teachers to upload user-created digital content and licensed media to the SAFARI Montage ® system access.
Supporting Students in Technology Projects( Video Editing)*( Treasure Island( J101))- Sheila Frink / James
Martin Would you like to find another tool to access your students ' mastery of content? What tools do you have in your teacher toolbox that engage your students? How will you differentiate instruction? This session on video editing will help familiarize you with the many free video editing tools that will help bring your classroom alive. Use Adobe Captivate to screencast lessons. Introduce free iPad apps that can be used to create video tutorials. Take a brief look at Adobe Premier Pro for editing video.
Edmodo *( New York New York( H222))- Craig Parson Is Edmodo just Facebook for teachers and schools? NO! It is much more. Attendees will learn how to use this learner management system including posting assignments, creating polls, embedding video clips, creating learning groups, creating and posting quizzes, creating a calendar of events and assignments, and communicating with students and parents. Students can turn in and upload assignments which you can grade and annotate directly on Edmodo for instant feedback. Also, see what is new after this summer’ s update to Edmodo.
Gradebook / Eduphoria 2.0 *( New York New York( H222))- Shana Cobbs / JJ Ayers Eduphoria has expanded quite a bit since last year. However, what can you do to make it work the best for you? Did you know you could create planning teams and coordinate not only with coworkers in your department, but co-curricularly as well? What are some of the best terminology( key words) that will make you shine when an administrator is reviewing your lesson plans for PDAS? These are things you already do, but Eduphoria can communicate them appropriately if you know how.
Skydrive / Dropbox / Dropitto. me *( Treasure Island( J101))- James Martin Use the combination of Dropbox, Dropittome and Skydrive to create a distribution, storage and backup system for course documents. Also create an online portfolio using Microsoft OneNote.
AVID *( Four Seasons( H213))- Takeisha Moranza Getting America’ s students ready to be successful in college takes courageous school leadership that will challenge every student to achieve at their highest level. Writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading strategies in addition to note-taking skills are necessary for academic success for all students. AVID’ s mission is to provide college readiness to all students. In this session, strategies will be demonstrated that will help make your students more successful without adding more time to your lesson preparation.
Twitter *( Treasure Island( J101))- Sheila Frink Looking for a way to create a Personal Learning network, attend Professional Development when and where convenient for you, connect with your students, parents and other professionals then stop by and see how Twitter can help you reach those goals.
Portal / Software & Hardware *( New York New York( H222))- JJ Ayers When you hear the word Portal, do you groan? Did you know that it is a tool that can solve a lot of your planning problems? How can you see the campus calendar? What events are going on when? Have a question on how to do something or just want the notes from the other sessions you couldn ' t attend during this convention? Come see how the Portal has changed. Also, have a great idea for a lesson, but need every student on a computer? Come see what the policies are for reserving a computer lab