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Connecting Your Students with the World

5/13/2017

Date:Saturday May 13, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are thrilled to welcome three amazing, connected educators as our special guest presenters to share their passion, experiences, and resources for: "Connecting Your Students with the World: Tools and Projects to Make Global Collaboration Come Alive, K-8" Billy, Jerry, and Paula connected to each other first online and then face-to-face at ISTE. For almost two years they met every Sunday evening in a Google Hangout with some other like-minded educators, to plan ways they could connect their students and do collaborative projects. During this webinar, you will learn how to make connections that will help you facilitate becoming a globally connected teacher and your students becoming globally connected learners. The trio will take you through starting with Mystery Location Calls, Mystery Number Calls, and other simple collaborative projects that take 15-20 minutes of time to doing more extensive collaborative projects that could last for an extended period of time. They have “been there and done it” and they even wrote a book about their experience and the projects they have done.

Bill Krakower is currently the Computer Technology Instructor, Gifted & Talented, STEAM Teacher for grades three and four. He is also a co-teacher of ELA for Special Education students at Beatrice Gilmore Elementary School in the Woodland Park Public School District in New Jersey. For the past ten years, Billy has served as Special Education Teacher, in the Inclusion setting, and Resource Room setting. Billy is the co-author of four books, "Connecting Your Students with The World," "Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities," "140 Twitter Tips for Educators." and “Hacking Google for Education”. @wkrakower

Paula Naugle lives in New Orleans, Louisiana where she teaches 4th graders ELA and social studies in a public school just outside of the city. She has taught for 42 years and is passionate about preparing her students for their futures as 21st-century digital citizens. While in her 4th grade her students use web tools such as Edmodo, Google Hangouts and Docs, and Seesaw. Paula is a Discovery Education STAR and member of the DEN Leadership Council of Louisiana, a Microsoft Innovative Educator, and one of the organizers for #edcampNOLA, and a host for Classroom 2.0 LIVE. @plnaugle

Jerry Blumengarten is a retired educator who taught in New York City, but he is probably best known as Cybraryman1 on Twitter. He is the curator of thousands of webpages where he says he is trying to catalog the internet for students, educators, and parents. He is passionate about helping others become connected educators. He does this through his participation in Twitter chats such as #edchat, #engsschat, #satchat, #4thchat, and more, and by keynoting around the country at conferences. Jerry is also a member of the Council of Peers of the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences and a commentator on BAM! Radio. @cybraryman1

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-05-13.0903.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/ConnectingClassrooms-5-13-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/May13_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:  (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link: http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2198939
(Note: Click on tab for "Connecting Students with World" in the Livebinder).
https://www.cybraryman.com/0_teachers1.htm (Landing page link for Livebinder)
https://www.routledge.com/Connecting-Your-Students-with-the-World-Tools-and-Projects-to-Make-Global/Krakower-Naugle-Blumengarten/p/book/9781138902961 (eResources for book-click on the eResource tab)
https://twitter.com/plnaugle
https://twitter.com/wkrakower
https://twitter.com/cybraryman1
https://www.amazon.com/Connecting-Your-Students-World-Collaboration/dp/1138902969/ref=sr_1_1
http://plnaugle.blogspot.com/
http://www.billykrakower.com/
http://cybraryman.com/
https://cybraryman.com/collaboration.html
https://www.middleweb.com/27776/tools-and-projects-boost-global-collaboration/ (Middleweb: Tools and Projects to Boost Global Collaboration)
http://web.archive.org/web/20131223111656/http://podcast.teachercast.net/teachercast-podcast-58-skype-and-google-hangouts-in-the-classroom/ (TeacherCast Podcast 58 Skype and Google Hangouts in the Classroom (@wkrakower @plnaugle @ncarroll24 @powell4thgrade) July 20, 2012)
https://sites.google.com/site/mysterylocationcalls/ (Paula Naugle: Mystery Location Calls)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/seeds-to-success-using-skype-paula-naugle-and-jan-wells (Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with Paula Naugle and Jan Wells: Seeds to Success Using Skype, Feb. 2011)
http://www.billykrakower.com/mystery-location-call-resources-page.html (Billy Krakower: Mystery Location Call Resources Page)
http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/30/50-awesome-ways-to-use-skype-in-the-classroom/ (50 Awesome Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom)
https://education.microsoft.com/skype-in-the-classroom/overview (Skype in the Classroom)
http://cheryloakes50.blogspot.com/2017/04/wells-me-usa-to-sau-paulo-sau-paulo.html (Cheryl Oakes and Alice Barr: Wells, ME, USA to Sau Paulo, Sau Paulo, Brazil and back again!)
https://www.edutopia.org/blog/creating-meaningful-global-connections-bridget-suvansri (Bridget Suvansri: Creating Meaningful Global Connections)
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/global_learning/2015/04/technology_tools_to_prepare_your_students_for_the_21st_century.html (Heather Singmaster: Technology Ideas and Tools to Connect Students to the World)
https://www.digitalhumanlibrary.org/teachers/global-connections-for-teachers-and-students/ (Global Connections for Teachers and Students)
https://theglobalclassroomproject.org/ (The Global Classroom Project chat)
http://kimcofino.com/blog/2009/10/04/how-to-connect-your-students-globally/ (Kim Cofino: How to Connect Your Students Globally)
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/books/connecting-your-students-word-book-review/ (Vicki Davis: Review of Connecting Your Students with the World)
https://www.smore.com/0xta1-fostering-global-connections (Going Global in Edmodo)
http://www.thedotclub.org/dotday/ (International Dot Day)
http://www.celebridots.com (Celebridot Site)
http://cybraryman.com/hispanic.html (Cybraryman: Hispanic Heritage Month)
http://www.projectsbyjen.com/Calendar.html (Projects by Jen Calendar)
http://projectsbyjen.com/Projects/OR2014/OP14_information.html (2014 O.R.E.O. Project)
https://theglobalreadaloud.com/ (The Global ReadAloud)
http://www.cybraryman.com/thanksgiving.html (Thanksgiving Day: US and Canada)
http://www.plimoth.org (Plimoth Plantation)
http://cybraryman.com/civilwar.html (Cybraryman: Civil War-Gettysburg)
http://www.openculture.com/2010/11/the_gettysburg_address_animated.html (Gettysburg Address Animated)
http://holidaycardproject.weebly.com/ (Projects by Jen: Holiday Card Exchange)
https://goo.gl/82yBNe (Random Acts of Kindness Christmas Board)
https://www.pinterest.com/shandabauman/rack-random-acts-of-christmas-kindness (RACK: Random Acts of Christmas Kindness! Pinterest Board)
https://souperbowl.org/ (Super Bowl/Souper Bowl of Caring)
http://www.seussville.com/Educators/educatorReadAcrossAmerica.php (Read Across America)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxi71A_lvME (@cybraryman Read Across the States—YouTube)
http://cybraryman.com/100thday1.html (Cybraryman: 100th Day of School)
http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/mardi-gras-learning-from-experts.html (Mardis Gras: Learning from Experts! Skype Call-Linda Yollis)
http://plpnetwork.com/2012/05/29/our-skype-adventures-creating-connecte d-learners-in-the-global-classroom/ (Patti Grayson Mardis Gras Skype Call)
https://youtu.be/Rc39Ka8ut6k (Video-Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Martin Luther King Jr.)
http://doreenrappaport.com/martins-big-words/ (Doreen Rappaport: Martin’s Big Words)
http://cybraryman.com/poetry.html (Cybraryman: Poetry resources)
http://pbjpictureit.weebly.com/ (Projects by Jen: PictureIT)
https://goo.gl/F79avy (Impromptu Skype Calls)
https://www.cybraryman.com/environment.html (Cybraryman: Earth Day resources/Environment)
https://sites.google.com/site/environmentalheroesquest/home (Webquest: Environmental Heroes)
http://www.earthdaybags.org/ (Earth Day Grocery Bag Project)
https://goo.gl/CdiIEv (Paula Naugle: 10 Day Passion Challenge)
https://cybraryman.com/holocaust.html (Cybraryman: Holocaust resources)
http://baseballhall.org/education/distance-learning (Baseball: Distance Learning Baseball Hall of Fame)
https://cybraryman.com/flagday.html (Cybraryman: Flag Day resources)
https://goo.gl/xpU4Yb (3rd Grade Blogging Challenge)
http://www.katemessner.com/authors-who-skype-with-classes-book-clubs-for-free/ (Kate Messner: Authors who Skype with classes and book clubs for free)
https://www.smore.com/1mzu1-authors-who-skype-free (LaGina Gross: Smore-Authors Who Skype for Free)
http://cybraryman.com/olympics.html (Cybraryman: Olympics Page)
http://virtualdebate.weebly.com/ (Virtual Debates)
http://pnaugle.blogspot.com/2011/04/teachable-moment-pay-it-forward.html (Paula Naugle: Teachable Moment featuring live web cam)
http://www.teachhub.com/bringing-social-studies-life (Bringing Social Studies to Life with virtual field trips)
http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html#Museums (Virtual Tours of Museums and Exhibits)
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2015-02-20-kids-as-tour-guides-integrating-student-created-media-into-history-class (Kids as Tour Guides: Integrating Student-Created Media into History Class)
https://education.microsoft.com/courses-and-resources/courses/virtual-field-trips-with-skype-in-the-classroom (Virtual Field Trips with Skype in the Classroom)
http://www.cybraryman.com/fieldtrips.html (Cybraryman: Virtual Field Trips)
https://bsherry.wordpress.com/2009/12/17/collaboration-brewing-in-my-twitter-network/ (BSherry: Collaboration Brewing in my Twitter Network)
Closing Slides:
http://www.4tvirtualcon.com/ (4T Virtual Conference, May 20-22, 2017. Register to gain access to links to join the sessions. The conference is FREE and OPEN to all educators.   The sessions target K-12 practicing and preservice teachers )
http://www.4tvirtualcon.com/ (4T Virtual Conference, May 20-22, 2017. Register to gain access to links to join the sessions. The conference is FREE and OPEN to all educators.   The sessions target K-12 practicing and preservice teachers ) We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
https://twitter.com/frugalteacher (Louise Morgan is fantastic!)
https://getkahoot.com/ (Kahoot)
https://getkahoot.com/blog/kahoot-challenges (Competitive Kahoot challenges)
http://www.elissamalespina.com/thoughts-on-technology---blog/4-school-virtual-debate-using-google-hangout (Example and ideas for a virtual school debate held in Google Hangouts shared by Elissa Malespina)

Choose to Be Nice

5/6/2017

Date:Saturday May 6, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are excited to have as our special guest presenter, Dina Creiger, who is the Founder of "Choose to be Nice." During her presentation we will find out how schools across the country are creating a lasting culture of kindness with an innovative program that shows students how to be nice and gives them an opportunity to make a difference in their community. The students learn about important values such as respect, friendship and acceptance with the adorable nine nice mice and exciting classroom activities. The program is part of an international movement to promote a simple promise to be nice and improve how people interact with each other.

Dina Creiger has turned a passion for kindness into a social enterprise with the driving goal of inspiring people to treat each other with compassion. She created a movement around asking people to make and keep a promise to be nice, which thousands around the globe have done. The movement includes a program that enables schools to create a lasting culture of kindness through an innovative curriculum with classroom activities and nine adorable mice representing important values such as respect, friendship and acceptance.

Dina understands the need for kindness in schools through her experience as an involved mother who served as PTO President and treasurer and raised funds to bring smart boards into the school’s classrooms. She has an undergraduate degree from Boston University and an MBA from Babson College. In addition to making the world a nicer place, her passions include her family, reading, education, connecting with genuine people, laughing, making people smile and playing with her big Golden Doodle named Football.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-05-06.0922.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/ChooseToBeNice-5-6-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/May6_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Not Your Grandmother's Video

4/29/2017

Date:Saturday April 29, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are excited to welcome back Desiree Alexander as our special guest presenter for this show! Come learn how to use videos in your classroom in new, unique ways! You will learn how to download YouTube Videos, how to teach content through Hip Hop, how to quiz using videos and places to find fun content videos that aren't the same ones you saw when you were a student. The face-paced, fun session is just what you need to add life to your lessons!

Ms. Desiree Alexander, Ed.S. is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field for fifteen years. She is currently the Instructional Technology Supervisor for Caddo Parish Public Schools. She is the founder of Educator Alexander, an educational consulting business. She consults with members of several schools/businesses and presents at conferences nationwide. She holds various certifications, as well as multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer, Google Innovator, Apple Teacher 2016, and a Microsoft Certified Educator. She is the 2017 LPB Digital Media Innovator for the state of Louisiana, 2016 A+PEL Member of the Year , 2015 Librarian of the Year for Louisiana Librarian Association, 2014 Leader of the Year for Region 2 Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators, and a campus 2015 Teacher of the Year in the Zachary Community School District. She is also the Director of Area 7 of the Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educator’s Board of Directors.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-04-29.0755.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/DesireeAlexander-4-29-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/April29_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Parenting in the Digital Age

4/22/2017

Date:Saturday April 22, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

Digital citizenship and keeping kids safe online is such an important topic. We were so proud to be able to feature #digcitkids in a recent webinar with Curran Dee and Marialice Curran, a mother/son team who are the co-founders of #digcitkids. Curran shared "Digital Citizenship from a Kid's Perspective" and it was so exciting to hear about their initiative. In today's webinar we are thrilled to hear from Steve Garton from Common Sense Education to learn how the amazing Common Sense resources can support parents and educators with "Parenting in the Digital Age." The Common Sense resources are exemplary, and this is the "go to" site for teachers and parents alike when they want support for curriculum, ideas and materials that will help promote safe online activities with kids. Steve will share information about many of these resources including Common Sense Media, Common Sense Education, Common Sense Kids Action and Connecting Families. His insights into the research about how teens/tweens are using media and ways to help them find balance with their digital lifestyle will be invaluable and will provide ways parents and teachers can support activities such as video games, social media, screen time, sharing online and much more!

Steve Garton is Senior Manager for Common Sense Education. He is an expert in meaningful technology integration, particularly in large-scale initiatives. He supports districts with professional development planning, program monitoring, student assessment, and communication across stakeholder groups. Prior to joining Common Sense, Steve was the Coordinator of Educational Technology for the Maine Department of Education. At the Maine Department of Education, he led the professional development programs for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, the state’s 1:1 program that supported over 12,000 teachers and administrators. As a member of the department’s leadership team, he provided policy support and leadership. Steve was co-chair of the Smarter Balanced Consortium Technology Approach Committee and led the initial technology readiness and assessment infrastructure work. Additionally, he served as a member of the advisory council of the Maine School and Library Network, Maine’s statewide broadband network serving K-12 schools and public libraries. Steve has served as a technology director at the county level (Trumbull County, Ohio) and a classroom teacher and technology coordinator of the Sharon City School District in Pennsylvania.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-04-22.0932.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/ParentinginDigitalAge-4-22-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/April22_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Breakout EDU

4/8/2017

Date:Saturday April 8, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

Teachers, librarians and educators everywhere are buzzing about the exciting learning possibilities with Breakout EDU. We are thrilled to have Adam Bellow, co-founder of Breakout EDU, with us to share his insights and passion for this amazing learning experience. The webinar will take a look at everything Breakout EDU. From the pedagogy behind the immersive learning games platform to how you get up and running with it in your classroom - you will get access to everything you need to learn the basics and get started with Breakout EDU. Breakout EDU creates ultra-engaging learning games for people of all ages. The games teach teamwork, problem-solving, critical thinking and troubleshooting by presenting participants with challenges that ignite their natural drive to problem-solve. All games are designed to operate on the Breakout EDU platform, allowing teachers worldwide to bring immersive gaming into their schools.

Adam Bellow is a dedicated educational technologist and father of two young boys. Adam is the Co-Founder of Breakout EDU, the immersive gaming platform that enables teachers and students to turn their classrooms into a place of discovery and inquiry-based learning. Before that he served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow for the White House. Over the past decade, Adam has created several popular edtech learning platforms including eduTecher, eduClipper, and WeLearnedIt. He has written several books about educational technology and he is also serving as a board member for the EdCamp Foundation in addition to speaking internationally about education and the power of technology to enhance learning.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-04-08.0741.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/AdamBellow-BreakoutEDU-4-8-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/April8_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2183128
(Note: Click on tab for "Breakout EDU-Adam Bellow" in the Livebinder).
https://twitter.com/hashtag/breakoutedu (hashtag for #BreakoutEDU)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/ (BreakoutEDU web site)
https://twitter.com/adambellow (Follow Adam Bellow on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/BreakoutEDU (Follow BreakoutEDU on Twitter)
http://adambellow.com/ (this home page doesn’t load)
http://adambellow.com/blog/ (Adam Bellow’s blog)
http://adambellow.com/about-me/ (Adam Bellow: About Me)
https://www.newswire.com/news/breakout-edu-announces-adam-bellow-as-ceo-and-shares-big-plans-for-the-12192913 (BreakoutEDU Announces Adam Bellow as CEO and Shares Big Plans for the ISTE Conference in Denver)
http://adambellow.com/videos/ (Videos: Presentations and Interviews)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/welcome/ (Getting started with BreakoutEDU)
https://youtu.be/QWSoR-0DH8Q (Introducing BreakoutEDU) (1:12)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/create/ (Game Design tips and tutorials)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/lock-tutorials-tips (BreakoutEDU Lock Tutorials and Tips)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/locktutorials (BreakoutEDU Lock Tutorials)
https://games.breakoutedu.com/ (Games and Collections)
https://store.breakoutedu.com/ (BreakoutEDU Kit: Each kit comes with a large Breakout EDU box, a blue hasp, a four-digit lock, a key lock, an Alphabet Multilock, a Directional Multilock, a smaller box, a deck of Reflection Cards, a three-digit lock, a UV flash light, a USB drive, and an invisible ink pen)
https://www.smore.com/fqazh-breakoutedu (Smore: Self-paced professional development course for BreakoutEDU by Rachel Porter)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakoutedu/ (Facebook BreakoutEDU group)
https://www.pinterest.com/vickiblackwell/breakout-edu/ (BreakoutEDU Pinterest board by Vicki Blackwell)
https://www.pinterest.com/couttsc/breakout-edu/ (BreakoutEDU Pinterest board by Carol Coutts Siepka)
http://www.slj.com/2016/09/reviews/tech/breakout-edu-brings-escape-room-strategy-to-the-classroom-slj-review/ (BreakoutEDU Brings Escape Room Strategy to the Classroom-School Library Journal review by Phil Goerner)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/06/30/low-tech-breakout-edu-looks-invigorate-education-one-wooden-box-time/86580464/ (Low Tech BreakoutEDU Looks to Invigorate Education one Wooden Box at a time)
https://youtu.be/C0SUvkpgJqo (Watch an elementary class participate in a BreakoutEDU--Cedar Falls, Iowa)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/locks-by-breakout-edu/id1101566603?mt=8 (iPad/iPhone app Locks by Breakout EDU. LOCKS is the companion app for Breakout EDU. Use LOCKS to create digital locks that can be used with Breakout EDU games-$1.99)
http://etale.org/main/2016/03/22/10760/ (eTale: Meet Breakout EDU: Proof That Learning & Fun Go Together by Bernard Bull)
https://spark.adobe.com/video/WpvRlecuRa3Mi (BreakoutEDU Student intro video by Mattie Olsen)
https://padlet.com/venturino/breakouttips (Padlet: BreakoutEDU Tips for Facilitators)
https://sites.google.com/site/digitalbreakoutjb/sandbox (BreakoutEDU Digital Sandbox)
http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/breaking-new-collaborations-breakoutedu/ (Breaking into New Collaborations with BreakoutEDU by Christine James)
http://www.nikkidrobertson.com/2016/04/breakout-edu-jchs-library.html (BreakoutEDU and the JCHS Library by Nikki Robertson)
http://www.mrdearybury.com/breakoutedu.html (What is BreakoutEDU and how does it benefit students? By Jed Dearybury)
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/breakout-edu-adam-bellow/ (Vicki Davis: The BreakoutEDU Box: The Classroom Experience that has Everybody Talking, A 10 Minute Teacher Interview with Adam Bellow, Feb. 8, 2017)
http://techfrye.blogspot.com/2017/04/flipped-breakoutedu.html (Jonathan Frye: Flipped BreakoutEDU)
http://mrskeller28.blogspot.com/2016/08/breakoutedu-with-kindergarteners.html (Megan Keller: BreakoutEDU with Kindergarteners)
http://shareconnectinspire.blogspot.com/2016/06/when-tech-connects-breakout-edu.html (Maria Galanis: Breakout EDU Sketchnote)
http://shareconnectinspire.blogspot.com/2015/10/breakout-edu-you-had-me-at-breakout.html (Maria Galanis: Breakout EDU-You Had Me at Breakout)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu (Direct link to subscribe to Classroom 2.0 LIVE video recordings on iTunesU)
https://www.youtube.com/classroom20livewebinars (Link to subscribe to Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar video recordings on YouTube)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
http://blog.mariventurino.com/2016/10/student-created-breakout-edu-games.html (Mark Moran: Have you seen many instances of students creating the games? That sounds like an incredible learning opportunity.)
http://thinglinkblog.com/webinars/ (Kg: The Thinglink peeps have been pushing using ThingLink 360 to build digital breakout rooms. Different application, different energy.)
https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/eggbert-the-slightly-cracked-egg-a-breakout-edu-game/ (@jackiegerstein: Here's one I created to show the entire process “Eggbert, the Slightly Cracked Egg: A Breakout EDU Game”)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/digital/ (Tina S: Some examples for digital games)
http://mrstinaschmidt.edublogs.org/2016/09/10/our-first-breakout-edu-game/ (Tina S: Here is a blog post that I wrote about doing it with my 3rd graders for the first time with my 3rd grade. There are a few photos too.)
https://www.pinterest.com/kariaug/breakout-edu/ (Patti Harju: This is the Pinterest Board I usually visit/contribute too. Kari Augustine has been collecting here for quite a while.)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2181271 (Livebinder for for BreakoutEDU by Carol Nelson shared by Kim Caise)
https://classroomgenie.org/learn-more.html (Alternative classroom fundraising site to DonorsChoose. Doesn’t require a proposal for a specific project but can be used to purchase any items you need from either Amazon or Walmart).

Digital Citizenship from a Kid's Perspective

4/1/2017

Date:Saturday April 1, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are so excited to welcome Curran Dee as our special guest presenter for this webinar on April 1, 2017 in his presentation entitled "Digital Citizenship from a Kid's Perspective." Curran will be sharing information about DigCitKids which was co-created with his mom as a forum for digital citizenship for kids by kids. He'll be sharing his experiences and projects with @digcitkids including their pledge and monthly challenges which are designed to amplify student voice and leadership

Curran is the Chief Kid Officer of DigCitKids (digcitkids.com) who advocates for parents and children to learn alongside each other to develop skills digital natives and digital immigrants alike need to use on a daily basis. His past advocacy work includes Twitter chats, a TEDxYouth speech in Burlington, Mass. Most recently, Curran was interviewed on TeacherCast discussing the idea of kids as global citizens. “When kids are passionate about creating change, they need to learn with the world. That happens digitally,” he said. “I think even kids in elementary school should be able to have a voice and be able to make connections beyond the classroom walls.” In the future, he has plans to do workshops offline that will help kids of all ages connect, collaborate, learn, understand and solve problems safely through offline activities and online discussions.

Curran works alongside his mom, Marialice B.F.X. Curran, Ph.D., founder of the Digital Citizenship Institute and cofounder of the Digital Citizenship Summit, both based in Connecticut. Dr. Curran has partnered with her ten-year old and the two are recognized professionally as a mother/son digital citizenship team. The dynamic duo model best practices while working with parents, educators, students and community organizations. “As a teacher, principal and associate professor, my most rewarding work has been advocating with my son as he paves the way for a new generation.” Teachers, parents, students, colleges and ed/tech industry experts are learning from their example. “Our mission at DigCitKids is to keep asking a wider audience, ‘How are you using technology every day to make a difference for your community, for other kids and for the world?’ and then showing them how to get started,” She is passionate about empowering students around the world with positive and practical solutions. An international speaker and named one of the Top 10 Digital Citizenship bloggers to follow in 2014 by Common Sense Media, Curran co-founded (2011) and moderates the digital citizenship #digcit chat on Twitter and also serves on the leadership team for the Digital Citizenship PLN through ISTE.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-04-01.0934.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/DigCitKids-4-1-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/April1_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2183128
(Note: Click on tab for "Curran Dee & Marialice-#DigCitKids" in the Livebinder).
http://www.digcitkids.com/ (DigCitKids website)
https://medium.com/@digcitkids (Digcitkids blog)
http://www.digcitkids.com/monthly-digcitkids-challenges.html (Monthly DigCitKids Challenges)
https://twitter.com/mbfxc (Follow Marialice on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/digcitkids (Follow @digcictkids on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/digcitkids (Follow #digcitkids on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/currancentral (Follow @CurranCentral on Twitter)
http://www.digcitkids.com/digcitkids-pledge.html (DigCitKids Pledge)
https://www.periscope.tv/w/1kvJpqwrDRVxE# (PasstheScopeEDU presentation by Curran and Marialice)
http://www.digcitkids.com/uploads/4/1/8/4/4184069/kids_mentoring_kids_to_%E2%80%98be_the_digital_change%E2%80%99_online_takes_off_nationally_9.19.pdf
(Mother and son team up to promote positive digital citizenship)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJjR8GWXXKA (TEDx Talk by Curran Dee)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fRBBdZS2n4&feature=youtu.be (TeacherCast webinar with Curran Dee and Marialice)
https://www.fosi.org/good-digital-parenting/mother-son-modeling-digital-citizenship/# (Like Mother, Like Son: Modeling Digital Citizenship)
http://www.digcitkids.com/uploads/4/1/8/4/4184069/glastonbury_life_digcitkids_december_2016.pdf (Mother and Son Team: A Tech Expert at 10)
https://app.edu.buncee.com/buncee/a2ae6c3180d54a59829b794b038366c5 (EduBuncee slides by Curran Dee: Join the Student Digital Citizenship Ambassador Team)
http://www.thenewhollywood.org/blog/my-digital-citizenship-journey (Digital Citizenship Journey by Marialice B.F.X. Curran, Ph.D.)
https://mbfxc.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/digital-citizenship-summit-heads-to-twitter-hq-in-october/ (Digital Citizenship Summit Heads To Twitter HQ In October 2016)
http://www.digcitkids.com/in-the-newscontact.html (DigCitKids In the News)
https://medium.com/@digcitkids/students-are-the-solution-cb10a19cd16a (Students Are the Solution Petition)
http://digcitutah.com/digcitkids-cyber-seniors-learning-together/ (Learning Together: DigCitKids and CyberSeniors)
https://app.edu.buncee.com/buncee/7e6d4cbae25e46e68ce662bb8a7c8d82 (Buncee Presentation for #liveclass20)
https://flipgrid.com/7850a7 (The DigCitKids FlipGrid)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
https://twitter.com/hashtag/bethatkindofkid (Hashtag for Be That KIND of Kid)
https://www.commonsense.org/education/digital-citizenship (Common Sense Education: Digital Citizenship)
https://www.amazon.com/Team-Savv-i-10-Secrets-Cyberspace-ebook/dp/B01MA64VNF/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= (Team Savv-i: The 10 Secrets of Cyberspace by Casper Pieters. An edufictional novel for Middle schoolers about being safe, savvy, and ethical on the Internet much more palatable.)
https://twitter.com/DCSOOCed (Follow Casper Pieters on Twitter)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDh71zWRcYTV-iBrxA2pW5A (Casper Pieters YouTube channel)
http://sooced.com/ (SOOCed Dig Cit eLearning Program)
http://playdate.edcampokc.org/backstory (Playdate backstory: People Learning and Asking Y: Digital Age Teacher Exploration)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/digcitsummitedu (Digital Citizenship EDU Summit: celebrating the power of student voice, a community actively preparing students for the world they live in by focusing on the positive use of technology and social media during a student-run event. @digcitsummit is going to Australia!)
https://medium.com/@digcitkids/the-power-of-a-school-community-supporting-student-voice-568d065bd3aa (The Power of a School Community Supporting Student Voice: a reflection on DigCitSummitEDU at the Maine-Endwell School District by @DigCitKids)
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/entertainment/mannequin-challenge-trnd/ (Mannequin Challenge: a viral Internet video trend where people remain frozen in action like mannequins while a moving camera films them)
http://www.angelamaiers.com/2013/11/around-the-world-with-curran/ (Guest blog post by 7-year-old Curran for Angela Maiers: Around the World with Curran)
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1nvgWftaWbukl021K-lrX-uJyPNfmYjpkGvuXWSAoRkE/edit?usp=sharing (@wfryer and @sfryer: Our school team created this 9 element visual for the goals of digital citizenship education)
https://twitter.com/hashtag/bethatkindofkid (Hashtag for #BeThatKINDofKid)
http://twitter.com/msoskil (kg" Mike Soskil is a an elementary teacher who uses Skype to connect with other classrooms, then the students identify the “o what” next step. On Twitter @msoskil)
https://www.youtube.com/user/iesYukon/videos?sort=dd&view=0&shelf_id=0 (@wfryer and @sfryer: These short "B side" videos can be recorded, edited and published readily on iPads and can be a great way to open doors for using iPads as content creation tools. There are several on this YouTube channel from my previous school)
https://pdsdigitalcitizenship.org/ (@wfryer and @sfryer: This framework for digital citizenship by Providence Day School in North Carolina is fantastic and 1 of the best resources we've found... it's CC licensed too)
https://twitter.com/mattscully (@wfryer and @sfryer: Matt Scully is 1 of the main authors of the PDS digital citizenship framework, gr8 #digcit thought leader to follow)
http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/minecraft/breakout (@wfryer and @sfryer
Last summer we had students design a breakout challenge in Minecraft!)
https://belouga.org/ (Michael Drezek: Points in Belouga are making change for good around the world. Belouga provides an excellent, free platform for students to connect all over the world. 639 classrooms connecting from 54 countries worldwide. Belouga has some awesome student empowering updates coming!)
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2017/02/10/opening-tinkercad-3d-designs-in-minecraft/ (@wfryer and @sfryer: we've had students make 3D designs of Roman buildings and structures, using TinkerCAD, and then brought those into Minecraft to explore and discuss via a screencast)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1hfzPFTus6Vt1LAO0dzFgRFpfdYBBf0qR1rBqZjCZK6A/edit#slide=id.p (@bcdtech Maureen: Here's Jody Meacher 's hyperdoc on digital citizenship. What does it mean to be a good digital citizen?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpBaLx_8lro (Michael Drezek: This was a MinecraftEDU project we did globally with a school in Italy, Australia, Japan, Canada and US)
https://games.breakoutedu.com/save-captain-digital-citizens-passwords (@bcdtech Maureen: here's a breakout on dig cit- use password showyourwork to view)
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/work_in_progress/2017/03/lets_model_what_it_means_to_be.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-twitter (Starr Sackstein: Model What it Means to be a digital citizen)

Ken Ehrmann, Featured Teacher

3/25/2017

Date:Saturday March 25, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

On Classroom 2.0 LIVE we eagerly look forward to hearing from our Featured Teachers who always bring their passions, and best tips, tools and experiences from their classrooms to share with us. We are very excited to have Ken Ehrmann, a fifth grade teacher in PA, with us on March 25th as our March Featured Teacher. In this webinar we will have the opportunity to learn first hand from a teacher who took the leap to flip his classroom. Personalized learning and flipped learning are two big buzzwords. Ken Ehrmann will share his journey on flipping his fifth grade classroom to create a culture of daily personalized learning. Flipped learning is just an instructional strategy like using manipulatives. However, it may be the most powerful instructional strategy in education today.

Ken teaches fifth grade in Pennridge School District in Pennsylvania, a small suburban district outside Philadelphia. In addition to teaching fifth grade, he spent the last 4 years tutoring over 50 different students grades 3-12 in all subject areas, time management skills, and executive function skills. Additionally, he teaches graduate courses focusing on incorporating iPads and 21st century learning skills into the classroom. He is a passionate teacher constantly evaluating his own teaching, learning styles, and the status quo of public education.
Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-03-25.0926.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/KenEhrmann-3-25-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/March25_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2174468
(Note: Click on tab for "Ken Ehrmann-Featured Teacher" in the Livebinder).
http://www.kenehrmann.org (Ken’s website)
http://ken-ehrmann.weebly.com/flipped-instruction.html
http://ken-ehrmann.weebly.com/stem-camp-edu.html
http://ken-ehrmann.weebly.com/sessions.html (PD sessions)
http://ken-ehrmann.weebly.com/blog (Ken’s blog)
https://sites.google.com/a/pennridge.us/seylarfifth-grade/math-1 (Class website)
https://www.facebook.com/Mr-Ehrmanns-Class-279098995804400/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMNUUgU0pkKqixfjCQEKzXA (Mr. Ehrmann’s Class YouTube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd95wB07oZs (Ken Ehrmann interview re flipped classroom)
https://explaineverything.com/app/ (Explain Everything)
https://screencast-o-matic.com/ (Screencast-o-matic)
https://socrative.com/ (Socrative)
https://www.touchcast.com/ (Touchcast)
https://www.google.com/forms/about/ (Google Forms)
https://www.schoology.com/ (Schoology)
https://www.canvaslms.com/ (Canvas)
http://alicekeeler.com/google-classroom/ (Alice Keeler: Google Classroom Tips and Tricks)
http://alicekeeler.com/2016/11/05/google-classroom-start-type/ (Alice Keeler: Google Classroom-Start here)
https://classroom.google.com/ (Google Classroom)
https://www.edmodo.com/ (Edmodo)
http://www.scoop.it/t/screencasting-for-online-learning (Peggy George: Scoop.it: Screencasting for Online Learning including resources for screencasting and flipped learning)
https://sites.google.com/view/sarahdateechurflipclass/home?authuser=0 (Sarah Thomas (@sarahdateechur) Flipped learning resources: Essentials, how to do it and resources)
Videos:
Slide 28: First Flipped Intro https://youtu.be/uc76H85t-MY
Slide 29: The Journey Begins (4 examples)
Unit Conversion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNnIUNwj7Ww
Unit conversions with area and volume: https://youtu.be/ue0TIrbTEck
Quadrilaterals: https://youtu.be/fwdDv53uOto
Probability Terms: https://youtu.be/fR9UZmK7DXs
Slide 41: Video Lecture-Character Conflicts Series 2-3: Self v. Self
https://youtu.be/KiCHLktFVb8
Slide 41: Screencast-measuring and creating with percent circle tool
https://youtu.be/Jy53P1Oyv7M
Slide 42: Science Experiments-Variables Series: Part 5 https://youtu.be/4npYWVt90qc
Slide 42: S.S. Project Introduction-Earth's Features Project Directions
https://youtu.be/oSrNvAHa6mg
Slide 42: Math Vocabulary-Data landmarks
https://youtu.be/TCncRmtdC38
Slide 42: Reading Concepts-Character Conflicts Series 1: Introduction
https://youtu.be/pdl6ROffoTA
Slide 43: Screencasting-(sometimes it really is better, made with Explain Everything) measuring and creating with percent circle tool (same video for slide 41)
https://youtu.be/Jy53P1Oyv7M
Slide 43: Screencasting-Technology Tutorials-Slowing Down the Home Button for Double Touch https://youtu.be/nrQ3G7bDKHc
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
http://flglobal.org/ (Flipped Learning Global Initiative)
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Bergmann+flipped+learning+book (Flipped Learning books on Amazon for Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams)
http://lodgemccammon.com/education/flip/ (Dr. Lodge McCammon: flipped learning resources)
https://www.playposit.com/ (Playposit interactive videos. An online learning environment to create and share interactive video lessons. Teachers begin with any online video (screencasts, Khan Academy, TED, etc.) and transform what is traditionally passive content into an active experience for students, with time-embedded activities.)
https://nearpod.com/ Nearpod: Teachers can take already existing PowerPoints or PDFs and upload them to the Nearpod site to create enriched multimedia presentations with interactive features. Some of the features include adding quizzes, drawing tools, and video to the lesson.Nearpod works on ANY device, whether students have iPads, computers, or other tablets)
https://edpuzzle.com/ (EdPuzzle: Take already existing videos from Youtube, Khan Academy, Crash Course, etc. or upload your own. Enable self-paced learning with interactive lessons, add your voice and questions along the video. Know if your students are watching your videos, how many times and see the answers they give)
https://discover.explaineverything.com/discover/store/licenses#/?_k=yoh4u0 (ExplainEverything pricing including subscription model)
https://safeshare.tv/ (Safeshare.tv: SafeShare.tv removes unwanted distractions from youtube videos so that they can be viewed safely without all of the related content and ads)
https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/drive/get-started-team-drive/ (Wes Fryer: Google Team Drives shared spaces where teams can easily store, search, and access their files anywhere, from any device. Unlike files in My Drive, files in Team Drive belong to the team instead of an individual. Available in G Suite Education)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkMU7vJ3lHngycF6GSq8yGw (Wes Fryer: G Suite for Education Admins Podcast)
https://www.educreations.com/ (Educreations-Record your voice and iPad® screen to create dynamic video lessons that students and colleagues can access any time)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsbAqp645X9sGuxmTJUGsZG0PLK0CMfS1 (Playlist for Ken Ehrmann’s Student Thunder News 2016-17)
http://corkboardconnections.blogspot.com/2014/02/nearpod.html (Corkboard Connections, Jen Kimbrell: 5 Reasons to use Nearpod in the Classroom)
YouTube Shortcuts from Maureen Tumenas: To get a "clean" version of any youtube video, simply eliminate everything in front of the Y ( in youtube) and insert the word quiet.
To download any youtube video, simply eliminate everything in front of the Y (in youtube) and insert pwn.
To make an animated gif from any youtube video, simply eliminate everything in front of the Y ( in youtube) and insert gif.

Bloomz: Engaging Today's Parents in the Modern Classroom

3/18/2017

Date:Saturday March 18, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

In our webinar this week we are really looking forward to learning about Bloomz, a fantastic, free, parent communication tool, from our special guest presenters: Laura Briggs and Horacio Ochoa. At ISTE 2016, Tech & Learning recognized Bloomz with the Best of Show award. Bloomz was also recently honored by the AASL. ISTE celebrates those products and services that show the greatest promise according to the country’s most tech-savvy educators. An anonymous panel of these educator judges selected products by scouring the exhibit hall floor during ISTE 2016, which featured 500 companies sharing solutions with more than 16,000 educators. The judges rated products on quality, effectiveness, ease of use, and creative use of technology.
Webinar Description
Every day we see hundreds of missed connections between teachers and parents. Between reminders, meetings, event signups, all flying around in hard copy, digital and verbal formats, teachers and parents can’t keep up. On the other hand, social networks and mobile phones have redefined how we connect. Facebook for friendships, LinkedIn for careers; it seems as if there was a social network for every aspect of life. Almost. Bloomz is a new mobile and web app that helps teachers save a great deal of time in their communication with parents, by providing a powerful set of tools to connect, coordinate and communicate with parents, all in one beautifully designed app that is easy (and free) for teachers to use. From messaging, media sharing, and event and volunteer signups, to student portfolios and behavior management, Bloomz provides all the right tools to increase parental engagement and helps build school and classroom community. Join this interactive webinar to learn more about this app and how it works. To get the most of this webinar, please have a second device ready with the Bloomz app installed to interact during the webinar.
Laura Briggs is a 1st Grade Teacher in Ashburn, VA at Cedar Lane School. She has taught K-5 technology, full day kindergarten, first grade, and fifth grade. She has a Masters of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction from George Mason University. Mrs. Briggs is also the director of STAR Summer Camp at Cedar Lane. She is a Bloomz Ambassador, Online Course Design/Facilitator, ISTE Mobile Learning Network Past President, ISTE Games&Sims Officer, and STEM Camp Director. Horacio Ochoa, as Growth Manager for Bloomz has responsibilities that include all areas of marketing, from consumer insights, to developing marketing plans and executing in all relevant channels - advertising, content marketing, community building, influencer marketing, public relations, events and more.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-03-18.0248.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/Bloomz-3-18-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/March18_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Projects By Jen and #NOTatISTE

3/11/2017

Date:Saturday March 11, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are really looking forward to having Jennifer Wagner with us on Saturday, March 11, 2017 to share two very exciting opportunities. As the creator of ProjectsByJen, she has been successfully encouraging teachers since 1999 to use online projects in their PreK-6 classrooms. Jennifer has hosted over 80 projects with over 1 Million participants. Six to eight projects are hosted each year each with a different theme -- literature, history, holiday celebrations, etc. Almost all the projects can be used in PreK - Sixth grade with extension ideas provided for each level. Using various ideas, she will help you understand how online projects will help you make the most of your time in a variety of ways. In addition, Jennifer will be sharing information about the #NOTatISTE community which she has organized to help educators who are unable to attend the annual ISTE Conference to be able to participate virtually through sharing of resources, activities, videos and presentations by participants.

Jennifer is an exemplary teacher and technology facilitator in Southern California and has won numerous awards for her creative ways in encouraging teachers to collaborate, her teaching style is very user-friendly, creative, and personable. Since the late 1990's, Jennifer's main focus has moved from working with students to working with teachers. She attends many local and state conferences each year, sharing ideas and also frequents many virtual conference opportunities! Plus, she has a blog, hosts a podcast, and is very happy with the invention of "pinterest". (oh, and she is quite vocal on twitter!) She is a Google Certified Teacher and a Discovery Education Guru. Jennifer has been recognized by Global SchoolNet Foundation, ISTE, Kidspiration, SIGTEL, TechMuseum, & Time Warner for her innovative uses of technology.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-03-11.0658.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/ProjectByJenNOTatISTE-3-11-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/March11_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):

Participate in your own PD

2/25/2017

Date:Saturday February 25, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are very excited to be able to welcome back Brad Spirrison as our special guest presenter with some exciting updates with Participate. Professional development in the digital age is participatory in nature. Brad Spirrison returns to Classroom 2.0 LIVE to discuss how Participate helps educators define and engage in their own professional development through peer collaboration and review, and access to compelling resources.

Learn how Participate helps educators curate resources and ideas exchanged through chats, and host online courses, including topics such as global education and Edcamps. A proud B Corporation, Participate partners with schools, districts and educational organizations to rethink professional development, host blended learning courses and programs and provide ways to showcase and recognize new competencies learned.

Brad Spirrison is the Director of Platform Innovation with Participate. He holds a M.A. in Communication/Media Ecology from New York University’s School of Education, with a focus on the role in media and technology in early childhood education. He is a Chicago-based media expert and analyst who has served as a regular contributor to ABC News, TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, NPR and dozens of other broadcast, print and new media outlets.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-02-25.0803.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://tinyurl.com/Participate-2-25-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/February25_2017
Audio Recording (mp3):