We are pleased to announce the MassCUE and M.A.S.S. 2013 Annual Technology Conference, co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE) and the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (M.A.S.S.). Both organizations recognize the benefits of a collaborative partnership that focuses on the collective interests of our school districts. We will be providing educators from across the Commonwealth with exciting ways to enhance teaching and learning with technology.
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Learn how Web 2.0 tools can transform homework from dreaded to dynamic! We’ll explore how free, on-line apps like Collaborize Classroom, Google Docs, and VideoNot.es can change the way you and your students approach independent assignments. Leave the workshop with engaging, thoughtful ideas that have proven successful time and again.
Integrate iPad technology into your classroom! iPads have not been designed as shared devices, but budget restraints often make for less than ideal scenarios. Join us as we discuss the ways we problem-solved a 5(ish):1 technology ratio in our classrooms, while still teaching our World History I curriculum.
Learn about the key components of an LMS for professional development, explore the integration of online, blended and flipped methodologies, and look at digital ways for teachers to continue to build upon the collaboration and work that is started in a professional development initiative after the course has ended.
You wouldn’t stereotype a student, so why stereotype a technology? Make learning more engaging, efficient, and fun by using oft-maligned technologies in powerful ways. See how YouTube, QR codes, text messages, video games, and more are being leveraged in innovative ways proving great things happen when minds are kept open!
CodeHS provides online programming tutorials for high school students. CodeHS connects professional programmers and more advanced students, acting as tutors, with learners to provide feedback and assessment. The LMS includes innovative characteristics that provide a glimpse of capabilities that could be adopted in more generalized LMS platforms in the future.
The focus of this session is to share apps and IPad projects that were successfully integrated into an elementary classroom. Attendees should walk away from this session with a variety of ideas of how to integrate IPads into their own science classrooms in either a 1:1 or small group.
As we move toward 1:1 technologies, the paperless classroom looms over the horizon, soon to become a reality. Attend this session to learn the necessary tools to make the transition seamless. The following tools and more will be featured: Edmodo, Google Suite, Socrative, Notes Plus, and Explain Everything for screen casting.
Participants will be introduced to the basic concepts of the flipped classroom. In particular, participants will be introduced to very simple ways of creating screencasts and pencasts. Participants will be shown how easy it is to use Screencast-o-matic (free web-based software requiring no installation) with Smart boards or a graphical tablet. . Participants will also be introduced to how easy it is to create screen casts using an IPad and pencasts using the Livescribe Echo pen. During the bulk of the workshop, participants will spend time creating screencasts using Screencast-o-matic on their Windows or Macintosh computers. The final part of the workshop will be a discussion of the pros and cons of flipping the classroom and how the time freed up by putting lectures on screencasts can effectively be used to teach in a more collaborative, experiential, student-centered classroom atmosphere with an emphasis on 1-1 interaction between students and teachers.
IPTV and Video On Demand Systems are quickly becoming mainstream in schools, but what are they really about? We are going to break down exactly how the systems work, and demo all the capabilities that they have. We at Pro AV Systems believe in a blended approach to IPTV – and we’ll tell you why this solution gives you the best of breed products for the most cost effective price tag. We’ll talk about HDCP encryption, challenges faced in streaming to the public internet and the roadblocks fixed in a blended approach. Wondering how IPTV can be used for in your district? Morning announcements, graduations and school plays and playoff sports games are just a few ways. How does this differ from VoD Systems? We’ll help you understand the differences in the two pieces of technology and which is the right fit for you. With a full IPTV and VoD System at our fingertips, we will show you that anything is possible.
This session will explore the vast opportunities with using an eBook in your class. We will cover how the book was created and how to bring the outside world alive inside the book. Whether it's collaboration, creation of content, or exploring websites. It's all in one place.
Maximize the iPad, fill it with content, and skip the paper jams! This workshop will demonstrate how to use the iPad to create a paperless classroom, digital library, and learning management system on the iPad, to securely exchange and annotate student work on your mobile device
Hello, Pinterest! Goodbye, Google Reader! The avenues for educators to connect and share with those of similar interest continue to evolve. This workshop will provide an update on web and mobile apps and resources for teachers and technologists to find out more about what’s new in technology and pedagogy.
You will learn how to transform classroom websites into a dynamic learning experience! Vodcasts, student run web pages, flipped classroom, blogging, math problem solving, and more can all be part of your web site. There are endless possibilities of classroom website design that opens new doors for many working in education.
