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= DENapalooza Pittsburgh =

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 * Event Date: ** September 21, 2013
 * Event Location: ** [|Montour High School, 223 Clever Rd., McKees Rocks, PA 15136]


 * AGENDA:**
 * 8:30-9:00 || Registration/Light Breakfast ||
 * 9:00-9:30 || Opening and Welcome ||
 * 9:30-10:15 || Morning Session 1 (descriptions below) ||
 * 10:20-11:05 || Morning Session 2 (descriptions below) ||
 * 11:10-11:45 || Unconference Planning ||
 * 12:00-1:00 || Lunch and Networking ||
 * 1:00-1:40 || Unconference Session 1 ||
 * 1:45-2:25 || Unconference Session 2 ||
 * 2:30-3:10 || Unconference Session 3 ||
 * 3:15-3:45 || Closing ||


 * Morning Session Descriptions **

Session 1 9:30-10:15

** ROOM 1 **
==== Jan Abernethy - Be An Educacher - Educaching is a stem-based curriculum aligned with the common core. Imagine using the fun sport of geocaching to teach your students in an outdoor laboratory. If you have always been curious about geocaching or you’re an avid geocacher and want to make the jump to educaching, this is the session for you. In this session, we will cover the basics of geocaching and discuss resources and ideas for using it in the classroom. SESSION RESOURCES ====

Chad Lehman - Twitter for Beginners - You’ve heard the hype about Twitter, but haven’t quite taken the leap yet? Join us for a hands on session will get you started. You’ll set up your account or update your existing account and more the basic. We’ll explore Twitter lingo, hashtags, and Twitter chats. Your PLN will grow because you’ll learn how to find new followers and get others to follow you. SESSION RESOURCES
 * ROOM 2**

Lance Rougeux - Core Instructional Strategies with Discovery Education Streaming - There is so much to share and discover as we start back to school with Discovery Education. From new content, to our new Common Core pathways, to our spotlight on strategies series, to the brand new Student Center and Board Builder (and yes, you have access to them), we'll uncover and discover a wealth of resources for you to use in your classroom. SESSION RESOURCES
 * ROOM 3**

Adam Mehring - Discovery Education Streaming 101 - There’s a lot more to Discovery Education Streaming than just videos. In this session, we’ll take a look at a variety of media available and how to integrate it into your curriculum.
 * ROOM 4**

Brandon Wislocki - Getting Googly - Learn about the free Google Tools that are available that you're not (yet) using in your classroom. A brief overview of each service will be shown as well as practical application in the classroom. We will cover Google Voice, Google Advanced Search, Conditional Formatting with Google Forms, Docs Story Builder, YouTube Safety, The Wilderness Downtown, plus more. SESSION RESOURCES
 * ROOM 5**

Erin Prosser/Courtney Garrett - iPads with Primary Students - iPads, iPads, and more iPads. How can primary teachers use iPads as an instructional tool with their students? Learn the most recent iPad lesson trends and applications during this interactive iPad primary source training. SESSION RESOURCES
 * ROOM 6**

Session 2 10:20-11:05

** ROOM 1 **
Traci Blazosky - Paper, Slide, Action! - Want to advance literacy in multiple ways? Explore subject matter in an exciting way? Storytelling can be used to frame learning, scaffold content and enable students to imagine new perspectives. Accomplish this with a few sheets of paper and a video camera. Think of some content from your curriculum that you'd like to enrich, and come and slide with me!

** ROOM 2 **
Jessica Rivera - Discovery Education Streaming 101 - There’s a lot more to Discovery Education Streaming than just videos. In this session, we’ll take a look at a variety of media available and how to integrate it into your curriculum. SESSION RESOURCES

** ROOM 3 **
Lance Rougeux - Core Instructional Strategies with Discovery Education Streaming - There is so much to share and discover as we start back to school with Discovery Education. From new content, to our new Common Core pathways, to our spotlight on strategies series, to the brand new Student Center and Board Builder (and yes, you have access to them), we'll uncover and discover a wealth of resources for you to use in your classroom. SESSION RESOURCES

** ROOM 4 **
Rebecca Ritenour - Transition to Common Core with LearnZillion - LearnZillion is a learning platform that combines video lessons, assessments, and progress reporting. Each lesson highlights a Common Core standard. This summer, 200 "dream team" teachers created over 2000 lessons and videos for use in elementary, middle, and high school focusing on math and ELA skills. As a member of the Dream Team this summer, I will share the experience of creating lessons for this site as well as highlight some of the features available.

** ROOM 5 **
Winnie Kwok and Nick Dawson - The Discovery Education Builder Tools - This session will explore the Builder Tools available in Discovery Education. Explore how to make quizzes, writing prompts, and assignment and how to assign those to get your students interacting more with Discovery Education. SESSION RESOURCES

** ROOM 6 **
Bridget Belardi - Appy Hour! - Appy hour is not just for Fridays at 5:00! Come and learn about ways to seamlessly integrate one iPad (or one for every student) in your classroom. We will look at apps that apply to all grade levels for teacher productivity, video (and green screen) production, and other interactive multimedia.


 * || 12:45-1:25 || 1:30-2:10 || 2:15-2:55 ||  ||
 * Room 1 || Discovery What? || Resources about Science Careers || App Builder ||  ||
 * Room 2 || Appy Hour || Examples of Assigment Builder || RTI ||  ||
 * Room 3 || Board Builder || What is the DEN? || Geocaching ||  ||
 * Room 4 || Paper Slides || iOS7 || Fun Images ||  ||

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