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ITEC 2015

ITEC is an ISTE affiliate who promotes the use of technology in education by demonstrating to its members, other educators and the public developments in the use of educational technology and how its use supports teaching and learning. The ITEC Conference is October 11-13, 2015. It will be held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA. The conference is open to all educators and administrators in Iowa and beyond.

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Conference Resources & Shared Notes - Will be posted prior to the conference

9:00am CDT

Using the Code Studio CurriculumLIMITED 314Ben Schafer

1:00pm CDT

Flip Learning without Flipping Out 316Amber Bridge Making In the Classroom 317Jason Marshall

8:00am CDT

Google Play Tablets for Education 309Jeremy Pearson Technology and the Modern Teacher Librarian 308Lynn Kleinmeyer Better classroom video and methods for better self recording sessions or for flipped learning 312Aaron Cook Blended Learning 320Denise Busch Classroom Creativity Explosion 307Terry Shay Copy. Right? Using Resources Responsibly 303Kristina Ishmael Design Thinking for the Maker Classroom 402Leslie Osborn Future Goals: Teaching Science, Engineering & Math Through Sports 313Lincoln Hughes Google Love on the iPad 305/306Beth Swantz Linking Text and Technology 317Karen Appleton • Dr. Annette Smith Read, Write, Wonder: Little Known Google Tools to Support Literacy 401Shaelynn Farnsworth Redesigning Your Learning Spaces to Meet Student Needs 310Susan Schrader • Lance Wilhelm Sphero Smackdown 304Andrew Fenstermaker • Aaron Maurer YouTube in the Classroom 318Jonathan Wylie 10 FREE Microsoft Tools to Energize Your Classroom! Board Room 2Phil Peerman

11:10am CDT

Take Your Class on a Virtual Field Trip 308Sarah Nelson Chromebook Implementation Roundtable 304Craig Barnum Coaching for Tech Confidence and Competence 401Gina Rogers • Beth Swantz Empower EVERY Teacher in your District with Personalized PD 303Jarod Bormann • Jill Kelly Engaging Students in Creativity 307Marisa Dahl Make it Matter: Effective Technology Use to Benefit Student Learning 319Cindy Bassett • Jolie Morgan Showing Thinking: Sketchnoting and Design 402Erin Olson Total Participation Techniques with Technology 302Lindsay Grow Treat Your Students Like Scientists 318Amber Bridge What Does a TPACK Teacher Look Like? 315Denise Schmidt-Crawford Build a Collaborative Classroom and Increase Productivity using OneNote Board Room 2Phil Peerman

1:10pm CDT

Technology Tidbits 309Jane Schmidt • Elizabeth Wold Collaboration across the curriculum 307Kenton Engels • Jacob Garrett • Drew Stonewall Communication & Collaboration With No Walls: Maximizing Digital Learning Spaces 302Diana Byriel • Jill Janes • Darci Newcomb • Jill Theiben Digital Ethics in Education 314Will Brackett Engaging Students in Critical Thinking 318Marisa Dahl Engaging Students through Classroom Ownership 303Amanda Leaming How You Can Use Augmented Reality in Your School 317Jason Marshall Integrating Technology through Essential Questioning 402Christina Link Promoting Creativity & Innovation with a Technology Fair 320Cindy Herren PUBLISH IT! 5 Easy Ways to Bring Blogging Into Your Class 401Jonathan Rogers Speedgeeking with Coffeechug Version 3.0 304Aaron Maurer Flip Your Classroom with Office Mix Board Room 2Phil Peerman

2:50pm CDT

Not Your Grandma’s Book Report 308Lynn Kleinmeyer Green Screen on a Budget Using iMovie 303Robert Kleinow • Deb Vail So Classroom Discussions Don't Stink 402Erin Olson Technology Coaching: Gadgets, Strategies & Moral Support 318Kim Meyer • Gina Rogers Video As A Powerful Tool 319Patrick Donovan App Smashing 317Carrie Hillman • Druvenga's Pride Google and NHD 320Deb Masker Integrating Scratch Programming in the Curriculum 307Ann Nicholson Makerspace Is About Culture, Not Tools! 304Aaron Maurer

3:50pm CDT

5 Things Innovative Teachers Do Differently 309Sarah Nelson A Journey to PBL 308Christina Link Collecting Data to Exit 'The List' 314Stephanie Mohorne Connecting Our Worlds to Celebrate Technology and Literature 319Alyssa Calhoun • Miranda Kral • Sarah Staudt Google Docs in the Writing Process 401Devin Schoening Green Screen on a Budget for iPads 303Robert Kleinow • Deb Vail Twenty Twitter Tips for Tweachers 318Jonathan Wylie “Is Your Project-Based Learning (PBL) Engaging? Rigorous? Authentic? Achieving the Intended Learning?” 302Julie Graber Blended Learning with Office 365 Board Room 2Phil Peerman Guiding Through Change: From Awkward to Awesome 312

8:00am CDT

Annotation Nation 307Gina Rogers Beyond the Blue Button: Google Apps for Individualized Instruction 318Amber Bridge • Megan Jones-Schiebel • Beth Swantz Blogging: Boosting Writing Skills and Motivation 302Karen Hammers • Joni Readout Chromebooks and Special Education 320Samantha Howe • Wesley White Makerspace Magic 308Christine Sturgeon Student Voice: Are you listening? 305/306Ian Coon • Mande Gamble • Aaron Maurer Twitter for Teachers 101 401Travis Wilkins Synthesize with Sway Board Room 2Phil Peerman Vocabulary Instruction in the Age of Blended Learning 310Georgia Scurletis, Vocabulary.com

11:00am CDT

Choice-based Learning Through Gamification 309Sarah Nelson Coding: Plugged and Unplugged 303Alyssa Calhoun • Benjamin Feight • Sarah Staudt Curriculum Ideas for Technology Teachers (K-8) 401Tyler Hellmann • Tyler Youngers Designing for Digital Learning 304Kris Byrum • Jill Janes Free IPTV and PBS Resources 302Cindy Herren • Iowa Public Television I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Green Screen! 318Jonathan Wylie Sharing Student Stories 402Leslie Osborn Skype in the Classroom 316Laura McDonald Social Media & Technology as a Reflective Tool in Art Education 307Chelsie Meyer • Wendy Miller Student Legacies and Learning with Digital Portfolios 319Connie Jeschke • Deb Temperly Wait, I'm going to to teach WHAT? 320Mande Gamble • Jennifer Schlomer Windows 10 in the Classroom Board Room 2Phil Peerman

1:00pm CDT

Be a Digital Citizen Super Hero 310Sarah Staudt Classroom Management in a 1:1 Setting 401Luann Langel Instructional Strategies to Support Differentiated Classrooms 307Shaelynn Farnsworth Knocking down the classroom walls with Google Communities and Google Hangout 320Heidi Washington • Melissa White Makerspace Panel 318Amber Bridge • Jason Marshall Putting the 'T' in PBL 302Jill Kelly • Deb Loftsgard Visualizing and Filtering Spreadsheet Data with Awesome Tables 313Brian Unruh 10 FREE Microsoft Tools to Energize Your Classroom! Board Room 2Phil Peerman Be a Player: Teach the Way They Learn 303Patrice Becicka • Ernie Cox • Maria Musselman Computational Thinking with LEGO WeDo. 304Aaron Maurer Hands on with MinecraftEdu 317Shane Wheeler

2:00pm CDT

'Zoom me up: How administrators, teachers, and students can develop new ways to collaborate.' 302Samuel Lustgarten • Evans Ochola Drones and Robots to Introduce Coding 312Jason Marshall Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Augmented Reality and QR Codes 310Benjamin Feight • Sarah Staudt Fun with QR Codes 316Christina Link Leave The Textbook Behind 314Patrick Donovan Snapchat 101: Understanding the Ghost World 318Jonathan Rogers Teaching in a 1:1 Program: Does Pedagogy Change? 319Jessie Christiansen • Denise Schmidt-Crawford Flip Your Classroom with Office Mix Board Room 2Phil Peerman