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TIES 2014

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Thank you to Atomic Learning for sponsoring the TIES 2014 Sched.org

8:30am CST

Chrome: Browser, Apps & Extensions in EducationLIMITED Greenway H Game Design Using Scratch: Integrating Art, Math, & EngineeringLIMITED Greenway I iPads in the Primary ClassroomLIMITED Greenway F Makers' PlaygroundLIMITED Northstar Ballroom B Using Evernote to Remember Everything and Reinvent Your ClassroomLIMITED Minnetonka Get More out of Microsoft Office Online and OneDrive NOWLIMITED St. Croix

12:30pm CST

Engaging Students with InfographicsLIMITED Greenway I Fabulous and Free Open Online Resources for Teaching and LearningLIMITED Greenway D Get With the Program: Coding in the K- 5 ClassroomLIMITED Lake Superior A iBeacons: Exploring the World Around You with iOSLIMITED Skyway

8:30am CST

Connecting and Collaborating with Video ConferenceLIMITED Greenway E Flipping the HumanitiesLIMITED Calhoun Keeping It Real: Authentic Teaching and Learning Using GAFELIMITED Greenway G Top Ten Mac and iOS Apps for 21st Century Teaching and LearningLIMITED Greenway C Using Minnesota’s E-Texts for Middle School Math and ScienceLIMITED Greenway J Chrome and Google Apps in Your ClassroomLIMITED Lake Superior B Creating Digital Content for an iPad ClassroomLIMITED Minnetonka The Ultimate Collaboration Tool: Microsoft OneNoteLIMITED Minnehaha

12:30pm CST

Engaging Students through eBooks and ePubsLIMITED St. Croix 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 Free Math and Science E-Texts: Aligned to MN Standards Greenway A iPads and IEPs Greenway H/I Khan Academy: 'Khan' Students Into Learning Minnetonka 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 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 Gamification: Learning to Play and Playing to Learn Lake Superior B

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 Apps: Web 2.0 Apps Engage Students Before, During and After Class Calhoun Assessment Tools: Media Specialists Dive into Assessment and Data Minnehaha Dataphobia: Increasing Comfort with Data Lakeshore B Engineering and Programming in Elementary Schools Great Lakes Ballroom A1 Flipped Classroom Technology: Blended Learning for All Students Lake Superior B From Digital Citizenship to Digital Leadership Great Lakes Ballroom B iPads and Google: Transforming Science Instruction Great Lakes Ballroom A2 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 Virtual Exploration: Bring the World to Your Classroom! Greenway B/C So You Have 1:1 Devices...Now What? Isles 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 Making a High School MakerSpace Poster Table 3

12:15pm CST

Backup Alphabet Soup: A Backup Plan that Works Cedar Collaborative Classrooms in the 21st Century Calhoun Differentiation Made Easy with Google Sites and Apps Lake Superior A Game and Curriculum Design: A Digital Learning Quest Minnetonka 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 Paperless Classroom: Best Practices Using Google Apps Great Lakes Ballroom 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 Technology Plans: Leveraging Chromebooks for High Quality Instruction Greenway B/C Tierney Brothers Tech Tour at TIES St. Croix Reading Fluency, Boost With iPads and Read Live Isles 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 Media Specialist Transformation Poster Table 5

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 District Vision: Learning Enhanced by Technology Minnehaha Flipped Classroom: University of MN Research Results Minnetonka Formative Assessments: Create Your Own with Google Forms Great Lakes Ballroom A3 Professional Development: Interdistrict Collaboration Using Technology Lake Superior B Project-Based Learning: VANTAGE Engages Business Lakeshore B Tierney Brothers Tech Tour at TIES St. Croix Top Apps and Practices for Administrators Nicollet A Twitter as a Professional Tool Greenway B/C Why We Chose Whitewater Learning® Online PD Great Lakes Ballroom A1 Enabling Next Generation Learning Nokomis This Is the First Time I’ve Been Good at Math! Isles A Picture is Worth 1000 Words: Using Infographics as a Creative Assesment Nicollet B/C EntrepreNerd Project: Does Entrepreneurship Fit into Education? Great Lakes Ballroom C IGNITE! Lessons Learned in 1:1 and BYOD Programs Greenway F/G Kahoot! in the Classroom Poster Table 3 Coding and Digital-Age Learning: Let's Get Coding at TIES! Harriet

2:35pm CST

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 Design of the Times: Role of Design in Technology and Education Lakeshore C Gamification and Collaborative Storytelling Millennium Grand Center Managing Public Certificates in Your Organization Cedar 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 Using Mobile Devices to Improve Reading Ability Isles Augment Your Reality Nicollet B/C Screencasting and Formative Assessment Great Lakes Ballroom C Creating a News Show for Your School or Classroom Poster Table 6 Technology Integration Through Collaboration Poster Table 3

4:30pm CST

MASA - Technology Leaders Meeting Northstar Ballroom A

8:00am CST

Collaborative Apps for the 21st Century Classroom Greenway F/G Content Creation: Moving Away from Content Consumption Calhoun Digital Resources from the Minnesota Historical Society Lakeshore C 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 Personalizing Learning, Our Journey Greenway D/E Technology Assessment: Analyze Tech Status and Needs with BrightBytes Greenway A Web Tools Create Tech Savvy Readers Lakeshore B Winning the APPmazing Race Northstar Ballroom A Digital Content for the Classroom Nokomis Monitor Online Activity, Keeping Students and Data Safe Isles

9:00am CST

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

10:30am CST

TIES 2014 MakerSpace Experience North Woods

11:00am CST

'Flippin' Staff Meetings -- An Innovative Approach Lakeshore A Civic Impact via Digital Engagement: Digital Empowerment Academy Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Data Collection to Inform Instruction Greenway J eLearning2: K-12 Digital Age Learning Millennium Grand Center Evernote in Education Nicollet A 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 Professional Development: Nine Uses for Online Whitewater Learning® Calhoun 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

12:15pm CST

21st Century Skills Professional Development Institute Great Lakes Ballroom A2 Acceptable Use Policy at Home: Empowering Parents Lake Superior A Brains and Technology: What Educators Need to Know Greenway A Content Retention: Stop the Summer Slide Minnehaha 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 iBooks and 21st Century Resources: Time4Tech Lakeshore B 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 Personalized Learning through Genius Hour Millennium Grand North Professional Development: Dynamic Teacher Learning Experience Minnetonka 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 Data Driven Instruction Simplified! Isles Technology Integration for Progressive Learning Nokomis 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 Smartphones and Google Apps in Chemistry Labs Poster Table 6 Specialist Classroom and Digital Learning Poster Table 2 Storytelling With iOS: Contribute Your Verse Poster Table 3

1:30pm CST

Apps, Tips, Websites and Gadgets for the Administrator Nicollet D Augmented Reality Apps Engage Students Great Lakes Ballroom B Chromebooks in a Math Classroom Lake Superior B Coding: Integrate throughout Classroom Curriculum Millennium Grand South Flipped Classroom: Ensuring Success from IT to Classroom St. Croix It Takes an iVillage Nicollet 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 Building your Website: Drupal CMS and Internet Marketing Isles Is Your Network on “App Overload” Minnetonka Leadership Skills Development in Blended and Virtual Settings Nokomis 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

2:35pm CST

1:1 Professional Development: Beyond Year One Millennium Grand North Flipped Instruction in Early Childhood: Parents and Technology Lakeshore C Flipping the Classroom with TED-Ed Videos Millennium Grand South Gamification in Math Interventions: a Reconstruction Journey Lakeshore 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 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 Math Beyond the Even Problems With Digital Tools Poster Table 3 Technology Tools to Track Music Achievement Poster Table 2