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Thank you to the presenters, vendors, staff and especially you, the attendee of this technology conference, hosted by the Mid-America Association for Technology in Education (MACE). We welcome you to this celebration of 34 years and the 60th conference, and to this outstanding facility, the campus of Kansas State University and its beautiful Alumni Center. Thank you to the vendors, presenters, and participants of MACE. Without the efforts of countless volunteers, this conference would not exist. This is truly a conference of, by, and for technology-using educators.
Our primary mission as an organization is to provide a forum to exchange ideas and practices with technology experts and leaders in all areas of educational technology. As a group, the MACE Board of Directors takes seriously our responsibility to provide professional development, discussions and hands-on examples of the role of technology education in our schools and the State of Kansas.
Our attendees and presenters come from diverse and varied backgrounds. They are the lifeblood of this conference. For 34 years the common strand to improve by using technology unites us at this conference. We thank you for your willingness to share your vision with us.
Again, welcome, and thank you to everyone involved with the conference. Enjoy the mutual support and learning atmosphere while you take advantage of one of the finest facilities available for promoting technology in education.
Rhonda Gierhan & Jen KernConference Co-chairs, Spring MACE
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Welcome
Dr. Beeghley is an educational technologist, a blogger, podcaster and expert in using technology to teach social studies with a particular interest in the American Civil War. He has spent eleven years as a technology coordinator, five years supporting educational technology for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, worked as an instructional technologist in higher education and has been an adjunct professor since 2005.
Jim holds a B.S. in Computer Science, an M.S. in Educational Technology and in 2008, he completed his doctoral degree in Instructional Technology where he examined how Pennsylvania teachers are using technology to teach the American Civil War. In addition to his education, Jim has specialized training in Google Apps, SMART Boards, online learning and project management.
Jim frequently gives keynotes, presentations, and leads workshops on numerous topics including digital citizenship, cyberbullying, the Common Core, educational technology, social media and most especially uses of technology to teach social studies. As the father of four children in Catholic school, he also has in depth knowledge of how to help private schools teach students about virtual integrity and how they can maximize their technology investments.
Kevin Case is a practicing school superintendent with 16 years of leadership experiences. Kevin loves to share how leveraging the power of technology can open doors that never seemed possible. In addition to Kevin’s role of superintendent, he is a keynote speaker, consultant, and staff developer who works with schools, students, leadership teams, community members, and school boards. Kevin prides himself in providing districts with customized professional learning opportunities that: help districts develop leadership capacity with a wide range of stakeholder groups, allow school communities to embrace a shared vision for
what they want to accomplish with technology, and allow stakeholders to identify and move past barriers that are impeding progress. Kevin (@InmanSuperC) and Inman Schools (@InmanSchools and Inman Schools on Facebook) are actively working to share their story through the use of Social Media. Kevin helps teachers, administrators and board members understand the importance of leveraging the the power of social media to build their social media presence and attract positive attention to their schools while helping educators build powerful Professional Learning Networks (PLNs). Under Kevin’s leadership, Inman Schools was the first school in Kansas to become a 1-1 iPad district in August 2011. Over the past 3 ½ years, seventy plus schools have visited Inman to gain a better understanding of a successful 1-1 environment. Inman received the honor of becoming an Apple Distinguished Program in November 2012. In November 2014, Kevin was one of 115 superintendents selected nationally to attend the #FutureReady Superintendent’s Summit in Washington, DC.
Keynote Speaker, Dr. James R. BeeghleyKansas State Student Union Forum Hall • Thursday, 10:00 - 11:30 am
“Engaging Today’s Digital Learners”
Spotlight Speaker, Kevin Case
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Thursday, March 12
7:30 am - Registration Table Opens - KSU Student Union
8:00 - 8:45 am
Who’s Thinking About Digital Content?Andrea Brinkert, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Flint Hills
Digital content that’s easily accessible on various devices is crucial for schools. Otherwise computers and devices become distractions instead of enhancements to learning. Capstone’s interactive, simultaneous access databases and eBooks open right from the existing library catalog and cover the content you need to teach. 30 days of free trial access and lesson plans for PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next, and Capstone interactive eBooks will be given to attendees so you can share it with your staff and students.
Putting Learning First in Your Technology Integration ProgramKlista Rader, Founder and Lead Learner, 21 Vision [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Room 226
Providing leadership for a 1:1 program to enhance learning experiences for students rather than a focus of tools, devices, and “camouflaged instruction” is of great importance. This session will provide examples of best practices, emphasizing first the instructional methods using technology to enhance learning, and also the policies and procedures most needed for a successful 1:1 program.
Xerox MPS: Managed Print ServicesJohn Ross, Laser [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Room 207
Managed Print Services. What is it and what it is not? Xerox, the industry leader in Managed Print Services, will be sharing some myths associated with MPS and what an MPS program should look like to maximize the value of printing. Right sizing the fleet as well as learning how to budget accurately for your print is the core of this presentation.
An Ecosystem for Digital Age LearningChris Watson, Haddock Education TechnologiesSession: Thursday, March 12, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
In a digital age classroom, where students and teachers interact to construct learning experiences, there is a similarity to an ecosystem. Chris Watson describes the components of this digital age learning ecosystem. Learn how to nurture a learning community through mutual trust and responsible use of technology. Hear about various strategies for easing into a digital curriculum. Observe how mobile learning tools, both school and student-owned, can personalize learning and facilitate digital age skills. Transform your schools and classrooms into sustainable digital age learning ecosystems and where your students will thrive.
8:00 - 9:45 am
Curating & Creating Digital Content: iBooks Aurthor & iTunes UApple, Inc.Session: Thursday, March 12, 8:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Sunflower
Providing personal access to learning tools opens up a whole new world of possibilities for learning. Besides having access to a large and growing collection of education digital resources, teachers can create and disseminate their own, personalized resources using iBooks Author and iTunes U. In this hands-on session you’ll learn how to create your own iBooks and iTunes U courses.
Thursday, March 12
9:00 - 9:45 am
Can You Hear Me Now? Audio Integration in the ClassroomTim Christensen, Classroom Audio Consultant, Lightspeed Technologies, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
Improving student’s ability to hear in the classroom improves their ability to learn! Learn about the reasons for classroom amplification, the studies that support this technology, and the technology advances that make this a desired classroom technology. We will also discuss the different factors to consider when placing personal or classroom amplification into classrooms including specific student needs, room configuration, and the audio integration from the computer and other sources.
9:00 - 9:45 am Continued
We have Technology in the School!! Now What?Chris Yee, Trainer, Gabbart [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Flint Hills
At the pace Technology is growing we are beginning to see the struggles Schools are having with utilizing new technology to its full potential. What’s worse, the use of Existing Technology seems to fall short as well. We will examine and consider some of the numerous reasons why this might be the case. We also will consider the fundamentals as well as alternatives to improve and/or complement new & existing technologies.
Learning to Code with MinecraftRichard L. White, Southeast Kansas Education Service [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Room 227
The ability to write code is not only important to acquire for professional reasons, coding and learning to write code is a valuable and fun skill all students can leverage to solve problems that are relevant to them. Learning to create Minecraft modifications is a fun and entertaining way to teach kids to write code. This session will demonstrate how Minecraft & the LearntoMod software can be used to teach to teach kids to write Java Script code!
Xerox MPS: Managed Print ServicesJohn Ross, Laser [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Room 207
Managed Print Services. What is it and what it is not? Xerox, the industry leader in Managed Print Services, will be sharing some myths associated with MPS and what an MPS program should look like to maximize the value of printing. Right sizing the fleet as well as learning how to budget accurately for your print is the core of this presentation.
10:00 - 11:30 am
Keynote Speaker: Dr. James Beeghley, Beeghley Tech InnovationsKSU Union - Forum Hall
“Engaging Today’s Digital Learners”
This Keynote session will reflect Dr. Beeghley’s thoughts, ideas and stories about schools and classrooms that have used engaged learners and changed learning. He will discuss exciting tools that can be used to reach even the reluctant learners. This presentation will also cover ideas such as virtual integrity, social media and digital leadership.
Thursday, March 12
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lunch provided by MACEKSU Union Second Floor - Grand Ball Room
Enter via the Serving Line in the Cottonwood Room
12:45 - 1:30 pm
End to End Technology ManagementBrad Sandt, Owner / President, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, Haagans LibraryRepeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
Today, K-12 Technology Directors face increasing challenges in Educational Leadership. Technology is evolving at an ever increasing pace while the needs of school districts also increase at a rapid rate. Budget constraints combined with an increase in supported devices create a difficult environment for K-12 technology departments. How do you evaluate the various segments of your IT program in order to create the most efficient processes for your district?
Spotlight Speaker: Leveraging the Power of TwitterKevin Case, Superintendent, Inman School [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Forum HallRepeat: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - Forum Hall
Whether you are new to twitter or are currently an existing twitter user, this session will provide you with some insight and strategies that will help improve your overall twitter experience. Join the group and be involved in some great conversation and learning on:
• strategies to establish your twitter presence• developing your user profile #DontBeAnEggHead!• simple ideas to increase your Professional Learning Network• understanding the power of the #Hashtag and Lists• finding ways to connect with your peers. . .
#Alg1Chat, #Kinderchat, #MSChat, #EngChat, #SSChat, #SuptChat . . .• understanding the role social media plays in how you communicate with stakeholders,including students, staff, parents and
community members• exposure to a variety of examples of how schools are using social media to communicate with their public.
Participants are strongly encouraged to: 1) create an individual twitter account prior to this session; 2) Download the Twitter App to their mobile device; 3) Sign-up for a Hootsuite Account (can be done at www.hootsuite.com) and 4) Download the Hootsuite App to their mobile device.
Xerox MPS: Managed Print ServicesJohn Ross, Laser [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 207
Managed Print Services. What is it and what it is not? Xerox, the industry leader in Managed Print Services, will be sharing some myths associated with MPS and what an MPS program should look like to maximize the value of printing. Right sizing the fleet as well as learning how to budget accurately for your print is the core of this presentation.
Thursday, March 12
12:45 - 1:30 pm Continued
Technology Tools for English Language Arts and Social StudiesDr. Curtis Chandler, Education Consultant, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Big 12
In this session we will sample a variety of free tech-tools for improving reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Suggestions will include ways to integrate and accelerate learning in English Language Arts and Social Studies.
Flipping Within, Before You Flip Out!Laura Leis, Teacher, Pleasantview [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Flint HillsRepeat: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, Purple Pride Conference
Are you thinking about flipping your lessons, but not sure how to get started? Try flipping lessons within your classroom during centers or rotations. This will keep students engaged and get them comfortable with the format, while you work with other students or in small groups. Attendees will be introduced to several websites and apps that allow you to create flipped lessons, and ways for students to submit assignments back to you.
Plickers.comAnthony Purcell, Teacher, Longfellow Middle School, Enid, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 226
Many people want the latest technology in their classrooms but then overlook what they already have. You don’t need more technology, you just need to know how to use what you have.
Teacherpreneurs: Creating Innovative Educators for the FutureTammy Fry, Teacher Education Instructor, Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 227Repeat: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, Banquet Room A
Professionalism is key for teachers today. Marketing self is at the forefront of success in the classroom with students of the 21st Century. In this session, participants will be inspired to become active participants in the world known to their students and to provide guidance and modeling in networking, social media, and community outreach to enhance the career-focused learning experiences for students. Student examples will be presented as to how this focus on marketing self creates professionalism and promotes future success.
Common Core, Professional Learning and Technology: It’s How We Do!Amber Rowland, Instructional Coach, Santa Fe Trail Middle [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, Lecture RoomRepeat: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, Purple Pride Conference
Our collaborative team of teachers and instructional coaches will facilitate participant exploration of field-tested projects, web-based resources and learning strategies. Discover how we successfully implemented the CCSS, instructional coaching, 1:1 technology devices, and online textbooks. Great for teachers looking for powerful resources and instructional coaches who need professional learning ideas!
PingPong & ExitTicket: Exciting Apps To Gauge Student LearningBlake Smith, Science Teacher, Maize South High [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, PowerCat Conference Room
Checking for student comprehension during a lesson has never been easier! Why wait for a test or homework when you could use PingPong and ExitTicket? These apps make it super easy to ask questions on the fly and get instant feedback! Are your students understanding your lesson on the meaning of life? There’s an app for that! Tired of trying to figure out what’s going on inside your students’ minds? There’s an app for that!
Thursday, March 12
12:45 - 1:30 pm Continued
Coaching Confessions: The Best Tech Tools & How To Use Them Megan Nussbaum, Instructional Coach, Seaman High [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, Purple Pride Conference RoomRepeat: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, Lecture Room
Hosted by both an elementary and a secondary instructional coach, this session will cover some of the technology tools that we view as being the most engaging and effective for our K-12 teachers. For each tool, we will provide real classroom examples and give additional suggestions for implementation. All of our tools are FUN, FREE, and can be used on BOTH computers or tablets. Join us to explore Educreations, Google Apps, Padlet, Skype, and more!
Teaching and Learning with iPad: A Modern Take on Romeo and JulietApple, Inc.Session: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Sunflower
Humanities teacher Larry Reiff regularly seeks out ways to enhance his lessons. He uses iPad, apps, books and movies to help his students do more than just read Romeo and Juliet – they interact with it in entirely new ways. In this session we’ll take you through some of the activities from Larry’s Romeo and Juliet unit, and you just may leave with a greater appreciation of Shakespeare, and you’ll certainly leave with new possibilities for making Shakespeare, or any other literature for that matter, come alive for your students.
FileWave 101: Managing OS X, Windows, iOS, & Android Devices within a Single PlatformGabe Watson, FileWaveSession: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-1:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 206
Your KS Account Manager (Gabe Watson) will take you through an overview of how FileWave has been able to assist Districts across Kansas and throughout the Country manage their devices. For over 22 Years, FileWave has understood in most all organization, multi-platform support is highly desired and often a requirement. We allow IT, Curriculum, and other Administrators to take full control of the technology (Windows PC’s, Mac OS X, Android, & iOS Devices) within a single interface. When it comes a having a complete systems management software, FileWave makes it easy! Image, Deploy, Manage, Maintain, Inventory. Also introducing Engage Classroom Management with SIS Integration.
12:45 -2:30 pm
“Google Workflow with gFolders and Doctopus”Ginger Lewman, PBL and Tech Integration Specialist, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 12:45-2:30 pm, Tadtman Board Room
Get a handle on your Google Drive files with Doctopus and gClass folders. Both are magical workflow management add-ons that will change your life. Doctopus allows us to easily push out separate documents to individuals, making differentiated assignments, managed in gClass folders a breeze. And itÍs the answer to the overflow of documents coming back in. This is an ADVANCED session. Be familiar with Google Drive/Docs for pre-requisite.
1:45 - 2:30 pm
WiFi Network Design for a Mobile Learning EnvironmentApple, Inc.Session: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Sunflower
A strong wireless network is one crucial piece to the success of any mobile technology deployment. Come check out some of the main design principles around deploying a solid wireless network in a school environment. The majority of the session will be focused on wi-fi principles, regardless of the client device or wireless vendor.
Thursday, March 12
1:45 - 2:30 pm Continued
FileWave “IN-DEPTH”: Engineering Walk Through on Wow to Manage All OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android DevicesJorge Hurtado, FileWaveSession: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 206
Your KS Systems Engineer (Jorge Hurtado) will take you through an “IN-DEPTH” look of how the FileWave Interface makes managing all types of devices seamless and easy for all to use. For over 22 Years, FileWave has understood in most all organization, multi-platform support is highly desired and often a requirement. We allow IT, Curriculum, and other Administrators to take full control of the technology (Windows PC’s, Mac OS X, Android, & iOS Devices) within a single interface. When it comes a having a complete systems management software, FileWave makes it easy! Image, Deploy, Manage, Maintain, Inventory. Also introducing Engage Classroom Management with SIS Integration.
Xerox MPS: Managed Print ServicesJohn Ross, Laser [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 207
Managed Print Services. What is it and what it is not? Xerox, the industry leader in Managed Print Services, will be sharing some myths associated with MPS and what an MPS program should look like to maximize the value of printing. Right sizing the fleet as well as learning how to budget accurately for your print is the core of this presentation.
Going Googley for Google Classroom Jennifer Gatz, Assistant Principal, St. Joseph Public Schools - Oak Grove Elementary & Hosea Elementary [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, Banquet Room ARepeat: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, PowerCat Conference
The teachers in our district have gone Googley for Google Classroom! Google Classroom is a relatively new tool in the Google Apps suite, which saves teachers time creating, distributing and collecting digital assignments! This powerful tool eliminates the confusion of sharing Docs and folders in Google Drive. It also provides an effective platform for student feedback and communication. In this session we’ll explore the ins and outs of Google Classroom and by the time you leave this session I think youÍll be Googley for Google Classroom too!
Take Your Classroom Digital with Google Classroom!Marcia Hersh, Technology & Learning Consultant, USD 266 Maize Public [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, Banquet Room BRepeat: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Flint Hills
Going digital is easy with Google Apps for Education’s Google Classroom! Learn how to make the most of this online classroom environment for you and your students. This session will walk you through the easy steps of setting up one or more classrooms and how to add students. Tips will be shared to orient yourself and organize information in your digital classroom to maximize teaching and learning time. Teachers from elementary grades on up will find this environment a time saver, rather than a paper waster!
BYOD is possible!Jeanette Clampitt, Instructional Technology Coach, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, Haagans LibraryRepeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Cottonwood
As educator’s we recognize that electronic communication devices are an important part of our everyday world and are increasingly being used in teaching and learning. In order to accomplish this many districts are turning to the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. We will share and discuss ideas for instituting BYOD, address resource needs and equability, answer infrastructure, staffing, equipment and curricular questions to help others inform those important district decisions.
Thursday, March 12
1:45 - 2:30 pm Continued
Deploying 1:1 Chromebooks at a Middle SchoolJames Perry, Technology Facilitator, Leavenworth USD [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 226
This past August, the Leavenworth School District deployed 650 Chromebooks to Middle Schoolers for a take-home 1:1 program. This session will cover how we did it and how it has been going over the first semester. This session will also ask for your insights into your own programs.
Using Google to Drive Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)Teresa Lacock, Technology Coordinator, Kaw Valley School [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Big 12Repeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, Lecture Room
Explore Google Drive and Hangouts as a tool to implement Professional Learning Communities. Look at how you can share documents that will help drive instruction and develop a working curriculum to meet the needs of your students. Bring your own Device and we will look at examples and take time for discussion on effective PLCs.
What Has Google Done in the State of Kansas?Robert Moody, Director, Open Education Resources R&D, Department of Advanced Education Programs, Fort Hays State University [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - CottonwoodRepeat: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, PowerCat Conference
This session will demonstrate how, where, and why Google has changed the way schools districts teach and learn. Dr. Moody, an authorized Google Education trainer, will describe how a team consisting of FHSU faculty, staff, and students have collaborated with Google to provide quality professional development and ongoing support to nearly 100 districts across the state of Kansas. Data collected and anecdotal success stories will be provided as well.
Digital NotebooksJessica Cochran, 4th/5th Grade Teacher, Rural Center [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Flint Hills
Join me for a way to use digital notebooks in your classroom. I will show you ways that you can use paperless note-taking, annotated pictures, and a variety of other things and put them together into a digital notebook. iPad based but accessible from other sources.
Exploring Digital ToolsDr. James Beeghley, Keynote Speaker, Beeghley Tech [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Forum HallRepeat: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, Banquet Room B
In this presentation, I will explore a host of free and affordable tools that teachers can begin using tomorrow to empower learning where they live This presentation is an always-changing exploration of a multitude of free tools we can use in schools. We explore the idea of teachers as explorers and the idea of taming the tools so we can use them in education.
Inquiry Projects Utilizing Google SlidesAmanda Porter, 9-12 ELA teacher, Winfield High [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, KSU Union - Room 227
Meeting standards regarding inquiry-based learning can be challenging. The paperwork and ability to track student progress can be daunting. This presentation will show you how to utilize Google Slides in a systematic approach to track and guide student’s work. This approach streamlines your work and demands that the students engage with the material.
Thursday, March 12
1:45 - 2:30 pm Continued
Integrating Technology in Related Arts ClassroomsMary Ure, Art Teacher, Cottonwood Elementary [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, Lecture Room
Do you struggle with integrating technology in your specials? How do you create the kind of class where students are reaching deeper, thinking harder, working smarter to create, collaborate, synthesize, and design? Come to this session to learn some technology tips and tricks for especially for P.E., Music, Art, Library, and more.
Kahoot!Jen Kern, USD [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, PowerCat Conference Room
Kahoot! is a game-based classroom response system and educational platform that your students will love. With a game-based format for pre-assessment and formative assessment - through quizzing, collaboration and presentation of content. Kahoot is free and works on all internet platforms!! Learn to search for Kahoots made by other educators, create your own, and download results!
Tutorial Guide: https://getkahoot.com/tutorials/Kahoot_Tutorials.pdf
Elementary Technology ToolboxStacy Wolf, 1st grade Teacher, Colby Grade [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 1:45-2:30 pm, Purple Pride Conference RoomRepeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, PowerCat Conference
You are supposed to integrate technology, but you don’t know where to start? I’ve got some quick, easy ideas to help you get started or to add to your technology repertoire. I’m excited to share ideas for classroom management, math, reading, organization, parent involvement, record keeping, and more. You will learn how I motivate my students to succeed, teach them how to code at an early age and do it all while allowing them to still be creative children. You can use my ideas with a 1:1 classroom or a 1:24 classroom.
2:30-3:00 pmPlease Visit the Vendor and Exhibitor Booths
3:00-3:45 pm
Deploying and Managing Apple Devices in EducationApple, Inc.Session: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - Sunflower
This session will cover configuration, deployment, and management of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite devices in an education environment.
Tidy Ways to Integrate TechTeresa Morgan, Gifted Educator, Free State High [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, Banquet Room ARepeat: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Tadtman Board Room
This session will provide technology integration ideas for the classroom that mesh the rigor of content area standards with the product creation outcomes that utilize technology. iPad initiatives can offer more than skills practice with the iPad apps. Let’s get productivity going by using multiple apps for one unit of study!
Thursday, March 12
3:00-3:45 pm Continued
Xerox MPS: Managed Print ServicesJohn Ross, Laser [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - Room 207
Managed Print Services. What is it and what it is not? Xerox, the industry leader in Managed Print Services, will be sharing some myths associated with MPS and what an MPS program should look like to maximize the value of printing. Right sizing the fleet as well as learning how to budget accurately for your print is the core of this presentation.
Using Flipboard for Your Professional DevelopmentJeff Andrews, Technology Facilitator, Leavenworth USD [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - CottonwoodRepeat: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, PowerCat Conference
Flipboard is an app for IOS/Android that allows you to curate content. It’s an easy to find and follow topics of interest on everything including your professional development topics. Users create magazines and can share them, even on the web without a mobile device.
World Language Teaching Outside the BookMichelle Popovich, Teacher, Cunningham High School and Pratt High [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, Haagans Library
Teaching languages is no longer a matter of learning grammar and practicing contrived sentences to learn the language. Sources abound for bringing the language into the classroom and taking students into the world without leaving the classroom. This session is for sharing resources that help bring alive world language learning. Choosing reliable sources, providing students with practice in reading, writing, hearing, and speaking, as well as helping them develop the necessary skills for good communication in a 2nd language are the goals of using technology to enhance language learning.
Using Google Classroom & Google App Add-ons to Improve EducationJeremy Mitchell-Koch, Chemistry Teacher, The Independent [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - Flint HillsRepeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Flint Hills
As more teaching and learning move into the digital space, organization and efficiency are critically important. Google Apps for Education combined with unlimited cloud storage and a new content management system called Classroom make Google an excellent option for schools. This presentation will demonstrate how Classroom functions and best practices. In addition we will explore how many new add-ons increase the usefulness of several Google Apps in an education setting. Everyone is welcome.
Using Technology to Unlock Musical CreativityLaura Moyers, K-5 Music Teacher, Anthony [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - Room 226
For educators who want to cultivate creativity in their classroom through the use of technology. Participants will explore Creative Musical Projects with Technology that is Fun, Easy and Free.
Multicultural, Multidiscipline Service Learning Initiative: Adopt an Orphan Elephant Janet Holland, Associate Professor, Emporia State [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - Room 227
Service learning is a great way to better the global community, one caring student at a time. Learn how your classroom, school, or district can have a positive impact saving the life of a baby elephant. Ninety-six elephants are killed each day, leaving many baby elephants orphaned, abandoned and in need of care. This initiative provides students with a wide variety of learning opportunities, all within the framework of the common core standards. Along with Janet, Susan Adams will be assisting.
Thursday, March 12
3:00-3:45 pm Continued
#Twitter4Newbies Lindsey Koehn, 5th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Valley Center Intermediate [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, Lecture RoomRepeat: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Lecture Room
If you do not have a Twitter account or if you are new to Twitter, this session is for you! As someone who used to be anti-Twitter, let me try to convince you that Twitter has a rightful place in education. You will discover how Twitter fits into your classroom and your Professional Development. We will set up accounts, share people to follow, and learn how to participate in a live chat.
Driving the Digital Classroom with Ebackpack and Google DriveKellen Doeden, Teacher, Clay County [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, Tadtman Board RoomRepeat: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
We will explore tools for turn-in, grading and classroom organization which will put you on your way to a nearly paperless classroom. Get ready for an interactive session where you can share your success with these tools as well as learn.
Spotlight Speaker: Leveraging the Power of TwitterKevin Case, Superintendent, Inman School [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-3:45 pm, KSU Union - Forum Hall
Whether you are new to twitter or are currently an existing twitter user, this session will provide you with some insight and strategies that will help improve your overall twitter experience. Join the group and be involved in some great conversation and learning on:
• strategies to establish your twitter presence• developing your user profile #DontBeAnEggHead!• simple ideas to increase your Professional Learning Network• understanding the power of the #Hashtag and Lists• finding ways to connect with your peers. . .
#Alg1Chat, #Kinderchat, #MSChat, #EngChat, #SSChat, #SuptChat . . .• understanding the role social media plays in how you communicate with stakeholders,including students, staff, parents and
community members• exposure to a variety of examples of how schools are using social media to communicate with their public.
Participants are strongly encouraged to: 1) create an individual twitter account prior to this session; 2) Download the Twitter App to their mobile device; 3) Sign-up for a Hootsuite Account (can be done at www.hootsuite.com) and 4) Download the Hootsuite App to their mobile device.
3:00-4:45 pm
Chromebooks 101: Tips and TricksGlenn Wiebe, Curriculm Specilaist, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-4:45 pm, Banquet Room B
New to Chromebooks? Looking for the basics? Have questions about integration ideas? Join Glenn and others as we work together to dig into Chromebooks and share different ways that you might use them as part of your instruction.
Thursday, March 12
3:00-4:45 pm Continued
Self-Grading Assessments with Google Forms and FlubarooJanet Sauber, Curriculum Technologist, Salina High School South/USD [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-4:45 pm, Banquet Room CRepeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-10:45 am, Banquet Room C
Google Forms are a great way to assess student learning, even if your students do not have their own Google accounts. In this session, learn how to use the Flubaroo Add-On in Forms so that it will do much of the grading for you! This is a session for those who already know the basics of making and adminstering Google Forms. Participants will need a Google account (school or personal) for this session.
Bringing Learning to LifeKatie Ann Wilson, Technology Teacher, Liberty Middle [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-4:45 pm, Banquet Room DRepeat: Friday, March 13, 10:00-11:45 am, Banquet Room D
Bring learning to life with augmented reality. You will learn how to create your own triggers and add augmented components for a amazing interactive experience.
Using QR Codes to Engage StudentsCarol Nelson, Academic & Technology Coordinator/Adjunct, Elyria Christian School/Central Christian [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-4:45 pm, KSU Union - Big 12Repeat: Friday, March 13, 8:00-9:45 am, Banquet Room D
Quick Response Codes or QR Codes are simple and free. QR generators allow you to create codes that can link to YouTube, text, URLs, and more. Learn how this technology can be used to engage students in a variety of learning activities and resources, such as scavenger hunts, checking answers, providing supplemental materials or tutorials, promoting school or class events, and more. QR codes are a great way to integrate technology with a real world application.
Interactive TV / Affordable and Easy to UseBrian Bell, Technology Facilitator, Ell-Saline School [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-4:45 pm, PowerCat Conference Room
Glenda Minneman will explain how she uses the TV instead of a projector in her classroom. Devices include Document Cameras, DVD/VCR, Wii, Laptop, iPads and other video devices. Some of the features that she loves are the clarity of the picture and the ease of use.
Kayla Herrman will demonstrate the Interactive properties of the TV with the use of MimioTeach.
Brian Bell will explain the rational, of why USD307 has decided to use TVÍs instead of projectors in certain classroom situations, the ease of connecting devices like, iPads, Laptops, ChromeBooks, Document Cameras, DVD/VCR or any device that has Video output.
Embrace Your Inner “Classroom MacGyver”Lucas Loughmiller, Director of Library & Instructional Media, Central Library Services - Manhattan Ogden USD [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 3:00-4:45 pm, Purple Pride Conference Room
When it comes to teaching, or using technology, there are hundreds of ways to accomplish the same task. Come to this session to collaborate, and put your “inner MacGyver” to the test as attendees will work to solve tasks using only their devices.
Thursday, March 12
4:00-4:45 pm
Best Practices ShowcaseApple, Inc.Session: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, KSU Union - Sunflower
You learn best from your peers, both far and near. In this session we’ll provide you access to One Best Thing iBooks authored by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) from around the world. In these multi-touch, interactive books you’ll experience each ADE ‘s best, most innovative unit, lesson or project idea, leveraging the Apple Learning Ecosystem. This will also be an opportunity for you and your peers to showcase your favorite lesson, app or project idea. Showcase participants will have 10 minutes to share their “one best thing.” If you’d like to showcase your “one best thing” please email a brief description as soon as possible to Barry Sevett at [email protected], or drop by the Apple room during the day.
The Zen of iPad ManagementJerry Butler, Sole Proprietor, Jerry The Tech [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, Banquet Room ARepeat: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Cottonwood
iPads are different. Embrace it! You will learn several methods of managing and deploying iPads in carts or one-to-one environments. I’ve deployed thousands of iPads in districts large and small. Learn about the many options and the best methods for your deployment.
Supplementing Your Curriculum with MinecraftEduDavid Maneth, Technology Educator, Mayberry Magnet Middle [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, KSU Union - Cottonwood
Capture your students’ imaginations with curriculum projects using MinecraftEdu. I will share how I have used this popular software to enhance my instruction the past two years. From area and perimeter to simple circuits I have engaged my students in multiple content areas and topics. This session will focus on project ideas rather than the mechanics of the game. Please bring you idea requests and I will do my best to share how MinecraftEdu could be used for that lesson.
Xerox MPS: Managed Print ServicesJohn Ross, Laser [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, KSU Union - Room 207
Managed Print Services. What is it and what it is not? Xerox, the industry leader in Managed Print Services, will be sharing some myths associated with MPS and what an MPS program should look like to maximize the value of printing. Right sizing the fleet as well as learning how to budget accurately for your print is the core of this presentation.
“Going Home:” K-5 KeyboardingTina Williams, Instructional Technology Coach K-5/Assistant Director of Teaching and Learning, Chapman Public [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, Haagans Library
Integrating keyboarding skills into curriculum has become a necessity in the early grades. USD #473 will share with you strategies and the progression of free, web-based programs they have been using to implement home row and proper keyboarding in K-5 grade.
Getting Personal With Social Media and Learning NetworksDr. James Beeghley, Keynote Speaker, Beeghley Tech [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, KSU Forum Hall
This session is an exploration of social networks as learning tools. Through numerous examples I will invite participants to begin developing their own Personal Learning Network. I will help participants see the effectiveness of these engaging learning environments, while sharing the importance of teaching good online behaviors. This workshop explores social media and how you can use it to your advantage. This training gives you the tools and knowledge you need to easily navigate the new world of social media. Social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube, and social media tools such as blogs and wikis are introduced during this workshop.
4:00-4:45 pm Continued
“You’ve Gotta Have It” iPad Apps ... and iPad Tricks for the ClassroomDoug Jensen, Dir. of Technology, El Dorado Public [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, KSU Union - Flint HillsRepeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, Purple Pride Conference
Overwhelmed with Apps? Need to do some spring cleaning? Need ideas on using Apps for higher-level learning? Or are you just wanting to learn a couple of new iPad tricks to “Wow” your students or staff. Then this session is for you. Doug and Julie, both Apple Distinguished Educators, will share out what they have learned over the last six years of experience with iOS learning initiatives.
Running Wild with Student EngagementJeannie Browning, , Mission Valley USD #[email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, KSU Union - Room 226Repeat: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, Banquet Room A
Usable Apps, Extensions and Programs that are free or almost free. Hot new ipad apps, chrome apps and extensions to use with all students to enable success with the curriculum, communication, and organization as well as other to increase student engagement.
Apps and Activities for Fostering Higher Level Thinking and CreativityCurtis Chandler, Education Consultant, [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, KSU Union - Room 227
Come and experience a variety of tech-tools and tech-learning activities designed to (1) get more out students, (2) engage them in higher-level thinking, and (3) capitalize on their desire to contribute, create, and collaborate.
Technology within the Daily 5Jenni Conrady, 5th grade English Language Arts, Anthony Elementary [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, Lecture RoomRepeat: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Banquet Room C
Daily 5 has grown in popularity as education trends move toward more student led the instruction. How do we continue to provide a technology rich environment while incorporating this model for teachers. Learn a variety of ways to include technology using different devices from tablets to computers. Teachers will learn ways to increase one on one time by incorporating a variety of strategies, allowing students to produce desired learning of outcomes.
Are Your Students and You App Smashing on the iPad?!David Pownell, Assistant Professor, Washburn [email protected]: Thursday, March 12, 4:00-4:45 pm, Tadtman Board RoomRepeat: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
App smashing or “app synergy” is the process of using multiple apps in conjunction to complete a final task, product, or project. The content created in one app becomes the input for another app where it is enhanced and added to. This session will give you an introduction to app smashing and show how it can improve student performance. There will also be demonstrations of apps to use and a variety of examples.
5:00 - 6:00 pmSocial Hour
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Friday Morning, March 13
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Purple PrideConferenceThird Floor
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7:00 Registration table opens and remains open all day - KSU Ground Floor
8:00 - 8:45
BYOD -Laura Leis,Repeat"FlippingWithin,Before YouFlip Out!"
Demo -DavidManeth,"Survey YourStudentswithPlickers"
Demo -JeffAndrews,Repeat"Using theFlipboard forYourProfessionalDevelopment"
BYOD -Glenn Wiebe,"Powerful OnlineTools thatIntegrate LiteracySkills andContemporaryEvents"
KeynoteBreakout -Dr. JamesBeeghley,"ExploringDigitalTools"
Demo -JamesPerry,"Form-tastic"
BYOD -CarolNelson,Repeat"QRCodes"
Demo -DavidPownell,Repeat"Are YourStudents andYou "AppSmashing: onthe iPad?!"
Talk -Jerry Butler,Repeat"Zen of iPadManagement"
Demo -MarciaHersh,Repeat"Take YourClassroomDigital withGoogleClassroom"
9:00 - 9:45
Talk -TanyaSzanto,"Kahoot!Games forLearning"
Demo -DougJensen,Repeat"You'veGotta HaveIt" iPadApps... andiPad Tricksfor theClassroom"
BYOD -TeresaLacock,Repeat"UsingGoogle toDriveProfessionalLearningCommunities(PLCs)"
Demo -Stacy Wolf,Repeat "ElementaryTechnologyToolbox"
Talk -JeannieBrowning,Repeat"Running Wildwith StudentEngagement"
BYOD -GingerLewman,"Must-haveChromeBookApps fortheStudentCenteredClassroom"
Demo -JanetSauber,Repeat"Self-GradingAssessmentswith GoogleForms andFlubaroo"
Talk - Brad Sandt,Repeat "End to EndTechnologyManagement"
Roundtable -JeanetteClampitt,Repeat "BYOD isPossible!"
Demo -JeremyMitchell-Koch,Repeat"UsingGoogleClassroom &Google AppAdd-ons toImproveEducation"
10:00 - 10:45
BYOD -Travis True,"Google AppSmashing"
BYOD - AmberRowland, Repeat"CommonCore,ProfessionalLearning andTechnology"
BYOD - MeganNussbaum,Repeat"CoachingConfessions:The BestTech Tools &How to UseThem
Talk -RobertMoody,Repeat"What HasGoogle Donein the State ofKansas?"
Talk -Tammy Fry,Repeat"Teacherpreneurs:CreatingInnovativeEducators for theFuture"
BYOD -Katie AnnWilson,Repeat"BringingLearning toLife"
Talk -Mike Ribble,"CharacterEducation ina DigitalWorld"
SpotlightRoundtable - Kevin Case,"IdentifyingBarriers/CreatingSolutions"
Demo -BradBuscher,"GoogleApps forEducation:The RightChoice?"
11:00 - 11:45
Demo -TeresaMorgan,Repeat"Tidy Waysto IntegrateTech"
BYOD -LindseyKoehn,Repeat "#Twitter 4Newbies"
Demo -JenniferGatz,Repeat"GoingGoogley forGoogleClassroom"
Demo -Craig Burrell,"3D Printers inthe Classroom:Can You ImagineWhat a StudentCould Do?"
Demo orBYOD -GailRamirez,"AwesomeWays toExtendChromeBrowser -Apps andExtensions"
Talk -JenniConrady,Repeat"Technologywithin theDaily 5"
BYOD -KellenDoeden,Repeat"Driving theDigitalClassroomwith anEbackpackand GoogleDrive"
BYOD -Kay Tibbs,"MobileLearning"
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Friday, March 13
Friday, March 13
8:00-8:45 am
Are Your Students and You App Smashing on the iPad?!David Pownell, Assistant Professor, Washburn [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
App smashing or “app synergy” is the process of using multiple apps in conjunction to complete a final task, product, or project. The content created in one app becomes the input for another app where it is enhanced and added to. This session will give you an introduction to app smashing and show how it can improve student performance. There will also be demonstrations of apps to use and a variety of examples.
The Zen of iPad ManagementJerry Butler, Sole Proprietor, Jerry The Tech [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Cottonwood
iPads are different. Embrace it! You will learn several methods of managing and deploying iPads in carts or one-to-one environments. I’ve deployed thousands of iPads in districts large and small. Learn about the many options and the best methods for your deployment.
Using Flipboard for Your Professional DevelopmentJeff Andrews, Technology Facilitator, Leavenworth USD [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, PowerCat Conference
Flipboard is an app for IOS/Android that allows you to curate content. It’s an easy to find and follow topics of interest on everything including your professional development topics. Users create magazines and can share them, even on the web without a mobile device.
Exploring Digital ToolsDr. James Beeghley, Keynote Speaker, Beeghley Tech [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, Banquet Room B
In this presentation, I will explore a host of free and affordable tools that teachers can begin using tomorrow to empower learning where they live This presentation is an always-changing exploration of a multitude of free tools we can use in schools. We explore the idea of teachers as explorers and the idea of taming the tools so we can use them in education.
Take Your Classroom Digital with Google Classroom!Marcia Hersh, Technology & Learning Consultant, USD 266 Maize Public [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, KSU Union - Flint Hills
Going digital is easy with Google Apps for Education’s Google Classroom! Learn how to make the most of this online classroom environment for you and your students. This session will walk you through the easy steps of setting up one or more classrooms and how to add students. Tips will be shared to orient yourself and organize information in your digital classroom to maximize teaching and learning time. Teachers from elementary grades on up will find this environment a time saver, rather than a paper waster!
Flipping Within, Before You Flip Out!Laura Leis, Teacher, Pleasantview [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, Purple Pride Conference
Are you thinking about flipping your lessons, but not sure how to get started? Try flipping lessons within your classroom during centers or rotations. This will keep students engaged and get them comfortable with the format, while you work with other students or in small groups. Attendees will be introduced to several websites and apps that allow you to create flipped lessons, and ways for students to submit assignments back to you.
Friday, March 13
8:00-8:45 am Continued
Powerful Online Tools That Integrate Literacy Skills & Contemporary EventsGlenn Wiebe, Curriculm Specilaist, [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, Banquet Room A
Newsela and Listen Current are web-based tools that use current events and contemporary topics to engage kids while encouraging the development of literacy skills. Join Glenn as he highlights specific social studies and ELA instructional ideas that take advantage of the potential of these two websites.
Form-tasticJames Perry, Technology Facilitator, Leavenworth USD [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, Banquet Room C
Whether you are giving a quiz or surveying a large group, Google Forms can be a free and easy tool that you can use. Create self grading assessments, create quick and presentation worthy charts and graphs from data collected or just a quick mailing list - the possibilities are endless. We will take a look at settings already in forms and form add-ons for extra possibilities
Survey Your Students with PlickersDavid Maneth, Technology Educator, Mayberry Magnet Middle [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-8:45 am, Lecture Room
Use your mobile device to instantly survey or review content questions with your students. I will walk you through downloading the software to printing your cards so you are ready to go your next day of school.
8:00-9:45 am
Using QR Codes to Engage StudentsCarol Nelson, Academic & Technology Coordinator/Adjunct, Elyria Christian School/Central Christian [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 8:00-9:45 am, Banquet Room D
Quick Response Codes or QR Codes are simple and free. QR generators allow you to create codes that can link to YouTube, text, URLs, and more. Learn how this technology can be used to engage students in a variety of learning activities and resources, such as scavenger hunts, checking answers, providing supplemental materials or tutorials, promoting school or class events, and more. QR codes are a great way to integrate technology with a real world application.
9:00-9:45 am
Running Wild with Student EngagementJeannie Browning, Mission Valley USD #[email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, Banquet Room A
Usable Apps, Extensions and Programs that are free or almost free. Hot new ipad apps, chrome apps and extensions to use with all students to enable success with the curriculum, communication, and organization as well as other to increase student engagement.
“You’ve Gotta Have It” iPad Apps ... and iPad Tricks for the ClassroomDoug Jensen, Dir. of Technology, El Dorado Public [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, Purple Pride Conference
Overwhelmed with Apps? Need to do some spring cleaning? Need ideas on using Apps for higher-level learning? Or are you just wanting to learn a couple of new iPad tricks to “Wow” your students or staff. Then this session is for you. Doug and Julie, both Apple Distinguished Educators, will share out what they have learned over the last six years of experience with iOS learning initiatives.
Friday, March 13
9:00-9:45 am Continued
Kahoot!Tanya Szanto, USD 352 - [email protected] Session: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, Tadtman Board Room
As teachers, we are always looking for engaging activities to capture the attention of students and purposefully connect them to the content we are teaching. One digital resource to consider adding to your toolbox is Kahoot!. Kahoot! is a fun, free, game-based student response system. With Kahoot!, a teacher can create quizzes, discussions, and surveys which are sent out to student devices. Students respond on their device in a game-like environment where they can answer questions and interact with the teacher content. Kahoot! offers thousands of pre-made content resources which can be used or changed to fit the needs of the teacher. The best part is that Kahoot! is not specific to any device. Come learn by playing and make your own Kahoot! quiz.
Using Google Classroom & Google App Add-ons to Improve EducationJeremy Mitchell-Koch, Chemistry Teacher, The Independent [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Flint Hills
As more teaching and learning move into the digital space, organization and efficiency are critically important. Google Apps for Education combined with unlimited cloud storage and a new content management system called Classroom make Google an excellent option for schools. This presentation will demonstrate how Classroom functions and best practices. In addition we will explore how many new add-ons increase the usefulness of several Google Apps in an education setting. Everyone is welcome.
Elementary Technology ToolboxStacy Wolf, 1st grade Teacher, Colby Grade [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, PowerCat Conference
You are supposed to integrate technology, but you don’t know where to start? I’ve got some quick, easy ideas to help you get started or to add to your technology repertoire. I’m excited to share ideas for classroom management, math, reading, organization, parent involvement, record keeping, and more. You will learn how I motivate my students to succeed, teach them how to code at an early age and do it all while allowing them to still be creative children. You can use my ideas with a 1:1 classroom or a 1:24 classroom.
Using Google to Drive Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)Teresa Lacock, Technology Coordinator, Kaw Valley School [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, Lecture Room
Explore Google Drive and Hangouts as a tool to implement Professional Learning Communities. Look at how you can share documents that will help drive instruction and develop a working curriculum to meet the needs of your students. Bring your own Device and we will look at examples and take time for discussion on effective PLCs.
BYOD is possible!Jeanette Clampitt, Instructional Technology Coach, [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Cottonwood
As educator’s we recognize that electronic communication devices are an important part of our everyday world and are increasingly being used in teaching and learning. In order to accomplish this many districts are turning to the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. We will share and discuss ideas for instituting BYOD, address resource needs and equability, answer infrastructure, staffing, equipment and curricular questions to help others inform those important district decisions.
Friday, March 13
9:00-9:45 am Continued
End to End Technology ManagementBrad Sandt, Owner / President, [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-9:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
Today, K-12 Technology Directors face increasing challenges in Educational Leadership. Technology is evolving at an ever increasing pace while the needs of school districts also increase at a rapid rate. Budget constraints combined with an increase in supported devices create a difficult environment for K-12 technology departments. How do you evaluate the various segments of your IT program in order to create the most efficient processes for your district?
9:00-10:45 am
Must-Have ChromeBook Apps for the Student-Centered ClassroomGinger Lewman, PBL and Tech Integration Specialist, [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-10:45 am, Banquet Room B
So your school is going with Chromebooks and you’re ready to run them to their full educational capacity? Then make room for ChromeBook apps that support Inquiry, Research, Collaboration, Connectivity, Publication, Presentation, and Reflection.
Self-Grading Assessments with Google Forms and FlubarooJanet Sauber, Curriculum Technologist, Salina High School South/USD [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 9:00-10:45 am, Banquet Room C
Google Forms are a great way to assess student learning, even if your students do not have their own Google accounts. In this session, learn how to use the Flubaroo Add-On in Forms so that it will do much of the grading for you! This is a session for those who already know the basics of making and adminstering Google Forms. Participants will need a Google account (school or personal) for this session.
10:00-10:45 am
What Has Google Done in the State of Kansas?Robert Moody, Director, Open Education Resources R&D, Department of Advanced Education Programs, Fort Hays State University [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, PowerCat Conference
This session will demonstrate how, where, and why Google has changed the way schools districts teach and learn. Dr. Moody, an authorized Google Education trainer, will describe how a team consisting of FHSU faculty, staff, and students have collaborated with Google to provide quality professional development and ongoing support to nearly 100 districts across the state of Kansas. Data collected and anecdotal success stories will be provided as well.
Coaching Confessions: The Best Tech Tools & How To Use Them Megan Nussbaum, Instructional Coach, Seaman High [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, Lecture Room
Hosted by both an elementary and a secondary instructional coach, this session will cover some of the technology tools that we view as being the most engaging and effective for our K-12 teachers. For each tool, we will provide real classroom examples and give additional suggestions for implementation. All of our tools are FUN, FREE, and can be used on BOTH computers or tablets. Join us to explore Educreations, Google Apps, Padlet, Skype, and more!
Friday, March 13
10:00-10:45 am Continued
Common Core, Professional Learning and Technology: It’s How We Do!Amber Rowland, Instructional Coach, Santa Fe Trail Middle [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, Purple Pride Conference
Our collaborative team of teachers and instructional coaches will facilitate participant exploration of field-tested projects, web-based resources and learning strategies. Discover how we successfully implemented the CCSS, instructional coaching, 1:1 technology devices, and online textbooks. Great for teachers looking for powerful resources and instructional coaches who need professional learning ideas! Along with Amber, Ashford Collins, Josh Stock, and Chris Buss will be assisting.
Teacherpreneurs: Creating Innovative Educators for the FutureTammy Fry, Teacher Education Instructor, Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, Banquet Room A
Professionalism is key for teachers today. Marketing self is at the forefront of success in the classroom with students of the 21st Century. In this session, participants will be inspired to become active participants in the world known to their students and to provide guidance and modeling in networking, social media, and community outreach to enhance the career-focused learning experiences for students. Student examples will be presented as to how this focus on marketing self creates professionalism and promotes future success.
Identifying Barriers/Creating SolutionsKevin Case, Superintendent, Inman School DistrictSession: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, KSU Union - Cottonwood
Subtle, seemngly insignificant barriers begin to stack up as it relates to technology integration and 1-1 initiatives. On the surface they appear to be minute, unrelated barriers that all of a sudden create detours that begin to pull you away from your vision. Once common barriers have been identified, attention will be directed toward identifying specific individual and group barriers with a focus on creating solutions and developing “What’s Next” strategies.
Character Education in a Digital WorldMike Ribble, Director of Technology, Manhattan-Ogden School District #[email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, KSU Union Big 12
How do we guide kids to think critically, have moral sensitivity, and make ethical decisions in digital spaces? How do we help them think not only of themselves, but the impact of their actions in the digital world on others? Principles of character education intersect strongly with digital citizenship education. So what can we draw from the established field of character education that teachers can use to develop a strong digital moral compass in kids?
Google App SmashingTravis True, Topeka Public [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00-10:45 am, Tadtman Board Room
App Smashing is very popular on iPads, but did you know that you can also app smash with Google apps? This session will show you the best apps to use together and how to publish your finished projects.
10:00-11:45 am
Bringing Learning to LifeKatie Ann Wilson, Technology Teacher, Liberty Middle [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00-11:45 am, Banquet Room D
Bring learning to life with augmented reality. You will learn how to create your own triggers and add augmented components for a amazing interactive experience.
Friday, March 13
10:00-11:45 am Continued
Google Apps for Education: The Right Choice?Brad Buscher, Technology Director, Cheney USD [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 10:00 - 11:45 am, KSU Flint Hills
GAFE usage and ChromeBook adoption is on the rise. Come and learn why so many schools are making the switch. We will explore how GAFE streamlines the implementation of tech in the classroom.
11:00-11:45 am
Technology within the Daily 5Jenni Conrady, 5th grade English Language Arts, Anthony Elementary [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Banquet Room C
Daily 5 has grown in popularity as education trends move toward more student led the instruction. How do we continue to provide a technology rich environment while incorporating this model for teachers. Learn a variety of ways to include technology using different devices from tablets to computers. Teachers will learn ways to increase one on one time by incorporating a variety of strategies, allowing students to produce desired learning of outcomes.
Driving the Digital Classroom with Ebackpack and Google DriveKellen Doeden, Teacher, Clay County [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, KSU Union - Big 12
We will explore tools for turn-in, grading and classroom organization which will put you on your way to a nearly paperless classroom. Get ready for an interactive session where you can share your success with these tools as well as learn.
#Twitter4Newbies Lindsey Koehn, 5th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Valley Center Intermediate [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Lecture Room
If you do not have a Twitter account or if you are new to Twitter, this session is for you! As someone who used to be anti-Twitter, let me try to convince you that Twitter has a rightful place in education. You will discover how Twitter fits into your classroom and your Professional Development. We will set up accounts, share people to follow, and learn how to participate in a live chat.
Tidy Ways to Integrate TechTeresa Morgan, Gifted Educator, Free State High [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Tadtman Board Room
This session will provide technology integration ideas for the classroom that mesh the rigor of content area standards with the product creation outcomes that utilize technology. iPad initiatives can offer more than skills practice with the iPad apps. Let’s get productivity going by using multiple apps for one unit of study!
Friday, March 13
11:00-11:45 am Continued
Going Googley for Google Classroom Jennifer Gatz, Assistant Principal, St. Joseph Public Schools - Oak Grove Elementary & Hosea Elementary [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, PowerCat Conference
The teachers in our district have gone Googley for Google Classroom! Google Classroom is a relatively new tool in the Google Apps suite, which saves teachers time creating, distributing and collecting digital assignments! This powerful tool eliminates the confusion of sharing Docs and folders in Google Drive. It also provides an effective platform for student feedback and communication. In this session weÍll explore the ins and outs of Google Classroom and by the time you leave this session I think youÍll be Googley for Google Classroom too!
3D Printers in the Classroom, Can You Image What a Student Could Do?Craig Burrell, Teacher, Robinson Middle [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Banquet Room A
Most teachers have never see or used one. It is very scary for lot of them. When our district put them in our classroom most teachers where lost. We would like to show teachers what they are and how they work. We will bring along several example of how we are using them and have several working for them to look at. We will give pointers on how they work, cost to run, show them the software it works with, and if time permits, even design something for them and show the whole process.
Awesome Ways to Extend the Chrome Browser - Apps & ExtensionsGail Ramirez, Instructional Technology Trainer, Topeka Public SchoolsSession: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, Banquet Room B
Apps work like software programs on your computer - except they reside in the cloud. these apps are enhanced with certain features built inside Chrome, making them more robust than a regular web app. Best of all, they are free and use your Chrome login so you don’t have to remember lots of logins and passwords. Extensions extend the functionality of Chrome. We’ll explore several awesome apps and extensions that teachers can immediately begin using in their classrooms.
Mobile LearningKay Tibbs, Director of Technology & Learning Systems, Hickman Mills C-1 School [email protected]: Friday, March 13, 11:00-11:45 am, KSU Union - Cottonwood
Learning anywhere, anytime! Imagine the possibilities! In this session we’ll explore the possibilities of taking your students learning experiences outside the classroom, outside the building, even outside the country. So, what do you want to teach about? What do your students want to learn about? Let’s collaborate and find ways to take learning to the next level.
Karla MurrayMACE PresidentShawnee Heights USD 4504201 SE Shawnee Heights RdTecumseh, KS [email protected]
Tom SextroMACE President-ElectHolton USD 336 515 Pennsylvania Ave. Holton, KS 66436 [email protected]
Cindy Montgomery MACE Past President Wichita South High School 701 W. 33rd Street South Wichita, KS 67217 [email protected]
Max Frazier, Ed.D.MACE Secretary School of Education Newman University 3100 McCormick Avenue Wichita, KS 67213 [email protected]
Craig Haugsness, Ph.D. MACE Executive Director Kansas Board of RegentsTopeka, KS 66605 [email protected]
Ellen Underhill MACE Registrar High Plains Education COOP 621 E. Oklahoma Ulysses, KS 67880 [email protected]
Eldon Chlumsky Wichita Public Schools 201 N. Water Street Wichita, KS 67202 [email protected]
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Jen KernUSD 266905 W CentralMaize, KS [email protected]
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Tanya Szanto USD 352PO Box 509 Goodland, KS 67735 [email protected]
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PREMIERE VENDORLaser LogicJohn Ross450 N. Iowa Suite A3Lawrence, KS [email protected]
Baker UniversityLinda Reynolds, Director of GSOE Enrollment8001 College Blvd. Ste 100Overland Park, KS 66210913-344-6037; FAX 913-696-1997Cell [email protected]
ByteSpeedDeb Pavek, Marketing Director3131 24th Ave SMoorhead, MN 56560218-227-0452; FAX [email protected] CapstoneAndrea Brinkert, Library Account Rep.1710 Roe Crest DrNorth Mankato, MN 560038004718112X8350; FAX 8885178978Cell [email protected]
Cybertron International, IncMarti Hays, Academic Account Manager4747 South Emporia Wichita, KS 67216316-440-8202; FAX 316-303-1104Cell [email protected]
Daktech, Inc.Tara Anderson, Regional Acct Manager3502 36th St.SWFargo, ND 58104866-815-9570; FAX 701-282-9690tanderson@daktech
Emporia State UniversityInstructional Design and Technology Dept.Jozenia Colorado, Assc. Prof & Chair of IDT1 Kellogg Circle, Campus Box 4037Emporia, KS 66801620-341-5477, Cell [email protected]
ESSDACKKatie Gillmore, Sales Manager1500 East 11th Avenue, Suite 200Hutchinson, KS [email protected]
FollettLindsey Pearson, Meeting Planner1340 Ridgeview DriveMcHenry, IL [email protected]
Gabbart CommunicationsChris Yee, Sales/TrainerTeddy Gabbart2912 Enterprise Blvd. Suite BDurant, Oklahoma 74701877-810-6894; FAX [email protected]
Haddock Education TechnologiesSheri Lucas, Administrative Assistant8201 E 34th St. Cir N Ste 801Wichita, KS 67226316-337-5645; FAX 316-425-6547 [email protected]
K12 ITCJacob Napper, Acct Manager5904 NW 63rd TerraceKansas City, MO 64151816-382-4833; Cell [email protected]
Kansas Association of America EducatorsGarry Sigle, Executive DirectorP.O. Box 1433Manhattan, KS 66505 785-477-1664 [email protected]
MACE Technology in Education Conference, Exhibitors
Kansas City Audio-VisualBobby Cardwell, Sales Rep KS Education 7535 Troost Ave PO Box 24570Kansas City, MO [email protected]
Kansas NEASherri Schwanz, KNEA Vice President715 SW 10th AvenueTopeka, KS 66612785-232-8271; Cell [email protected]
Kansas State Department of EducationKimberly Wright, Senior IT Trainer900 SW Jackson Street, Suite 351Topeka, KS [email protected]
Kansas State University Global CampusAshley Nietfeld, Communications Coordinator1615 Anderson Ave.Manhattan, KS [email protected]
Learning A-ZJorie Barnum, Tradeshow & Event ManagerChris Miessler 1840 E River Rd, SuiteTucson, AZ [email protected] Lightspeed Technologies, Inc.Betty Woods, Sales Ops & Events11509 SW Herman RdTualatin, OR 97062800-732-8999; FAX [email protected]
MicrosoftJoan BrunsOne Microsoft WayRedmond, WA [email protected]
Picaboo YearbooksGordon Schmid255 Shoreline Drive, Ste100Redwood City, CA 94065785-466-6169; FAX 785-286-7108Cell [email protected]
Run With I.T.Tuanua Swartz, Tech Facilitator124 N. JenningsAnthony, KS 67003620-842-5155; Cell [email protected]
School SpecialtyAmy PikingtonW6316 Design Dr.Greenville, WI [email protected]
SE Kansas Edu. Service Center - GreenbushLaDonna Hartman, Systems Analyst947 W. 47 HwyGirard, KS 66743620-724-6281; Cell [email protected]
The Learning SystemLaura Crump, Sales Administration3140 W Britton Rd, Ste. 202Oklahoma City, OK 73120405-848-6888; FAX 405-843-2559Cell [email protected]
Trinity3 TechnologyEric Ogden, Account Executive650 Pelham Blvd, Suite 600St. Paul, MN 55114855-862-5120; FAX 651-888-7916Cell [email protected]
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