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Wednesday, August 16
 

1:00pm MDT

Everyone Can Code
Coding is an essential skill that teaches problem-solving, develops teamwork, and inspires creativity. Join Apple to learn how you can engage students in the world of coding on iPad and Mac with visual-based apps, Swift Playgrounds, Xcode and Everyone Can Code resources designed for teachers.
Speakers
avatar for Paulo Braganholo

Paulo Braganholo

K-12 Account Executive, Apple Education
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction of the Macintosh computer in 1984. Since then Apple has designed products and programs that help unleash the creative potential in every individual, no matter how they learn and what they love to do. Apple Education is... Read More →

Wednesday August 16, 2017 1:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Room 217
  Games/Simulations, General
  • Host Organization Apple
 
Thursday, August 17
 

10:00am MDT

Breakout EDU – Do You Have What It Takes?
Breakout EDU games transfer the ownership of learning from the instructor to the student, making it easy to observe how learners approach problem solving and apply their knowledge. In addition to the content knowledge needed to succeed in a specific game, all Breakout EDU games require critical thinking, collaboration, creativity and communication. A Breakout EDU game provides learners with many opportunities to fail forward. Every unsuccessful attempt to open a lock forces the player to try again.
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avatar for Heidi Westrop

Heidi Westrop

Instructional Coach - Daniels Canyon Elementary, Wasatch School Distri ct

Thursday August 17, 2017 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Room 520
  Games/Simulations, Elementary

10:00am MDT

Office 365: 10 Things You Can Do with Office Online That You Never Knew

Are you familiar with Office Online but ready to take the next step in utilizing the suite to its fullest capability?  Join our Microsoft Expert Educators to learn how Office Online can help you and your students work smarter with the best tools available for collaborating, analyzing and creating. 

Featured Tools:
Word Online, PowerPoint Online, Excel Online, OneNote Online


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Speakers
avatar for Lisa Simmons

Lisa Simmons

Coordinator of Professional Development, Northwest Council for Computer Education
Lisa has 19 years of experience in education and instructional technology. She is passionate about education and has a wide range of experience from fine arts, special education, administration, and the classroom. In her previous district, she trained and worked with administrators... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Room 216
  Games/Simulations, General |   Web 2.0 Tools, General

11:00am MDT

Coding in the Classroom
What would you say if there was a school system that did not teach the world's most dominant language to its students? Outrageous right? Unfortunately, that is exactly what most of our public schools are doing by not teaching the language of code. Increasingly, the world we live in is run on computer code. How can we expect students to thrive without the knowledge to read and write code? Learn how it is important to implement a new systematic approach to creative coding that enables all students to reach their full potential.
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Superintendent Ember Conley

Dr. Ember Conley has served Park City School District Superintendent since 2013.  She has devoted her career in education as a middle school math teacher, high school assistant principal, high school principal, elementary principal, assessment director, deputy superintendent, and... Read More →
AI

Ari Ioannides

Ari Ioannides has more than 30 years experience solving complex computer problems. An alumnus of Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology, Mr. Ioannides supplemented his formal education by receiving technical certifications from Apple, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Novell... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Room 409
  Games/Simulations, General

11:00am MDT

Gamifying your Classroom
Come learn about the gamification movement in education (and in business). We’ll look at examples of gamification, while also taking a closer look at a few of the best options for gamifying your classroom, such as Kahoot!, Quizizz, Classcraft, and Factile.
Speakers
avatar for Rob Bentley

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network
Rob taught Language Arts and Spanish for 6 years. For the last 15 years, he's been teaching teachers how to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum. During his time at UEN, he's presented at URSA, UELMA, UCET, ISTE, FETC, UFLA, and the CTE conferences many times.

Thursday August 17, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Room 211
  Games/Simulations, Secondary
  • Host Organization UEN

11:00am MDT

Virtual Reality Tour of the Heart
Speakers
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Jacquelyn Walton

Program Manager STEM Implementation, Pearson

Thursday August 17, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Room 410
  Games/Simulations

11:00am MDT

Office 365: Authentic Assessments with Forms, Sway, and More
Are you looking for ways to make your formative and summative assessments more effective?  Join our Microsoft Expert Educators to learn how to use Office 365 tools, including Forms, PowerPoint, OneNote and Sway, to create authentic assessments from the beginning to the end of a unit. 

Featured Tools:
Forms, OneNote and Sway (embedding Forms into OneNote & Sway), PowerPoint - screen recording and record slide show


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Speakers
avatar for Lisa Simmons

Lisa Simmons

Coordinator of Professional Development, Northwest Council for Computer Education
Lisa has 19 years of experience in education and instructional technology. She is passionate about education and has a wide range of experience from fine arts, special education, administration, and the classroom. In her previous district, she trained and worked with administrators... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 11:00am - 11:50am MDT
Room 216
  Games/Simulations, General |   Web 2.0 Tools, General

1:00pm MDT

Creating Critical Thinkers through Coding
Using the beginning coding language of blockly and simple robotics, we will discuss and experiment with how teaching coding in your classroom can help your students to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Speakers
avatar for Shannon Lyon

Shannon Lyon

Sr. Instructional Trainer, Utah Education Network
Shannon has been a trainer at UEN for four years now, and previously worked as a technology specialist and 5th grade teacher. She loves her family, doing almost anything outdoors, and technology in the classroom, most definitely in that order.

Thursday August 17, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Room 215
  Games/Simulations, General
  • Host Organization UEN

1:00pm MDT

Gamifying your Classroom
Come learn about the gamification movement in education (and in business). We’ll look at examples of gamification, while also taking a closer look at a few of the best options for gamifying your classroom, such as Kahoot!, Quizizz, ClassDojo, and Factile.
Speakers
avatar for Rob Bentley

Rob Bentley

Instructor and Adobe Product Manager, Utah Education Network
Rob taught Language Arts and Spanish for 6 years. For the last 15 years, he's been teaching teachers how to integrate technology effectively into their curriculum. During his time at UEN, he's presented at URSA, UELMA, UCET, ISTE, FETC, UFLA, and the CTE conferences many times.

Thursday August 17, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Room 211
  Games/Simulations, Elementary
  • Host Organization UEN

1:00pm MDT

Let's escape!
We will be participating in a BreakoutEDU during this session. You will be introduced to the concept of a BreakoutEDU and you'll be able to participate in a session. We will discuss where you can locate puzzles, and how to have them integrate with what you're already teaching
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Clark

Andrew Clark

Regional Technology Trainer, NUES
I am the regional technology trainer for 9 school districts and 3 charter schools. I work along the Wasatch Back and in the Unitah Basin. I taught elementary school for 5 years. I enjoy spending time with my family, looking for great vacation deals, pretending to play golf, and figuring... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Room 512
  Games/Simulations, General
  • Host Organization NUES

1:00pm MDT

Office 365: 6 Steps for Building Collaborative Classroom with Microsoft Teams
Are you looking for a customized experience where you can manage everything from class assignments to professional learning communities and students post questions, collaborate in groups, and access all class materials needed—all in one place? Look no further! Come discover the new Microsoft Teams, the “glue” of Office 365 Education

Featured Tools:
Microsoft Teams


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Speakers
avatar for Lisa Simmons

Lisa Simmons

Coordinator of Professional Development, Northwest Council for Computer Education
Lisa has 19 years of experience in education and instructional technology. She is passionate about education and has a wide range of experience from fine arts, special education, administration, and the classroom. In her previous district, she trained and worked with administrators... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 1:00pm - 1:50pm MDT
Room 216
  Games/Simulations, General |   Web 2.0 Tools, General

2:00pm MDT

Let's escape!
We will be participating in a BreakoutEDU during this session. You will be introduced to the concept of a BreakoutEDU and you'll be able to participate in a session. We will discuss where you can locate puzzles, and how to have them integrate with what you're already teaching.
Speakers
avatar for Andrew Clark

Andrew Clark

Regional Technology Trainer, NUES
I am the regional technology trainer for 9 school districts and 3 charter schools. I work along the Wasatch Back and in the Unitah Basin. I taught elementary school for 5 years. I enjoy spending time with my family, looking for great vacation deals, pretending to play golf, and figuring... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Room 512
  Games/Simulations, General
  • Host Organization NUES

2:00pm MDT

Blended Learning: Harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) [Windows 10 and Digital Inking]
Leveraging every aspect of your device can lead to increased efficiency, productivity, and a higher comfort level. Discover tools that energize and engage teachers and students by exploring the artificial intelligence of Cortana, an improved web experience with Edge, and other features such as touch, gestures, apps and inking.  Join us as we demonstrate how Windows 10 can unleash 21st century teaching and learning, empowering you and your students to do more. 

Featured Tools:
Windows 10 and Digital Inking


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Speakers
avatar for Lisa Simmons

Lisa Simmons

Coordinator of Professional Development, Northwest Council for Computer Education
Lisa has 19 years of experience in education and instructional technology. She is passionate about education and has a wide range of experience from fine arts, special education, administration, and the classroom. In her previous district, she trained and worked with administrators... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 2:00pm - 2:50pm MDT
Room 216
  Games/Simulations, General |   Web 2.0 Tools, General

3:00pm MDT

Getting Started: Free Microsoft Tools That Make Learning Fun
Who doesn’t love cool tools? Come join us as we take a look at some of Microsoft's top tools for empowering teachers and students and making leaning fun. Learn how these tools can be used across the curriculum to increase productivity and student engagement. 

Featured Tools:
MineCraft, Creative Coding Through Games and Apps


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Speakers
avatar for Lisa Simmons

Lisa Simmons

Coordinator of Professional Development, Northwest Council for Computer Education
Lisa has 19 years of experience in education and instructional technology. She is passionate about education and has a wide range of experience from fine arts, special education, administration, and the classroom. In her previous district, she trained and worked with administrators... Read More →

Thursday August 17, 2017 3:00pm - 3:50pm MDT
Room 216
  Games/Simulations, General |   Web 2.0 Tools, General
 
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