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TIES 2014

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8:30am CST

Building Your Twitter NetworkLIMITED Greenway C Chrome: Browser, Apps & Extensions in EducationLIMITED Greenway H iBooks Author and iTunes U: Explore and DevelopLIMITED Skyway iPads in the Primary ClassroomLIMITED Greenway F Makers' PlaygroundLIMITED Northstar Ballroom B The Changing Landscape of Google: Google+, Add-ons & MoreLIMITED Northstar Ballroom A Using Evernote to Remember Everything and Reinvent Your ClassroomLIMITED Minnetonka Engaging Elementary Students: Getting Started with the SMART Board:LIMITED Greenway D Get More out of Microsoft Office Online and OneDrive NOWLIMITED St. Croix The Art of AppSmashingLIMITED Regency

12:30pm CST

Connecting Classrooms; Connecting TeachersLIMITED Greenway F Effectively Utilizing Schoology to Revolutionize Student LearningLIMITED Greenway A Engaging Students with InfographicsLIMITED Greenway I Fabulous and Free Open Online Resources for Teaching and LearningLIMITED Greenway D Google Apps & iPads: Creating the New Digital HubLIMITED Northstar Ballroom A iBeacons: Exploring the World Around You with iOSLIMITED Skyway In Plain English: Videos in the Common Craft StyleLIMITED Minnehaha

8:30am CST

Connecting and Collaborating with Video ConferenceLIMITED Greenway E Developing Google LeadersLIMITED Greenway A Explain Everything for BeginnersLIMITED Regency Flipping the HumanitiesLIMITED Calhoun Learn to Love Google FormsLIMITED Greenway F Making the Most of Google Apps for EducationLIMITED Greenway B The Networked EducatorLIMITED Northstar Ballroom A Creating Digital Content for an iPad ClassroomLIMITED Minnetonka Making Works! Design Thinking in Maker ClassroomsLIMITED Northstar Ballroom B The Ultimate Collaboration Tool: Microsoft OneNoteLIMITED Minnehaha

12:30pm CST

21st Century Differentiated InstructionLIMITED Greenway C Developing Google Leader Superpowers (Part 2 of Developing Google Leaders)LIMITED Greenway A Engaging Students through eBooks and ePubsLIMITED St. Croix Explain Everything for Familiar and Advanced UsersLIMITED Regency Make the Leap to Final Cut Pro XLIMITED Calhoun Managing Your Digital Life with iOSLIMITED Greenway B Using TED and TED-Ed in the classroomLIMITED Greenway J Using Web 2.0 Tools for Digital Storytelling Across the CurriculumLIMITED Northstar Ballroom A

8:00am CST

District Tech Leaders: Build Your Skills Lakeshore A Flipped Classroom: Flipping Out in Primary! Greenway F/G Google Apps for Education:'Drive' Teacher Collaboration Millennium Grand North iPads and IEPs Greenway H/I Online Behavior: Teaching Students and Families What Is Appropriate Lakeshore B Professional Development: Breakfast Club Transition to 1:1 Greenway D/E Teaching, Learning, and Creating with a Chromebook Millennium Grand South Tech Interns: Student Led Chromebook Repair Minnehaha Zen Presentation Design Greenway B/C

9:00am CST

What Is Right with American Education Nicollet A/B/C/D

11:00am CST

Apps, Tips, Websites and Gadgets for the Classroom Teacher Nicollet A Assessments: Fun and Easy Tools for All Ages Great Lakes Ballroom C BYOD with Limited Money and Resources Millennium Grand South Engineering and Programming in Elementary Schools Great Lakes Ballroom A1 From Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership Great Lakes Ballroom B iPads: Going Google for Education Millennium Grand North Moodling with Project-Based Learning Greenway H/I Rethinking Learning Spaces Minnetonka Virtual Exploration: Bring the World to Your Classroom! Greenway B/C Leading the Digital Leap Northstar Ballroom B Surviving the Digital Zombie Apocalypse Nicollet B/C IGNITE! Everything Google Greenway F/G 1:1 iPads: Managing and Implementing an Elementary Setting Poster Table 5 Augmented Reality in the Classroom Poster Table 1 Coding and Computational Thinking: K-8 Poster Table 6 3-D Printing for All Ages Harriet

12:15pm CST

Collaborative Classrooms in the 21st Century Calhoun iOS Application Support Group Nicollet A Leading Online: Leading the Learning, Leading by Learning Millennium Grand North Maker: A Documentary on the Maker Movement Great Lakes Ballroom A1 MakerSpaces, 3-D Printing, and Special Education Minnehaha Personalize Learning with Google Tools Millennium Grand Center PLNs and Social Media: Grow Your Network Lake Superior B School Library and Social Media Great Lakes Ballroom A2 SMART Notebook 2014 Highlights Greenway D/E Teaching, Learning and Creating with an iPad Nicollet D Create, Innovate, and Voice Nicollet B/C From Ideas to Action: Making School Transformation Happen Great Lakes Ballroom C Digital Tools for World Language Instruction Poster Table 4 Google Drive: Oh, the Places You Can Go! Poster Table 1 3-D Printing for All Ages Harriet

1:30pm CST

Analog Leaders in a Digital World Nicollet D District Vision: Learning Enhanced by Technology Minnehaha Formative Assessments: Fun, Free, Web Apps Greenway D/E Google Chrome: Personalize to Maximize Learning Great Lakes Ballroom B Interactive Digital Presentations Engage Students Greenway A Professional Development: Interdistrict Collaboration Using Technology Lake Superior B Professional Learning Network: Become a Connected Educator Greenway J Project-Based Learning: VANTAGE Engages Business Lakeshore B Technology Increases Engagement Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Technology Initiatives: How Do We Get Buy-In? Lake Superior A Twitter as a Professional Tool Greenway B/C Why We Chose Whitewater Learning® Online PD Great Lakes Ballroom A1 A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Using Infographics as a Creative Assesment Nicollet B/C IGNITE! Lessons Learned in 1:1 and BYOD Programs Greenway F/G Assessments: Variety Is the Spice of School Life Poster Table 6 Kahoot! in the Classroom Poster Table 3

2:35pm CST

Design of the Times: Role of Design in Technology and Education Lakeshore C Digital PE: Wearable Devices Improve Assessment Lakeshore B Gamification and Collaborative Storytelling Millennium Grand Center Go-Go-Gadget iPad: Annotate the World Nicollet D Google+ Communities = Engaging Classroom Web Presence Great Lakes Ballroom A3 iPad Cart: 10 Best Practices Nicollet A iPads and Transformative Learning with the SAMR Model Lake Superior B Managing Public Certificates in Your Organization Cedar Teacher Evaluation: Evolving Use of Technology Lakeshore A Augment Your Reality Nicollet B/C Screencasting and Formative Assessment Great Lakes Ballroom C Assessments That Engage Students Poster Table 1

8:00am CST

1:1 Implementation: World Class Education for the Modern Student Greenway J Collaborative Apps for the 21st Century Classroom Greenway F/G Come Create an Infographic! Lake Superior B Content Creation: Moving Away from Content Consumption Calhoun Digital Resources from the Minnesota Historical Society Lakeshore C Going Mobile with Google Apps Northstar Ballroom B Google Glass and Wearable Tech in the Classroom: Passing Glass Millennium Grand North Inventory/Track Your Technology: AssetTrackDB St. Croix Technology Assessment: Analyze Tech Status and Needs with BrightBytes Greenway A Walkthrough Data: Automate Observations with Google Forms Lakeshore A Winning the APPmazing Race Northstar Ballroom A Monitor Online Activity, Keeping Students and Data Safe Isles

9:00am CST

Games to Tackle Real-World Problems Nicollet A/B/C/D

11:00am CST

Build an App for your Classroom Nicollet D Civic Impact via Digital Engagement: Digital Empowerment Academy Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Digital Practice: It's Not About the Device Great Lakes Ballroom A3 Empowering Students with a Technology Support Team Millennium Grand South Evernote in Education Nicollet A Gamification, Level 2: Increase Student Engagement Great Lakes Ballroom B Google Sites: Setting your Sights Higher! Greenway B/C Google Teacher Academy and Google Education Resources: Be More Google Northstar Ballroom A iPads for Primary Learners Millennium Grand North Keyboarding Skills: 21st Century Necessity St. Croix Launching a Large-Scale 1:1 Program Greenway H/I LearnPad: from Selection to Implementation Greenway D/E Live Stream your School Events Minnetonka Professional Development: Become a Digital Educator Lakeshore C Professional Development: Nine Uses for Online Whitewater Learning® Calhoun Student Leadership Benefits a Digital Building Lake Superior A Technology in an iOS World Language Immersion School Greenway A Becoming a Mobile Learner Great Lakes Ballroom C Learning Spaces... the Final Frontier... Nicollet B/C IGNITE! iOS in the Elementary, Middle, Secondary Classrooms Greenway F/G eBooks: Continuing the Conversation Poster Table 5 iPads and Assistive Technology: Maximize the Options Poster Table 4 Staff Development: Success Through Learning Lunches Poster Table 2 What's a MakerSpace? Poster Table 6

12:15pm CST

Acceptable Use Policy at Home: Empowering Parents Lake Superior A Apps for Learning: Use iOS and Android Apps to Foster Engagement Greenway J Brains and Technology: What Educators Need to Know Greenway A Content Retention: Stop the Summer Slide Minnehaha Digital Tools for Elementary Instruction Millennium Grand South Gamification: Shifting Your Mindset Northstar Ballroom A iPads + Google Apps: Workflow, Fun & Creation Nicollet A Learning Beyond the Four Classroom Walls Greenway F/G LearningExpress Library for K-12 Skill Improvement Calhoun Maker: A Documentary on the Maker Movement Great Lakes Ballroom A1 Microsoft Office 365 Basics St. Croix Personalized Learning through Genius Hour Millennium Grand North Professional Development: Dynamic Teacher Learning Experience Minnetonka Professional Development: Self-Directed and Effective with Web Tools Greenway B/C Socrative and Peer Instruction Lakeshore C Technology Integration: Balancing Pedagogy and Technology Lake Superior B Technology Integration: Create a Vision with Focus and Clarity Greenway H/I Technology, Adventure and Change Nicollet D Twitter Chat: #MNLead, Live Session Leadership Chat Lakeshore A Bringing A New Voice To Libraries and Schools Through Makerspaces Nicollet B/C CANCELLED SESSION - Culture Shift: Leading and Learning in the Connected School Great Lakes Ballroom C E-Newspapers: Showcase and Connect Educators with Paper.li Poster Table 5 Moodle for Professional Development Poster Table 4 Storytelling With iOS: Contribute Your Verse Poster Table 3

1:30pm CST

1:1 -- One School Journey with Windows 8 Tablets Minnehaha A Day in the Life of a 21st Century Learning Studio Great Lakes Ballroom A1 Augmented Reality Apps Engage Students Great Lakes Ballroom B Branding and Social Media: Great Things Happening at Your School Lakeshore B Digital Badges for Lifetime Credentialing Greenway H/I Flipped Classroom Resources: Moving Up with iMovie and YouTube Millennium Grand Center GarageBand for iOS Greenway A Innovation 101: Tapping the Wisdom of the Crowd Lakeshore C iPads: Transform Classrooms with the 4 C's Millennium Grand North It Takes an iVillage Nicollet A Manage your Digital Life with iOS Lakeshore A Online Tools: Share the Best of the Best Greenway B/C Personalized PD in Action! Greenway D/E Is Your Network on “App Overload” Minnetonka 10x Vision in Education with Google and Minnesota Districts Nicollet B/C The Google Test: Creating Student Thinkers and Makers in the Age of the Internet Great Lakes Ballroom C IGNITE! Professional Development Greenway F/G Augmented Reality in an Elementary Classroom Poster Table 5 Getting Started With Minecraft Poster Table 1 Google Docs: From the Classroom to Coaching Poster Table 4 New Literacies and Inquiry: A Social Issues Project Poster Table 3

2:35pm CST

1:1 Professional Development: Beyond Year One Millennium Grand North Digital Classroom: Create a Dynamic Social Media Platform Greenway B/C Digital Classroom: Keep It Organized with Moodle and Google Lake Superior A Flipping the Classroom with TED-Ed Videos Millennium Grand South Guide Teachers to Transform Instruction Great Lakes Ballroom A2 PD - This Time it has to be Personal! Nicollet D Professional Development: Edcamp Evolves Lakeshore A Professional Development: Effortless Tricks for PD Tweeting Minnehaha Research: Streamline the Process with Online Tools Greenway A SAMR in Real Life: True Examples of Transformation Northstar Ballroom B Top 10 Barriers to Mobiles in the Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom C Workflow: Technology as a Productivity Asset Greenway F/G Creating a New Learning Culture for School Leaders Nokomis Tools of the Future, Today: Augmented Reality, Wearable and Object Technology Nicollet B/C Connected Classroom Poster Table 4 Technology Tools to Track Music Achievement Poster Table 2 iMovie Trailer: Quick and Easy Filmmaking Harriet