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.
Would you like a way to engage students in content? Nearpod is a great tool to make that happen! You will learn several ways to use Nearpod. You will also be given time to create one of your own having support every step of the way!
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
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 →
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
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 →
Participants will be both introduced to and given the opportunity to explore Google Tour Builder. This session will also include work time to build tours, discuss effective integration, and apply what they have learned to their own classrooms.
Introduction: Kelli Coons is currently in her second year as a Dynamic Learning Project Technology Coaching Fellow. With 12 years in education, Kelli has worked as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and technology coach. Kelli is passionate about interactive professional development... Read More →
Participants will be both introduced to and given the opportunity to explore Google Tour Builder. This session will also include work time to build tours, discuss effective integration, and apply what they have learned to their own classrooms.
Introduction: Kelli Coons is currently in her second year as a Dynamic Learning Project Technology Coaching Fellow. With 12 years in education, Kelli has worked as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, and technology coach. Kelli is passionate about interactive professional development... Read More →
I'll share my top 10 favorite Social Studies webtools. Maybe more if we have time! Some old, some new and some with a twist on how to integrate them into your lessons.
Vendor, South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV)
ETV offers workshops to South Carolina schools (public, private, homeschools, colleges and universities): online resources for PreK-12; webtools for teaching, assessing and creativity; 1:1 classroom ideas; and online recertification/graduate courses.
In this session, attendees will learn several ways they can use MAKER and technology to bring social studies and history to life! Attendees will experience student projects and, through the video and written reflections, hear from the students what worked and what they want to do differently next time. They will "play" with creating similar projects to experience what students do and learn. Finally, we will brainstorm ideas for projects in their classes to highlight MAKER and technology. This session will feature green screen, maker, and tech tools that work on iPads, Chrome, and the web. All grade levels and experience levels will be able to use these ideas!
Nancy Penchev is an I LAB Teacher and Instructional Technology Coordinator. Her presentations include local, state, and international conferences. She has led webinars on Uncommon Test Prep for EdWeb.net and Common Sense Media and Teacher Tech for PBS SoCal. She was published in Teaching... Read More →
I'll share my top 10 favorite Social Studies webtools. Maybe more if we have time! Some old, some new and some with a twist on how to integrate them into your lessons.
Vendor, South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV)
ETV offers workshops to South Carolina schools (public, private, homeschools, colleges and universities): online resources for PreK-12; webtools for teaching, assessing and creativity; 1:1 classroom ideas; and online recertification/graduate courses.
Can your students locate SC on a map? Do they know the difference between a state, a country, and a continent? Join me as I show you how to strengthen your student's map skills, learn about other cultures and enhance their critical thinking & communication skills. Not a geography teacher? That's ok, Mystery Skype can be played using math & science concepts too.
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.
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.
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.
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 →
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 →
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.