Presenter: Shelly Sanchez Terrell Location: San Antonio, TX, USA Twitter: @ShellTerrell Presentation Description: Mobile learning has transformed the way we learn. The features and apps allow learners to move around the classroom, which helps spark creativity and imagination. In this session, we will explore activities that get learners on their feet exploring, analyzing, and engaging [...]
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The Magic of Mobile Learning
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 26th, 2012
Posted in 2012, Getting Started 
Tags: iPads, k12online, k12online12, mlearning, mobile learning 
4 Comments »Show off your work online using Weebly.com
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 25th, 2012
Presenter: Valerie R. Burton Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA Twitter: @MsBisOnline Presentation Description: Let me show you how to use Weebly.com to publish your work. Looking for a way to create ePortfolios for you and your students? Need a website for class? Join me in this session and I will show you how to create ePortfolios for [...]
Posted in 2012, Getting Started Tags: eportfolio, k12online, k12online12, PublishWork, Weebly 1 Comment »Beyond eLearning: Online Teaching Platforms
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 24th, 2012
Presenter: Dr. Jeremy Friedberg Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Twitter: @spongelab Presentation Description: What can platform technology do for eLearning? Platforms are what multimedia creators use to distribute their content to a user-base. In a learning context, platforms are also used to track and analyse the behaviour of users, in order to understand precisely how content [...]
Posted in 2012, Getting Started Tags: e-learning, elearning, game based learning, gaming, k12online, k12online12, multimedia, online learning platforms, science, spongelab 1 Comment »7 Degrees of Connectedness
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 24th, 2012
Presenter: Rodd Lucier Location: Komoka, Ontario, Canada Twitter: @thecleversheep Presentation Description: What is it for you that leads you to pay closer attention to the learners in your network? Do you feel close to those colleagues you interact with, even if you’ve never met? Are you more attuned to those people whose voices are amplified [...]
Posted in 2012, Getting Started Tags: connections, k12online, k12online11, network, PLN, relationship 1 Comment »Leveraging the Power of Social Media in the Classroom
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 23rd, 2012
Presenter: Elaine Plybon Location: Bedford, Texas USA Twitter: @eplybon Presentation Description: Teenagers spend 80% of their time on the internet involved in social networking websites. This presentation explores the ways educators can utilize their understanding of these venues to create engaging lessons that will help students gain content knowledge, assist teachers in assessing student progress, [...]
Posted in 2012, Getting Started Tags: digital footprint, facebook, k12online12, pinterest, social media, twitter 3 Comments »Leveraging Social Media to Flatten Your Classroom Walls
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 23rd, 2012
Presenters: Paula Naugle and Jan Wells Location: New Orleans, Louisiana USA & Meriden, Kansas USA Twitter: @plnaugle & @janwells Presentation Description: Most teachers would love to communicate and collaborate with other classes but are unsure just how to begin this process. How do you go about finding other classes to connect with? Where do you find [...]
Posted in 2012, Getting Started Tags: facebook, GHO, GoogleHangout, k12online, k12online12, K12OnlineConference, Ning, skype, twitter 4 Comments »A Digital Journey with Primary Students and No Budget!
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 22nd, 2012
Presenter: Karyn Keenan Location: Chicago, Illinois USA Twitter: @karynteaches Presentation Description: In this presentation, Karyn shares how she takes her primary students on a digital journey without a budget! First, Karyn will convince you why you should blog with your students. Then you will learn how to set up blogs on Kidblog and get your [...]
Posted in 2012, Getting Started Tags: AudioBoo, Blogging, k12online, k12online12, Kidblog, primary, voicethread 2 Comments »Digital ID Project A Platform for Learning, Sharing, Remixing and Teaching Digital Citizenship
Posted by Susan van Gelder on October 22nd, 2012
Presenter: Gail Desler & Natalie Bernasconi Location: Placerville, California USA (Gail) & Salinas, California USA (Natalie) Twitter: @gaildesler & @nbernasconi Presentation Description: We’d like to invite you – whether you are a classroom teacher, a parent, an administrator, or a policy maker – into this international conversation on why digital citizenship is an essential part of a [...]
