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Welcome to the 2017 Upstate Technology Conference!

Signing up for a Sched Account or selecting classes DOES NOT guarantee your registration into the conference. Classes will be filled on a first come, first served basis each day of the conference.

PRESENTER CANCELLATIONS:
Wednesday
8:30 - The New Wave of Assessing Students
8:30 - Create your PLN with Twitter
11:00 - Go Formative - A Cool Digital Assessment System for ALL LEVELS!
12:15 - How to Bring Technology in the Classroom Authentically
12:30 - Blending Up Learning with Blendspace
1:45 - Digital Storytelling with iPads
1:45 - Wizer: Using Blended Worksheets in a 1:1 Classroom
3:00 - Science and Social Studies Stations

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8:30am EDT

#FormativeTech: Using Technology Tools to Check for Understanding AuditoriumMonica Burns Blogs & Social Media for Teachers Media CenterRichard Byrne The Paperless Classroom (Well, As Paperless As Possible!) 117Charlotte Spivey Presentations Beyond PowerPoint 205Angela Burgess Cool Tools for Accommodating all Learners In the Classroom 208Stacy Lawson Creating an Engaging Digital Environment in the Elementary Classroom 109Vanessa Anderson Gamify Your Classroom 107Adam Babcock • Joel Colon Interactive Review and Assessments in the 1:1 Classroom MC105Kristan Alewine • Kara Garrison Beyond Year One: Sustaining Your Chromebook Efforts 104Edward Anderson How Google Forms and Google Classroom Can Simplify Your Teaching 216Karey Wengert Organization Simplified with Google Drive 206Anjosia Ellerbe • Mary Elizabeth Shealy ClassFlow! 213B Robinson Elementary Math - Math Fact Fluency—The True Building Blocks for Successful Conceptual Math Understanding 118Thom O'Brien Glorify with Storify 105Kelli Coons CANCELLED: Put the MAKE in MakerSpace 113Darcy Grimes Level Up: Games and gamification to support teaching and learning 222Michael Grant • Michael Lampe • Era Roberts Teaching Kids to Code On and Offline 204Deirdre Smith

9:45am EDT

#FormativeTech: Using Technology Tools to Check for Understanding AuditoriumMonica Burns Blogs & Social Media for Teachers Media CenterRichard Byrne The Paperless Classroom (Well, As Paperless As Possible!) 117Charlotte Spivey 10 Tech Tools to Engage & Differentiate 218Anna Morrison So You're 1-to-1: Now What? 105Elizabeth Barwick Create, Engage, Assess, Repeat with Nearpod! MC105Shalonda Blakeney Creating an Engaging Digital Environment in the Elementary Classroom 109Vanessa Anderson Gamify Your Classroom 107Adam Babcock • Joel Colon Science and Literacy through Technology Based Simulations 118Thom O'Brien Google's Buried Treasure 102Amanda Youngblood Create My Own Instructional Videos? I Don’t Have Time For That! 115Debbie Jarrett Organization Simplified with Google Drive 206Anjosia Ellerbe • Mary Elizabeth Shealy Google Forms: The Principal’s Pal for Data Collection and Accountability OUTSIDE of the Classroom 104Corey Ehlenbach 3D Printing Projects for Elementary School 208Amanda LeBlanc CANCELLED: Put the MAKE in MakerSpace 113Darcy Grimes Discovery Education in Action 114Kelly Hines • Anna Strassner Level Up: Games and gamification to support teaching and learning 222Michael Grant • Michael Lampe • Era Roberts

11:00am EDT

#ScannableTech: Using QR Codes and Augmented Reality with the ACES Framework AuditoriumMonica Burns Search Strategies Students Need to Know Media CenterRichard Byrne A Wild Goosechase.com: EDU Style! 228Monica Roveri Assessment Tools on the Web 115Debbie Jarrett Digital Storytelling on ANY device with Sway 208Joanne Clark Using Music to Improve Literacy in All Content Areas 220Ashley Pursley 10 Tech Tools to Engage & Differentiate 218Anna Morrison Enhancing Your Reading Instruction with Technology 112Tracy Legrand • Jessica Preisig Student Creation Tools- Bringing Work Alive 206Nancy Penchev Avoiding Technology Headaches in the High School Classroom 116Katherine Moore • Molly Rains Confessions of a Secondary English Teacher 111Amanda Foster The Art of App-Smashing 207Beth Whalen Entering the Danger Zone? Student choice leading to student engagement 205Ross Pruitt Communications: How to re-design to build a 21st century graduate 209Elizabeth Osborne • Erin Rigot Incorporating the Four Cs using Collaborative Google Slides 217Dr. Daphne Poore Tech for the Technology Challenged 104Pam Inabinett What's New from Discovery Education 114Kelly Hines Promoting School Vision Through Technology 105Megan Mitchell-Hoefer • Hamilton Parks

12:10pm EDT

Selfies with Monica Burns! Selfie Booth #1Monica Burns

12:15pm EDT

Classcraft: Gamification Made Easy 211Elisa Auger • Kim Wylie Seesaw: Connecting Students Near and Far 222Amanda Sopko • Shannon Story Unleashing Student Creativity with 360° Storytelling 216Stewart Lee Content Creation Apps in the Early Childhood Classroom 226Keri Lewis The Art of App-Smashing 207Beth Whalen Touches of Tech: Enhancing Literacy Instruction with Technology 233Anne Frichtl Colorful & Creative-Google Drawing for All 204P. Sloan Joseph Google Classroom for Early Childhood 111Katherine Meadors Google SketchUp 3D Design 108Michelle O'Malley Introduction to Google Classroom for GCSD Teachers 206Anne Kelsey-Zibert Coding/ Programming 201Coral Hoesli • MiKayla Roper Incorporating Breakout Edu in the Classroom 227Courtney Wood The Ultimate Elementary School Project: Web Design Coding 229Todd Childers Tips and Tricks for Using GCS Special Education Services Online Resources 213Alissa Herbert • Laura Stanton • Ashley Vaughn

12:30pm EDT

CANCELLED: Blending Up Learning with Blendspace 219Liz Catoe Creating Better Presentations for Students & Teachers 215Elinor Lister Padlet With A Purpose 221Leah Sullivan Flipping Instruction and Assessment with EdPuzzle 116Thomas McAuliff PBL Ideas for Grades 3-5 230Katie Drennon • Steven Sokohl Virtual Reality for the Elementary Classroom Teacher 209Kristen Devlin • Shane Peek Implementing Technology in a Primary PBL Classroom 223Amanda Cole • Brittany Willis Engaging Students from Bell to Bell with Technology 118Courtney Samuel • Melody Weatherford Google Apps for Education: Creating Interactive Google Forms and Hyperdocs MC105Marcus Borders Become Screencastify Savvy 225Lori Vinson Revolutionize the Classroom for GenZ 107Theresa Hamm To Google & Beyond: Tips & Tricks for Making Google Work for You 102Amanda Youngblood Utilizing Personalized Learning Devices for Research and Writing 208TJ Olenja Personalized Learning is Not Just for Kids 104Julie Carlson • Debbi Long Implementation of Personalized Learning Devices 105Jamie Spinks Using Badges to Motivate Learners 202Kelly Cassidy

1:10pm EDT

Selfies with Richard Byrne! Selfie Booth #1Richard Byrne

1:45pm EDT

#ScannableTech: Using QR Codes and Augmented Reality with the ACES Framework AuditoriumMonica Burns Search Strategies Students Need to Know Media CenterRichard Byrne Digital Math Explorations 117Elizabeth Barwick Technology Strategies for Social Studies (Middle-High School) 111Jonathan Sierputowski CANCELLED: SketchNotes: Adapting Direct Instruction for 21st Century Learners 204Justin Funderburk It Takes a Village: How administrators can model effective technology integration 105Leah Stafford • Todd Stafford Virtual Reality for the Elementary Classroom Teacher 209Kristen Devlin • Shane Peek Animating Science Concepts with Stop Motion Apps 113Mary Hambright Google Apps for Education: Creating Interactive Google Forms and Hyperdocs MC105Marcus Borders Science for All - Using Technology to Increase Science Accessibility 205Laura Hamilton • Era Roberts Get Your Chrome On! Google Extensions 115Debbie Jarrett How to Get a Happy Faculty with Google Forms and G Suite 104Julie Carlson In Class 'Flip' in the Elementary Classroom 109Melissa Campbell Docs, Slides, and Classroom...Oh My! 213Shalonda Blakeney Same Subject - Different Classroom: Co-Teaching in the Digital World 206Anjosia Ellerbe • Mary Elizabeth Shealy G, That's Suite: Tools for Administrators 107Theresa Hamm Digital Playground 227Kristen Gunter Using Badges to Motivate Learners 202Kelly Cassidy

3:00pm EDT

Digital Math Explorations 117Elizabeth Barwick TAG: Technology At A Glance 217Jenna Key • Thomas McAuliff • Bethany Whalen Turn Your Kids Into Math Prodigies: Prodigy Math Game 208Caroline Savini Preparing for the Digital Classroom 221Sarah-Burke White Technology Strategies for Social Studies (Middle-High School) 111Jonathan Sierputowski CANCELLED: SketchNotes: Adapting Direct Instruction for 21st Century Learners 204Justin Funderburk ETV Does That? 231Dianne Gregory The Power of QR Codes 115Debbie Jarrett 5 for 5: Multiple Instructional Uses for Common Apps and Websites 228Leslie Martin Animating Science Concepts with Stop Motion Apps 113Mary Hambright Teaming Up with Seesaw to Support K-5 Learners 220Sarah McKinney • Kathryn Sanders Tools to Techify Your Classroom 211Paige Mitchell 5 Must Have Sites for the Elementary Classroom 216Ruth Howell Stop Boredom from Building with DE Board Builder 118Melody Powell Getting Googly with Technology & the DOK 225Bettie Brown • Catherine Caldwell • Kamela West Google Forms and Add-ons 223Steven Thompson • Stephanie White Google VR: Virtual Field Trips without Leaving Your Classroom 102Amanda Youngblood In Class 'Flip' in the Elementary Classroom 109Melissa Campbell Same Subject - Different Classroom: Co-Teaching in the Digital World 206Anjosia Ellerbe • Mary Elizabeth Shealy CANCELLED: iPads and Google Classroom 219Abby Roberts Science Instruction, Only Different 207Kymberli Miller Digital Playground 227Kristen Gunter The Flexibility of the Flexible Learning Classroom 232Joseph Miles #Hash-Tag You're It! Making connections with social media 222Angela Burgess • Michael Lampe • Era Roberts Pinterest: A Teacher's Planning, Collaboration, and Organization Lifeline 215Jenn Rainey • Leah Woody