Consider joining me again this summer for the APS Breakfast Club where we will be learning about a variety of technology tools and ideas on how to seamlessly integrate these technologies into your curriculums.
Sessions will be from 9am-10 am in room 404 at Aurora High School. Room 404 is the former distance learning room and is labeled "W21" on the outside door. Park right outside the room! Sessions will NOT be "sit and get" so bring your devices. See session dates and descriptions below.
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Sessions will be from 9am-10 am in room 404 at Aurora High School. Room 404 is the former distance learning room and is labeled "W21" on the outside door. Park right outside the room! Sessions will NOT be "sit and get" so bring your devices. See session dates and descriptions below.
Tap on REMIND Button below to sign up and receive reminders about sessions and links to great articles to read this summer.
Sessions in GREEN are TWO HOUR WORKSHOPS. More time to learn, experiment and play!
June 9--"Are you serious? My Google Account can do that?!"
In this two hour workshop we will be digging into the various apps that are available to you with your school provided school Google account. Google Apps for Education are free, offer easy collaboration and can be used on any device. Learn how you (and your students) can use Google Docs (like MS Office), Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Presentation (like MS Powerpoint), and Google Calendar.
Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Device: iPad and Web Based
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center (park by and enter Room 404)
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Level: Beginner-Intermediate
Device: iPad and Web Based
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center (park by and enter Room 404)
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JunE 17--funky formative assessment tools
session begins at 9:00am in pub center
What are you currently using for formative assessments in your classroom? If you'd like to change it up a bit next year in regards to formative assessments and want to explore some EASY to use digital formative assessment tools, come join us! We will be learning about (and how to use) tools like Kahoot, Quizizz, EduCanon, EdPuzzle, Socrative, Pear Deck and Geddit just to name a few. Leave this session with some fun, new ways to assess in your classroom next year!
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: We will create in Pub Center on desktop, but bring iPad as well!
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: We will create in Pub Center on desktop, but bring iPad as well!
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center
June 17--unleashing your students' creativity using canva
SESSION BEGINS AT 11:00am in pub center
Pablo Picasso once said, "Every child is an artist, the problem is staying an artist when you grow up." Canva is a graphic web design tool that is user friendly and so easy to use! Need some creative graphics for your bulletin boards or website? What about having students create posters or infographics in your classroom? Then come and learn all about Canva. WARNING: Once you start creating with Canva, it's hard to stop!
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: iPad and Web based
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: iPad and Web based
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center
June 19--Callihan's chromebook cafe
Bring your favorite coffee and snack and join me for some Chromebook Collaboration. You will leave with ways to use Chromebooks (Chrome Browser) to streamline your workflow and ideas for successful classroom integration.
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June 24--The connected educator
Are you a "connected" educator/administrator? Come learn and discuss how to harness the power of Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, and Google+ to inspire your practice, create awesome opportunities for the students in your classroom and how to build a professional learning network that will pay huge dividends! It's time to demolish the walls in your classroom! Let's make it a global classroom! Read this article if you are hesitant to become a connected educator.
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: iPad and Web based
Location: Aurora High School Room 404 and Pub Center
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: iPad and Web based
Location: Aurora High School Room 404 and Pub Center
July 1--Becoming a multimedia maven
this session is going to be rescheduled, stayed tuned to remind for details on when this session will be offered.
Remember the days when you had to send a student to the media center to check out a camera for your classroom? Now, every single one of our students has a camera AND access to a plethora of apps that allow them to create some pretty amazing things with the media that they produce. In this session we will learn how to manipulate photos and record and edit audio and video. Once done creating, we will explore the various ways to share the multimedia projects that you created.
Level-Beginner-Advanced
Device-iPad
Location: Aurora High School Room 404 and Pub Center
Level-Beginner-Advanced
Device-iPad
Location: Aurora High School Room 404 and Pub Center
July 15--Visual storytelling with Adobe apps
According to EdTechTeacher, "Digital stories allow students to take a linear series of events and turn them into a multidimensional experience. It encourages them to communicate, collaborate, and research as well as to infuse media into the process. A plethora of tools and apps exists to create these projects, and all of them enable students to gain a deeper understanding of history as they explore the most effective way to retell it." Students and teachers will have three apps from Adobe on their iPads starting next school year: Adobe Slate, Adobe Premiere Clip, and Adobe Voice. Come join me as we explore the possibilities of using these apps in your classroom next year!
Level-Beginner-Advanced
Device-iPad
Location: Aurora High School Room 404
Level-Beginner-Advanced
Device-iPad
Location: Aurora High School Room 404
July 22--Chrome apps and extensions
Yes, Google has an app store just like Apple! Google apps allow you to do things like create documents, edit photos, collaborate and most importantly apps allow you to create in your classroom. Come to this session and you will walk away with a whole new perspective of how Google can help you in your classroom. Come join us as we work, play, learn and create with Google!
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: Web Based
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center
Level: Beginner-Advanced
Device: Web Based
Location: Aurora High School Pub Center
July 29--Teacher use of the 4C's
The 4Cs (Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity) are essential for developing the knowledge and skills needed for college and career readiness. Teachers who ask students to solve authentic problems and engage with others using the Internet can increase student engagement and effectively prepare students for 21st century learning. Come to this session as we explore some tools that will allow you to tap into the power of the 4C's in your classroom.
Level: Beginner
Device: iPad and Web Based
Location: Aurora High School Room 404
Level: Beginner
Device: iPad and Web Based
Location: Aurora High School Room 404
