ETC! 2014: Full Schedule

Welcome to ETC! 2014: Edtech Professional Development for the Central Valley

9:30am PST

Edmodo: Learn Anywhere with Social Media

Come and see how Edmodo, a safe and secure social media tool can assist a K-12 classroom create a positive community of learners and make it possible to learn anywhere and at anytime. During the first hour of this two-hour session, you will learn what Edmodo has to offer and how it helps extend learning beyond your classroom walls. The second hour will offer more of a hands-on opportunity in using the main features of Edmodo that include assignment and quiz set up, gradebook options, apps integration, and connecting your Google Drive account to Edmodo, just to name a few.

Edmodo Group: rng57d

Speakers

Gregg Eilers

Project Coordinator, Ed Tech, Stanislaus County Office of Education

Gregg is the Project Coordinator of Ed. Tech in Modesto, CA at the Stanislaus County Office of Education. Previously he worked 15 years for the Modesto City Schools district as a 6th grade classroom teacher. Gregg holds a Masters Degree in Education Media Design and Technology from... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2014 9:30am - 12:00pm PST
c110 Gregori High School: 3701 Pirrone Rd., Modesto CA 95356

Double Session

9:30am PST

Electronic IEP Management and the Amendment Process using SEIS

SEIS does two very important things: tell the story of each IEP, allowing users to see at glance the details of each meeting; and make it possible for searches to gather quality data for reports, whether CASEMIS or local. To accomplish this, it is vital to manage the Electronic IEP and utilize the Amendment utility in such a way that SEIS records the steps that make up the electronic paper trail of each IEP for historical purposes, and keeps accurate current information for reporting.

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Speakers

Andi Thomas

Technical Support Specialist, San Joaquin County Office of Education

I have been working with SEIS for seven years now, first at Calaveras County SELPA and now with San Joaquin County Office of Education. SEIS contracted with me for two years to do teacher trainings all over the state. You might recognize me from a teacher training, SEIS Conference... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2014 9:30am - 12:00pm PST
n111 Gregori High School: 3701 Pirrone Rd., Modesto CA 95356

Double Session

9:30am PST

Engaging Students in Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Through Video Game Programming

Video game programming is a great way to extend your math curriculum, or to enhance your elective wheel, GATE program, or after school program. Using a relatively simple drag and drop system, students can create and share their own video games. Along the way they will engage in practical, logical, algebraic and geometric problem solving.

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Speakers

Nolan Cluff

Technology Teacher, Creekside Middle School

I love to play games - board games, war games, card games, any tabletop game that lets me laugh with friends and sparks my imagination. I teach robotics, game programming, and Project Lead the Way engineering design.

Jeff Greenhalgh

Math 6/PantherNewsNetwork/CMSillustrated/Yearbook, Creekside Middle School

Saturday February 22, 2014 9:30am - 12:00pm PST
Library Lobby 3701 Pirrone Rd, Modesto, CA 95356

Double Session

9:30am PST

iPad Screencasting as Alternative Assessment

Have students show you what they're thinking by creating annotated movies that demonstrate conceptual knowledge using animation, audio, video, images, text, and drawings. During this session, participants will learn ways to use the screencasting app, Explain Everything, as a means of alternative student assessment. Explain Everything's feature set, workflows, and import/publishing options will be discussed in detail along with examples of student assessment. Workshop is appropriate for deployment scenarios ranging from 1:1 classrooms to those with a singular tablet. Atttendees hoping to get the most out of this workshop should bring a tablet with the Explain Everything app already installed.

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Speakers

David Malone

Teacher on Special Assignment, SFUSD

David Malone is a Teacher on Special Assignment with San Francisco Unified School District's Educational Technology Department and adjunct faculty at Touro University in Vallejo, California. He is on the Board of Directors for Computer-Using Educators, serves on the technology committee... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2014 9:30am - 12:00pm PST
c102 3701 Pirrone Rd, Modesto, CA 95356

Double Session

9:30am PST

Website Universe

Creating a website for all of your classroom information can save you time, keep you more organized, help students to be more independent and to keep parents in the loop. This session will have you create a Google Site to get started with your own classroom website universe. Discussion on best practices as well as techniques for getting your Google Site the way you like it. These skills are also transferrable for digital student portfolios.

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Speakers

Alice Keeler

Teacher, AliceKeeler

I am a collaborator. Technology should exist to make our lives more efficient and better, it should not be a brick. Spreadsheets and data are not something to be afraid of, they are tools of awesomeness.

Saturday February 22, 2014 9:30am - 12:00pm PST
b126 Gregori High School: 3701 Pirrone Rd., Modesto CA 95356

Double Session

9:30am PST

Wonderful World of Google: Part 1

Google Drive, Google Forms, and More...

You’ve used Google to search for almost everything! Now, click More and see how Google has a free set of cloud based, customizable tools that allow educators to collaborate and communicate in a more effective and efficient manner. Use Google Search and Research Tools to filter searches by reading levels and cite and insert links right inside your Google Doc. Share, upload, and collaborate on documents and presentations via Google Drive, and create simple online surveys and instantly view the results neatly organized in a spreadsheet with Google Forms and Google Spreadsheets.
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Speakers

Lee Ollar

Educator, La Loma Junior High School

Saturday February 22, 2014 9:30am - 12:00pm PST
b123 Gregori High School: 3701 Pirrone Rd., Modesto CA 95356

Double Session

12:45pm PST

Digital Storytelling with Google Apps

Explore the intersection between Common Core and digital writing through Google Apps. During this hands-on workshop participants will learn how to support storytellers and meet the demands of Common Core through the use of Docs, Sites, Maps/Earth and YouTube.

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Speakers

Burt Lo

Chief Technology Officer, Stanislaus County Office of Education

Burt Lo has been a middle school teacher, district instructional technology director, and a county office professional development coordinator. Currently, he is the Chief Technology Officer in the Technology & Learning Resources Division with the Stanislaus County Office of Educa... Read More →

Joe Wood

Instructional Technology & Assessment Director, Natomas Charter School

Joe Wood is the Instructional Technology & Assessment Director for Natomas Charter School and Lead for CUE Rockstar Lake Tahoe and Maui. His career began as a middle school science teacher, but he has also held positions as a technology and literacy coach. Joe's interests are digital... Read More →

Saturday February 22, 2014 12:45pm - 3:00pm PST
c110 Gregori High School: 3701 Pirrone Rd., Modesto CA 95356

Double Session

12:45pm PST

Google Forms: May the Forms Be With You

Take Google Forms to the next level and learn to use them in unique & innovative ways. Have you ever wanted to put images or videos in a Google Form? Now you can. When you create quizzes in Google Forms, you can use the Flubaroo script to autograde and provide student feedback. Take control of student Docs sharing nightmares and tracking assignments with Forms dropboxes. Learn how to use branch logic to create diagnostic quizzes, create self-grading rubrics, choose your own adventure stories, and much, much more.

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Speakers

Will Kimbley

Educational Technology Coordinator, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Coordinator of Educational TechnologyMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey, CA

Saturday February 22, 2014 12:45pm - 3:00pm PST
c108 Gregori High School: 3701 Pirrone Rd., Modesto CA 95356

Double Session

12:45pm PST

Wonderful World of Google: Part 2

Google Drive, Google Forms, Google Sites, Google+, scripts, and More ...

You’ve used Google before, maybe even attended a training or two. Come to this hands-on workshop to create more in-depth online surveys that you can instantly view, grade, and organize by adding scripts to your Google Forms and Google Spreadsheets. Create custom websites, add content, attachments, and embed media with Google Sites. Upload and share photos & videos, with Google Photos. Get organized and share events with Google Calendar ... and instantly chat, hangout, and communicate with Google+, Gmail and Google Hangouts.
Edmodo Group: fy2zzu

Speakers

Lee Ollar

Educator, La Loma Junior High School

Saturday February 22, 2014 12:45pm - 3:00pm PST
b123 Gregori High School: 3701 Pirrone Rd., Modesto CA 95356

Double Session