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TIES 2014

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7:30am CST

First Timers Session Lakeshore A

8:00am CST

Creativity: The Subversive Educator's Guide Northstar Ballroom B Digital Primary Sources in the Classroom Greenway J District Tech Leaders: Build Your Skills Lakeshore A Flipped Classroom: Flipping Out in Primary! Greenway F/G Free Math and Science E-Texts: Aligned to MN Standards Greenway A Getting the Most Out of Your Mac and iPad Skyway Google Apps for Education:'Drive' Teacher Collaboration Millennium Grand North iPads and IEPs Greenway H/I Khan Academy: 'Khan' Students Into Learning Minnetonka Online Behavior: Teaching Students and Families What Is Appropriate Lakeshore B Professional Development: Breakfast Club Transition to 1:1 Greenway D/E Social Media: Become a Connected Educator Lake Superior A Student Response Systems: Finding the Best Tool for You Lakeshore C Teaching, Learning, and Creating with a Chromebook Millennium Grand South Tech Interns: Student Led Chromebook Repair Minnehaha Tierney Brothers Tech Tour at TIES St. Croix Top 10 Things Not to Do in a 1:1 Millennium Grand Center Zen Presentation Design Greenway B/C

11:00am CST

Apps, Tips, Websites and Gadgets for the Classroom Teacher Nicollet A Apps: Web 2.0 Apps Engage Students Before, During and After Class Calhoun Assessment Tools: Media Specialists Dive into Assessment and Data Minnehaha Assessments: Fun and Easy Tools for All Ages Great Lakes Ballroom C BYOD with Limited Money and Resources Millennium Grand South Curriculum Mapping in a 21st Century System Greenway A Dataphobia: Increasing Comfort with Data Lakeshore B Docker Introduction Cedar Engineering and Programming in Elementary Schools Great Lakes Ballroom A1 Flipped Classroom Technology: Blended Learning for All Students Lake Superior B Flipped Classroom: Checklist to Create and Implement Lakeshore C Flipped Classroom: SMART Amp Enhances Learning Greenway D/E From Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership Great Lakes Ballroom B Google Tools and Integration: Favorite Apps and Tips Nicollet D iBeacons: Exploring the World Around You with iOS Skyway iPads and Google: Transforming Science Instruction Great Lakes Ballroom A2 iPads in Primary Classrooms: Impact Learning Millennium Grand Center iPads: Going Google for Education Millennium Grand North Moodling with Project-Based Learning Greenway H/I Personalized Technology Adoption Panel St. Croix Rethinking Learning Spaces Minnetonka Special Education: Capture Student Success Greenway J Student Learning: Technology Infusion Demonstrations Lake Superior A Student-Centered Media: Empowering Students in the Media Center Great Lakes Ballroom A3 Video Conferencing: Connect and Collaborate Nokomis Virtual Exploration: Bring the World to Your Classroom! Greenway B/C

12:15pm CST

Backup Alphabet Soup: A Backup Plan that Works Cedar Collaborative Classrooms in the 21st Century Calhoun Computer Science Education: Engage at an Early Age Northstar Ballroom B Culturally Relevant Learning Technologies Lakeshore C Differentiation Made Easy with Google Sites and Apps Lake Superior A Digital Resources: The Skill of Finding Quality Greenway J Digital Tools in the Media Classroom: Teacher as Learning Coach Great Lakes Ballroom A3 Game and Curriculum Design: A Digital Learning Quest Minnetonka Gamification: MinecraftEdu and Third Grade Greenway F/G iOS Application Support Group Nicollet A iPads and Music: Collaborate, Create, and Evaluate Greenway A iTunes U: Educational Content You’ll Flip Over Millennium Grand South Leading Online: Leading the Learning, Leading by Learning Millennium Grand North Library Collaboration Between School and Public: Less can be More Lakeshore B Maker: A Documentary on the Maker Movement Great Lakes Ballroom A1 MakerSpaces, 3-D Printing, and Special Education Minnehaha Paperless Classroom: Best Practices Using Google Apps Great Lakes Ballroom B 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 Systems Alignment to Transform Student Learning Lakeshore A Teaching, Learning and Creating with an iPad Nicollet D Technology Plans: Leveraging Chromebooks for High Quality Instruction Greenway B/C Tierney Brothers Tech Tour at TIES St. Croix Special Education: Transition Skills and Technology Greenway H/I

1:30pm CST

30 Amazing Web Gems for the Classroom Millennium Grand Center Analog Leaders in a Digital World Nicollet D Common Formative Assessment Using Naiku at ISD 196 Lakeshore A Deploying iPads for 1:1 Skyway Digital Storytelling on iPads in Primary Classrooms Millennium Grand South District Vision: Learning Enhanced by Technology Minnehaha Flipped Classroom: How the iPad Changed Math Greenway H/I Flipped Classroom: University of MN Research Results Minnetonka Formative Assessments: Create Your Own with Google Forms Great Lakes Ballroom A3 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 Mobile Learning: Changing Culture Northstar Ballroom B Open Source Datacenter Calhoun 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 Tech Tools and Strategies for School Leaders Lakeshore C Technology Increases Engagement Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Technology Initiatives: How Do We Get Buy-In? Lake Superior A Tierney Brothers Tech Tour at TIES St. Croix Top Apps and Practices for Administrators Nicollet A Twitter as a Professional Tool Greenway B/C Virtual Field Trips Millennium Grand North Why We Chose Whitewater Learning® Online PD Great Lakes Ballroom A1

2:35pm CST

1:1 Learning System -- Self-Paced, Student-Centered Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Blogging 101: Student Voice, Authentic Audience Great Lakes Ballroom A1 Build Your Own iTunes U Course Millennium Grand North Data-Driven Technology Promotes Student Learning Greenway H/I Deploying iPads in a Shared Use Environment Skyway 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 Get to Know Google Classroom Northstar Ballroom B Go-Go-Gadget iPad: Annotate the World Nicollet D Google+ Communities = Engaging Classroom Web Presence Great Lakes Ballroom A3 iPad Apps and Artwork: Creating in Middle School Media Arts Greenway B/C 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 Meet ELA Standards through Curriculum, Collaboration, and Coding Millennium Grand South Mobile Devices in Health Education Calhoun Moodle for Effective Course Design Lake Superior A Social Media: Connecting Educators Beyond School Walls Greenway D/E Teacher Evaluation: Evolving Use of Technology Lakeshore A Tierney Brothers Tech Tour at TIES St. Croix Voice Recording for the World Language Classroom Greenway J

3:25pm CST

Orono Public Schools Meeting Minnehaha

4:30pm CST

MASA - Technology Leaders Meeting Northstar Ballroom A

7:30am CST

First Timers Session Lakeshore A

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 Curated Content: Meet The App Store, The iBookstore, and iTunes U Skyway Digital Resources from the Minnesota Historical Society Lakeshore C Flipping the Flipped Classroom: Self-Paced Learning Greenway B/C Focus on the Five C's Minnetonka Formative Assessment with the iPad Toolkit Millennium Grand Center Gamification in Science, Math, and Language Arts Millennium Grand South 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 Personalizing Learning, Our Journey Greenway D/E Reading and Social Media Minnehaha Reading Comprehension: Digging Deeper Using Digital Devices Lake Superior A Research: Google, Library Resources, and Your Students Greenway H/I Technology Assessment: Analyze Tech Status and Needs with BrightBytes Greenway A Walkthrough Data: Automate Observations with Google Forms Lakeshore A Web Tools Create Tech Savvy Readers Lakeshore B Winning the APPmazing Race Northstar Ballroom A

11:00am CST

'Flippin' Staff Meetings -- An Innovative Approach Lakeshore A Build an App for your Classroom Nicollet D Civic Impact via Digital Engagement: Digital Empowerment Academy Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Collaborative Curriculum Development Lake Superior B Data Collection to Inform Instruction Greenway J Digital Practice: It's Not About the Device Great Lakes Ballroom A3 E-Rate 2.0: Broadband for Schools and Libraries Minnehaha eLearning2: K-12 Digital Age Learning Millennium Grand Center Empowering Students with a Technology Support Team Millennium Grand South Evernote in Education Nicollet A Flipped Classrooms: Economical and Effective Learning Great Lakes Ballroom A1 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 Middle Schoolers Closing the Digital Divide: Asian Penguins Northstar Ballroom B Personalizing Learning with iBooks Author Skyway 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

12:15pm CST

21st Century Skills Professional Development Institute Great Lakes Ballroom A2 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 Chromebooks: Inspire and Differentiate in Elementary Classrooms Millennium Grand Center Content Retention: Stop the Summer Slide Minnehaha Continuous Learning Using iTunes U Skyway Digital Rollout in an Elementary School: 0-100 Devices in 90 Days Great Lakes Ballroom A3 Digital Tools for Elementary Instruction Millennium Grand South Gamification: Shifting Your Mindset Northstar Ballroom A Getting out of your SMART Board Slump Greenway D/E iBooks and 21st Century Resources: Time4Tech Lakeshore B Instructional Technology: Engage Buildingwide Support Northstar Ballroom B 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 Open Educational Resources (OER): Increase Engagement Great Lakes Ballroom B 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

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 Apps, Tips, Websites and Gadgets for the Administrator Nicollet D Augmented Reality Apps Engage Students Great Lakes Ballroom B Branding and Social Media: Great Things Happening at Your School Lakeshore B Chromebooks in a Math Classroom Lake Superior B Coding in Elementary: Create the Programmers of Tomorrow Northstar Ballroom A Coding: Integrate throughout Classroom Curriculum Millennium Grand South Digital Badges for Lifetime Credentialing Greenway H/I Digital Book Projects: Using Google Apps and the Web Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Digital Formative Assessments: Engage Students, Inform Instruction Lake Superior A Flipped Classroom Resources: Moving Up with iMovie and YouTube Millennium Grand Center Flipped Classroom: Ensuring Success from IT to Classroom St. Croix Flipped Classrooms: Lesson Plans for a 1:1 School Great Lakes Ballroom A3 GarageBand for iOS Greenway A Innovation 101: Tapping the Wisdom of the Crowd Lakeshore C iPad Creativity Apps in the Elementary Classroom Northstar Ballroom B 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 The Power of Personalized Video Enhancement Greenway J Video Instructions: Teach and Review Skills Training Calhoun

2:35pm CST

1:1 Professional Development: Beyond Year One Millennium Grand North Achievement Badges in the Classroom Millennium Grand Center Apps with Meteor: Build Real-time, Reactive Web Apps Lake Superior B Digital Classroom: Create a Dynamic Social Media Platform Greenway B/C Digital Classroom: Keep It Organized with Moodle and Google Lake Superior A Engaging Students with Chrome Apps and Extensions Nicollet A Flipped Classroom in AP Social Studies Greenway J Flipped Instruction in Early Childhood: Parents and Technology Lakeshore C Flipped Instruction: One Elementary Classroom Journey Minnetonka Flipping the Classroom with TED-Ed Videos Millennium Grand South Gamification in Math Interventions: a Reconstruction Journey Lakeshore B Geography: Connecting Local to Global with Technology St. Croix Google Classroom: How can I use it? Great Lakes Ballroom B Guide Teachers to Transform Instruction Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Launching 1:1 iPads in the Middle Grades Great Lakes Ballroom A3 Nonfiction: Engage Your Students with Digital Resources Great Lakes Ballroom A1 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 SMART Notebook: Nurture the SMART Boarder in You Greenway D/E Top 10 Barriers to Mobiles in the Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom C Workflow: Technology as a Productivity Asset Greenway F/G