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TIES 2016

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8:30am CST

Diving into Google Docs: Go Beyond the BasicsLIMITED CalhounDihanna Fedder Full STEAM Ahead! Integrating STEAM into Every ClassroomLIMITED MinnetonkaAlexandra Brown Minecraft PE (Pocket Edition) in the ClassroomLIMITED Northstar Ballroom AKate Indrelie Reporting Live From . . . Here, There, and Everywhere!LIMITED Greenway D/EChris Turnbull SciGirls Code: E-TextilesLIMITED Greenway F/GHeather Benedict • Sarah Carter • Joan Freese Show Your Work!LIMITED HarrietKathy Stalnaker Teaching Kids How to Create and Give Effective PresentationsLIMITED Greenway B/CKathy Kraemer • Tim Leistikow Using Social Media in EducationLIMITED St. CroixCyndy Harrison

12:30pm CST

AppMazing DragonsLIMITED CalhounDihanna Fedder Engaging Learners with BreakoutEDULIMITED Executive BoardroomCarla Diede Exploring CK-12 Open Education Resources for Math and ScienceLIMITED MinnehahaRyan Cox Funky Fun with Google FormsLIMITED SkywayMichael Main Makerspace Experience: Hands-on LearningFILLING Greenway JJen Legatt Minecraft Education Edition- Gamification Tool to Game-Based LearningLIMITED Greenway H/IGlen Irvin Flores Schoology: Setting Up Your Class to Go PaperlessLIMITED MinnetonkaAllison Larsen • Britta Leino SciGirls Code: Robotics with Hummingbird DuoLIMITED Greenway F/GHeather Benedict • Sarah Carter • Joan Freese Seesaw: Folders, Flipped Learning, Assessments, Oh My!LIMITED HarrietBritt Theis Tech Tools to Personalize Learning for Students and EducatorsLIMITED Greenway AAshley Bingenheimer • Cory Klinge The Chromebook Classroom: Maximize Teaching and LearningLIMITED St. CroixAshley Protivinsky

8:30am CST

Build Leadership and Learning With Augmented Reality AppsLIMITED Greenway F/GArt La Flamme • Josh Gauthier Everyone Can CodeLIMITED SkywayAshley Protivinsky Innovative Ways To Use Technology With Our Youngest Learners: #KoryTellersFILLING Greenway H/IKory Graham Learn to Love Your Google Forms: Getting StartedLIMITED Greenway JDihanna Fedder Makerspaces to Empower Student LearningFILLING CalhounTravis Lape Rethinking Formative Assessment with iPadLIMITED HarrietRyan Cox Seesaw: Moving Beyond the Basics in K-2LIMITED Greenway AJessica Schmidt Simple Tools to Increase Learning with VideoLIMITED Greenway B/CLaurie Conzemius Social Media: Professional Growth and ValueLIMITED MinnehahaDarren Ellwein

12:30pm CST

10 Apps to Blow Your Brain to PiecesFILLING St. CroixBrad Scherer Code Camp!LIMITED Greenway B/CAngie Kalthoff • Erin Schiller Coding in the Classroom with ScratchJr and PBS Kids ScratchJrLIMITED Greenway H/IAnn Nicholson Do More with Google DrawingsLIMITED Isles Exploring Creativity in Today's ClassroomLIMITED HarrietRyan Cox Jumpstart 1:1 Instruction with Free ResourcesLIMITED CalhounDawn Nelson Learn to Love Your Google Forms Even More!FILLING Greenway JDihanna Fedder Powerful ProjectsLIMITED Northstar Ballroom BTony Vincent Take Your Students or Staff for an Amazing Race!LIMITED MinnehahaJosh Gauthier Turning Consumers into Creators with WeVideoLIMITED SkywaySue Simonson • Kristin Wallace

10:30am CST

Alternative Tech: How the Cloud makes Alternative Ed Better NokomisEric Turner Creating Global Learners in the 4 C's Classroom. Poster Table 5Steve Asper • LuAnne Oklobzija Creating with Code Nicollet AAngie Kalthoff Curate & Create with YouTube Great Lakes Ballroom CAndi Bodeau Developing a 'New Student' Technology Boot Camp with Schoology Poster Table 1Brad Scherer Gamifying Math Fact Mastery: ThatQuiz/QR Mashup! Poster Table 4Stephanie Draayer Google Classroom: Empowered by the Global Community Nicollet DGeri Feiock How do I get connected with Twitter? An Introduction to learn how to use Twitter to get connected. Lake Superior ABret Domstrand Improving Communication Through Seesaw RegencyBritt Theis MakerSpace for some Raspberry Pi! Great Lakes Ballroom A2Jon Larson Making it Meta: Modeling Blended Learning for Teachers Lakeshore BKaren Qualey • Holly Skadsem My Hero Sphero - Using Sphere Robots in the Classroom Poster Table 2Aaron Athas Not just for Students: Seesaw for Highly Engaging, Fun Professional Development! Greenway B/CSheila Berger • Chris Gogolewski • Tina Henely • Megan Schwenn Self-Paced Middle School Math Classroom MinnehahaBrittany Johnson Splash Screen: Students Engaging Local Watersheds Using Mobile Technologies CalhounHeather Benedict • Sarah Carter • Joan Freese Technology-Infused Ideas for Learning-Centered Classrooms Lakeshore CNancy Van Erp • Diana Fenton Using Digital Formative Assessments to Differentiate in Math Poster Table 3Zach Eidelbes • Courtney Menden ¿Hablas Minecraft? Game-based learning for Second Language Teacher Great Lakes Ballroom A3Glen Irvin Flores

11:45am CST

STEM for All: Coding virtual robotics IslesElizabeth Orme • Anne Marie Pfaender * Grace in The Lion’s Den: A Technology Empowered Confrontation of Racism Great Lakes Ballroom A1Rebecca Bauer • Marilyn Buckvold • Andy Charrier Blending the Writer’s Workshop: Personalize, Motivate, Create! Great Lakes Ballroom A2Joanna Van Raden BREAK FREE from unread emails: Empower your communications with Remind Greenway D/EDave Blanchard BreakoutEDU Executive BoardroomJeremy Holkup • Kelly Rexine Coding, Robotics, and Empathy in the Language Arts Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A3Andrew Smith ConnectED Learning for Minnesota Educators Greenway H/IJen Kohan CS First: Empowering Students with Computer Science Greenway B/CRachel Pierson Google Classroom Goodies Great Lakes Ballroom BAnne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Grand Challenge Design Lakeshore BAndy Pethan Integrating 3D Printing in a STEAM Project-Based Learning Environment Great Lakes Ballroom CKurt Becker • Allison Larsen Living the Suite Life! Greenway ASheila Berger • Jessica Brandt • Tina Henely • Megan Schwenn One World School Lakeshore CSean Forde • Tami Moehring Upgrading the Learning Journal to the Digital Age Poster Table 5Barb Erickson • Laura Wagenman_x000B_Uyen Sanders Using ChatterPix to Capture Your Students Learning Poster Table 3Ashlie Jacobs • Sarah Weber Using Scrum and Agile Software to Help Give Your Students a Voice Poster Table 1Nichole Miller Getting Hyped for Learning with HyperDocs! MinnehahaSusan Herder • Carla Staffa Getting Started with ArcGIS Online MinnetonkaShana Crosson • Jim Hanson Personalized, Self-Paced Learning with Schoology Lake Superior ACory Klinge • Erin Schiller Turning Consumers into Creators with WeVideo CalhounSue Simonson • Kristin Wallace

12:50pm CST

A Successful Collaboration Story: Media Center + Engineering Great Lakes Ballroom A2Tim Berndt • Sara Swenson Assessments Made Easy through Seesaw Poster Table 1Sara Connell Create a Positive Digital Culture with your 1 to 1 Program Great Lakes Ballroom CBecky Jacobson • Sara Speicher Engaging Learners Through Fung Shui Design Elements In The Classroom Poster Table 4Kimberly Horst Exploring Open Educational Resources RegencyRyan Cox Fraction Compositions: Music, Technology, and Math Integration Greenway JStephanie Draayer Free and Simple Formative Assessment Tools Great Lakes Ballroom BTammi Wilkins Inquiry & Student Surveys: Lessons From the Fireswamp Greenway B/CMichael Walker Integrate STEM and PBL into Your Daily Teaching Poster Table 3Stacy Busta • Sarah Kratcha Jumpstart 1:1 Instruction with Exploros NokomisDawn Nelson Saving September with Flexible Learning Days at ERHS St. CroixTroy Anderson • Paul Beckermann SMART Notebook 16: Empowering Student Learning Greenway F/GGeri Feiock Technology Tools that Build Community Great Lakes Ballroom A3Jodi Burling • Erin Franson Think, Learn, Do - Teaching Global Competence in the Elementary Classroom Greenway H/IKristy Ardinger

1:55pm CST

Teaching the Startup Mentality CedarDrew Lentz • Poppy Lyttle Virtualy Reality in the Classrom IslesJesse Hoffart ABCs of Digital Tools for Elementary Instruction Great Lakes Ballroom CAbby Kath • Nicholas Marty Be a Curator: Developing your own Primary Source Sets Greenway H/IShana Crosson • Heidi Kloempken Bringing a District into the Twitterverse Greenway JJessica McMahon Creating a Global Impact: Integrating Technology into Service-Learning Greenway B/CGina Nelson Digital OER Science for Elementary Grades Greenway ADan McGuire Elementary Student Tech Teams Lakeshore BCara Skoglund Google Sites: New & Improved Greenway D/EMiriam Tobola Igniting Innovation and Creativity in Our Makerspaces With Digital Tools and Apps Nicollet DShannon Miller Implementation Support for Minnesota's Digital Curriculum RegencyMarc Johnson Oh the Places you can go in Minecraft Poster Table 2Tracy Pearson Our Transformational Journey With Genius Hour Greenway F/GRoss Alexandra • Jenny Huling • Claire Opsahl • Krista Pawlicki Shanley TV Lakeshore AShari McTaggart • Gabe Thomas Take the Leap! A Move Away from Interactive Whiteboards to Flexible Models of Presentation Great Lakes Ballroom BKaren Qualey • Holly Skadsem Tech Tools to Support the SMPs St. CroixAshley Bingenheimer Technology During the Daily 5 Lakeshore CMelissa Leonard • Jenny Nitchals • Arielle Olson Using Google Drive to Improve Student Writing Poster Table 1Kurt Reynolds Using the Numbers App to Create Student Self-Assessments Poster Table 5UYEN SANDERS SANDERS • Laura Wagenman Easy and Amazing Video Creation on iPads MinnetonkaMarc Patton Media Arts: Igniting Artistic Literacy Through the Lens and Beyond CalhounJeremy Holien Timelapse Sketchnotes on the iPad Lake Superior AReshan Richards

3:00pm CST

#MNlead Tweet Up Poster Table 4Michelle Ament • Bret Domstrand Encourage Goal-Setting with GPS LifePlan Poster Table 2Randy LaFoy Fired Up For February - A PersonalizedPD Experience! Lakeshore BJosh Gauthier Get Your Chrome On! Top extensions that will change your classroom Great Lakes Ballroom BJo Jacobson • Terah Robinson Google Maps Virtual Field Trip Greenway H/IDerek Block • Joel Block Hands On With Exploros: Making It Work Poster Table 5Dawn Nelson Learn How to Organize and Assess in a Personalized Learning Environment Greenway D/ETravis Lape Middle School Girls Only Coding Clubs Lakeshore CJulee Brentwood Pushing Change - 10 Things That Need 'Unsettling' HarrietKristin Daniels • Patrick Morrow • Rob Swanson STEAM 2.0: developing performance character through Design Thinking and Product Creation Lakeshore AApril Berthiaume • Gina Doe • Rob Reetz Student Led Chromebook Repair Great Lakes Ballroom CSue Simonson Student-Created Google Site as Portfolios in Lab or CTE Courses St. CroixMatt Deutsch Technology in a Project Based School Greenway ACory Anda • Nick Ryan The Five Digital Tools I Can't Teach Without Poster Table 1Kurt Reynolds The Paperless Classroom: Improved efficiency, Instant feedback, Less waste! Poster Table 3Malachi Johnson • Jeremy Kramer

10:30am CST

eSpark Learning CedarNellie Herchenbach Balancing Personalized Learning in a 1:1 Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A2Jamie Hawkinson • Kristen Powell Coding the the Classroom with ScratchJr and PBS Kids Scratch Jr Greenway B/CAnn Nicholson Connecting Across the World with Interactive Video Conferencing Poster Table 3Jon Larson Creating Collaborative Websites Greenway H/ICaitlin Cahill Developing a K-6 Project-Based Learning STEAM Maker Campus MinnetonkaKurt Becker • Allison Larsen Get Rid of Grade Levels: A Personalized Learning Recipe for Public School Districts Greenway JTravis Lape Google Chrome Tools that Work for Everyone Greenway F/GJulie Ray • Tammi Wilkins Integrating Technology into Elementary Literacy Poster Table 4Katie Ness • Katie Salmela Limitless Learning with Google Tools Great Lakes Ballroom BJen Legatt Making a Makerspace Lakeshore ACharlie Beck • Christina Lindstrom Personalized Learning Plans using GAFE Great Lakes Ballroom A3Dwayne Johnson • Mark Kuske Presenting Live From ...Here, There, & Everywhere! Greenway D/EChris Turnbull SCRUM it Up! Greenway ABen Drewelow • Mike Smart STEM Challenge Centers Poster Table 1Sarah Armstrong • Anthony Hansen Take your Google Classroom to the Next Level! RegencyJo Jacobson • Terah Robinson The IT that nobody knows about….Innovation Teams HarrietMandy Froehlich Tools to Support a Student Designed Learning Environment CalhounMatthew Flugum Using Seesaw with Other iPad Apps to Differentiate and Meet Academic Standards SkywayKimberly Johnson • Sara Frater_x000B_Megan Rusterholtz Virtual partnering with another classroom in another part of the world Lakeshore CHelen Mongan-Rallis • Donald Rallis We Broke Social Studies, Now Let's Fix It MinnehahaCory Klinge Yes, You Can Hold a TEDx Event At Your School! Lake Superior AJosh Gauthier

11:45am CST

Automated Daily Intervention Scheduling IslesJoseph Connelly Authentic Assessments in Science Poster Table 5Sara Hunt • Frederick Stock Code Studio from Code.org Great Lakes Ballroom CAnne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Creating Videos to Flip Your Classroom Poster Table 1Heidi Diercks Educator's Essential iPad Toolkit Nicollet DKari Gerhart • Caroline Little Engaging Students with QR Codes Poster Table 3Ashlie Jacobs • Sarah Weber Going 1:1 with Chromebooks in Middle School Poster Table 2Nate Grundahl • Jerreh Kujabi • Michael Mades Introducing a free, online Digital Storytelling course in support of K-College faculty Great Lakes Ballroom A3Pete McCauley • Christiane Reilly • Scott Spicer • Greg Steinke Introduction to Scratch: Develop Coding Skills in the Elementary Classroom Poster Table 4Erica Graffunder • Mitch Jacobson Magic School Bus - The Ultimate Field Trip with Google Great Lakes Ballroom BBen Friesen Making the new ISTE standards work for us! Great Lakes Ballroom A1Derik Gustafson • Eric Harder • Tina Henely • Josh McRae • Lana Peterson • Amy Thuesen Pokémon Go on Campus Greenway H/IArt La Flamme • Josh Gauthier Producing Student-Led Conferences using Google Slides SkywayMelissa Pedersen The Best of PBL! RegencyKris Szajner The Power of Integration: Promoting Learning Through Technology in a Multi-Disciplinary Classroom Great Lakes Ballroom A2Matt Beversdorf • Heidi Marks • Joel Prazak Tweet! Not Just for the Birds Greenway JJessie Erickson Win Back Time With Gmail and Zero Inbox Lakeshore CChristopher L White Challenge PD - Using Google Sheets to Push Learning Lake Superior BKristin Daniels • Patrick Morrow • Rob Swanson Dream it, Build it! Create Mobile Apps with App Inventor CalhounAndrea Wilson Vazquez From We to Me: Understanding & Using WeVideo! MinnetonkaJaclyn Bremer Less Clicks, More Learning on Schoology Lake Superior ACory Klinge Robots: The Jetsons(TM) have landed in your Classroom, Now What? MinnehahaMeghan Haselbauer • Angie Potts

12:50pm CST

Administrators: Model your tech practices Greenway F/GMike Berding Beyond SAMR Ladders & Pools: A Framework for Teaching & Learning Great Lakes Ballroom A3Dave Eisenmann • Eric Schneider Co-Teaching with Google Greenway AKris Szajner Collaborate with Peers through the Video Educator’s Personal Learning Network Lakeshore CTami Moehring • Jan Zanetis Collaborative Curriculum--now what? Great Lakes Ballroom BKaren Johnson • Jon Voss Dynamic Learning with Digital Curriculum Great Lakes Ballroom A2Caitlin Cahill Scope and Sequence K-12 is the Bling that makes Technology Integration Successful Lakeshore BDeanna Kovash • Jeff Morris • Sandra Wieser-Matthews The FAQ about BYOD at CLSD St. CroixBridget Budig • Janelle Hermann Transforming Learning in a Project-Based/Personalized Learning Zone Greenway B/CAaron Athas • Andy Brown Using Seesaw to Create a Home/School Connection Poster Table 1Mary Casserly Why You Should Care about Open Educational Resources (OER) Great Lakes Ballroom CJon Fila

1:55pm CST

3-D Printing Takes Learning to a New Dimension Poster Table 4Chris Schiemann AppSmash for All SkywayKari Gerhart • Caroline Little Bring Technology and Innovation Tools into a History Classroom Greenway AMatthew Dick Digital Learning: How to Empower Successful Students St. CroixDean Dahl • Meghan Haselbauer Fantasy Learning (Think Fantasy Football, but for Learning) Poster Table 1Joe Klumper Formative Assessment with Technology Great Lakes Ballroom A1Laurie Conzemius In-class Field Trips with Google Tour Builder Poster Table 3Luke Feierabend Instant Relevance, Using Today's Experiences to Teach Tomorrow's Lessons Greenway JDenis Sheeran Paradigm Shift: Creating & Implementing a Flexible Learning Model District-Wide Lakeshore AKelsey Nash • Holly Skadsem Power Up! STEM, Video Game Design, and MaKeyMaKey for K-12 Students Poster Table 2Alexander Tofte Transforming Learning with SMART Notebook 16 Greenway F/GMelissa Black Using Technology & Games to Review (like Amazing Race or a Quest) Lakeshore CMike Floersch Using the News in the Classroom for Relevancy and Rigor Greenway B/CNBC Learn Computational Thinking as a Habit of Mind MinnetonkaLaurie Aaronson • Eileen King • Andrea Wilson Vazquez DigitalWorks: Digital Storytelling and Documentary Filmmaking CalhounSusannah Harris • Carol Henseler Exploring Renewable Energy through Online Challenges MinnehahaMichael Arquin Fabulous Forms Lake Superior AChristopher L White

3:00pm CST

EMPOWAR - Empower learners with AR (Augmented Reality) Poster Table 3Anne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Enhancing Maps to Tell Stories Greenway AShana Crosson Flipped and Blended Learning with EdPuzzle Northstar Ballroom BTracy Purdy iBeacon Projects for Your Classroom Greenway JMarc Johnson Interact with Aurasma Poster Table 4Anne Gaspar • Andrea Johnson Leading Greatness HarrietPatrick Snyder • Nick Proud Online Assessments Lakeshore BTroy Reynolds Personalize the Digital Classroom with Innovative Strategies That Work Greenway D/EDanielle Bukal • Michael Krill Personalizing the Kindergarten Classroom Poster Table 2Brianna Buck • Kellie Lewis SeeSaw: Digital Student Portfolios RegencyAndy Larson Step Up your Symbaloo Poster Table 1Laurie Conzemius Teachnology: Teaching and Learning WITH Technology Great Lakes Ballroom A3Amy Thuesen Tracking Formative Assessments on your iPad SkywayRyan Bisson • Tammi Provart Using Drones and Lego EV3s to Engage Youth in Programming Greenway F/GJulie Alton Virtual Professional Development in Math and Science for Minnesota PLCs Great Lakes Ballroom A2Lee Schmitt • John Shepard • Jon Voss • Jessica Wiley You Know It...So Show It: Ways to Use Apps to Highlight Student Understanding and Personal Style Lakeshore AMelissa DuBose • Sara Hunt