Edtech Symposium archived training June 2022

Welcome to the Edtech Learning Archives!

In this symposium, we've curated our most useful professional development opportunities and made them available to educators on demand. Stay up-to-date with the latest technology and teaching strategies to help transform education, increase student success, and build a more equitable and just educational environment.

TITLE	SESSION OVERVIEW	RECORDINGS
	Audience: Secondary 6-12 For educators who are new to Canvas or those who need additional support with the basics to launch their first course Introduction to Canvas Canvas Exemplar Course Tour Using Google Drive in Canvas Canvas Authoring Graded Content Grading & Feedback Course Delivery Support and Practice
	Audience: Elementary K-5 For educators who are new to Canvas or those who need additional support with the basics to launch their first course Introduction to Canvas C4E Parent & Student Access Support
	Audience: All K-12 Grades For educators who have some experience with Canvas or have completed the beginner level and want to learn about new tools to enhance learning. Canvas Communication Migrating from Google to Canvas Graded Content Improve Course Design with Modules Sharing Content Feedback and Grades Cross-listing a section in a course
	Audience: 6-12 Secondary For educators who have completed the essential Canvas training or intermediate and want to pick up additional skills to advance their practice Home Page Communication Modules Using Google in Canvas Graded Content Feedback and Grades Resource Management
	Audience: K-5 Elementary For educators who have completed the essential Canvas Training or intermediate and want additional skills to advance their practice. Home Page Communication Modules Using Google in Canvas Graded Content Feedback and Grades Resource Management
	Audience: All K-12 Grades For educators who want to learn more skills beyond the basics Studio Modules Content pages Discussions Accessibility Accommodations Collaboration Best Practices with your Coworkers, and PLC members within your district Cross-listing Sections Course Settings Course Design Checklist Mobile App Design Checklist
	Canvas Café is an informal Canvas workshop where educators can share ideas, ask questions, and learn from each other.
	Audience: K-5 Elementary Build a more engaging lesson and how to keep track of learning, perform class-wide analysis, and interpret quiz results. How BrainPOP supports building student knowledge Practicing critical and creative thinking Assessing understanding. Engage with the learning activities and explore implementation strategies that will allow you to reach all learners.
	Audience: K-12 All Grades Educators will learn how to create interactive presentations, and track student participation in the moment *Review Pear Deck basics, explore the teacher dashboard, and plan support for your classroom.* Create slides Evaluate responses Embed websites and videos Publish responses, and more
	Audience: K-12 All Grades *Explore distance learning strategies* With the shift to distance learning, many students felt lost and alone. Teachers can provide them with a connection to their classroom through engagement strategies within the LMS, whether that is virtual, hybrid, or face-to-face. These strategies are effective, provide community and connection for students, and allow the teacher to establish a clear presence and manage their workflow. Come learn these strategies to engage your learners no matter the learning environment!
	Audience: K-12 All Grades Empower students and explore creative sound recording for all subjects This one-hour session will support teachers in activating joy, creativity, and student exploration using Soundtrap to amplify speaking and listening skills. Teachers will also see how arts and music can be incorporated across subject areas to reach all student learners.
	Audience: K-12 All Grades Learn all about Kami Use Kami as the ultimate tool to annotate PDFs, images, Word documents, and more! Come learn how to use Kami to integrate virtual pen and paper into your classroom.
	Audience: ALL STAFF Learn all about Google Slides Use Slides to make your presentations interactive with Add-ons and extensions (eg. Autocrat), Make interactive notebook templates, How you can examine socio-emotional learning using Google Forms, Design publications and newsletters, and live-caption your presentations! Learn how Forms allows you to make self-grading assessments, choose-your-own-adventure activities, and automated custom emails and certificates!
	Audience: K-12 All Grades Newsela and your LMS: Learn how to find articles with appropriate reading levels for students and how to use Newsela within our LMS, Canvas Learn how to log in and sync your Canvas and Newsela classes Explore how to build and customize Newsela lessons to share in your Canvas course Examine practices to provide feedback and track student work through Newsela and SpeedGrader
	Audience: K-12 All Grades This session will focus on utilizing Canvas to streamline your workflow and provide more time teaching and engaging with your students, as well as foster connections with their families. In-person learning activities designed to be delivered through Canvas allow teachers to teach and students to learn, even if they were absent! We will cover: Instructional design best practices How to implement UDL Strategies Learn some Canvas tips and tricks for performance-based, in-person learning. Canvas template activities will be provided so you have a place to start in your own courses.
	Audience: K-12 All Grades *Microsoft Tools for Accessibility/Univeral Design: Learn the importance of inclusivity in the classroom and the tools available to make content more accessible for everyone.* Learn to improve students’ reading speed and comprehension with Immersive Reader. ( Word, Edge, OneNote, Lens) Discover how to strengthen writing skills with Dictation and Editor. (Word, PowerPoint) Explore how to increase math understanding with tools such as Math Assistant in OneNote.
	Audience: K-12 All Grades Learn about new tools that will allow student voices to be heard Learn how to transform some of the tech tools you already use in the classroom (and some new tools) to teach critical thought, help student ideas cross-pollinate, and welcome those whose voices are not typically heard.
	Audience: ALL STAFF Customize Google Drive for your organization Manage Google Drive documents Manage Google shared drives Manage storage on Google Drive
	Audience: ALL STAFF Basic Zoom features for students & administrators Setting up meetings Breakout rooms Whiteboard feature