4T Virtual Conference Newsletter
May 12, 2017
8 Days Until Conference!
Session Links Will Be Posted and Emailed on FRIDAY May 19th
How to participate in the conference
2) You do not need to sign up to attend specific sessions. Instead click on the room link to your session (posted on the Schedule page in May) that you would like to attend, and it should open up in Blackboard Collaborate. Make sure you TEST Blackboard Collaborate to know that it is working on your computer BEFORE the conference. If Blackboard is not working properly on your computer, please contact the Blackboard support room (the conference facilitators cannot help with individual issues in Blackboard). Please NOTE that Blackboard Collaborate DOES NOT work on CHROMEBOOKS. It works very well on iPads, Smartphones, iPods (via the app which is free) or any other desktop or laptop computer.
3) Click on the room link to the session you would like to attend at the correct time (according to the conference schedule). Type in your full name and let Blackboard collaborate download to your computer and open (you may have to double-click on the Blackboard download to get it to open).
4) Please note that we recommend logging into each session about 10 minutes BEFORE the start time to make sure you get a spot (only 150 participants per session), and to make sure your computer is working properly with the session tool.
5) If you are interested in applying for SCECHs (no cost), please see the SCECHs page for more information. There are 19 SCECHs available.
Session Schedule Posted!
Jeremy Hyler
May 20, 9:00am ET
From Texting to Teaching: Grammar Instruction in a Digital Age
Grammar and
Language Arts and Science Teacher
Fulton Middle School
Middleton, Michigan
Lori Banaszak
Exploring Coding in the Elementary Classroom
Technology Integration Specialist
Clarkston Community Schools
Clarkston, Michigan
Joanna Van Raden
May 22, 3:00pm ET
Blending the Writer’s Workshop
Blended Learning Specialist
National Presenter on Blended Writing Workshop (Retired Elementary Teacher)
Michigan
Be on the look out for special offers for ALL registered participants from our door prize sponsors!
A Special Offer from ISTE
Code: LEARN1ST at checkout
The code gets you 20% off (plus members get a discount, so it’s 30% total) and it’s good until July 31.
Link to book: https://www.iste.org/resources/product?id=3975
A Big Thank You to the Ford Motor Fund
2017 4T Conference Sponsors
UofM Flint
Ford Motor Fund
Earn up to 19 FREE SCECHs
New this year for non-MI teachers: optional certificate of attendance!
Website: http://www.4tvirtualcon.com/store/p1/4T_Virtual_Conference_Official_Attendance_Certificate.html