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Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with special guest presenter, Billy Krakower, February 20, 2016. We are thrilled to have Billy Krakower joining us in this webinar to share some great tips on ways to harness the power of technology to improve learning and engagement for students who have learning disabilities. This is the focus of his new book ”Using Technology to Engage Students with Learning Disabilities" which he co-authored with Sharon Plante(@iplante). The format of this webinar will be a little different. Instead of a presentation it will be conducted as an interview with Paula Naugle facilitating the session. We are excited to learn about teaching tools and strategies they recommend for students with learning disabilities, including gifted students. We’ll be asking about using assistive technology to teach core subjects and study skills, recommendations for tools that provide better content accessibility and ways to help student connect and share through tech tools among many other things. This will be a perfect opportunity for you to join us to ask your questions about working with students who have learning disabilities. The Livebinder will have tons of excellent resources! http://www.amazon.com/Technology-Students-Disabilities-Connected-Educators/dp/1506318266 Billy Krakower (@wkrakower), is a full-time teacher at Woodland Park Public Schools in Woodland Park, New Jersey, where he has taught computers and special education to grades 3 and 4 for over eight years. He is the Chief Financial & Event Officer for Evolving Educators, LLC (evolvingeducators.com). Billy co-moderates two weekly Twitter chats, #NJed chat and #satchat (for educational leaders). He co-hosts “SatChat Radio,” a weekly show interviewing educators on BAM Radio Network and available on iTunes. Billy is one of the lead organizers of edcampNJ and edcampLeadership North NJ. Billy is a 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader, and a member of the NJASCD Executive board and serves as the Technology Committee Chair.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with Sam Gliksman, "Creating Media for Learning", February 13, 2016. We are really looking forward to hearing from our special guest, Sam Gliksman, on our show this week. Sam Gliksman (https://twitter.com/samgliksman) is the author of 'Creating Media for Learning' (http://www.creatingmedia.org/) and he has some great tips and tools to share with us for designing student-centered projects! Mobile devices are redefining the nature of our everyday interactions and media creation has become part of our everyday language. If communication is the heart of education then media creation can and should be utilized for deeper and more effective learning. In this webinar we'll look at how to design student-centered projects that use formats such as video, animation, eBooks and more. If you have a mobile device Sam would like you to download the free DAQRI app prior to the webinar so you will be prepared to experience how it works. Apple app for iPad/iPhone: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eleme... Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... Sam Gliksman has been leading innovative technology applications in private industry and education for over 25 years. He is recognized as a prominent expert on technology and educational reform, and he currently works as an independent educational technology consultant, speaker and author. Sam has been a pioneer in promoting the use of mobile technology in education. He wrote 'iPad in Education for Dummies' book which was released in January 2013 which is a great primer for anyone interested in the educational applications of mobile technology. He manages the 'iPads in Education' network which has a membership of thousands of educators worldwide and is recognized as a leading source for the use of mobile devices in education. http://ipadeducators.ning.com/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Small Talk about Small Tech" by special guest presenter, Sydney Sheren, February 6, 2016. We are very excited to have the always inspiring Sydney Sheren returning to Classroom 2.0 LIVE to share her technology passions. Her presentation: "Small Talk about Small Tech" revolves around some of the best technology products and applications for the classroom including virtual reality, Google Cardboard, 3D printing, Pocket and Wacom tablets. Get ready to sit down, relax, drink some tea, and have a nice conversation about some great tech products and how you can get your students more engaged by using them in your classroom. http://definedbytech.wordpress.com Sydney is a 10th grade student and currently the Sophomore class President at Westhampton Beach high school. She created and continues to supervise and edit the middle school's newsletter. Her interests in technology led her to be a Keynote speaker at the Student Technology Conference and at the Suffolk ASSET Conference in front of 800 teachers and educators last year. My passion for film-making has led her to screen one of her movies at the local movie theater and to attend the New York Film Academy for two summers. This past summer, she attended a program on Leadership and Global Engagement at the Leadership Institute at Brown University. She is inspired to teach others why technology is helpful and how they can easily use it to learn in a quick, easy, fun way.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar "Grant Writing with the Fairy Grantmother", Dacia Jones, January 23, 2016. If you're a teacher who longingly wishes to have those amazing tech tools and classroom resources that you hear about in other classrooms and schools, this is a webinar you won't want to miss. Our special guest presenter, Dacia Jones, is here to answer your questions and provide guidance on how you can have it too! Join us for "Grant Writing with the Fairy Grantmother!" Dacia says: "Finding ways to get what we need in the classroom has never been easier. Learn the secrets to getting your grants funded quickly." Dacia is currently the district Science Specialist and STEM Educator with Durham Public Schools in Durham, North Carolina. She is a Discovery Education Guru and Program Champion. She has been an educator for 20 years and absolutely LOVES anything to do with pedagogy. Her job involves teaching staff and students how to implement Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics into everyday instruction. She gets to wear a lab coat, lead labs for 500+ students a day, and blow things up. She is a HUGE fan of virtual field trips and SKYPE/HANGOUT opportunities. She believes that we should INSPIRE students by introducing them to what they can do when they finish school. She created "Engage, Inspire, Expect, and Inform" (www.engageinspireexpectinform.com) four years ago to help inspire a new generation of teachers and encourage the seasoned ones. She has been a Discovery Education STAR for five years and is a proud cheerleader for this amazing product and community. She has been dubbed the "Fairy Grantmother" and regularly presents to staff on writing grants in districts across the country. Her desire is to empower educators with the ability to ENGAGE students and make a difference each and every day. https://twitter.com/dacia92

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with special guest presenter, Tammy Moore, January 16, 2016. We are excited to be hearing from our own Tammy Moore, amazing Classroom 2.0 LIVE co-host who provides our closed captioning every week! Tammy is a Moodle guru and has so much great information to share with us! Tammy’s webinar description: What happens when the open source world decides to build a tool for teachers? MOODLE! I am a teacher and 11-year Moodle-user. Newbies and veterans alike will get some great take-aways as we tour through Moodle 2.9 and take a look at all the tools and time-savers for teachers and great support for students built right in. Learn how you can create computer-scored quizzes with custom feedback per answer, hints with penalties, and the ability to allow the student to replace a question after the attempt and feedback with another question of the same type. Have it all go to your grade book automatically. If you are interested in flipped or at your own pace learning, we will talk about how you can optimize your course design in Moodle to make it easier for students, parents, and teachers to track student progress. Learn how to dig into the data to get statistics to quickly find problem questions that may need a little tweaking and find students that are disengaged; struggling, or needing some extra challenge. ​ Through it all, keep it mobile-friendly and fun. http://www.virtualhomeschoolgroup.org/ https://docs.moodle.org/29/en/New_features

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, 7th Anniversary Celebration for 2015 and Open Mic session on professional development facilitated by Paula Naugle. Jan. 9, 2016. Happy New Year! We are energized and excited to return after our winter break with our annual Anniversary Celebration. In our first webinar of the New Year we will be celebrating our 7th Anniversary on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as well as holding an Open Mic show on a topic all of us feel passionate about—professional development! We chose this topic because we felt it was broad enough to include everyone whether you participate in PD either f2f or virtually or offer PD opportunities. (conferences-f2f & virtual, EdCamps, webinars, videos/blog posts, etc.) Join us, take the mic and share your PD experiences, resources and advice about what works... what doesn't... what are some options, etc. Come with your ideas, resources, and questions. Paula Naugle will facilitate the conversation and we hope you'll come prepared to share something with your headset/earbuds on to take the mic and add to the conversation. We'll have an awesome Livebinder prepared with professional development resources and will look forward to adding your resources to the Livebinder. We are looking forward to celebrating our Anniversary and to taking a few minutes at the beginning of the show to recognize our amazing 2015 special guest presenters, participants and Advisory Team members with a quick trip down memory lane with a few special memories all the way back to 2009! We are especially excited that Steve Hargadon, our founder and mentor, will be joining us to participate in the conversation!

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Hour of Code Extensions" with special guest presenter, Vicky Sedgwick, December 19, 2015. The official "Hour of Code" week is over but there are tons of resources and activities available for continuing coding/programming experiences throughout the year! We are very excited to have Vicky Sedgwick joining us as our special guest presenter for this session. Vicky has been a leader in integrating coding activities in her school and as a frequent presenter on this topic. She will share her stories, resources and experiences for extending these programming opportunities with your students. Vicky Sedgwick currently works at St. Martin's Episcopal School in Winnetka, CA as a K-8 technology teacher. As a former software designer and computer programmer, Vicky is very excited about the current STEAM movement in education especially when it comes to introducing K-8 students to the world of computer science and coding. She loves to share about computer science and coding not only with her students. but also with other teachers as co-moderator of the #csk8 Twitter chat and as a presenter at conferences and other events. Vicky is especially looking forward to having her students work more with Sphero, mBot, Dash & Dot, and Parrot mini drones this year. Connect with Vicky on Twitter at @visionsbyvicky.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Music Can Move Us" with special guest presenter, Dr. Lodge McCammon, December 12, 2015. We are so excited to have Dr. Lodge McCammon with us to share his experiences with music in the K12 classroom and his special project for songs he has written for the 50 states among other things he is passionate about! Dr. Lodge McCammon’s teaching methods have inspired thousands of educators, K-12, across the world to make significant changes in their practice. He has created lessons and resources that have impacted teachers at every school level, across all subject areas. During his Classroom 2.0 LIVE presentation, Dr. Lodge will engage the audience with a series of activities that demonstrate the power of music, movement & video in the classroom. He will also share classroom samples, including materials from his #50StatesAlbum, and tell stories that will help illustrate best practices. Please join us for this unique, active and exciting presentation. http://lodgemccammon.com @pocketlodge Dr. Lodge McCammon’s career began in 2003 in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he taught Civics and AP Economics. He received a Ph.D. from NC State University in 2008 and continued his work by developing innovative classroom strategies (e.g.,paperslide videos) and sharing them with students, teachers and schools across the world. His expertise lies in (1) improving teacher quality by emphasizing the importance of transparency,efficiency, reflective practice, and relationships, and (2) helping teachers create healthy learning environments that are highly collaborative, differentiated, and engaging. McCammon is also a professional musician who composes and performs educational songs, with supporting materials, about advanced curriculum for K-12 classrooms. Popular subject areas include algebra, chemistry, and U.S. history. His songs and related materials can be found in Discovery EducationStreaming. Dr. McCammon is an independent education consultant who provides professional services, including keynote speeches, presentations, curriculum development, and a variety of training programs.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with special guest presenter, Rafranz Davis, December 5, 2015. Looking for creative ways to showcase student or teacher voice? Join us on Saturday, Dec. 5 to hear from the always inspiring Rafranz Davis and learn how tools like Adobe Slate, Voice or even Microsoft Sway can be used to share unique perspectives and ideas from almost any device making your classroom globally accessible and sharable! Rafranz Davis is the Executive Director of Professional and Digital Learning for Lufkin ISD. In this role, she supports the growth of district leaders, teachers and students through the lens of personalized learning, creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking. She is a Google Certified Innovator, Microsoft Innovative Education Expert and serves in advisory roles for multiple technology companies and organizations including the ISTE community as the chairperson of the digital equity network. Rafranz uses her voice in education to speak at local, state and national events on topics such as connected learning, digital equity, student data and privacy, creativity, digital learning tools and diversity in edtech. In 2014, Rafranz was invited to the White House as a speaker for the official launch of the ConnectEd Initiative where she spoke on future ready professional learning through the lens of her district. She is the author of the book, The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech and is a two-time Bammy Award finalist for school technologist of the year. http://rafranzdavis.com/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Featured Teacher: Katie Ann Wilson and Augmented Reality, Nov. 21, 2015. If you've been curious about augmented reality, what it is and how it can be used to engage learners in your classroom, this is the webinar for you! We are so excited to have Katie Ann Wilson on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of November sharing her experience and passion about augmented reality in the classroom! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the amazing ways Katie Ann is effectively integrating augmented reality in her teaching! We'll get a chance to play and learn how she creates "triggers" and some of the best tools for creating AR experience along with some of her AR ideas and projects she has created for her students. Katie Ann is presenter and trainer with a passion for educational technology. Her 1st day in her career in education was her son's 1st day of kindergarten which was over 13 years ago. Throughout her career she has presented at several regional, national, and international conferences. She founded the Augmented Reality for Educators Google+ group as well as the Twitter chat #AR4Learning. She has reached over 100,000+ educators and students with her blog The Diary of the Techie Chick. Feel free to join her growing social media outreach either through her Facebook page or through Twitter, Pinterest, and Instagram. http://www.katieannwilson.com/ http://www.diaryofatechiechick.com

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Open Mic" show on the topic of “Productivity Tools for Teachers", November 14, 2015. We are using an "Open Mic" format for this show and hope you will be as excited about it as we are. Our Classroom 2.0 Advisory Team member extraordinaire, Paula Naugle, suggested this concept as a way to provide even more interaction and participation in the live show. For this show only there will not be a guest presenter, but we are inviting all of you to join us and take the mic to engage in a conversation or share in the chat about your favorite productivity tools as a teacher. This will be similar to an EdCamp format where everyone comes together to explore and discuss a topic but it is being done virtually rather than face-to-face. If you’re not sure what might be considered a productivity tool, the possibilities are endless! Take a look at this amazing list of possibilities and come and share how you’re using one or several of them. https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/321-free-tools-for-teachers-free-educational-technology Come with your ideas, resources, and questions and together we will learn about why productivity tools are helpful both in the classroom and for teacher planning and lesson preparation, what it might look like in classrooms for students of all ages (K-12 to Adult), how these tools are being used to help teachers organize and use their teaching tools to provide authentic, engaging learning experiences. Paula will facilitate the conversation and we hope you'll come prepared to share something with your headset/earbuds on to take the mic and add to the conversation. We'll have an awesome Livebinder prepared with teacher productivity resources and will look forward to adding your resources to the Livebinder. Invite your colleagues to join us in the conversation and we'll all learn together.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Digital Assessment Tools, with special guest presenters from Madison Elementary School District, Nov. 7, 2015. They shared their stories, experiences and tips using digital assessment tools focusing on Kahoot, Socrative, Plickers, Google Forms, & Answergarden. The presenters are: Kim Thomas, Rae Dewberry, Julie Leckman, and Jessie McKinley. Kim is the Tech Integration Facilitator for Madison District, Rae teaches language arts and social studies to 5th - 8th grade highly gifted students, Jessie teaches Kindergarten - 4th Grade General Music, and Julie teaches 8th grade Math. It is a great opportunity for you to learn many ways you can be using formative assessment in your classrooms!

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, with guest presenter Marcie Hebert: Featured Teacher, Oct. 31, 2015. We are so excited to have Marcie on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of October! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the amazing ways Marcie is effectively integrating technology in her teaching! We are looking forward to having Marcie share how she has implemented Makerspaces in her school and some of the projects her students are creating in the computer lab including 3D printing, coding, robotics and Google Apps for Education. Marcie is the Technology Director and Computer Lab Teacher for grades 4-8 in a Catholic School, St. Joan of Arc School, in Louisiana. She is a tech lover, Maker, Google for Education Certified Trainer, an organizer/leader for the Google Educator Group Louisiana and EdCamp NOLA, and is the co-founder of #LAedchat. Follow her on Twitter: @mrsmhebert https://twitter.com/mrsmhebert Marcie’s website: https://sites.google.com/site/marciehebert/

Classroom 2.0 Live webinar, "Green Screen + iPad = Magic!" with guest presenter, Jennifer Garcia, October 17, 2015. We are very excited to have Jennifer Garcia joining us as our special guest presenter on Saturday, October 17, for the presentation. She will be sharing projects her students have done using green screens on the iPads with DoInk's Green Screen App. We'll get a guided tour of the entire process including setup, equipment, apps, workflow, assessment strategies and possible issues to be aware of. We'll also get to see a few examples of her student work and have access to the online lessons she created to help you in building your own projects. We'll also get to see some examples from other teachers along with their resources. This will be most beneficial to teachers who have access to iPads in their classrooms, but it's always exciting to learn about tools, apps and the possibilities for enhancing digital story telling with any tools you may have access to and we would welcome participants willing to share the tools and project examples for digital storytelling projects you are using in your classrooms. https://twitter.com/mrsjgarcia http://abcict.wikispaces.com/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, MinecraftEDU with special guest presenters: Trish Cloud, Laura Briggs and Kim Harrison, October 10, 2015. They shared their experiences and stories about how they are engaging their students with MinecraftEDU both during the school day and in an after school club and summer camp. MinecraftEDU is a special version of Minecraft designed specifically for classroom use. It has been used to teach a wide range of subjects and is designed to be open-ended which allows content to be built around any subject area. Teachers have used the game to teach history, math, art, programming, creative writing, science, music, digital citizenship and more! It hosts a library of lessons and activities that are available for free and there is an active teacher community exploring and sharing uses of Minecraft in the classroom. Whether MinecraftEDU is new to you or something you have already been using with your students, please join us and bring your questions and stories to share, and be inspired by the projects and examples they will share with us! Your students will thank you! http://minecraftedu.com/ (MinecraftEDU home page) @LauraBTRT @k4sons @trishcloud

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, EduBuncee with Stephanie Suter and Chris Del Basso, October 3, 2015. We are very excited to be able to feature EduBuncee on this week's webinar with our special guest presenters, Stephanie Suter and Chris Del Basso. Chris is a Marketing Associate for edu.buncee.com. Stephanie is an experienced and inspired EduBuncee Ambassador who is a fantastic elementary teacher in Southold Elementary School, New York. EduBuncee is a web-based creation and presentation tool that is really simple to use and enables you to easily bring together all kinds of content (Buncee artwork, photos, videos, drawings, audio, and links) onto one digital canvas, making a cloud-based, shareable creation. Student's can use Buncee to turn their experiences and lessons into multimedia digital stories, travel scrapbooks, research projects, and more. Teachers can create interactive lessons and multimedia presentations, flip their classrooms, and send home beautiful newsletters and invitations to parents and the local community. Stephanie will describe EduBuncee and provide us with examples and stories about how she uses it in her classroom. https://www.edu.buncee.com/ https://twitter.com/SSuter4 (Stephanie Suter on Twitter) http://elem.southoldufsd.com/ (Southold Elementary School website)

Join us to learn about a fantastic opportunity to bring science and STEM to life in your classrooms with eCyberMission. http://www.ecybermission.com/ eCyberMission is a web-based Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics competition for 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grade teams. Students must be enrolled in either 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th grade at a U.S.-based public or private school, a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school abroad or a U.S.-based home school.Your team will propose a solution to a real problem in your community and compete for State, Regional and National Awards. Students learn to work together as a team to create their mission project through a valuable guided research process. The site provides excellent resources for carrying out research-based projects that take you from identifying the local/global problem, to coming up with a solution to address it. This process could be used even if you aren't eligible to participate in the competition and you may even want to get involved as a Cyber Judge. Our special guest, Matt Hartman, will provide an overview of the entire process and information about participating.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, K12 Online Conference Preview with the Conference Organizers, September 19, 2015. Since 2006, K-12 Online has hosted a free, all-volunteer online conference with 40+ free videos each year featuring some of the most creative and innovative educators sharing their best ideas for engaging students with digital tools and effective learning strategies. Don Wettrick and his #Innovation students will kick off our 2015 conference with a pre-conference keynote on Monday, October 12th. For two weeks, starting on October 19th, 40 presentations will be published in four different strands, with four presentations posted per day. All K-12 Online presentations are published as pre-recorded videos, generally no longer than 20 minutes in length. You can view the recordings any time/any place once they are published and can also subscribe to them on your mobile device in iTunesU. http://k12onlineconference.org/ During this webinar an overview of the conference presenters, features and ways to participate will be shared. During week 1 of the conference which starts October 19th, Stephanie Chang will keynote the “Maker Ed” strand, while Alan Levine will keynote “Stories of Connection.” During week 2, starting October 26th, Scott McLeod will keynote “Overcoming Obstacles” while Karen Bosch will keynote “Beyond the Core: Art and More.” 2015 Conference Theme: “Virtual Unstoppable" Strands for 2015 are: Week of Oct 19 – 23: Maker Ed and Stories of Connection Week of Oct 26 – 30: Overcoming Obstacles and Beyond the Core: Art and More Schedule: http://k12onlineconference.org/2015-schedule/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Matt Miller, September Featured Teacher, Sept. 12, 2015. We are so excited to have Matt Miller on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of September! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the great ways Matt is effectively integrating technology into his HS Spanish classroom and the amazing advice and tips he shares about going paperless in his classroom. Matt is a high school Spanish teacher at Turkey Run High School in Marshall, Ind. His classes are very conversational and technology-laden, and he doesn't use textbooks (and hasn't since about 2009). He writes at the Ditch That Textbook blog (www.ditchthattextbook.com), usually about technology in the classroom, creative teaching and instruction with less reliance on the textbook. After trying to do the traditional “teach by the textbook” for a few years, he launched into a textbook-less path where learning activities were often custom-produced for his students as well as infused with technology. He likes the results a lot, and his students do, too. He’s a proud graduate of Indiana State University (go Sycamores!) and lives the dream — a wife, three kids, a mortgage and two dogs. He has taught high school since 2004, ranging from all levels of Spanish to etymology, English and yearbook. Before he became a teacher, he was a newspaper reporter and wrote for several Indiana daily newspapers, including the Indianapolis Star. Matt is a Google Certified Teacher and was awarded the Golden Apple Award by WTHI-TV in Terre Haute, Ind., for being one of five outstanding educators in the Wabash Valley in 2014. He was also nominated for a Bammy Award for Secondary School Teacher of the Year in 2014.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar featuring Remind with Jordan Pedraza (Remind Community Leader) and Sean Gaillard, Anthony Silk, and Tiffany Kannengieszer. August 29, 2015. Remind: Your Communication Tool for Back to School With school already back in session in the U.S. for many (and very soon for others), a high priority for teachers and administrators is how they can best reach out to their parents and school community to establish effective communication. We are very excited to be able to feature Remind.com in this week's webinar as an exciting tool to support this all-important task! In this webinar, Jordan Pedraza from Remind, and a panel of educators, will share best practices and stories of how teachers, students, and library staff can leverage Remind as a tool for learning, communication, and collaboration. Huge thanks to our panel for sharing their experiences with us! Sean Gaillard - Principal, John F Kennedy HS, Winston-Salem, NC, Anthony Silk - Teacher, The Harker School, San Jose, CA, Tiffany Kannengieszer - Teacher, William Penn HS, New Castle, DE They'll provide an overview and discussion for using Remind in the classroom and beyond. Actively used in 50% of U.S public schools, and named a 2015 AASL Best App for Teaching & Learning, Remind is a free communication tool that helps teachers connect with students, parents, and staff. Remind helps school communities deepen relationships and engagement through instant and safe communication through text and mobile app messages. Whether you’re sending announcements to the entire school community or chatting with a small group of students or teachers, Remind can help you extend and deepen learning experiences for all.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with Valerie Burton @MsBisOnline, "They've been reading closely... now what?", August 22, 2015. We are thrilled to welcome Valerie Burton back on Classroom 2.0 LIVE to share some of her valuable tips and tools for student responses to reading that help teachers assess their learning. Webinar description: We have given them the tools to be able to annotate, decode vocabulary and analyze the text on a variety of levels. Now it's time to allow them to show what they know. Assessment can be so much more than bubbling in an answer document. This session will explore some of the many different ways that students can create products that allow us to assess the knowledge gained. Have them create and produce: Memes with the same overall message of nonfictional text. NoteCard Confession video that explores the overall theme of a fictional text. WordArt that highlights the character's motivating actions Paperslide videos that retell a nonfictional text Blackout Poems that remix the text and examine language used Six word memoirs or 4x4 responses ePortfolios (website, blogs, Padlet, Smore, etc.) to display artifacts and essays There is no limitation to what they can create and we should embrace that. Valerie is an English I teacher from West Jefferson High School, New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also the Department Head and winner of the May, 2009 Exemplary 21st teaching and learning contest! A contest sponsored by Jefferson Parish’s Technology Department Her philosophy is to provide an inquiry-based atmosphere in her classroom. In her English I class she uses project based learning and technology to make learning enjoyable for all. Because her students have a variety of strengths, weakness and learning styles, she designs each lesson so that it is diversified enough so that all students are able to succeed. There are three elements that she believes are conducive to establishing such an environment, (1) the teacher acting as a guide, (2) allowing the child’s natural curiosity to direct his/her learning, and (3) promoting respect for all things and all people.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Featured Teacher-Tammie Pogue, August 15, 2015. We are so excited to have Tammie on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of August! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the great ways Tammie is effectively integrating technology into her HS English Language Arts classroom. She will be sharing her current and past experiences along her journey as a teacher focusing on "Tools Old and New for the ELA Classroom". Tammie Pogue teaches English I (all levels). Ms. Pogue has taught for 32 years in independent college preparatory schools in Texas as well as in her native Georgia. She is currently teaching Freshman English at St. John XXIII College Preparatory in Katy, TX. In addition to her secondary experience, she has served as an adjunct professor at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from West Georgia College and a Master’s Degree from the University of Maine. She was a Summer Fellow at the prestigious Klingenstein Institute of Columbia University and has also been the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ms. Pogue was an early adopter of technology in the classroom, and she is currently on the planning board of Classroom 2.0, helping to produce weekly professional development webinars for teachers from around the world.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar “Cool Google Tips and Tricks: Google Search and Extensions” presented by Paula Naugle, August 8, 2015. We are so excited to have our very own Classroom 2.0 LIVE Superhero, Paula Naugle, with us today to share some of her favorite tips and tricks for Google searches and Chrome extensions. Have you wondered what Chrome extensions are and how to use them? Paula will explain what extensions are, show you how these little programs can add functions and features to your Chrome browser, and how you can personalize your browsing experience. She'll share how to find, add and manage extensions and which extensions she loves to use every day in her classroom. With so much information on the Internet, it can be difficult to sift through search results to find just the information you need - unless you know some tricks to narrowing your searches. As an additional bonus, you'll learn some Google search tips and tricks that will help you and your students search more effectively and efficiently to become a better online researcher. Paula teaches 4th graders ELA and social studies at Bissonet Plaza, a suburban public school just outside New Orleans. She is passionate about preparing her students for their futures as 21st century digital citizens. They use web tools such as Edmodo, Skype, GlogsterEDU, kidblog.org, Google docs, and BrainPOP to do so. She presented both in person and virtually at many conferences at the state, national, and international level, including LaCUE, METC, AzTEA, TxVSN, TCEA Area 7, ISTE, and the INTEL ICT Conference. She is a Discovery STAR Educator, 2010-2011 Region 1 Educator of the Year, DEN LC, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Moderator for #4thchat #LAedchat #denchat, Edmodo Ambassador and a founding organizer of EdcampNOLA.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "TeacherLists" with Tim Sullivan, August 1, 2015. A very informative webinar and tool to help you kick off the new school year! It features TeacherLists and our special guest presenter will be Tim Sullivan, Founder of TeacherLists. TeacherLists is the smarter way to manage, find and share school supply lists for teachers and parents, free-of-charge. After uploading a school supply list once, educators can easily update and link the list to a school or personal website. TeacherLists provides parents the freedom of accessing and finding the most updated school supply list, twenty four-seven. In this presentation, TeacherLists founder Tim Sullivan explains why school supply shopping needed an upgrade and how TeacherLists is helping teachers and parents streamline the hectic back-to-school shopping season.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Ten Marks Math, with guest presenter Catherine Wood Hill, June 20, 2015. We are excited to be able to share the free TenMarks Math program and Summer program in our final webinar for the 2014-15 school year before we take our summer break, and hope you will join us to learn all about these amazing resources for teachers and students. Whether you are a teacher, parent, homeschooler, tech integration specialist, administrator, or student you will find these resources invaluable for all grade levels, Pre-K-High School! Did you know that kids lose 2-3 months of math each summer. Stop the loss & get ahead of the curve with this amazing summer math program from TenMarks. It is personalized for each child and includes diagnostic assessment that individualizes the program and on-demand instruction, video lessons and hints for students. Our special guest presenter, Catherine Wood Hill, the Senior Marketing Manager for TenMarks, will guide us through the features and resources and will be able to answer all of our questions about how to take full advantage of both the school year program and the summer program! http://www.tenmarks.com/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Math Playground Games and Apps", presented by Colleen King, June 13, 2015. Colleen King is back to share her latest updates to the Math Playground including new games, iPad apps and videos. Colleen is the publisher of Math Playground, a website for elementary and middle school students, and the developer of Thinking Blocks, a series of iPad apps that teach children how to model and solve word problems. Colleen has been an educator and math consultant in the Boston area for 20+ years and has worked with students from preschool to college. She is the co-founder of two STEM programs, a hands-on science lab and a math enrichment center. Colleen is very passionate about math education and is always looking for new and innovative ways to engage students. Colleen King created Math Playground in 2002 for students in her classes who needed a fun way to practice math facts. Since then, Math Playground has grown to include a wide variety of math topics, from problem solving and mathematical art to real world math and thinking games. When she’s not developing new activities for Math Playground, she teaches at a mathematics learning center. She enjoys sharing math strategies with other educators and has presented her work at conferences like NCTM and ISTE. Whenever she has free time, she can be found playing with her Golden Retrievers, practicing drums with her band, or exploring New England on her bicycle.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Capturing Creativity with Canva" presented by Lisa Johnson, @TechChef4U, June 6, 2015. We are so excited to have Lisa Johnson (@TechChef4U) with us to share her expertise and experiences with Canva for visual literacy in this webinar. Canva (https://www.canva.com/ ) is a website that allows you to create and design your own graphics and images for free, and has a library of free images to use (as well as some stock imagery available at a $1 per image should you wish to use them). If you need to make beautiful posters, invitations, cards, website graphics, or even multiple-page presentations, Canva is a design service you're going to want to use. Vicki Davis has said of Canva’s education initiatives, “Graphics are an essential part of today’s communication and influence. It isn’t just about making it look pretty. Effective graphics help us better articulate ideas and inspire action.” Canva reinforces its commitment to the education space by providing a tool that enables teachers and students to innovate, collaborate, and communicate through visual design. Canva’s new education center is aimed at providing learning resources for teachers looking for dynamic and engaging ways to integrate visual project-based learning into their core curriculum. About Lisa Johnson: TechChef4u is a family-owned business led by CEO and founder Lisa Johnson. The mission of TechChef4u is to provide technology integration resources and support to all… with a splash of personality and a heaping helping of creativity. Lisa has 12 years of educational experience ranging from teaching HS English & MS Math to international curriculum development, creating and presenting workshops, and even running technology integration camps across the state of Texas. Currently, Lisa serves Eanes ISD which proudly supports an 1:1 iPad initiative from K-12. Additionally, she has been recognized and selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator. Her love for “cooking up” technology integrated lessons and the need for a creative & productive outlet led her to create the TechChef4u blog in early May of 2011. In early 2012 TechChef4u was officially launched as an educational entity supporting and promoting purposeful and engaging integration of mobile devices at home and in the iClassroom. Lisa continues to share her app-thusiasm for iLearning at multiple conferences worldwide including Mobile 2012, TCEA, ISTE, FETC, iPadpalooza, Tech Forum, iPad Summit, and Australia’s Slide2Learn.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "Connect, Create, and Collaborate with Science Websites, Web Tools, and Apps" presented by Letia Cooper, May 30, 2015.w, Letia Cooper (@techwithtia). We are excited to welcome back one of our favorite presenters for today's show, Letia Cooper (@techwithtia). Her enthusiasm coupled with amazing tips for using the tools, apps and websites she will share with us will make you immediately want to get started using them with your students! Would you like to discover ways for your students to connect, create, and collaborate as they investigate and explore a variety of scientific ideas, models, and concepts! Are you looking for new ways to jazz up your science curriculum? This webinar will focus on a variety of interactive science, websites, web tools and apps that will enhance learning! Join Letia Cooper as she shares examples of how to use these tools and discusses easy ways to integrate technology in science classrooms for all grade levels. Tia is passionate about teaching and learning through technology. She believes that "When technology is integrated into the classroom, all students are motivated to learn." She is proud to offer you a variety of resources and ideas that will help you to integrate technology into your classroom. She is a 1998 graduate of South Carolina State University and a 2008 graduate of Grand Canyon University with a M.Ed in Instructional Technology. She currently works for CCEL (Carolina Consortium for Enterprise Learning) as a Instructional Technology Specialist for grades K-12. Letia has presented at various conferences such as SC Edtech, NCTIES, SCEA Common Core, GAETC & FETC. She is a Verizon Thinkfinity Field Trainer and Promethean Social Media Council Member and Simple K12 presenter. Feel free to email Letia at techwithtia@live.com or visit her blog at www.techwithtia.com. Don't forget to visit her Livebinders page or download one of her free website of the month calendars for teachers and students.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "How to Help Your Visual Students Learn Using Movie Magic" presented by Sydney Sheren, May 16, 2015. There are so many students doing amazing things with technology and we are thrilled to be having one of these students joining us for our show this week. Sydney Sheren is a 9th grade student at Westhampton Beach High School (http://www.westhamptonbeach.k12.ny.us/). She created and ran the Middle School’s newsletter and is currently the Freshman class President. Her passion for film making has led her to screen one of her movies at the local movie theater and to attend the New York Film Academy for the past two summers. She inspired to teach others why technology is helpful and how they can easily use it to learn in a quick, easy, and fun way. Sydney was selected to be a keynote presenter at the Student Technology Conference in January 2015, and we were so impressed with her presentation that we invited her to come and share it with us on Classroom 2.0 LIVE. Sydney’s topic is: "How to Help Your Visual Students Learn Using Movie Magic.” In this presentation, we will be taking the under utilized application of iMovie and partnering it with other programs to make visual learning easily accessible in the classroom. By going beyond iMovie we are teaching students how to use many different programs that can work together to create educational films. Students of the technology age easily gravitate to computers and the mediums that you can create using them. Once a student learns how to use iMovie, they can easily learn other applications like Garageband.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Google Chrome Extensions for the Classroom with special guest presenter, Chris Giles. May 9, 2015. Join us on Saturday, May 9th, when our special guest will be Chris Giles The topic for this webinar is “Google Chrome Extensions for the Classroom” and we're in for a treat. Chris is planning a very engaging, hands-on experience that will be somewhat different from our usual presentations. Come prepared to log into your Chrome browser and be ready to explore and install extensions during several hands-on segments in the session. If you plan to do the hands-on exploring with us, you might find it helpful to use this link with some pre-show instructions to help you prepare.(optional) https://www.evernote.com/shard/s28/sh/6d0b38a2-063d-495a-8c8c-fbb2ed49ef08/80589713c673c185 In this webinar we will explore various Chrome extensions that can increase productivity in our students and classrooms. Integrating Chrome extensions in the classroom can encourage students to create original works in innovative ways as well as plan, conduct and manage research using appropriate digital resources and tools. We'll explore best teaching practices for collaborating, communicating, creating and thinking critically with selected Chrome extensions. A bonus in this webinar is that for our participants who do online training you will get to experience how you could make your online webinars more interactive following his example. Chris lives in Phoenix, Arizona where he is currently busy creating and facilitating PD for teachers across the state with the AZ Dept. of Education. He and his family recently moved back from Brazil, (where he and his wife both taught). Chris is a former MYP Design Technology teacher, a K-5 PYP technology teacher, and the technology coordinator at an IB school. In addition to his international teaching experience, Chris has over 15 years of teaching experience in public schools. Chris's passion is promoting the integration of technology in the classroom and he has facilitated technology-rich staff development for over 8 years including workshops at Tech Camps for teachers. Follow Chris on Twitter @ohcanadatweet

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Featured Teacher, Lisa Parisi, May 2, 2015. Join us on Saturday, May 2nd, when our special guest will be Lisa Parisi. We are so excited to have Lisa on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of May! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the amazing ways Lisa is effectively integrating technology into her 5th grade classroom with a strong focus on global connections and collaboration with other classes/educators around the world! Lisa was recently recognized as one of the Top 50 Finalists for the Global Teacher Prize for her achievements in the classroom and beyond as a model of excellence. Lisa is an elementary teacher, author, Google Certified Teacher, DEN LC, Smart Exemplary Educator, Glogster, Fablevision, and Voki ambassador, and Blogger. Helping her students become caring citizens of the world guides everything she does in the classroom at Denton Avenue Elementary School in New Hyde Park. She encourages children to rely on each other in class and this in turn motivates them to excel. She connects her pupils with other children around the world for Skype calls, holds online discussions with experts and authors, and organizes long-term collaborative research projects such as her ‘Natural Disasters and Us’ award-winning wiki project. Lisa shares her insights on project-based learning, the responsive classroom, online tools and globalizing the room at conferences, via social media and through her publications. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lparisi” @lparisi

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Power Up Your Pedagogy with ThingLink presented by Susan Oxnevad, April 18, 2015. We are so excited to be featuring ThingLink for Educators in our show today with Susan Oxnevad as our special guest presenter! ThingLink is an awesome, free platform for creating interactive images and videos for web, social, advertising, and educational channels. You can make your images come alive with video, text, images, shops, music and more! Every image contains a story and ThingLink helps you tell your stories. Join us to learn about all of the amazing ways ThingLink is being used in the classroom! https://www.thinglink.com/edu Susan Oxnevad is the ThingLink Education Community Manager as well as a Tech Coach in an elementary school in Chicagoland. She strives to build a powerful network of Expert Educators who share a passion for using tech to transforming teaching and learning. Susan blogs about thoughtful ways to leverage the power of technology for teaching and learning on her own blog, Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners, as well as on the ThingLink Blog. Follow her on Twitter @soxnevad

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips and Free Resources with Kyle Schutt, April 11, 2015. When was the last time you paused before logging into Discovery Education? If you have, you've probably noticed that the homepage is a portal granting access to a slew of FREE content, curriculum and challenges for parents, students, and educators. Join us as we riff through some of the most sought after gems organized before you login to your DE account. From webinars and virtual field trips to web 2.0 tools there's sure to be something here for you (and your colleagues). We are so excited to have Kyle Schutt, Director of Education Outreach & Curriculum Integration for Discovery Education joining us for this webinar to share his passion for the many free tools provided by Discovery Education for educators. (https://twitter.com/ktschutt) Since 2010 Kyle has worked for Discovery Education supporting one of the largest professional learning networks in the country, the Discovery Educator Network (DEN). He coordinates and delivers in-person and web-based professional development workshops and conferences for educators, as well as creates and produces Discovery Education’s virtual field-trips and classroom events.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, 10+ Ways to Fund your Tech Needs with Shelly Terrell, March 28, 2015. There is never a Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar that goes by that someone doesn't say "How can we find funding for technology in our classrooms?" We are thrilled to have Shelly Terrell back with us to share her favorite tips, tools and resources to help us be creative as we search for funding sources. Following her presentation we will have a short "open mic" conversation facilitated by Paula Naugle for participants to share their best funding tips so come prepared to take the mic to share with us! http://shellyterrell.com/about/ Shelly Sanchez Terrell is the author of The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching and Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones and BYOT (Bring Your Own Technology). She supports and instructs thousands of teachers and students worldwide through the various online and face-to-face learning events she organizes and moderates. She has been recognized by various entities, such as the ELTon Awards, The New York Times, and Microsoft’s Heroes for Education as a leader, innovator, and visionary in the movement of teacher driven professional development and education technology. She is the co-founder of the award-winning #Edchat movement, #ELTChat, the Reform Symposium Global E-Conference, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators, and the Crafting an E-Textbook Massive Open Online Course. She has trained teachers and taught learners in over 25 countries and has consulted with organizations such as UNESCO Bangkok, The Ministry of Education in Spain, The European Union aPLaNet Project, Cultura Iglesa of Brazil, the British Council in Tel Aviv, IATEFL Slovenia, HUPE Croatia, and the British Council in South East Asia. She is the host of American TESOL’s Free Friday Webinars, an instructor and instructional designer at the Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías Educativas y Formación del Profesorado and shares regularly via TeacherRebootCamp.com, Twitter (@ShellTerrell), Facebook.com/shellyterrell, and google.com/+ShellySanchezTerrell. Her charity, ETHOS, received the SAMMS Ministries 2001 Volunteer Group of the Year award for the creation of a spoken word and music program for homeless children. Recently, she was named Woman of the Year 2014 by the National Association of Professional Women, awarded a Bammy Award for #Edchat, and recognized by Edtech Magazine as one of the Top 50 Edtech Bloggers.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar: IWitness presented by Dr. Kori Street, March 21, 2015. Whether you teach these issues/subjects in your MS/HS classrooms or you would like to learn more about genocide and the Holocaust, you will definitely want to join us for this very informative webinar on IWitness with Kori Street, Director of Education for IWitness. http://iwitness.usc.edu/SFI/ On the IWitness platform you will find 1,450 full-length testimonies of survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides. Specific lessons are built around short clips of testimony and mini documentaries summarizing big concepts, such as Fighting in the Face of Racism or The Power of Words. Students are asked to use these videos as a basis for writing short reflections, creating word clouds, or producing their own multi-media essays using the built-in IWitness video editor. All the activities are carried out and stored on the secure online platform. Kori will provide a basic overview of the IWitness site and resources and ways they can be used in the classroom.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Avra Robinson, March Featured Teacher, March 14, 2015. Avra Robinson is a Google Education Trainer dedicated to helping teachers & students make their lives & learning more effective & more FUN via the use of technology! She is passionate about helping teachers find their “TechCess Language” and believes that with enough self-confidence, everyone can be successful & find joy with technology! Avra was a classroom teacher in both third grade and Kindergarten. Although she “speaks techie,” Avra translates tech-talk into plain English helping all learners walk away with practical strategies for immediate classroom implementation. Avra is a huge proponent of digital publishing for students and teachers. She believes that creating a positive digital footprint from an early age is an important piece of citizenship. Avra will share a wide variety of tools that she uses to help students and teachers create digital portfolios. She believes that digital portfolios are a KEY to success because they allow teachers and students to reflect positively on their technology adventures while they collect, curate, and showcase their work. TACKK, Google Drawings, MoveNote, ThingLink, and Blogger will be introduced with student examples shared. Avra will also introduce Google Sites as a powerful platform for those students and teachers who are ready for a more robust sharing platform. http://about.me/avra

Classsroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, S.U.P.E.R. Librarians and Livebinders, March 7, 2015. Livebinders is such a powerful tool for teachers and students and we are always excited when we are able to share exemplary practices with the use of Livebinders! This week we have an amazing team of librarians and Tina Schneider, Livebinders co-founder, joining us to share their S.U.P.E.R. Livebinder (Sharing Useful Professional Electronic Resources Supporting Common Core State Standards) with tips on how we can use Livebinders to organize our resources to help teachers address Common Core standards. S.U.P.E.R. is a collection of digital resources organized to reflect the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts. This collection not only provides a list of educational digital resources but also functions as a beginning template which teachers can easily duplicate, personalize, and maintain themselves. ILeadU SUPER Team These resources were located, gathered and are curated by five school librarians participating in the 2014 ILeadU initiative: Marcia Brandt, Rachele Esola, Katie Hauser, Mary Jo Matousek, Mindy Perry and Advisor, Donna Schaal. ILEAD U is a Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian grant program, which began in 2010 with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), and the Secretary of State/Illinois State Library.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Student Study Tools, Tammy Moore presenter, February 28, 2015. We are excited to have Tammy Moore back on Feb. 28, 2015 to present for us on some of the wonderful student study tools she has discovered, uses and recommends to her virtual home school students and teachers. Students often need help in developing their study habits. Today she is going to talk about some learning theories, tips, and technology that can help students take charge of their personal study time. We will explore the four types of subjects and look at theories and tech tools that work great with each one. About Tammy: Besides being the fantastic co-moderator for all of our Classroom 2.0 LIVE shows where she faithfully provides closed-captioning for every show, Tammy is an incredibly knowledgeable, talented, creative ed tech enthusiast. Tammy lives in Arkansas and is a Course designer/developer, teacher, trainer, admin at VHSG and an artist, mom, volunteer using Blackboard Collaborate, Moodle, VoiceThread, Cmap, and Adobe eLEarning Suite with a course co-operative called the Virtual Homeschool Group (http://www.virtualhomeschoolgroup.com/) Tammy has spearheaded the development and growth of this co-operative that has the purpose of getting professional grade tools for e-learning out to people that want to offer a free online course for home school students. Her project uses Moodle as an LMS and Blackboard Collaborate for their live, online classroom. As an example of the exciting work that Tammy does check out her earlier presentation on Classroom 2.0 LIVE (http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/captivate-our-kids-tammy-moore) where she demonstrated how to create our own interactive lessons and games for the computer and iPad for and with our kids using Adobe Captivate ( a tool that will let us make lesson presentations, cool interactive activities and games, software how-tos, screen recordings, self-scoring quizzes (you can even set them up to post the grades automatically to an LMS), and more.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Mary Beth Hertz, Featured Teacher, February 21, 2015. We are very excited to have Mary Beth Hertz on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of February! She will be sharing some of her teaching passions (including STEM and MakerSpaces) and stories/examples from her classrooms. She will also share some of the differences she has experienced between being an elementary and high school teacher, the resources and tools she uses in her classrooms, and tips about setting up a computer lab. Mary Beth Hertz teaches high school students Technology and Art and is the Technology Coordinator at the Science Leadership Academy at Beeber in Philadelphia, PA http://slabeeber.org/. The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber is a second campus of The Science Leadership Academy. SLA provides a rigorous, college-preparatory curriculum with a focus on science, technology, mathematics and entrepreneurship. Students at SLA learn in a project-based environment where the core values of inquiry, research, collaboration, presentation and reflection are emphasized in all classes. She is also an Edcamp Foundation Board member, a Philly EdTech Meetup co-organizer & new mom. She began teaching in Philadelphia in 2004 as a Science teacher for grades K-6 and spent 8 years in a K-8 setting as a Technology teacher in a computer lab. She was named an Emerging Leader by ISTE in 2010, PAECT Teacher of the Year in 2013 and an ASCD Emerging Leader in 2014. Mary Beth blogs for Edutopia.org and at http://mbteach.com/ and can be found on Twitter as @mbteach https://twitter.com/mbteach Take a look at her recent Edutopia blog post "Social Media at School: Teaching Safety on the Virtual Playground" http://www.edutopia.org/blog/social-media-school-teaching-safety-virtual-playground"

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, LucidPress, Andreas Johansson, February 14, 2015. Following a great webinar on LucidChart with Brad Hanks on Classroom 2.0 LIVE on March 29, 2014, (http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/lucidchart-brad-hanks). we had many people requesting a follow-up webinar to learn more about LucidPress (https://www.lucidpress.com"). We are excited to be able to share this excellent online tool on February 14th with our special guest presenter, Andreas Johansson. (https://twitter.com/mr_johansson) Andreas is currently the Director of Technology Integration & Curriculum in Kenston Local Schools, OH and an authorized Google Trainer. His interest lies in creating dynamic events that shape the way we teach, helping teachers effectively and practically integrate technology into their environment, ultimately impacting the young learners we live to serve. He specializes in technology integration, place-based education, experiential learning and teaching, educational technology consulting, professional development, staff development, curriculum adaptation, creative teaching solutions, unique learning experiences. LucidPress is an online publishing tool that is free for students and staff that integrates into Google Drive. It enables anyone to create print and digital documents including newsletters, pamphlets, flyers, brochures, magazines and posters. Please join us to learn how LucidPress can be used in schools/classrooms.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Jeff Bradbury and His Incredible TeacherCast PD Resources, February 7, 2015. We are so excited to have one of our favorite special guests, Jeff Bradbury, returning to Classroom 2.0 LIVE on Saturday, February 7th! Join us for an up-close and personal guided tour through his incredible TeacherCast Professional Development website where you can experience "one-stop" shopping for all of your professional learning about educational technology that is free! He shares podcasts that include conversations with amazing educational leaders, tutorials, courses, blog posts, ebooks, and much more! Jeffrey Bradbury, the creator of TeacherCast.net and TeacherCast University is a speaker, writer, broadcaster, consultant and educational media specialist. In 2012, Jeff was recognized as one of top 50 educators using social media at the first ever Bammy Awards. He was also selected as a Google Certified Teacher. Jeffrey is the Director of Orchestras in the North Brunswick Twp School District where he teaches Music Theory and Music History as well as directs a wonderful high school orchestra. He has presented at ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) as well as other nationally recognized conferences, and was one of the founding organizers of edcampNJ. The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network has served educational and medical conventions across the country by providing on site live broadcasting to thousands of educators each week. http://www.teachercast.net/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, January 17, 2015. We were excited to have Thomas Hauser, Marketing and Operations Director on the Symbaloo Team as our special guest today. Thomas shared the latest updates and features with Symbaloo EDU (by popular demand from our participants who wanted to learn more about Symbaloo after the amazing presentations given earlier by Pam Cranford). We also spent a few minutes at the beginning of the show to celebrate our Classroom 2.0 LIVE 6th Anniversary and our amazing special guest presenters, participants and Advisory Team members with a quick trip down memory lane for 2014.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, ClassFlow with special guest presenter, Steven Anderson, Dec. 13, 2014. Classroom 2.0 LIVE is so fortunate to have so many awesome, passionate educators join us each week to help us learn and grow in our profession, and we have another great special guest this week! Steven Anderson (@web20classroom) is returning to Classroom 2.0 LIVE and I know you are going to be charged up and excited as you hear Steven sharing a fantastic new classroom tool called ClassFlow. ClassFlow is a free, cloud-based tool that enables teachers to create lessons, deliver interactive content across multiple devices, and assess student understanding. With ClassFlow, teachers can build and access interactive lesson plans from any web browser. In addition, it allows teachers to foster student engagement by connecting mobile devices such as tablets and laptops to classroom displays and interactive whiteboards. Teachers can use real-time student responses to instantly adjust any lesson plan when it matters the most – in the moment of learning. Steven will demonstrate how ClassFlow works and provide examples of ways it is being used in classrooms across all grade levels. Steven lives in Winston-Salem, NC and is an educator, speaker, bBlogger, #Edchat Co-Creator, author, learning evangelist, Dad, Edublogs Twitterer Of The Year, ASCD Emerging Leader, Top 50 Innovators in Edu just to mention a few of his amazing accomplishments, and we can't wait to learn together with him about this great tool! Steven blogs at: blog.web20classroom.org

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Hour of Code with Gail Poulin and Kevin Hodgson, Dec. 6, 2014. The Hour of Code week is almost here (Dec. 8-14, 2014) and we are thrilled to have two outstanding teachers as our special guests to kick off the Hour of Code week. They will share details about the Hour of Code and tips and resources you can use to get your classes involved in this exciting, life-changing experience. Gail Poulin and Kevin Hodgson will share their passions for coding and programming with students as creators as well as consumers through their stories and student examples. Gail Poulin teaches Kindergarten and Kevin teaches 6th grade in William E. Norris School in Southampton, MA. http://hourofcode.com/us

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, "20 Need-To-Know Features of GAFE You Should be Using Today" presented by Lisa Thumann. We are so excited to be joined by Lisa Thumann, Google educator extraordinaire in our show on Saturday, November 22, 2014! Lisa was one of our very first presenters when our weekly webinars began in 2009 and now she is back to continue her Google extravaganza with us for show #229! Between all of the updates to Google Apps Education Edition this summer and all the little known treasures we sometimes forget about, Lisa will take us on a quick tour through "20 Need-To-Know Features of GAFE You Should be Using Today!" Lisa Thumann on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lthumann Lisa's blog: http://thumannresources.com/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, November 15, 2014. edweb.net - A PD Buffet. We are so excited to be able to feature edWeb.net, an incredible, FREE professional development opportunity for educators in this webinar. Lisa Schmucki, edWeb CEO will be our special guest along with some enthusiastic edWeb educators. They'll provide a guided tour through all of the amazing Learning Communities on edWeb, examples of regular webinars, how you can join for free for access to everything on the site and hear some late-breaking news about the upcoming debut of edWeb.TV. http://www.edweb.net https://twitter.com/edwebchat Have you snacked on a webinar lately? edWeb.net hosts free webinars for educators that are a veritable PD buffet! edWeb.net is a professional social and learning network that makes it easy and fun for educators to collaborate around the country and the world. We host free webinars that very collaborative - and fun - and are a great way to nibble on some online PD to see how addictive it can be. Join us to hear how teachers, librarians, and administrators are using edWeb and getting connected online for a more personalized, self-directed, satisfying professional learning experience.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Nov. 8, 2014. Jamie Reynolds, Featured Teacher. Jamie Reynolds is an amazing, inspiring K-12 teacher-librarian in Twin Bridges, MT. Her professional education experience includes three years as a business teacher and twelve years as a teacher-librarian. She spends much of her time working to make connections through collaboration and meaningful technology integration. We are thrilled to be able to have her join us as our November Featured Teacher! Jamie shared the power teachers and teacher-librarians can harness when they work together with technology. We heard about some of the programs and apps she uses regularly such as Educreations, KidBlog and iMovie in addition to Voki, Animoto and Explain Everything. Be inspired and gain practical suggestions about the importance of using technology to enrich content, create projects and share voices resulting in a deeper learning experience for students. The icing on the cake will be getting to hear some of her stories of student success and how collaborative professional relationships enhances results. http://www.tbschoollibrary.org/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with teacher presenters from Cactus Canyon JHS, Apache Junction, AZ, Nov. 1, 2014. We have an exciting panel of Jr. High teachers from Apache Junction, AZ to share with us in this webinar about some of the engaging ways they are integrating technology in their classrooms. Their presentation description: We are excited to share with you how four junior high teachers have practiced integrating technology so that instruction is relevant and engaging through the use of 21st century learning skills. Project-based learning in social studies (using Ebay to teach economics) and science (collaborative efforts with the local police and fire departments to teach physical science concepts) will be highlighted. Participants will also hear about an award winning school blog that is maintained by Journalism students. Finally, another science teacher will briefly share exercises in engineering design. Sheryl Anderson - Social Studies, Jason Davis - Journalism/Yearbook, Bethany Ligon - Science, Regan Roach - Science http://cougarnewsblog.com/ Cougar Student News Cactus Canyon Junior High School: http://www.ajusd.org/ccjh.cfm?subpage=287638

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Oct. 18, 2014, presented and facilitated by Alice Keeler. What do hashtags and Twitter have in common? TwitterChats, of course! If you're still trying to figure out exactly what hashtags are, what TwitterChats are, and how to make these a part of your professional learning network, join our amazing special guest, Alice Keeler, to get the scoop in this week's Classroom 2.0 LIVE show: TwitterChats: What, Why, How, When? Alice is a doctoral student at Boise State University in EdTech with a focus on gamification and has many years of experience as an ed tech leader and connected educator. Alice is a Google Certified Teacher, New Media Consortium K12 Ambassador, Microsoft Innovative Educator and LEC Admin & Online and Blended certified. She has led project teams for Google projects such as the YouTube teachers project and the Google Play for Education project. She has served on the New Media Consortium Horizon report advisory panel for both 2013 and 2014. As a believer in the importance of connectivity she founded #coffeeEDU and #profchat and is a perfect person to help us learn about the power of TwitterChats. If you participate in educational TwitterChats we hope you'll join us to share your personal favorites and your experiences as a participant. Alice tweets @alicekeeler and blogs at alicekeeler.com

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, October 11, 2014. Open Mic: Digital Storytelling facilitated by Wes Fryer. Participants were invited to come with their ideas, resources, and questions and together we learned about what digital storytelling is, what it might look like in classrooms for students of all ages (K-12 to Adult), how it is being used to provide authentic, engaging learning experiences, and more. Wes Fryer facilitated the conversation and shared some of his best tips, tools and strategies including YouTube Creator Studio. We have an awesome Livebinder prepared with digital storytelling resources and have added all of the shared resources to the Livebinder.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar presented by Michael Fricano II, October 4, 2014. Michael is a Technology Integration Specialist at Iolani School in Hawaii. He is a Qualified Google Educator, authorized Google Education Trainer, Co-Founder of Edcamp Honolulu, Co-Founder of #edchatHI and a Board Member of the Hawaii Society for Technology in Education (ISTE Affiliate) Session Description: The research process can be dizzying and overwhelming for students. Mismanagement and disorganization can create havoc for student projects! With Google Drive’s built in Research Tool, the Add-Ons gallery, and its useful collaboration features, the research process can be simplified and revolutionized! In this session, participants will learn about these tools and features and will be given time to explore. Lesson ideas, projects, student samples, and a collection of free-to-use resources will also be showcased.