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VSTE Annual Conference 2019

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Welcome to Virginia’s world famous Technology in Education conference. Using this tool to mark your personal scheduling preferences does not reserve a seat for marked sessions, nor does it register you for the conference. We do not plan to have paper programs available on site. If you would like a printed program, please print a personal copy prior to arriving at the conference.

Heather OBrien

Pearl Sample Elementary School
ITRT. VSTE Board of Directors
Culpeper, VA

ITRT since 2008.

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8:00am EST

Registration Check-In Roanoke Foyer

9:45am EST

DIY VR: Around the World With Google Tour Creator Wilson Eye for Design: Using Google Slides to Create GIFs for Learning Buck Mountain ABAmelia Buchanan • Laura Cooper Follow, Tinker, Play, Share with Makey Makey Pocahontas ABea Leiderman

11:00am EST

Autocrat: More than just a mail merger Brush MountainJon Novick Easy Tools for Integrating Physical Computing from K through 12 Buck Mountain ABEric Johnston • Willy Kjellstrom

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

1:00pm EST

Spotlight - Cultivating Kindness for Global Impact Crystal Ballroom & Washington Lecture Hall (Overflow)Tamara Letter

2:15pm EST

Podcasts are the New Essays Buck Mountain ABKatie Fielding • William Watts Students as Engineers: Switching Tracks to Alternative Assessments Brush MountainGail Charnick The Subtle Art Of Developing Computational Thinkers in K-12 Roanoke ENick Grzeda • Micki Laycock

3:30pm EST

Explore the World and Step Up Instruction Across the Curriculum Using Google Earth Crystal AAlan Quimby Moving Forward on the Edtech Track: Using Wakelet as an Instructional Hub WilsonSource for Learning • Karen Streeter • Source for Learning

4:45pm EST

ALL Aboard!Polar Express Digital Breakout Crystal BCourtney Thompson Can You Live Without These Add-ons and Extensions? We Think Not! WilsonTim Reger • Sara Voigt Desmos:More Than a Graphing Calculator Brush MountainBret Clovis • Amanda Peterson Getting on the Right Track with ELs, using Technology to Make Headway with Language Acquisition Roanoke ESheryl Roberts The Magic Beneath the Surface of EdTech Buck Mountain ABPatrick Hausammann Your Must Have Apps and Resources Washington Lecture HallEmmanuelle Hill • Karen Garay

8:00am EST

Keynote - Winning Within Crystal Ballroom & Washington Lecture Hall (Overflow)Michael Bonner

9:45am EST

Getting Started with STEM Shenandoah ACurtiss Strietelmeier • Greg Henderson

11:00am EST

Creating Adventures in the Classroom Harrison/TylerNathan Munson Getting Family Engagement On Track with Tech Roanoke FMichelle Elliott • Sarah Plumitallo Off the Track: Getting Creative with Chromebooks Buck Mountain ABCatherine Breese

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

1:00pm EST

By Design Washington Lecture HallMichael Bonner Top Tech Tools to Help Your ELL's SOAR!!! Crystal CTheresa Koenig • Karen Garay

2:15pm EST

All Aboard the Digital Storytelling Train! Washington Lecture HallClark Richardson • Jami Martin Christmas Any Time, Any Where, Tips to Funding Success with DonorsChoose Brush MountainKevin Rickard Making the Cut: Video Editing Options for Blended Learning Videos Crystal DDaniel Vanover • Jesse Roberts

3:30pm EST

I Can Do That with a PDF?Using DocHub in in the Classroom. Roanoke ETeresa Howell Spheros Can Be Amazing Commonwealth LoungeLee Beamon

8:00pm EST

Silent Disco Shenandoah B & Foyer

8:30am EST

Curation Station: Curating Information on the Web Using Wakelet Harrison/TylerChanda Greco • Richard Shockey K-2 (Can Too) Buck Mountain ABJesse Roberts • Daniel Vanover STEAMing through the Standards Crystal EMelanie Lewis • Gail Moore Using BookCreator and the 5C's for Student Agency MonroeAnne Bianchi Emmons

9:45am EST

Google Slides & Digital Breakouts - It’s a No Brainer! Crystal CTonya Coffey What did you learn in school today? Using Google Sites to Showcase Learning Crystal AKatie Moran

11:00am EST

Don't Get Derailed By Google Slides - Make Them Interactive Crystal DDoug Wickham Making Your Mark: Leveraging Design Tools to Enhance Social Media Posts Crystal ASara Voigt • Ashley Dickson-Ellison Ride the Chromebook Train for the Littles Crystal BDebbie Walwer

12:00pm EST

Lunch Roanoke Foyer

1:00pm EST

All Aboard the Seesaw Train! Pocahontas ASean Ward • Courtney Strauss Enhance student centered multimedia/video projects with Adobe Spark, Flipgrid, and More! Roanoke EJonathan Frye I had no idea you could do that with Google Slides! Roanoke GMichael Wesely Increase "Loco-Motive-Ation" with Screencasting! MonroeElaine Lorenzen

2:15pm EST

Ignite Talks & World Famous Raffle (Game) Crystal Ballroom