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UTC 2019

Welcome to the 2019 Upstate Technology Conference!

A link to the online UTC 2019 Session Catalog will be sent to all registered attendees. Registering for a Sched account or selecting classes is for participant convenience only and DOES NOT grant admittance into the conference or individual sessions. All participants must be registered for the conference through Eventbrite and sessions are first-come, first-serve at the conference.

8:30am EDT

Book Clubs for the Next Generation

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Book clubs are a great way to engage students in a variety of texts and conversation skills. With all the other components of the literacy framework, consistency in book clubs can be tough to manage. Teachers will learn how to implement technology to allow students to submit individual responses, collaborate with group members, and encourage self-reflection. This session will provide teachers with ideas to keep book clubs running even on the busiest days.

Speakers

Molly Graves

Morgan Kuykendall

Tuesday July 9, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
206

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks Google iPad

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

8:30am EDT

Easy Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom

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Are you ready to find easy to use technology in the early childhood classroom? Do you want to find fun, engaging and meaning technology? Using the SAMR model we will learn and explore easy to use technology programs to make reading come to life! There will be in the classroom examples and time to interact with these programs. You will leave inspired to use these simple ideas to incorporate technology into your classroom.
Session Resources

Speakers

Brittany Willis

Kindergarten Teacher

I am an Early Childhood Teacher with a Masters in Educational Technology. I love finding new and exciting ways to teach and motivate my students!

SAMR UTC Willis 2019 pdf

Tuesday July 9, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
222

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks iPad

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

9:45am EDT

You Are Here! Google MyMaps in the Classroom

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Maps are part of our daily lives. They are everywhere - in our textbooks, on our phones, and in our cars. How do we harness the power of mapping technologies as an instructional tool in our classrooms? Take mapping activities to a new level with Google’s MyMaps! Teachers and students can create dynamic, interactive and collaborative maps from their own devices! Visual aids, virtual field trips, timelines of geographic changes, and more! Join us to learn how MyMaps can enhance instruction and student learning for all content areas.
Session Resources

Speakers

Jared Johnson

Instructional support, Gilbert Middle School

I'm a Google For Education Certified Trainer and a Certified Dynamic Learning Project Coach. As a Digital Learning Coach, I have the unique privilege of improving education equity by supporting and empowering teachers to leverage technology in impactful ways. Before all of that, I... Read More →

Ashley Fort

Tuesday July 9, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
111

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks Google iPad

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type General (all of the above)
Subject Area Foreign Language, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

9:45am EDT

Make Mad Libs Using Autocrat

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Experience and learn how to create and use Mad Libs using the Google sheets add-on, autocrat. Autocrat will help you merge your students' vocabulary into stories, songs, and poetry by using Google forms, sheets, and documents.
Session Resources

Speakers

Katie Kerechanin

Music Educator, Greenville County Schools

Tuesday July 9, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
223

Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Arts, Language Arts

11:00am EDT

Be Our Guest for Reading Workshop

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Have you ever wondered how to create specific assessments for guided reading groups in the Seesaw application? Attendees will learn how to create and share specific lessons for guided reading groups and reading workshop within the Seesaw application. Attendees will also be introduced to some additional applications that may be used during reading workshop. Be my guest as we learn how to make reading workshop one of the most royal times of your day!
Session Resources

Speakers

Kelley Candler

Kindergarten teacher, Greenville County Schools

I am so excited to share some of my favorite applications and ideas with the attendees of UTC 2017! I love the lake, serving at my church and teaching my kindergartners all about fun iPad applications and allowing them to showcase their creativity. This session will require some... Read More →

Tuesday July 9, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
223

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary, General (all of the above)
Subject Area Language Arts

11:00am EDT

Does this even apply to me?- Secondary ELA Only!

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How many PDs have you sat through getting useless information from “experts” that have never taught in a classroom? Have you been excited to go to a seminar only to find out that the strategies being covered don’t work with your content or age group?
Let’s get specific. This course will offer strategies and tech tools to use in middle level ELA. That’s it. No cutesy kindergarten stuff, no math simulations, no licensed programs from a company representative- just tech stuff you can actually use in your secondary English and Language Arts classroom from a teacher of middle school students.

Speakers

Jenn Rainey

Teacher

Tuesday July 9, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
115

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Flipped Classroom Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Middle
Subject Area Language Arts

11:00am EDT

You Are Here! Google MyMaps in the Classroom

Feedback Survey

Maps are part of our daily lives. They are everywhere - in our textbooks, on our phones, and in our cars. How do we harness the power of mapping technologies as an instructional tool in our classrooms? Take mapping activities to a new level with Google’s MyMaps! Teachers and students can create dynamic, interactive and collaborative maps from their own devices! Visual aids, virtual field trips, timelines of geographic changes, and more! Join us to learn how MyMaps can enhance instruction and student learning for all content areas.
Session Resources

Speakers

Jared Johnson

Instructional support, Gilbert Middle School

I'm a Google For Education Certified Trainer and a Certified Dynamic Learning Project Coach. As a Digital Learning Coach, I have the unique privilege of improving education equity by supporting and empowering teachers to leverage technology in impactful ways. Before all of that, I... Read More →

Ashley Fort

Tuesday July 9, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
111

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks Google iPad

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type General (all of the above)
Subject Area Foreign Language, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

12:15pm EDT

Pear Deck for High Schools

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A high school Spanish and Math teacher who have utilized Pear Deck in their classes for the last year show what they have learned and share how to use this powerful feedback and presentation tool to increase student engagement and ease of feedback. Participants need to bring a laptop or Chromebook.
Session Resources

Speakers

Jessica Moses

Spanish teacher, Greenville County Schools

I am a Spanish teacher for grades 9-12 and I love to travel, teach comprehensibly, and incorporate technology. Follow my professional instagram at @profemoses

Sonja Airline

Tuesday July 9, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
109

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Middle, High
Subject Area Foreign Language, Language Arts, Mathematics

1:45pm EDT

Make Mad Libs Using Autocrat

Feedback Survey

Experience and learn how to create and use Mad Libs using the Google sheets add-on, autocrat. Autocrat will help you merge your students' vocabulary into stories, songs, and poetry by using Google forms, sheets, and documents.
Session Resources

Speakers

Katie Kerechanin

Music Educator, Greenville County Schools

Tuesday July 9, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
223

Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Arts, Language Arts

3:00pm EDT

Be Our Guest for Reading Workshop

Feedback Survey

Have you ever wondered how to create specific assessments for guided reading groups in the Seesaw application? Attendees will learn how to create and share specific lessons for guided reading groups and reading workshop within the Seesaw application. Attendees will also be introduced to some additional applications that may be used during reading workshop. Be my guest as we learn how to make reading workshop one of the most royal times of your day!
Session Resources

Speakers

Kelley Candler

Kindergarten teacher, Greenville County Schools

I am so excited to share some of my favorite applications and ideas with the attendees of UTC 2017! I love the lake, serving at my church and teaching my kindergartners all about fun iPad applications and allowing them to showcase their creativity. This session will require some... Read More →

Tuesday July 9, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
223

Apps or Web 2.0 tools

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary, General (all of the above)
Subject Area Language Arts

3:00pm EDT

Book Clubs for the Next Generation

Feedback Survey

Book clubs are a great way to engage students in a variety of texts and conversation skills. With all the other components of the literacy framework, consistency in book clubs can be tough to manage. Teachers will learn how to implement technology to allow students to submit individual responses, collaborate with group members, and encourage self-reflection. This session will provide teachers with ideas to keep book clubs running even on the busiest days.

Speakers

Molly Graves

Morgan Kuykendall

Tuesday July 9, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
207

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks Google iPad

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

8:30am EDT

Digital Tools to Encourage Today’s Writer

Feedback Survey

The foundation of Writing is for students to learn to use writing as a way to convey their opinions, understanding of subjects, and describe real or imagined experiences. We will explore how this can look in the 21st century classroom. This session will provide you with digital tools that can offer students a way to creatively communicate, thus producing high quality content.
Session Tools

Speakers

Janet Herrera-Gantt

Teacher, Greenville County Schools

My name is Janet Herrera-Gantt and I am excited to teach 5th Grade! I grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina and moved to Charleston, South Carolina for my bachelor’s degree in International Business. I continued to live in Charleston after graduation and married my husband, Troy... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
228

Apps or Web 2.0 tools

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

8:30am EDT

ELA Workshops + Digital Tools=Goosebumps

Feedback Survey

Reading and Writing workshops have taken on a whole new meaning with digital literacy. The opportunities are endless in providing students choice in sharing their thoughts and voice about their reading and writing. During this hands-on session, participants will be able to experience a variety of strategies and digital tools to integrate into their ELA workshops.

Speakers

Shalonda Blakeney

Instructional Technology Specialist, Greenville County Schools

I am currently an Instructional Technology Specialist with ten years of classroom experience in the elementary setting. I have taught second, third, and also fourth grade. I am a graduate of Columbia College and have also obtained my Masters of Science in Elementary Education with... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 8:30am - 9:30am EDT
215

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

9:45am EDT

Digital Tools to Encourage Today’s Writer

Feedback Survey

The foundation of Writing is for students to learn to use writing as a way to convey their opinions, understanding of subjects, and describe real or imagined experiences. We will explore how this can look in the 21st century classroom. This session will provide you with digital tools that can offer students a way to creatively communicate, thus producing high quality content.
Session Resources

Speakers

Janet Herrera-Gantt

Teacher, Greenville County Schools

My name is Janet Herrera-Gantt and I am excited to teach 5th Grade! I grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina and moved to Charleston, South Carolina for my bachelor’s degree in International Business. I continued to live in Charleston after graduation and married my husband, Troy... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
228

Apps or Web 2.0 tools

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

9:45am EDT

ELA Workshops + Digital Tools=Goosebumps

Feedback Survey

Reading and Writing workshops have taken on a whole new meaning with digital literacy. The opportunities are endless in providing students choice in sharing their thoughts and voice about their reading and writing. During this hands-on session, participants will be able to experience a variety of strategies and digital tools to integrate into their ELA workshops.

Speakers

Shalonda Blakeney

Instructional Technology Specialist, Greenville County Schools

I am currently an Instructional Technology Specialist with ten years of classroom experience in the elementary setting. I have taught second, third, and also fourth grade. I am a graduate of Columbia College and have also obtained my Masters of Science in Elementary Education with... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
215

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

12:15pm EDT

Launching Literacy into the 21st Century

Feedback Survey

1:1 Technology, Balanced Literacy, Chromebooks, Reading Workshop, iPads, Writing Workshop... how do you do it all and still be an effective instructor of literacy? Come checkout how we're launching literacy into the 21st Century while still following the principles of reading workshop. Using Adobe Spark, iMovie, Google Slides, Google Docs, and more, we'll help you launch your literacy instruction into the 21st century as well!
Session Resources

Speakers

Dawn Miller

Meghan Greer

Wednesday July 10, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
216

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Google iPad

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

12:15pm EDT

"Keeping" the Balance in Literacy: Using Google Keep in the Elementary Classroom

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In this session, you will learn how to use Google Keep to organize and personalize your balanced literacy classroom. You will gain methods to promote progress in reading and writing goals through interacting and collaborating with your students. Walk away with ideas of how this tool can be utilized by your students tomorrow, including responding to text, applying reading and writing strategies, promoting inquiry, and conducting research. This session is for beginners to Google Keep but is best for those proficient with G Suite. Strategies learned will work best in classrooms with 1:1 devices.
Session Resources

Speakers

Jena Putnam

Instructional Technology Facilitator, Greenville County Schools

I am a Title I Instructional Technology Facilitator who loves learning from and growing with fellow educators!

Wednesday July 10, 2019 12:15pm - 1:15pm EDT
227

Target Audience Level Beginner
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

12:30pm EDT

Designing Projects with Adobe Spark

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Adobe Spark provides user-friend tools for creating graphics, web pages, and videos. This session will provide a brief orientation to the website, an example of at least one project for each component of the website, sample student instructions and rubrics for projects.

Speakers

Anna Morrison

Instructional Coach, Greenville County Schools

I am the instructional coach at Mauldin High School. One of my instructional goals is to work toward a perfect balance between educational technology and solid pedagogy.

Wednesday July 10, 2019 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
224

Apps or Web 2.0 tools

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Middle, High
Subject Area Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

12:30pm EDT

OMG! That's Some "Suite" Collaboration

Feedback Survey

Many of the GSuite tools are designed to work together and offer a variety of opportunities for collaboration in the classroom. In this session, participants will explore ways Google Drawings and Google Slides can be used effectively to foster collaboration and even create activities for their own classroom.

Speakers

Shalonda Blakeney

Instructional Technology Specialist, Greenville County Schools

I am currently an Instructional Technology Specialist with ten years of classroom experience in the elementary setting. I have taught second, third, and also fourth grade. I am a graduate of Columbia College and have also obtained my Masters of Science in Elementary Education with... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
215

Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type General (all of the above)
Subject Area Language Arts, Social Studies

12:30pm EDT

Going Digital with Interactive Notebooks

Feedback Survey

Are you sick of students misplacing notebooks, ripping out pages, or having their notebooks fall apart? Interactive notebooks are getting a make- over and a face lift. Digital interactive notebooks allow teachers to take common practice and and maximize it according to 21st century demands. Participants will learn how to digitize their notebooking ideas and how to integrate other core subjects using Google Slides as our notebook. We will learn to use Google Slides and Google Drawings that will make your life easier and will spark your creativity. I promise you will not be able to stop thinking of ways you can implement content in this digital treasure box.

Speakers

Summer Parsons

Elementary Teacher

I know all the Google tips, tricks, and hacks. I love creating digital options for teachers that have multiple uses. Come and create with me!

Wednesday July 10, 2019 12:30pm - 1:30pm EDT
229

Flipped Classroom Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type General (all of the above)
Subject Area Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies

1:45pm EDT

Designing Projects with Adobe Spark

Feedback Survey

Adobe Spark provides user-friend tools for creating graphics, web pages, and videos. This session will provide a brief orientation to the website, an example of at least one project for each component of the website, sample student instructions and rubrics for projects.

Speakers

Anna Morrison

Instructional Coach, Greenville County Schools

I am the instructional coach at Mauldin High School. One of my instructional goals is to work toward a perfect balance between educational technology and solid pedagogy.

Wednesday July 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
224

Apps or Web 2.0 tools

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Middle, High
Subject Area Language Arts, Science, Social Studies

1:45pm EDT

Launching Literacy into the 21st Century

Feedback Survey

1:1 Technology, Balanced Literacy, Chromebooks, Reading Workshop, iPads, Writing Workshop... how do you do it all and still be an effective instructor of literacy? Come checkout how we're launching literacy into the 21st Century while still following the principles of reading workshop. Using Adobe Spark, iMovie, Google Slides, Google Docs, and more, we'll help you launch your literacy instruction into the 21st century as well!
Session Resources

Speakers

Dawn Miller

Meghan Greer

Wednesday July 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
216

Apps or Web 2.0 tools Google iPad

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type Elementary
Subject Area Language Arts

1:45pm EDT

OMG! That's Some "Suite" Collaboration

Feedback Survey

Many of the GSuite tools are designed to work together and offer a variety of opportunities for collaboration in the classroom. In this session, participants will explore ways Google Drawings and Google Slides can be used effectively to foster collaboration and even create activities for their own classroom.

Speakers

Shalonda Blakeney

Instructional Technology Specialist, Greenville County Schools

I am currently an Instructional Technology Specialist with ten years of classroom experience in the elementary setting. I have taught second, third, and also fourth grade. I am a graduate of Columbia College and have also obtained my Masters of Science in Elementary Education with... Read More →

Wednesday July 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
215

Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type General (all of the above)
Subject Area Language Arts, Social Studies

1:45pm EDT

Going Digital with Interactive Notebooks

Feedback Survey

Are you sick of students misplacing notebooks, ripping out pages, or having their notebooks fall apart? Interactive notebooks are getting a make- over and a face lift. Digital interactive notebooks allow teachers to take common practice and and maximize it according to 21st century demands. Participants will learn how to digitize their notebooking ideas and how to integrate other core subjects using Google Slides as our notebook. We will learn to use Google Slides and Google Drawings that will make your life easier and will spark your creativity. I promise you will not be able to stop thinking of ways you can implement content in this digital treasure box.

Speakers

Summer Parsons

Elementary Teacher

I know all the Google tips, tricks, and hacks. I love creating digital options for teachers that have multiple uses. Come and create with me!

Wednesday July 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm EDT
229

Flipped Classroom Chromebooks Google

Target Audience Level Intermediate
Audience Type General (all of the above)
Subject Area Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies