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== =Technology for Learning =

Demographics - Who's here?

 * ====Survey - http://tinyurl.com/vsup5 ====
 * ====Customizing Google Maps (YouTube link)====
 * ====Making a Map from Google Spreadsheets ====
 * New cool tool from Google - Tour Builder (don't do it here - bandwidth intensive!)

Collecting and Sharing

 * ====How are you collecting resources, taking notes, etc. today? Demos of Evernote? Google Drive? Diigo? Let's Discuss ====
 * ====Blog post on taking notes at conferences ====
 * ====Task: Prep your note taking ====

Cloud Conversations

 * ====Cloud Use Survey - http://tinyurl.com/vsup7 ====
 * ====Google Drive Cloud Use & Sharing ====
 * ====Implications? Table discussion ====

QR Codes

 * ====Create a Code ====
 * ====Use an app to scan codes (Google Now for iOS, Google Goggles or Google Now for Droid, Optical Reader for Samsung, etc.) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ways to use QR Codes in the Classroom (pdf) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here's the QR Code for this page ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What do you think a mobile, digital classroom will look like in 10 years?

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Explore a visualization tool (demos will be provided) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prepare a short demonstration, visual, or presentation ====
 * Possible Tools:
 * Wordle
 * Storybird
 * Animoto
 * Prezi
 * Glogster
 * Voki
 * Easel.ly
 * Others?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"Benefits/challenges of mobile technologies in the classsroom"

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Laptop: Try bubble.us, mind42.com, or exploratree.org.uk (have a better one? please share with group) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Ipad: Popplet (have a better one? please share with group) ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Droid: ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Surface: ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Emerging Technologies in Education Discussion

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Interesting article here ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New Horizon Report on Emerging Technologies in Education ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Afternoon Mini Sessions
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After lunch, I always find it fun to ask attendees to share their knowledge. If you're willing, please plan to do any of the following. You'll have 5 minutes max. ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Show a website you love, that you think most people here haven't heard of ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Share a web 2.0 tool you use in your classroom - any Edmodo users? PhotoPeach? MapTales? ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Want to do an app smackdown? Your top 10 apps in 5 minutes or less? ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This section is for those of you who like to wander or look ahead.
====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you're going to wander, we ask that you accept this challenge: Explore, learn at least enough about these tools to share a 5 minute demonstration toward the end of the day. ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Okay? Proceed...

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google Keep ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mozilla Popcorn Maker ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mosey ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">RealtimeBoard ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Buncee ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|Sketchlot] ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">[|UTellStory] ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Little Bird Tales ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Also, check this out:

 * http://connectedclassrooms.withgoogle.com
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/47-core-teacher-apps-a-visual-library-of-apps-for-teachers ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/the-55-best-best-free-education-apps-for-ipad ====

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Digital Textbooks

 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Virginia's Pilot - http://www.lwbva.org ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Other Resources - http://chris.wikispaces.com/digitaltextbooks ====