VAFXgafe: Full Schedule

We invite you to join us for the first annual Google in Education Fairfax Summit to be held at Lee High School on August 19th and 20th, 2013. This high intensity two day event focuses on deploying, integrating, and using Google Apps for Education and other Google Tools to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. The program features Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrators, solution providers, Google engineers, and representatives from the Google education teams.

Register now to send teachers, administrators, tech directors, library media specialists, tech support staff, CTOs, and anyone who is interested in finding out more about leveraging Google Apps for Education to support student learning.

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8:30am PDT

Connected Compassion

Google Docs has undergone some massive changes of late, not the least of which is the integration with Google Drive. In this session, we will explore the extended capabilities of Google Drive including collaboration tools, online storage, offline access, and Drive Apps.

Speakers

Michael Wacker

I am a former elementary teacher, currently with EdTechTeam as the Chief Learning Officer; working with a highly talented team supporting world class learning opportunities for children and adults all around the globe. Our team is consulted around ideas of strategic design and innovation... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 8:30am - 9:30am PDT
A - Auditorium Room 133

Keynote

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

20% Time in the Classroom

To help inspire innovation and creativity, Google offers its employees 20% of their time to work on a project of their choosing. Teachers who offer the same to their students can meet learning goals while creating powerful experiences that lead to increased motivation, creativity, and divergent critical thinking. This presentation will outline how to organize a 20% program, how to effectively communicate the rationale of the program to administrators, parents, and students, and how to execute the program so students are able to manage their time effectively for a successful final project.

Speakers

Kevin Brookhouser

Director of Technology, York School

Kevin Brookhouser, M.Ed. is the author of The 20time Project: How educators can launch Google’s formula for future-ready students and Code in Every Class: How All Educators Can Teach Programming. He teaches product design, computer programming, and digital media at York School in... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
H - Room 243

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

Get Your “Add-On” with Google Apps

It’s not surprising that everyone wants to team up with Google. That’s why Google has made it easy for other technology tools to be integrated into Google Apps. Better yet, Google has also made access to this integration easy and convenient for its users. This workshop will demonstrate how to “Add-On” new apps, extensions, and gadgets into Google Apps. By the end of this workshop, participants will leave knowing how to connect other apps to Google Drive, install apps and extensions in the Chrome Web Store, and to utilize widgets in Google Labs to increase efficiency and productivity.

Speakers

Brad Lands

Director of Technology and Innovation, The Langley School

Bradley Lands is the Director of Technology and Innovation at The Langley School in McLean, Virginia. He is a passionate educator who strives to provide students with the skills they will need to become lifelong learners and creative problem solvers in our global society. Brad graduated... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
J - Room 192

Regular Session

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

Google Books for Personalized Learning

In most schools, students receive the same book for each subject. Join Juan to learn how to provide rich, personalized content to your students!

At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Find reliable resources for creating individualized books
Create media-rich books using free Google and 3rd party resources
Share and deploy ebooks in a classroom or school
Use Google Books to highlight, annotate, define and translate

Speakers

Juan De Luca

EdTech Consultant, Independent

Currently, Juan works as an independent educational consultant. He helps schools assess their technology needs and develop strategies to enhance their teaching and learning practices with digital tools. Prior to this, Juan served as the Director of Technology at The Langley School... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
O - Workshop Room 193

Workshop (2.5 Hours)

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Workshop (2.5 Hours)

10:00am PDT

Making the Most of Google Earth Tools and Facilitating Student Managed Content

In this session we will look at ways to use Google Earth tools and layers to make meaningful curriculum connections for all ages. We will then move into the real power of Google Earth as a learning tool – student managed content. We will practice adding our own text, images, and labels to the Earth and learn how to organize, save, and share our content. A variety of real student samples and demos will be shared to help inspire educators to use Google Earth with their students. Samples will include an interactive timeline, Lit trip, and multi-layered map. We will emphasize the use of Google Earth as both a “process” tool and a “product” tool.

Speakers

Mark Moran

School Based Technology Specialist, Island Creek Elementary, Fairfax County Public Schools

Mark Moran is a School Based Technology Specialist at Island Creek Elementary School in the Fairfax County Public Schools district. He has been an educator for 19 years, spending most of that time teaching 6th grade. Mark enjoys promoting the instructional use of his two favorite... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
P - Workshop Room 195

Workshop (2.5 Hours)

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Workshop (2.5 Hours)

11:30am PDT

Digital Portfolios using Google Tools

Google Apps for Education provides a free cross platform set of tools for educators. In this session we will examine how to have students digitize their work, create digital portfolios and have teachers manage the whole process. Examples, best practices and templates for each step will be included in the session.

Speakers

Kern Kelley

Starting his teaching career in New Zealand, Kern is presently the Technology Integrator at Regional School Unit #19 and Coordinator of the Student Leadership Ambassador program in central Maine. He has provided support to educators for over two decades and has conducted professional... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
A - Auditorium Room 133

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Google Plus: Say hello to a network that is truly personalized +You

With Google+, you can share the right things with the right people. Let's explore, share, and dive deeper into the possibilities that exist when we can network and meet with tools and within our domains.

Speakers

Michael Wacker

Monday August 19, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
H - Room 243

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

The Best Virtual Field Trips EVER!

With all due respect to the local library, fire station, and pumpkin patch - your kids have been there and done that. Why not harness the power of Google and take them somewhere they probably haven't been? Great Barrier Reef? Yellowstone? Versailles? Google's got you covered on all of the above - and more.

Speakers

Dave Childers

President/CEO, Level 33 Consulting

Dave Childers is an adjunct professor at Fresno State University in California, as well as the CEO/President of Level 33 Consulting. He is a past middle school teacher, elementary school vice principal, charter high school executive director/principal and county office coordinator... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
C - Lancer Hall 50

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Traveling Across The Curriculum With Google Earth

Google Earth allows students to make connections with the world around them. It also gives educators a way to present content areas as they exist in real life: as interconnected, rather than discrete subjects. Google Earth can be used in all grade levels and across the curriculum, blending language arts, science, geography, math, and more. Discover great options for enriching your teaching of…whatever…using Google Earth.

Speakers

John Bailey

Program Manager, Google

Dr. John Bailey is a former volcanologist and university professor, turned Googler. After almost two decades in academia John decided he needed a new challenge and accepted an offer to move from Alaska to California and join the Google Earth Outreach team as a Program Manager for... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
F - Library

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Curate and Create - YouTube Style

Whether you are happy using already made video or want to edit your own, YouTube has all the tools you need to create online curriculum, tailored to your class, your teaching style, your content, with your personalized touch. Learn how to create a playlist, order it, edit the segments and make intros. Upload your own videos, edit, annotate, even add special effects all within one account.

Speakers

Joan Brown

School Based Technology Specialist, FCPS

First and foremost, I am a Google Certified Teacher and thrilled to be in such a creative network of educators. Currently, I am the School Based Technology Specialist at Irving Middle School in FCPS. At Irving we go that extra mile to integrate technology and some of my favorite projects... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
J - Room 192

Regular Session

Company #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

How to use TypingClub in your classroom?

TypingClub school portal gives you complete control over your student's typing progress. You can setup your classes, engage your students with the typing lessons of your choice, and track their progress. In this session will be a short demonstration of how best to use TypingClub in your classroom.

Speakers

Armin Kiany

Lead Developer, TypingClub.com

TypingClub's School Edition has been designed to provide an easier way for instructors to keep track of their student's progress. The School Portal also allows you to customize or even create new lesson plans.

Monday August 19, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
N - Room 187

Regular Session

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

Google Maps Engine Lite for Education

Maps are a powerful tool for visualizing information and telling stories. They can be used to analyze information and spark conversations in all subjects and grade levels. Join Juan to learn how to easily create your own maps using Google Engine Lite.

At the end of the presentation, you will be able to:

Find data on the web or use your own
Customize your map to your needs with layers
Create a map collaboratively

Speakers

Juan De Luca

EdTech Consultant, Independent

Monday August 19, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
C - Lancer Hall 50

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

Google+ as an LMS

This session will examine strategies for using Google+ as the communication hub for your classroom. Find out how to manage your class and information through circles, pages, communities, photos and events. We will also dive into Hangouts as a powerful tool for taking your classroom to the cloud!

Speakers

Stacy Behmer

Coordinator of Digital Learning/Media Services, Grant Wood AEA

Stacy is a former elementary and middle school teacher and also spent some time as a district technology director. She is currently the Coordinator of Digital Learning & Media Services at Grant Wood AEA in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she works with a team of digital learning consultants... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
I - Room 249

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

Google Apps Scripts: Teaching Google Docs to Collaborate

Google Apps Scripts are simple computer programs that are designed to work hand in hand with the whole suite of Google Apps (email, documents, sites, spreadsheets, etc). Among other uses, they can dynamically display your content on a website, provide a user interface for sharing Google Docs according to your specific teacher requirements, or keep track of and analyze data. Oh yes, and they can grade quizzes. In this session, I will discuss several of the most useful scripts which are currently available to install in your Google Docs. I will also discuss my own experience in writing my own Google Scripts and demonstrate examples of code that help you connect various Google Apps together. Let's talk about ways in which Google Scripts might help solve existing classroom and school problems.

Speakers

Eric Draper

School-Based Technology Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools

Monday August 19, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
L - Room 180

Regular Session

Company #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

Think Open - Collaborative discussion on using open technologies in the classroom

With so many mixed devices in schools- iPads, Chromebooks, Windows, Macbooks, Kindles, convertibles, the challenge is beyond the technical management of these devices, but the use of applications that are cross-platform, cost-effective, and accessible at home. This will be a round-table discussion on the importance of educators "Thinking Open" to best serve their students. Feel free to join the Open discussion online at http://gplus.to/thinkopen

Speakers

Dee Lanier

Transformation Agent, LINC

Technology Coach and ConsultantDee Lanier is an Educational Technologist and Equity Enthusiast. Dee is a passionate and energetic educator and learner with over a decade of instructional experience on the K-12 and collegiate level. Dee holds Undergraduate and Master’s degrees... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
N - Room 187

Regular Session

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Can you hear me now? Using Google Voice in the classroom and speech to text and text to speech options in Google Apps!

Google Voice is more than just a phone number. Come learn how to set up this classroom phone number and then how you can use it as a communication tool, but to collect audio files and support student learning. Students are not always the most speedy typers for one, but how can we help students make some accommodations using speech to text and text to speech features within Google Apps? Come learn!

Speakers

Stacy Behmer

Coordinator of Digital Learning/Media Services, Grant Wood AEA

Monday August 19, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
I - Room 249

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Drive the Paper Out of your Classroom

Let's face it - you have an adversarial relationship with the file cabinet. And - rightfully so. If the file cabinet were the answer, then the little metal buttons wouldn't be murder on your thumb. Come find out how you can use Google Drive to organize your stuff, simplify your life, and reduce those piles of paper on your desk (yes, we noticed).

Speakers

Dave Childers

President/CEO, Level 33 Consulting

Monday August 19, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
F - Library

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Drive Through the Writing Process Faster with Google Drive

Google Drive can completely transform the entire process of teaching writing. Eliminate stacks of papers and unmanageable email attachments by having students submit writing through a shared folder. This session will explain best practices including naming conventions, controlled sharing, and streamlined rubrics using Google Forms. Participants will also learn about GRMR.ME a free website that helps teachers and students tackle the most tricky grammar, mechanic, and usage errors. Grading papers is a pain. Google Drive makes the process much easier.

Speakers

Kevin Brookhouser

Director of Technology, York School

Monday August 19, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
H - Room 243

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Google Hangouts in the Classroom

Google Hangouts is the video conference tool included with Google Plus. In this session we discuss the technical aspects of set up as well as ways educators can use them in the classroom. From blended learning, to offering professional development, to creating screencasts, Google Hangouts is a powerful educational tool for students and teachers.

Speakers

Kern Kelley

Monday August 19, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
B - Auxillary Gym

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Free to use, share, or modify with Google Apps

We’re not allowed to copy, right? But plagiarism is still a problem in our schools today. Fortunately, new innovations to Google Apps makes it easy and convenient to search and use content that is, “free to use, share, or modify”. This presentation will demonstrate how to use: Google Search for copyright free images; the “Research Tool” in Google Docs for easily inserting reference citations, footnotes, and quotations; Google Presentations to easily search and insert copyright free images into slides; and YouTube’s Video Editor to use, modify, and republish Creative Commons videos.

Speakers

Brad Lands

Director of Technology and Innovation, The Langley School

Monday August 19, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
N - Room 187

Regular Session

Company #gettinggeeky, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Google Apps for Instruction and Administration

This session will provide participants an overview with Google Drive and Google Sites, Participants will see how to create a Google Site and learn various sharing techniques and settings appropriate for administrative uses.. Participants will then see how they can develop forms, docs and presentations and discuss a variety of ways for sharing them. We will show linking in Google spreadsheets in order to maximize efficiency. We will also explore posting YouTube videos to the Google Site. We will also develop group of contacts for efficient sharing of information. We will use opening and closing of school sites as examples and we will model development of a new site during the workshop.

This is a breakout session but we are also offering a workshop (longer work time) on August 20th at 1:30pm

Speakers

Barbara Brand

School Based Technology Specialists, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools

Barbara Brand and Karen Miller are School Based Technology Specialists at a large secondary school with an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students and over 300 staff members. We each have over twenty years o classroom teaching experience at the secondary level prior to becoming... Read More →

Karen Miller

School Based Technology Specialists, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools

Monday August 19, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
K - Room 158

Regular Session

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

ReFORM the way you gather inFORMation!

Best practice examples for using Google Forms to gather and collect all types of information from inside or outside of your school system will be discussed in this session. We will look at how appropriate scripts can take your information to the next level. Any ideas and experiences that you have for integrating this tool can be shared as well!

Speakers

Lori Livesay

Assistive Technology Resource Teacher, Fairfax County Public Schools

Lori Livesay is an Assistive Technology Services (ATS) Resource Teacher in Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia. She has trained a broad range of students and teachers in classroom technology integration. Lori is currently a member of the ATS training team and provides technology... Read More →

Monday August 19, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
J - Room 192

Regular Session

Company #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #admin, #technical, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

Building Good Digital Citizens

Sure, we all probably agree that technology is fantastic for student engagement and empowerment - or you'd probably be at the text book summit down the street. But how do we ensure that students understand - rather than exploit - the power of these tools? Google has substantial resources that you can use with your students to ensure just that. With Digital Citizenship emerging as such an important topic, it is great to know that there are free resources from Google out there.
EDITOR'S NOTE: There isn't really a text book summit down the street.

Speakers

Dave Childers

President/CEO, Level 33 Consulting

Tuesday August 20, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
F - Library

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

Express Visual Data with Google Sheets

Google Forms and Sheets provide students and teachers with user-friendly tools that help express data in a powerful and meaningful way. Both quantitative and qualitative data can be analyzed and understood much better when put into an interactive chart, a word cloud, or a map. Students will put their critical thinking skills into test when deciding what are the most appropriate ways of presenting information.
Even though numbers, graphs and charts can be thought to be only applicable in Math, all other subject areas will benefit from this workshop.

Speakers

Juan De Luca

EdTech Consultant, Independent

Tuesday August 20, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
D - Lancer Hall 51

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

Hands on with Google Apps Scripts Part II

It is recommended that attendees have: a solid understanding of creating Google Forms and how Forms & Spreadsheets interact before joining this session, Experience installing and interacting with Apps Scripts, A laptop. Your mileage may vary on an iPad--or you may not be able to get hands-on. In this hands-on one-hour session, we will cover the following (and possibly more) Autocrat, Doctopus, and FormMule.

Speakers

Chris Bell

CEO, EdTechTeam

Former teacher, school, and district administrator in K-12 now CEO and Design Strategist at EdTechTeam supporting educators to transform learning experiences for all students! Book hoarder, tinkerer, learner, and always looking for new and interesting challenges.

Tuesday August 20, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
C - Lancer Hall 50

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

Create your Own Ninja Dojo

Create an in-house training center to prepare your students to become your school-wide Google Apps support specialists. Read more at www.edutechserve.com/dojo

Speakers

Dee Lanier

Transformation Agent, LINC

Tuesday August 20, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PDT
N - Room 187

Regular Session

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

10:00am PDT

SKETCHUP In My Classroom

In this workshop, participants will learn how SKETCHUP can be a valuable learning tool in the classroom. Participants will have the opportunity to explore possibilities of utilizing SKETCHUP as a part of curriculum instruction and classroom activities. Participants will learn how SKETCHUP is being used to "HOOK" students in to becoming more involved in "redesigning" historical sites and learning about the history of these sites as they redesign them in 3D.

Speakers

Joyce Matthews

Technology Integration Trainer / Testing & Assessment, FCPS

For close to thirty years, Joyce Matthews has been exploring and learning strategies, techniques, and ideas for enriching and enhancing the integration of technology with curriculum instruction. Ms. Matthews worked for fourteen years as a Technology Specialist for Fairfax County Public... Read More →

Tuesday August 20, 2013 10:00am - 12:00pm PDT
O - Workshop Room 193

Workshop (2.5 Hours)

Company #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Workshop (2.5 Hours)

11:30am PDT

25+ Ways to Use Google for Online & Blended Learning

In this session, we’ll explore the National Standards for Quality Online Teaching and how Google tools can be effectively used for online and blended learning at your school. In this whirlwind session, we’ll cover effective methods for the use of Drive, Sites, Picasa, Groups, Google+, Hangouts, YouTube, and more to positively impact student learning at a distance.

Speakers

Chris Bell

CEO, EdTechTeam

Tuesday August 20, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
C - Lancer Hall 50

Featured Speaker

Company #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Google's 20 Time in Education

Find out what Google’s 20 Time is and how it can be utilized in the classroom to inspire creativity and innovation all while meeting key Common Core State Standards. Explore three ways K-12 can integrate 20 Time in the classroom. The session will end with a 20 Time template series inspired by Google Certified Teachers that will give a step-by-step guide for implementing 20 Time in the 7-12 classroom. Mini-lessons on digital citizenship and presentation style will also be shared.

Speakers

Kate Petty

Director of Events, EdTechTeam

Kate Petty spent ten years as a high school English and ELD teacher. She fell in love with inquiry-based learning and made her way to her district office first as an EdTech TOSA and then as the district Instructional Technology Coordinator. Kate has a BA from the University of Nevada... Read More →

Tuesday August 20, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
M - Room 179

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Let's Get Cookin' Google Has Even More!

Let's take a look at some of the other ingredients that Google provides and how those can be used in the K-12 setting. Some of the tools that you can put on your plate include: Voice, Keep, Books, Maps, Alerts, Scholar, Hangouts, Google+ and Translate! We will explore these tools and others and see how they are being used by educators to spice up teaching and learning! Be ready for a fast paced session with demos of these tools in action!

Speakers

Stacy Behmer

Coordinator of Digital Learning/Media Services, Grant Wood AEA

Tuesday August 20, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
I - Room 249

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Produce a Student News Broadcast with Google Hangouts

Google+ Hangouts OnAir provide a nearly cost-free solution to produce a compelling student news broadcast. This session will show how to go from zero to live with only a laptop and an internet connection. This session is perfect for journalism teachers, English teachers, and anyone else who believes in inspiring the next generation of student reporters and broadcasters.

Speakers

Kevin Brookhouser

Director of Technology, York School

Tuesday August 20, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
H - Room 243

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Google Scripts 101

Session Topics:

1. What is a Google Script?
2. Why would I want to learn to create & use Google Scripts?
3. What are benefits of writing your own Google Scripts?
4. What are scripting languages?
5. Basics of Javascript
6. How to adapt existing Google Scripts
7. Becoming Comfortable with Google Script functionality
8. Refresher on Excel formulas that work in conjunction with Google Scripts
9. Hands-On: Create your first Google Script
10. Examples of Google Scripts

Speakers

Robert Muskett

School-Based Technology Specialist, Fairfax County Public Schools

Robert Muskett is a frequent Google Summit presenter who focuses on how the session content will help students work collaboratively. His school, Robert E. Lee High School in Virginia, explored Google integration early on with move to school-wide use of GAE in 2011. He is former Advanced... Read More →

Tuesday August 20, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
N - Room 187

Regular Session

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

Grading with Google

Turn Google forms and documents into the ultimate grading tool. From quick exit tickets and real-time classroom polls to larger project rubrics that email students their self assessment along with their scores from the teacher, with Google in the classroom, students can leave their loose-leaf paper at home and teachers can say goodbye to the red pens for good.

Speakers

Brian Herberger

School Based Technology Specialist, Kilmer Middle School, FCPS

Brian Herberger has been in education for over fifteen years, first as an English teacher, and now as a Technology Specialist. He currently works in a middle school, supporting students and teachers, and helping them explore new ways to use technology in their classrooms.

Tuesday August 20, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
K - Room 158

Regular Session

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

11:30am PDT

ReFORM the way you gather inFORMation!

Speakers

Jeff Sisk

Assistive Technology Specialist, Assistive Technology Services, Fairfax County Public Schools

Jeff Sisk is an Assistive Technology Specialist in Fairfax County Public Schools, Virginia. He has trained a broad range of students and teachers in classroom technology integration. He has taught Algebra 1, Earth Science, World History, and US History as a high school teacher. Jeff... Read More →

Tuesday August 20, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
J - Room 192

Regular Session

Company #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #admin, #technical, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

60 Chrome Apps and Extensions in 60 Minutes!

Hold on to your hats boys and girls because we will try to fly through 60 great Chrome web apps and extensions in 60 minutes! Chrome apps and extensions are what help you make the most of the web. Web apps are those shortcuts to websites you can use and I'll showcase some that tie in with Google Drive and then we will look at some of my favorite Chrome extensions to help make your browsing experience more efficient and these extensions can also be used to help support accommodations for students! READY... SET...GO!

Speakers

Stacy Behmer

Coordinator of Digital Learning/Media Services, Grant Wood AEA

Tuesday August 20, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
A - Auditorium Room 133

Featured Speaker

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

Hands on With Google Glass

Heard of Project Glass but don’t know what it is about? As one of the first Glass Explorers I will offer an introduction to Glass and a chance to try a pair for yourself, whilst starting the conversation on what Glass might practically be used for in an educational sphere.

Speakers

John Bailey

Program Manager, Google

Tuesday August 20, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
F - Library

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

Smart Up Your Google Mail

Speakers

Juan De Luca

EdTech Consultant, Independent

Tuesday August 20, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PDT
K - Room 158

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

1:30pm PDT

Google Apps for Instruction and Administration

This session will provide participants a hands-on experience with Google Drive and Google Sites, Participants will create a Google Site and learn various sharing techniques and settings appropriate for administrative uses.. Participants will then develop forms, docs and presentations and discuss a variety of ways for sharing them. We will explore linking in Google spreadsheets in order to maximize efficiency. We will also explore posting YouTube videos to the Google Site. We will also develop group of contacts for efficient sharing of information. We will use opening and closing of school sites as examples and we will model development of a new site during the workshop. .

Participants will need to bring a laptop to this workshop (*Please note that an iPAD has limited capabilities). It will also be helpful to think about a specific content area prior to the workshop where the educator can envision using Google applications.

Speakers

Barbara Brand

School Based Technology Specialists, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools

Karen Miller

School Based Technology Specialists, Robinson Secondary School, Fairfax County Public Schools

Tuesday August 20, 2013 1:30pm - 4:00pm PDT
P - Workshop Room 195

Workshop (2.5 Hours)

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Breakout Session or Workshop Workshop (2.5 Hours)

3:00pm PDT

Calendar Intervention

Remember that time you missed that really important meeting? Probably not, because you probably forgot to put it on your calendar. But I bet the other attendees remember. Come see all the best tips and tricks for harnessing the power of Google Calendar. It's not just for making sure that you don't miss really important meetings anymore.

Speakers

Dave Childers

President/CEO, Level 33 Consulting

Tuesday August 20, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
F - Library

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Creating Interactive YouTube Videos for Flipped Instruction

In this session you're going to learn to create interactive YouTube videos using Google Slides, screencasting software, and annotations.

Speakers

Kevin Brookhouser

Director of Technology, York School

Tuesday August 20, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
H - Room 243

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Gmail - You don't know what you don't know!

In this session we will play with all the parts of Gmail that most people don't know are there! We'll look at ways to customize your Gmail to truly make it more "useable" for those that get frustrated with it. This will also be a great session for ITRTs looking for ways to convince new users that are transferring over from other email clients to see the awesome power in Gmail! Be prepared to have fun, learn and share!

Speakers

Sallie Hill Outten

Director of Technology - Instructional Technology Resource Specialist, Blue Ridge Virtual Governor's School

Originally a farm girl and Earth/Environmental Science teacher, Sallie is now the Instructional Technology Resource Specialist (Head of Technology) for the Blue Ridge Virtual Governor's School. BRVGS is a public magnet high school that serves students in 7 small rural counties in... Read More →

Tuesday August 20, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
D - Lancer Hall 51

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Learn about a top secret Google product

Shhh.... I can’t reveal the details, but there’s an exciting new opportunity for educators worldwide to share their expertise and make money in a new way. Join us for this session and be one of the first participants for an exciting new project.

Speakers

Daniel Arnold

Education Lead - New Products, Google

Daniel Arnold is the education lead for a new Google product. One of the first team members, Daniel is excited about the opportunity this presents for educators and students. Daniel has a background in new ventures at Google, he spent the previously two years launching new mobile... Read More →

Tuesday August 20, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
A - Auditorium Room 133

Featured Speaker

Company #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered, #technical
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)

3:00pm PDT

Managing Document Sharing With Doctopus

Sharing Google Docs with students can take up precious time at the beginning of class - reclaim that time with Doctopus, which automates sharing, naming, and organizing Docs. http://www.youpd.org/doctopus

Speakers

Elizabeth Hernandez

School-Based Technology Specialist, FCPS

Elizabeth is a School-Based Technology Specialist at Key Middle School in Fairfax County, Virginia.

Tuesday August 20, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PDT
L - Room 180

Regular Session

Company #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Breakout Session or Workshop Breakout Session (60 minutes)