Sharing Your Experience -- Take 2

Not long ago, I sent out a blog post encouraging everyone to consider applying to present at our February Institute day and there were some really terrific responses! But I'm greedy -- I want MORE! So here are a few things to help spur your enthusiasm to share your experience with your colleagues!

• Re-read my original blog post for inspiration and ideas. What is something cool and engaging you do in your classroom? What is a neat project you've done that can be shared with others to replicate? What is a tool you are really comfortable using and think others would like to know how to use, too? These all make great topics for breakout sessions!
• Interested in presenting but you're not sure what to do? Here are some ideas that have been brought to us as topics people are interested in learning about:
• Google Classroom -- Are you an avid Google Classroom user? Have you found ways it has enhanced your classroom or interesting ways to use it (blogging, differentiation, etc.)? Can you share that with our teachers? There are still plenty of people who are still trying to navigate Google Classroom and could use your expertise to guide them!
• Chrome Extensions -- Do you know what Chrome Extensions are? Do you have some that are really useful for you or your kids? There are teachers who don't know yet about how these extensions can really change the way their classroom works. They could use some help from you!
• Google Forms for Assessment -- Do you use the assessment features in Google Forms? This is a terrific feature that not as many teachers know about as you'd think! They could use help from someone experienced in using it to help them!
• Green Screens -- Sure, green screen are fun and cool, but lots of times, teachers just aren't sure about how to incorporate this into their lessons; they just don't know for sure how to make it academic and not just fun. Have you found ways to incorporate green screen video creation into your lessons? If so, I know there are plenty of teachers who would love to hear what you've done so they can try it themselves!
• Are you one of the Google Certified Educators in the district? If so, I need you! One session will be a panel of Google Certified Educators talking to interested teachers about what Google Certification is, why it's valuable, how to go about getting ready for the exam, etc. Please let me know if you're willing to be part of this panel.
• Have you been fortunate enough to attend one of the EdTech Team Google Summits? If so, then you know that one of the highlights is always the demo slam! I'd love to see our day end on a high note with a fun demo slam, but for that to happen, we need people to participate! You don;t have to be a presenter for a breakout session to do the demo slam -- all you need to do is be willing to spend 2 - 3 minutes sharing a cool tool with everyone! Here is EdTech Team's guide for how to win a demo slam, and if you're curious to know more about them, ask anyone who's been to one of these Google Summits to tell you about them! Our own Jeremy McBrayer has been part of a demo slam explaining why your email signature sucks!

Inspired? GREAT! Here's the form to fill out to present! I can't wait to hear from you!