2015 Technology In-service
Tuesday, August 11th, 2015
Baldwin High School
12:30 Sessions
Flipped Classrooms
Mike Spielman, Math Teacher, Baldwin High School
mspielman@usd348.com
This session will discuss flipping your classroom using Educreations. We will look at some of positive and negatives of trying this in your with your classes. Room 206
Genius Hour
Lindsey Koehn, 5th Grade Teacher, Valley Center Intermediate Center, Valley Center, KS
lindsey.koehn@usd262.net
Genius Hour is a movement happening in the education community that gives students more choice in what they learn. It is a time for them to pursue passions and interests and become a “genius” in a topic of their choice. Room 203.
Google Classroom
Stacy Smith, Communications Arts Teacher, Baldwin High School
ssmith@usd348.com
Google Classroom ties together the other Google Tools for education and provides a convenient platform for assigning, collecting, and communicating information within class sections and groups. This tool is a great asset for teachers already using Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Gmail. Room 118.
Greenbush Online Resources
Denise Grasso, Associate Executive Director, Southeast Kansas Education Service Center
denise.grasso@greenbush.org
Did you know you had access to over thousands of online resources through the Discovery Channel and NBCLearn? Full length videos, video segments, songs, pictures, tests, quizzes, lesson plans that you can use in your classroom with your students? This session will provide an overview of those resources with information on how to access them, as well as highlights of each resource. In addition, all of these resources can be accessed with one single log in and password, eliminating the need to remember several different passwords. New this year is the ability to create log in information for your students, allowing them easier access to these resources as well. Room 215.
Learning Disabilities and ADHD Review and Updates:
Amy Wintermantel, Ph.D, Department Chair, Baker University School of Education
amy.wintermantel@bakeru.edu
The common characteristics and interventions for LD and ADHD will be ever so briefly reviewed. Presenter biases, quirks, and distracted comments will hopefully be limited. Cafeteria.
Mac Computers 101
Steve Hemphill, District Technology Director
shemphill@usd348.com
Discover some of the ins and outs of the Mac OS. Which browser, printer, and word processor to use in different situations. Backup options for your data. If time permits we’ll talk about how district iPads are different. Library Mac Lab.
Overview of Mimio Interactive Technologies
Kent Tamsen, Engaging Technologies
kent@engaging-technologies.com
This session will focus on a review of Mimio Interactive Classroom Technology solutions, with a special emphasis on the MimioMobile software app (new release coming this fall). There will be plenty of time for questions, and hands on. Room 201.
Skype in the Classroom
Tiffany Matthews, 1st Grade Teacher, Abilene Elementary School, Valley Center, KS
tiffany.matthews@usd262.net
Ever wonder how to take your students on a field trip across the world for FREE? Join us for a Skype in the Classroom session where you will learn how to find lessons and create lessons to explore the world through technology! Skype in the Classroom can be used for all age-ranges and across all content areas. Room 202.
SMART Interactive Monitors and Wireless Classroom Solutions
Bobby Cardwell, Kansas City Audio Video
bcardwell@kcav.com
This session will showcase the latest interactive flat panels from SMART, as well as highlight wireless solutions in the classroom. Room 106.
TalentEd
Laura Hartman, Board Clerk, Human Resources Assistant
lhartman@usd348.com
Save the Planet! Go Green! TalentEd Records is the system the school board has approved for obtaining and storing personnel records. This session will show how this change affects you and how to utilize TalentEd Records to maintain your personnel information. Q & A will be a big portion of this session. Room 114.