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Consider joining me this summer for the APS Breakfast Club where we will be learning about a variety of tech tools and ideas on how to effectively integrate technology into your curriculums.  
Sessions will be at 9am-10 am in room 404 at Aurora High School. (Distance Learning room, park right outside the door). Sessions will NOT be "sit and get" so bring your devices. See session dates and descriptions below. 
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June

June 4
The Connected Educator

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Are you a "connected" educator? Come learn how to harness the power of Twitter, Pinterest, Google+ to inspire your practice and to provide you with support 24/7.  Demolish the walls in your classroom.  Make it a global classroom!

June 20
App Smashing

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You are using a variety of apps in your classrooms.  Why not start combining those apps to create one powerful product? App Smashing leads to higher order thinking skills when using the iPads, fosters creativity and empowers your students. Come and create during this session!

App Smashing Google Doc

June 11
iPad bootcamp

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Still having a hard time navigating your iPad?  This is the session for you.  We will be learning how to navigate your iPad, getting apps, organizing apps, setting up your email, basic functions of the camera app and many other basic functions.  


June 25
My Google Account can do WHat?

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Google Docs, Google Sheets, Google Forms, Google Shopping, Google Maps, Google Drive, Google Chrome, Google Apps.  There are SO many tools Google has to offer.  Come learn and explore some of the tools that you have with your Google account.  Let's get our Google geek on!   We will meet in room 404 to start this session, then migrate over to the Pub Center to log into your Google accounts on a desktop computer. 

Google Tools

JULY

July 2
Social Media in the Classroom

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Your students are using social media. They are not going to stop anytime soon.  Meet students where they are! Harness the tools they are using and incorporate them into your classroom  Let's talk about some ways that you can easily use Twitter, Pinterest, Snapguide, Instagram (just to name a few) in your classroom.  

July 17
Being a Camera Totin' Teacher

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Are you documenting the story that takes place in your classroom? Are you taking a lot of pictures, but you really don't know what to do with them?  Come and join this session as we discuss some of the things you can be doing with all of those pictures that you are taking throughout the school year! We will discuss the idea of starting a photo blog. How to use tools like IFTT, Flickr, Instagram and some photo editing apps for all of those photos you are taking. 

July 9
Touchcast in the classroom

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Touchcast is an app that allows you to create multimedia presentations that mix video and web content.  This is an awesome app with unlimited possibilities in any classroom! Come learn how you could use this app to create interactive historical timelines, tutorial videos, reports, biographies, book trailers.  

July 23
10 Activities to do on an ipad instead of a worksheet

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Dr. Marilyn Adams said, "If they can do the worksheet, they don't need it. If they can't, it won't help them." Come to this session and explore some activities that you can have your students doing on the iPad instead of the worksheet that you might want to put into eBackpack or Edmodo. The iPad is a great tool for CREATING.  Let's move to creating products instead of filling in the blanks, matching or finding words in a word search.

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