Elementary

=Technology for Learning =

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Demographics - Who's here?

 * Survey - http://tinyurl.com/vsup5
 * Making a Map from Google Spreadsheets

Collecting and Sharing

 * How are you collecting resources, taking notes, etc. today? Evernote? Google Drive? Diigo? Let's Discuss
 * Blog post on taking notes at conferences
 * Task: Prep your note taking

Cloud Storage Conversation

 * Survey - http://tinyurl.com/vsup7

QR Codes

 * Create a Code
 * Use an app to scan codes
 * Ways to use QR Codes in Elementary classrooms
 * Here's the QR Code for this page

Digital Textbooks

 * Virginia's Pilot - http://www.lwbva.org
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Other Resources - http://chris.wikispaces.com/digitaltextbooks

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Other Emerging Technologies in Education Discussion

 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Interesting article here

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Task: Visualize a Classroom in 10 Years
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">What do you think a mobile, digital classroom will look like in 10 years?
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Explore a visualization tool
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Prepare a short demonstration, visual, presentation
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tools:
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Animoto
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Storybird
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Glogster
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Voki
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Easel.ly
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Others?

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Task: Make a Brainstorm/ Mindmap / Infographic
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">"Benefits/challenges of mobile technologies in the classsroom"
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Laptop: Try bubble.us, mind42.com, or exploratree.org.uk (have a better one? please share with group)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Ipad: Popplet (have a better one? please share with group)

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Afternoon Mini Sessions
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">After lunch, I always find it fun to ask attendees to share their knowledge. If you're willing, please plan to do any of the following. You'll have 5 minutes max.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Show a website you love, that you think most people here haven't heard of
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Share a web 2.0 tool you use in your classroom - any Edmodo users? PhotoPeach? MapTales?
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Want to do an app smackdown? Your top 10 apps in 5 minutes or less?

What's This?
So, you didn't want to stick with the main presentation, eh? That's fine. We're all adults. Sometimes we wander. But, if you're going to wander, you have to accept this challenge: Explore, learn at least enough about these tools to share a 5 minute explanation toward the end of the day. Limit yourself to one tool an hour throughout today while you weave in and out of our main session. Okay? Proceed...
 * Google Keep
 * Mosey
 * RealtimeBoard
 * Buncee
 * [|Sketchlot]
 * [|UTellStory]
 * Little Bird Tales

Also, check this out:
 * http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/47-core-teacher-apps-a-visual-library-of-apps-for-teachers
 * http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/the-55-best-best-free-education-apps-for-ipad