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Title: Behind the Screen: Educational Games as Effective, Engaging Learning Tools
Location: Webinar
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Description: Ever wonder what makes an educational game an effective learning tool? Curious about how developers integrate learning and gameplay? Want to know what teachers should look for when evaluating games?

This webinar will describe the process of creating Coaster Crafter: Build. Ride. Scream!, an interactive online game that teaches science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts by tasking the user to design a roller coaster. The presenters will give a behind-the-scenes look at how a game captures the player’s attention by creating progressively challenging but achievable goals and will give insights on how educational concepts are woven within the game’s storyline. Participants will learn how education is balanced with entertainment, how activities are structured to ensure learning takes place and how the educational content for the game narrative as well as educator classroom materials is created, vetted for accuracy and aligned to state/national standards to make using the game in the classroom as turnkey as possible. The presentation will also include an overview of current research studies supporting the use of online games for learning. Participants will also receive tips on what features to look for in effective educational games and how to best use them in the classroom.
Start Time: 12:00
Date: 2012-08-29

Title: EdmodoCon 2012
Location: Online
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Description: On Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 educators from across the globe will gather online for a one-day professional development extravaganza. Throughout the day, teachers will share, inspire and showcase the creative ways they are using Edmodo and other digital tools in the classroom. It’s a great day to celebrate being a teacher and an event you won’t want to miss!
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-08-08

Title: Choose Apps Wisely
Location: Blackboard-Collaborate
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Description: First use of a new technology often becomes entrenched use—even when better resources are identified later. As instructionalleaders, school administrators are responsible for assisting teachers in approaching new technology with a critical eye. This Webinar offers tools school administrators can use to expand their own understanding of how to select mobile apps for instructional use and share with staff as part of the school’s overall plan for effective instruction. Appropriate for any touch tablet device.
Start Time: 9:00
Date: 2012-06-20
End Time: 10:00

Title: Virtual Field Trip – NASA Digital Learning Network – Casorso Elementary
Location: Casorso Elementary
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Description: During this highly interactive event, students will physically simulate hopping around the solar system. They begin by determining how high they can jump on Earth. Using those measurements, the students calculate how high they can jump on other planets. Join the DLN as we hop from planet to planet.
Start Time: 10:00
Date: 2012-06-05

Title: Learning with BYOD in the Cloud
Location: Webinar
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Description: In the current budget-constrained environment, schools are turning to bring-your-own-mobile device approaches to improve access to technology. Having students bring a variety of devices presents challenges to assuring high-quality learning experiences. In this webinar, you will learn how client-aware clouds can help optimize service delivery and improve the learner’s experience. Attendees will get an overview of client-aware cloud solutions with specific examples from schools that have addressed the challenges and made it work well.
Start Time: 13:00
Date: Thursday, June 12, 2012
End Time: 14:00

Title: Virtual Field Trip Extravaganza
Location: Central Presentation Room & Webcast
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Description: Virtual Field Trip Extravaganza

Back by popular demand! Virtual Field Trip Extravaganza- May 18, 2012

We had such an overwhelming response to our first Virtual Field Trip Extravaganza, we’ve decided to host another before school gets out for the summer to give more schools a chance to participate. A virtual field trip is basically one that we bring to your classroom via the power of live video.

Schedule:

9 am CDT Houston Audubon Society- “Birds of the Wild”
9:45 am CDT Dr. Cindy Joffrion- “Obtaining Video Conferencing Grants for Your School”
10:15 am CDT Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas- “Adapt to Survive: Animal Weather Predictors”
11:15 am CDT Dr. Cindy Joffrion- “Obtaining Video Conferencing Grants for Your School”
12 pm CDT Indianapolis Zoo- “Adventures with Animals”
Start Time: 07:00
Date: 2012-05-18
End Time: 10:00

Title: Empowering K-12 Education with Video
Location: Webinar
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Description: Are you looking at video in your district? Do you want to explore the POWER of video??? Join Christopher Nelson, Director of Instructional Technologies for North Syracuse Schools in Upstate New York, during this one hour webinar to learn how Chris’s district has used video in the learning environment.

This webinar is targeted to K-12 Teachers, Curriculum Coordinators, Technology Coordinators, Principals and Superintendents. All educators who are interested in hearing more about K-12 video applications and examples that
Empower teachers in their classrooms,
Empower parents in their children’s education,
Empower principals within their building culture, and
Empower taxpayers to join in district decision making.

Chris will explore using classroom video for virtual field trips, student reflections, and blended learning as well as morning announcements and professional development opportunities. He will further explore how principals use video to support the culture of their building with a lens into the classroom and an eye on special events, superintendent’s messages and board meetings.

Christopher Nelson is a public school educator with over twenty years experience in both the classroom and administrative roles. Nelson is currently the Director of Instructional Technologies for North Syracuse Schools in Upstate New York, and he earned an MBA through LeMoyne College and holds numerous certifications through the NYS department of education. Chris has worked on implementing and researching video technologies into learning environments for the past five years.
Start Time: 13:00
Date: 2012-05-22
End Time: 14:00