North Alabama Technology Conference
April 2015
Oh The Places You'll Go With Technology!
GENERAL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION FEE-- Includes lunch
Both days--- $40
1 Day---------$25
LOCATION: HAZEL GREEN HIGH SCHOOL
Keynote Speaker: Travis Allen
Embark upon a journey through the dawn of the information age with college student, Travis Allen. Experience the life of a true digital native who boldly refused to accept the status quo in the classroom.
Workshops & Concurrent Sessions
WORKSHOPS ARE 2 HOURS
CONCURRENT SESSIONS ARE 1 HOUR
This is a tentative list of workshops and sessions. A finalized schedule of workshops and concurrent sessions will be sent out at a later date.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS ARE 1 HOUR
This is a tentative list of workshops and sessions. A finalized schedule of workshops and concurrent sessions will be sent out at a later date.
Canvas / Data Collection
WORKSHOPS
- Canvas Basics
- Canvas: The LMS That Wil Make Your Liffe Easier and Your Students More Productive
- Moving on Up with Canvas
Data Collection
- LiveBinders 101
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Chalkable: An LMS with INOW Integration
- Moving on up with Canvas
- Increasing Student Engagement and Motivation using Classcraft: Learn to Glamify your Classroom
BYOT
WORKSHOPS
- Remember that Life's a Balancing Act: BYOT Integration
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- BYOT: How It Changed My Classroom Forever
- QR Codes in the BYOT Classroom
Formative Assessment / Student Response Systems
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Will You Succeed? With Formative Assessment--Indeed!
- Give a Hoot about Kahoot! Engage, Gamify, and Quiz Your Students
- Who's got Kahoots? I've got Kahoots!
- Soaring into Success with Active Engagement
Project Based Learning
WORKSHOPS
- Student Engagement: Motivating the Unmotivated Through PBL
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Oh the Places We Can Go with PBL
Technology Integration/Differentiation/CCRS
WORKSHOPS
- Oh the Places We Will Go: Using Cool Tools 4 School
- Oh the Places We Can go with PBL
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Technology in the 21st Century Collaborative Classroom--Strategies for Collaborating Among Special and General Education Classroom
- I Think I Can...Integrate Texting
- Tips and Resources for Successful K-2 Tech Integration
- Integrating Tech Projects into the CCS
- SAMR Model
- Hop On the Alabama Insight Tool: Great Tool for CCRS Success
- Not Your Couch Potato's Technology
Social Media / Bookmarking
WORKSHOPS
- You Can Move Mountains with Social Media
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Stakeholder Communication Utilizing Social Media
- Developing Personal Learning Networks through Twitter
- Pinning Pins from Pinterest
- Symbaloo: What Can it Do for You?
Flipped Classroom
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Flipping the Classroom: A Beginner's Journey
- Flipping: It's Not Just for Cheerleaders Anymore
- Flipping Your Classroom: Going Beyond the Videos
iPad, iTunes U, iBooks Author
WORKSHOPS
- Apple Configurator
- iBooks Author
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- iTunes U
- Evaluating Apps
- Accessibility Features
Communication Tools
WORKSHOPS
- Weebly Basics: Build and Blend
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Get More with Smore!
- Using Your School Website for Communication
- Outlook, Excel, and Publisher
Web 2.0 Tools
WORKSHOPS
- Oh, The Tech Tools You'll Use (and Love!)
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- The Hottest Web Tools for Teachers
- Top 30 Tech Tools for Instruction
- Math Tech Tools from Low Tech to High Tech
- Tidal Wave of Technology
Makerspace / Robotics
WORKSHOPS
- 9 Cool Makerspace Gadgets Plus Grant Writing Tips to Bring them into Your Classroom or Library
- Going Places with FIRST Robotics
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Going Places with FIRST Robotics
Coding
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Coding for Kids = Fun 4 Them + Fun 4 Me
1:1 Learning
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices for New 1:1 Teachers
Digital Pictures/Graphics
WORKSHOPS
- Where Would You Rather Be? Digital Art Projects for Classrooms- Using Free Online Software Applications
Professional Development
CONCURRENT SESSIONS
- PD Made Easy Through the Use of Technology
Sources
North Alabama Technology Conference Webpage: http://natc2015.weebly.com/
Laura McComb
Third Grade Teacher and Technology Integration Mentor
Email: lmccomb@madison.k12.al.us
Location: 8861 Moores Mill Road, Meridianville, AL, United States
Phone: (256)851-4680
Twitter: @lbmccomb