The Midwest Google Apps Summit is a high intensity two day, hands on conference that focuses on integrating Google Apps for Education in K-12 and Higher Ed learning environments. All presentations will be Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrators and local Googley talent.
How imaginative is school? What kinds of big ideas come from education that transform things? Does education have the capacity to generate its own bold and magnificent ideas? Does education, as an institution, have the capacity to wonder, to innovate and to take on a new expedition, one in which the outcome is possibly not known? How will educators write the invitation to that expedition? Isn't it time to finally write that invitation?
Over the next several days and beyond, take time to explore these questions. By yourself. With others. Challenge yourself to develop your own call to action, and to purposefully rekindle a spirit of wonder about what you do, what’s possible, and how to realize it. It’s time to write a new manifesto for learning, one that is actionable, and one that makes a difference in the education of students. This presentation seeks to encourage you to do just that, to be curious, to go on a new journey, to wonder, and to take that next great expedition that will make all the difference.
GeoGebra, Desmos and Daum Equation Editor are three outstanding mathematics tools that are available as Google Chrome Web Apps with Google Drive integration. This means that students can create and explore with these free web-based mathematical tools with the added benefit of Google Drive’s sharing capabilities and anywhere access.
GeoGebra (geogebra.org) is dynamic geometry software, similar to Geometer’s Sketchpad. Desmos (desmos.com) is a beautiful, browser based graphing calculator that makes traditional graphing calculators look like a slide rule. Daum Equation Editor is a web based equation editor that can be used as an alternative to MathType.
WeVideo Next - a Chrome app now available in the Chrome Web Store
integrates tightly with Google Chrome / Google Drive
Online video projects are a great way to encourage student creativity and storytelling, as well as increase student involvement. Video creation projects enable engaged learning and develop 21st century skills. WeVideo's decoupling of video projects from localized technology resources opens up a new avenue for teaching and learning.
Almost all students now have smartphones with video cameras. They can be harnessed for capturing video clips and photos for school video projects.
Dr. Jekyll:Riding the wave of technology, more schools than ever are adopting 1:1 programs. Devices like Chromebooks and iPads give students access to social media and educational websites, which are de-facto requirements for the 21st century classroom.
Mr. Hyde:But in the thousands of 1:1 schools across the country (and the world), are these devices actually being used in the way they were intended? Are they contributing to the growing threat of cyberbullying and compromising the online safety of our students? And if so, what can we do about it?
Teachers and Administrators, Join Securly as we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly sides of technology in education, along with best practices to achieve a safe online environment and optimize the 1:1 experience for your students.
