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2017 VSTE Annual Conference

Welcome!

The VSTE Board of Directors and Conference Committee are excited to have you join us at the 32nd Annual Technology in Education Conference. #VSTE17 promises to be the best ever.

Use the schedule to plan your conference. VSTE will NOT be providing a printed copy of the schedule so if you prefer paper, please print your own. If you create an account with sched.com, you can save and share your favorites as well as print a personalized schdule.

IMPORTANT: While we encourage you to save and share, indicating interest in a session DOES NOT guarantee a seat in a session. All sessions, with the exception of Promethean’s Escape Room, are first come, first served.

Kim Harrison

Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Instructional Technology Specialist
Indian Lakes Elementary School

I am an active member of VSTE's Virtual Environment Professional Learning Network. Ask me about virtual environments for educators and kids. I'm currently enjoying networking in Second Life, Minecraft, and World of Warcraft. Minecraft affords kids a place to make, create, and a way to show what they know. Let's continue to give them that choice.

9:00am EST

Registration Opens Roanoke Foyer

10:45am EST

From Lil' Minecrafters to Minecraft Makershop: Empowering Kids to Make and Create With Architecture and Design Crystal DRachel Burkett Moravec

12:45pm EST

Super Empowering Kids to Become a Global Collaborator With Easy To Use Technologies WilsonMichael Wesely SuperEmpowering Your PD: Personalized Professional Development Pocahontas ATyler Witman

1:45pm EST

Kid Talks Student Showcase Crystal/Roanoke Shared Foyer

2:00pm EST

Peer Editing and Student Feedback in Google Pocahontas ATim Bakner Delve into Virtual Reality like a Kid Shenandoah FoyerJoan Brown

3:15pm EST

Okay, Google. What’s next? Tinker MountainHannah Prebeck • Robert Rauch Project Based Learning: Making learning visible with student created multi-media products WilsonDebbie Martin Super Charge Your Centers with Wixie Harrison/TylerKaren Holl • Anna Keane • Colleen Rowan

4:30pm EST

Tech Activist: Superhero-in-Training Crystal BallroomKim Wilkens

9:45am EST

Minecrafting your lessons to SuperEmpower Learning. WilsonJohn Painter 2nd Annual VSTE Demo Slam Buck Mountain

11:00am EST

Future Ready Educator Cohort: Building Capacity, Increasing Support, and Fostering Collaboration WilsonDiane Harazin • Sandra Massey The Surprising Versatility of Google Slides Crystal BAshley Dickson-Ellison • Tim Reger Tools for the Modern Classroom Roanoke GHPenny Izquierdo • Melissa Lipka Using Google Earth to Enhance Instruction Across the Curriculum Pocahontas BAlan Quimby

12:00pm EST

Visit the Vendor Hall Roanoke Ballroom/Exhibit Hall Lunch Roanoke Foyer

1:30pm EST

7 Simple Steps to Designing Virtual Interactive Professional Development Crystal BCheryl Hinzman • Cheryl Phillips Bring the Back Row to the Front with Flipgrid! Crystal ABrittany Ferguson Fun with Stop Motion Crystal DErin Sauder Scrum: Scaffolding Teamwork AppalachianBea Leiderman

2:45pm EST

A Creative Conversation: Changing Pedagogy by Design WashingtonBrian Hackett Assessments can be Fun! Roanoke GHPenny Izquierdo • Katie Marx Virtual Reality (Google Cardboard, Gear VR, and Oculus Rift) in the Classroom! Pocahontas BWilliam Schmachtenberg Discover your Superpowers with Green Screen Magic Shenandoah FoyerBethany Deputy • Obe Hostetter

4:00pm EST

Be the Director of Your Own Learning Crystal EKari Packard • Martha Walsh Classflow Lessons can be as EASY as 123! Roanoke GHPenny Izquierdo • Katie Marx Google for Education and Lynchburg City Schools Present: Taking Google to the Next Level MonroeDavid Childress • Google Servin' Up Self-Directed Learning with HyperMenus! Crystal BKelsey Pacer The New Educational Technology Plan for Virginia - LOCATION CHANGE Shenandoah BMark Saunders • Jean Weller Who Needs Robin When You Have Google? Pocahontas BPhillip Slade • Erin West

5:00pm EST

Fun in the Exhibit Hall Roanoke Ballroom/Exhibit Hall

8:00pm EST

Super Hero Costumes with Karaoke Party and Photo Booth Roanoke Foyer

7:30am EST

A Tale of Three Students Reading on Chrome Buck MountainIan Moore

8:45am EST

No Letter or Number Grades: Standards-Based Assessment in Practice Tinker MountainKeith Reeves

10:00am EST

Lessons At Their Fingertips!!! Roanoke FJohn Davis • Ferri Lockhart

11:15am EST

100% Student Engagement with Pear Deck Roanoke HCourtney Buck • Holly Pauley Going Beyond Google WilsonSue Way Symbaloo: How to Create and Efficiently Use a Symbaloo Page in the Classroom WashingtonAnne Bianchi Emmons