ActivLoudounPlus 2015 has ended

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ActivLoudounPlus 2015

8:00am EDT

ActivLoudounPlus Registration Rock Ridge Foyer

8:30am EDT

ActivLoudounPlus Welcome AuditoriumMike Speidel

8:40am EDT

One to the World AuditoriumTim Flynn

8:55am EDT

Keynote - Leveraging Mobile Devices to Transform Learning Environments AuditoriumTom Daccord

9:30am EDT

Adobe Kickbox and Student Led Problem Solving 1505Lexi Swinimer CATs in the Classroom Using Tech to bring Classroom Assessment Techniques to a new level L519Phil Jones • Tina Paczek Discovering Snag-It: An Educator's most underutilized friend. 1208Julie Waineo Introduction to Hour of Code for Elementary Teachers 1211Jacqueline Dabb Oh, My Word! How I adore pdfs! 1515Helen Riley Pie in the Sky or Common Sense? Using AVID Strategies in the Cloud 1212Derek Kaufman • Brittany Kelley The Use of QR Codes In and Out of the Classroom 1610Kevin Glenn • Wesley Harris Flipping Classrooms Via Flipped Faculty Meetings 1602Bill Gulgert Google Hangouts & Hangouts On Air -- Expand Your Reach & Engage Your Learners 1614Derek Kaufman MinecraftEDU in the classroom L606Joe Dolansky • Barbara Gruber • Jacob Gruber The many opportunities of using Story Creator App. 1210Jocelyn Kanner • Alyssia Schular Twitter 101: Harry Potter Style 1604Chris Bugaj • Melissa Bugaj Launching Your Makerspace: Lessons learned from Tuscarora HS Maker Faire 1404Cynthia Cornwell • Mary Pellicano Plickers: A free, easy, and fun resource to use for your assessment needs. L603Freyja Bergthorson • Howard Goldberg Go One to the World using Deep Web Resources 1403Elaine Nuzzaco • Barb Oliphant How do I roll out BYOT at my elementary school? 1406Robert Rauch • David Stewart Lighting Up The Brain! L610Mark Pankau Online Portfolio's with 'Livebinders' 1209Ivette Borges • Cynthia McNanley Trello, I must be going... 1205Andrea Grieser Using Social Media to Extend Language Learning 1510Cathryn Robbins Genius Hour - Students Choose and Share with the World 1204Laura Rahn Glog on the Go! 1401Beth Jespersen • Candace Rush Google Earth: Punic Wars Edition 1611Tony DiBari • Matt Poth Web Design: Building Websites that Make Connections 1206Jeffrey Horvath • Brittany Tomick All Google-ly Eyed in the Classroom 1605Quintina Smith Canva in the classroom! 1612Sara Genetin • Jennifer Traina Introduction to Scratch Programming and other Coding Fun! 1517Stacey Clark • Jenna Tea Putting the Wheels on the Bus 1511Ben Shewbridge Still Worth a 1000 Words: Use PowerPoint to Create Infographics as a Creative Assessment 1516Pat King Live from ActivLoudoun, It's the GREEN SCREEN APP! 1509Courtney Jones • Sara Pancio There’s an App for .... Creativity! 1202Kaitlin Ansell • Katie Hunt Add Plickers to Your Assessment Toolbox 1609Laura Stanford • Marnie Turman Beamz! - An InterActive Tool for Fostering Student Engagement 1504Mark Nichols • Judith Schoonover • Jenny Shipman Best Practices for Best Teachers 1819Ginger Kave ClassFlow - A Beginner's Perspective 1213Irene Asuncion • Karen Curran Flip the classroom: Use homework as a SGPD opportunity for formative assessment and literacy. 1507Steve Young Flipping for Beginners: Lessons Learned in Our First Year in a Flipped Classroom L515Ann McCafferty • Mitchell Seipt iCreate 1608Jessica Anderson • Elizabeth Beach • Erin Broy • Cammi Mullins Technolgy - Best assistant or worst nightmare? How to increase your personal productivity. 1607Gary Van Der Linden Techtastic Vocabulary Instruction 1519Virginia Guynn Flipped Classroom using GAFE - Double Session 1603Gia Parrott • Tyler Snow Let Your Classflow! - Double Session 1207Penny Izquierdo Introduction of Coding in the Middle School Curriculum Using Scratch - Double Session 1513Shannon Allen • Marnie Hawk • Keith Hicks

10:25am EDT

'Adobe Kickbox and Student Led Problem Solving' 1505Lexi Swinimer CATs in the Classroom Using Tech to bring Classroom Assessment Techniques to a new level L519Phil Jones • Tina Paczek Discovering Snag-It: An Educator's most underutilized friend. 1208Julie Waineo Introduction to Hour of Code for Elementary Teachers 1211Jacqueline Dabb Oh, My Word! How I adore pdfs! 1515Helen Riley Pie in the Sky or Common Sense? Using AVID Strategies in the Cloud 1212Derek Kaufman • Brittany Kelley The Use of QR Codes In and Out of the Classroom 1610Kevin Glenn • Wesley Harris Flipping Classrooms Via Flipped Faculty Meetings 1602Bill Gulgert Google Hangouts & Hangouts On Air -- Expand Your Reach & Engage Your Learners 1614Derek Kaufman MinecraftEDU in the classroom L606Joe Dolansky • Barbara Gruber • Jacob Gruber The many opportunities of using Story Creator App. 1210Jocelyn Kanner • Alyssia Schular Twitter 101: Harry Potter Style 1604Chris Bugaj • Melissa Bugaj Launching Your Makerspace: Lessons learned from Tuscarora HS Maker Faire 1404Cynthia Cornwell • Mary Pellicano Plickers: A free, easy, and fun resource to use for your assessment needs. L603Freyja Bergthorson • Howard Goldberg Go One to the World using Deep Web Resources 1403Elaine Nuzzaco How do I roll out BYOT at my elementary school? 1406Robert Rauch • David Stewart Lighting Up The Brain! L610Mark Pankau Online Portfolio's with 'Livebinders' 1209Ivette Borges • Cynthia McNanley Trello, I must be going... 1205Andrea Grieser Using Social Media to Extend Language Learning 1510Cathryn Robbins Genius Hour - Students Choose and Share with the World 1204Laura Rahn Google Earth: Punic Wars Edition 1611Tony DiBari • Matt Poth Web Design: Building Websites that Make Connections 1206Jeffrey Horvath • Brittany Tomick All Google-ly Eyed in the Classroom 1605Quintina Smith Canva in the classroom! 1612Sara Genetin • Jennifer Traina Introduction to Scratch Programming and other Coding Fun! 1517Stacey Clark • Jenna Tea Putting the Wheels on the Bus 1511Ben Shewbridge Still Worth a 1000 Words: Use PowerPoint to Create Infographics as a Creative Assessment 1516Pat King Live from ActivLoudoun, It's the GREEN SCREEN APP! 1509Courtney Jones • Sara Pancio There’s an App for .... Creativity! 1202Kaitlin Ansell • Katie Hunt Add Plickers to Your Assessment Toolbox 1609Laura Stanford • Marnie Turman Beamz! - An InterActive Tool for Fostering Student Engagement 1504Mark Nichols • Judith Schoonover • Jenny Shipman Best Practices for Best Teachers 1819Ginger Kave ClassFlow - A Beginner's Perspective 1213Irene Asuncion • Karen Curran Flip the classroom: Use homework as a SGPD opportunity for formative assessment and literacy. 1507Steve Young Flipping for Beginners: Lessons Learned in Our First Year in a Flipped Classroom L515Ann McCafferty • Mitchell Seipt iCreate 1608Jessica Anderson • Elizabeth Beach • Erin Broy • Cammi Mullins Technolgy - Best assistant or worst nightmare? How to increase your personal productivity. 1607Gary Van Der Linden Techtastic Vocabulary Instruction 1519Virginia Guynn Glog on the Go! 1401Beth Jespersen • Candace Rush

11:20am EDT

Mobile Makerspaces and Fun STEM Activities for School Year and Summer Camp Programs 1202Laura Briggs • Bob Marple Reading & Writing Strategies Jeopardy Style 1604Chris Bugaj OneNote Book to Rule them All! 1505Heidi Clark • JJ Ferrell One-to-the-World: Books for Benghazi Pays it Forward 1212Natalie Beamer • Shahrazad Kablan Amazing Tools for School Success! L518Karen Dietrich More Than an iPad on Steroids: ActivTables increase Creativity and Collaboration in the Classroom 1130Nick Grzeda Using BYOD for Science Labs Using Java Applets 1507Steve Young Communication Made Easy! 1404Lucille Shoop Flipping a Team Taught Geometry Class 1204Jonathan Breslow • Casey Frederick Rule School and Stay Organized with Microsoft One Note 1211Aaron Kunk • Adam Vrooman Google Drive and You: A Guide for Teachers 1515Matt Harbert Tips to Flip, Mix & Communicate 1402Molly Rippa Microsoft Office 365 - Take Collaboration to the Level with OneNote 1207Tayo Jackson QR Codes in the Secondary Math Classroom 1608Sarah Anderson • Juliet Kenny What is the Google Classroom? How do I use it with my students? L515Lisa Maxvill Augment your lessons with Augmented Reality 1403Pauline Burkett • Joe Schwarz Genius Hour 1516Susan McGilvray Let's get to the SharePoint! L606Susan Journell • Kahla Lose • Swetha Sankaran Liven Up Your Class With A Wax Museum Research Project 1609Stacey Castriota No time for a field trip? Help your students transport themselves to Rome, Greece, or even back in time to the Civil War! 1602Kimberly Dempsey • Deb Haynie The Flipped Classroom with Shadow Puppet and ScreenChomp 1611Molly Agosta • Megan Cannon Things Go Better with Music! 1517Stacey Clark • Julie Theiss You'll Flip With Office Mix and Sway 1205Jill Sitnick • Marty Smith Using Planbook.com in Everyday Planning 1209Katherine Buttery • Stacy Horenberger Benefit of Using Online Assessment Tool (Exittix.com) in the Classroom 1206Woon Oh ClassFlow in the Classroom 1610Jennifer Clohan Flipping the Classroom 1510Alina Marsh • Jeff Marsh g(Math) in the Classroom 1504Rene Grady • Karyn Thompson Mobile Devices in the Foreign Language Classroom 1406Shannon Graham Project-Based Learning - The Literacy Artifact Project 1614Laura Gray Use Plickers With Student Collaborative Pairs L519Lisa Evans • Kim Mister Read, Write Gold for elementary school students. 1603Erin Savage Changing the Course: 21st Century Learning Design 1401Mary Ivory • Jessica Morrow Digital Storytelling with Pixie L603Chrissie Devinney onTRAC AMS Item Creation Workshop - Double Session 1213Sara Smith

12:15pm EDT

Mobile Makerspaces and Fun STEM Activities for School Year and Summer Camp Programs 1202Laura Briggs • Bob Marple Reading & Writing Strategies Jeopardy Style 1604Chris Bugaj OneNote Book to Rule them All! 1505Heidi Clark • JJ Ferrell One-to-the-World: Books for Benghazi Pays it Forward 1212Natalie Beamer • Shahrazad Kablan Amazing Tools for School Success! L518Karen Dietrich More Than an iPad on Steroids: ActivTables increase Creativity and Collaboration in the Classroom 1130Nick Grzeda Using BYOD for Science Labs Using Java Applets 1507Steve Young Communication Made Easy! 1404Lucille Shoop Flipping a Team Taught Geometry Class 1204Jonathan Breslow • Casey Frederick Rule School and Stay Organized with Microsoft One Note 1211Aaron Kunk • Adam Vrooman Google Drive and You: A Guide for Teachers 1515Matt Harbert Tips to Flip, Mix & Communicate 1402Molly Rippa Microsoft Office 365 - Take Collaboration to the Level with OneNote 1207Tayo Jackson QR Codes in the Secondary Math Classroom 1608Sarah Anderson • Juliet Kenny What is the Google Classroom? How do I use it with my students? L515Lisa Maxvill Augment your lessons with Augmented Reality 1403Pauline Burkett • Joe Schwarz Genius Hour 1516Susan McGilvray Let's get to the SharePoint! L606Susan Journell • Kahla Lose • Swetha Sankaran Liven Up Your Class With A Wax Museum Research Project 1609Stacey Castriota No time for a field trip? Help your students transport themselves to Rome, Greece, or even back in time to the Civil War! 1602Kimberly Dempsey • Deb Haynie The Flipped Classroom with Shadow Puppet and ScreenChomp 1611Molly Agosta • Megan Cannon Things Go Better with Music! 1517Stacey Clark • Julie Theiss You'll Flip With Office Mix and Sway 1205Jill Sitnick • Marty Smith Using Planbook.com in Everyday Planning 1209Katherine Buttery • Stacy Horenberger Benefit of Using Online Assessment Tool (Exittix.com) in the Classroom 1206Woon Oh ClassFlow in the Classroom 1610Jennifer Clohan Flipping the Classroom 1510Alina Marsh • Jeff Marsh g(Math) in the Classroom 1504Rene Grady • Karyn Thompson Mobile Devices in the Foreign Language Classroom 1406Shannon Graham Project-Based Learning - The Literacy Artifact Project 1614Laura Gray Use Plickers With Student Collaborative Pairs L519Lisa Evans • Kim Mister Read, Write Gold for elementary school students. 1603Erin Savage Changing the Course: 21st Century Learning Design 1401Mary Ivory • Jessica Morrow Digital Storytelling with Pixie L603Chrissie Devinney

1:10pm EDT

EdCamps and Unconferences: What Are They All About? 1516 & 1511Michelle Haseltine • JB Reynolds Pinning All Grades 1507Katie Robertson • Magi Shepley Blog About Books! 1212Kelly Cieslak • Heather Day Pixie has Gone to the Clouds -- Could-Based That Is! Called Wixie, You Definitely Need to See It!!! 1406Scott Loomis Save Paper and GLOG On! 1402Meryl Hewitt Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century: An Interactive Panel 1208Laura Haft • Sandra Hood • Brian Peters Promoting the 'Hour of Code' Locally and Nationally 1209Rodney Snyder • April Tennant Virtual Field Trips in a BYOT Classroom 1606Cynthia Cornwell • Daniel Hearlihy Like a Good Neighbor, Demos is Here! 1519Julie Casola • Felix Colaciello Tools to enhance integration of our PBL and OTTW initiative at Cedar Lane ES. 1206Katherine Buttery • Bob Marple BYOT at the Middle School: How We Planned, Began, and What We Learned 1509Bonnie Archer • Angela Couse • Michelle Schwartz • Neil Slevin Making Math Not a Bore...Websites, Games, Apps, and More! 1517Micki Crouse • Kristin Kuntz Beyond Goodreads: E-Tools for Readers 1602Kathleen Britto Conducting Formative Assessments with Technology 1404Amy Anderson • Cheryl Golden Edmodo: Make Your Classroom a Community L603Jeannie Jens Reach for the Stars with A Classroom in the Cloud 1603Mary Bruno • Claudia Laugisch What's This Funny Box Mean? - Using QR Codes in the Elementary Classroom 1605Jonathan Pearson How to make blended classroom lessons more acceessible for students. 1202Jesse Encapera • Bret Spencer Put It On The Tab 1210Jesse Aycock Contemporary Book Study Projects: Tools To Share What You Learned From A Book 1604Chris Bugaj • Tucker Bugaj hAPPy Educators Present: There's An App For That 1610Melissa Muszynski • Sandy Sullivan Digital Collaboration and Feedback AKA Stop lugging everything home for grading! 1504Jen Cherry Microsoft Office 365 – Creating a Virtual Classroom OneNote Class Notebook Creator 1207Tayo Jackson Turnitin.com Professional Development L518David Arbogast • Michele Schmidt Moore Zaption: Don't Just Watch. Learn. 1614Andrea Rounsley • Jeff Rounsley Animoto: Video Creation Made Easy 1409Colleen Dobbs Hit Record! Learn How to Screencast Your Lessons and Be in Different Places at Different Times L606Beth Bryden-Miller • Michael Hallinan Office 365 Overview 1205Jill Sitnick • Marty Smith Take Your Class Website to the Next Level! 1211Hannah Prebeck Eliminating the phobia of technology in the music classroom 1403Andrew Manning Stop! GoAnimate 1505Shirley Brawley • JJ Ferrell Getting to the Core of Literacy with Adapted Book and Core Kits 1515Cynthia Feist • Judith Schoonover Plickers- An Integrative Assessment Tool L515Alison Colenda • Barbara Knapp There is so Much curriculum. Where do I begin? Integrate the read aloud with VA SOLS 1607Elizabeth PotankoCrush • Elizabeth Rhodes Title: Game On! Student Response Systems That Engage and Motivate! L519Martha Rombach • Jocelyn Smith Project-Based Skyping 1204Monique Howley • Kimberly Rouse OneNote for All and All for OneNote. Organizing is digital. - Double Session 1612Brenda Homer • Tammi Light onTRAC AMS Item Creation Workshop - Double Session 1213Sara Smith BYOT & Me - Double Session 1513Rachel (Gottlieb) Llanos

2:05pm EDT

EdCamps and Unconferences: What Are They All About? 1516 & 1511Michelle Haseltine • JB Reynolds Pinning All Grades 1507Katie Robertson • Magi Shepley Blog About Books! 1212Kelly Cieslak • Heather Day Pixie has Gone to the Clouds -- Could-Based That Is! Called Wixie, You Definitely Need to See It!!! 1406Scott Loomis Save Paper and GLOG On! 1402Meryl Hewitt Survive and Thrive in the 21st Century: An Interactive Panel 1208Laura Haft • Sandra Hood • Brian Peters Promoting the 'Hour of Code' Locally and Nationally 1209Rodney Snyder • April Tennant Virtual Field Trips in a BYOT Classroom 1606Cynthia Cornwell • Daniel Hearlihy Like a Good Neighbor, Demos is Here! 1519Julie Casola • Felix Colaciello Tools to enhance integration of our PBL and OTTW initiative at Cedar Lane ES. 1206Katherine Buttery • Bob Marple BYOT at the Middle School: How We Planned, Began, and What We Learned 1509Bonnie Archer • Angela Couse • Michelle Schwartz • Neil Slevin Making Math Not a Bore...Websites, Games, Apps, and More! 1517Micki Crouse • Kristin Kuntz Beyond Goodreads: E-Tools for Readers 1602Kathleen Britto Conducting Formative Assessments with Technology 1404Amy Anderson • Cheryl Golden Edmodo: Make Your Classroom a Community L603Jeannie Jens Reach for the Stars with A Classroom in the Cloud 1603Mary Bruno • Claudia Laugisch What's This Funny Box Mean? - Using QR Codes in the Elementary Classroom 1605Jonathan Pearson How to make blended classroom lessons more acceessible for students. 1202Jesse Encapera • Bret Spencer Put It On The Tab 1210Jesse Aycock • Karen Dietrich Contemporary Book Study Projects: Tools To Share What You Learned From A Book 1604Chris Bugaj • Tucker Bugaj hAPPy Educators Present: There's An App For That 1610Melissa Muszynski • Sandy Sullivan Digital Collaboration and Feedback AKA Stop lugging everything home for grading! 1504Jen Cherry Microsoft Office 365 – Creating a Virtual Classroom OneNote Class Notebook Creator 1207Tayo Jackson Turnitin.com Professional Development L518David Arbogast • Michele Schmidt Moore Zaption: Don't Just Watch. Learn. 1614Andrea Rounsley • Jeff Rounsley Animoto: Video Creation Made Easy 1409Colleen Dobbs Hit Record! Learn How to Screencast Your Lessons and Be in Different Places at Different Times L606Beth Bryden-Miller • Michael Hallinan Office 365 Overview 1205Jill Sitnick • Marty Smith Take Your Class Website to the Next Level! 1211Hannah Prebeck Eliminating the phobia of technology in the music classroom 1403Andrew Manning Stop! GoAnimate 1505Shirley Brawley • JJ Ferrell Getting to the Core of Literacy with Adapted Book and Core Kits 1515Cynthia Feist • Judith Schoonover Plickers- An Integrative Assessment Tool L515Alison Colenda • Barbara Knapp There is so Much curriculum. Where do I begin? Integrate the read aloud with VA SOLS 1607Elizabeth PotankoCrush • Elizabeth Rhodes Title: Game On! Student Response Systems That Engage and Motivate! L519Martha Rombach • Jocelyn Smith Project-Based Skyping 1204Monique Howley • Kimberly Rouse

3:00pm EDT

DemoSlam AuditoriumChris Bugaj • Marnie Hawk • Derek Kaufman • Robert Rauch • Josh Thom

3:15pm EDT

Closing and Give-Aways AuditoriumMike Speidel