SPOTLIGHT – In this session, we will explore some of the major Blogging-Social Media platforms and give you tips on how to safely and effectively use them to engage students and enhance the learning experience in your classroom. Learn how Blogging-Social Media is changing the way teachers and students are interacting with each other, content and the world!
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Don't' have time to read a good book? Do you what to engage your students in the reading process by listening? Do you have a long commute and want to listen to something along the way? I want to tell you about how and where to get audiobooks. Free. Getting audiobooks is really easy. I'll show you how to combine tracks from CD's, add album art, add your audiobook to your phone and tell it to remember where you left off. From the public library to LibriVox to iTunes University there are books to read with your ears everywhere.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, how powerful can a video be in your teaching. There are video resources all around us, from Youtube to DVDs. We'll show you how to download a video from Youtube, convert different formats of video to fit your needs, and pull that perfect segment from your favorite DVD.
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SPOTLIGHT – Are you excited to use your new iPad in your classroom, but have not had the chance to go through the over 750,000 different apps in the App Store? Join me for this session where I’ll highlight 60 of my favorite iOS apps for productivity, core education, general education, as well as some apps that are just plain edu-tainment. Hold on to your hats - it’s going to be a fun ride!