deepwater Elementary

Want to collaborate with teachers and students in an easy way? We have a one-stop shop for collaboration with tools you already know and have at your fingertips. APPS: OneDrive, SharePoint, OneNote, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Spark Up Your Teaching

Kayla Garza, Teacher Brittany Reel, Apple Teacher

Jenny Tabuena, Apple Teacher Dabbs Elementary

Adobe digital projects increase higher levels of thinking for students allowing teachers new ways to reach upper levels of the SAMR model. In this session, you will learn a variety of ways to use Adobe in all content areas and multiple grade levels. APPS: Spark Page, Spark Post, Spark Video, i-nigma QR, Nearpod

The Potential Power of Going Paperless Audrey Treviño

CTIS, Dabbs Elementary

Experience how Classkick, Seesaw and Class Dojo can facilitate a paperless learning environment that helps drive core content instruction. Sit back as a spectator and be inspired by watching examples of how apps are used in real life classrooms. Test drive the apps with an experienced driver before implementation in your own classroom. APPS: Classkick, ClassDojo, Seesaw, Showbie, Handouts, Nearpod

The Ups and Downs of Seesaw Brittany Graves, Apple Teacher

Lucy Soto, Teacher Parkwood Elementary

Learn how Seesaw can collect your students’ projects from an array of engaging and creative apps. APPS: Green Screen by Do Ink ($), Book Creator, PhotoSpeak, Seesaw, Padlet, i-nigma QR

Thinking About Thinglink Jocelyn Jones and Christina Vasquez

Apple Teachers, Deepwater Elementary

The possibilities are endless with the use of Thinglink in your classroom. Get your students thinking about content and creating in fun new ways! APPS: Thinglink, Padlet, Twitter

Thrive with Quizlet Live! Kristina Goehring & Sierra Litzman

Teachers, Fairmont Elementary

Short on time? Need your students to know their vocabulary to understand the material? Quizlet Live is a tool that transforms your flashcards into a live, multi-player classroom review game. Join us to learn how to get your students engaged TOMORROW! APP: Quizlet Live (in Safari)

TinyTap Marina Luna, Apple Teacher

Michelle Maxson, CTIS Early Childhood Center

Learn to create educational, interactive activities to reinforce specific content for your students. Great for any subject at any age! APP: TinyTap

Small Moves. Big Impact REQUIRED SESSION FOR ADMIN ONLY

SESSION 1 ONLY

Cassie Herndon Assistant Principal, North Campus

Empower. Inspire. Integrate. Administrators will work collaboratively to flatten school walls and meet the needs of 21st century teachers. APPS: Flipgrid, Canvas, OneDrive, OneNote, Nearpod, Padlet, YouTube, Explain Everything

Tech Talks Amy Carson, CTIS

Careen Howard, CTIS Deer Park Elementary & North Campus

Come talk with experienced student survivors who have been living with iPads in the classroom. Leave this session with ideas and tools that will take your teaching to the next level. APPS: Explain Everything, Notability($), OneNote, Canvas, PicCollage, Padlet, Quizizz

Trapped in An Inservice? How Do I Escape?

Stacey Glenn, Teacher Matthew Lincheck, CTIS San Jacinto Elementary

Tired of reviewing skills in a room of blank stares? Want to see your students engaged and collaborating with their peers? Escape the monotony! Get students up and engaged while enhancing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills by challenging them to escape the school! APPS: TinyTap, Twitter, Nearpod, Padlet