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2018 VSTE Annual Conference

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Welcome to Virginia’s world famous Technology in Education conference. Whether you are a first-time attendee or a seasoned veteran you will find the conference full of information ready to take back to your school or workplace.

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June Jones

York County School Division
Educational Technology Facilitator
Virginia

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My name is June Jones. I am a graduate of the University of Mary Washington with a degree in Spanish Language and Literature. I taught Spanish in York County for the first 15 years of my career. Over the years, I developed a love for the use of technology in the classroom. In 2003, I switched gears and became an Educational Technology Facilitator at the elementary level. In 2009, I added middle school experience to my resume when I became the ETF for Yorktown Middle School. Currently, I share the ETF position between YMS and Dare Elementary School. As of the 2016-17 school year I will be celebrating 30 years with YCSD. I am an Office 365 enthusiast.

10:45am

AR/VR and the Future of Education 5C Classroom Clickbait - Tapping into Student Curiosity 4D Content Creation Calibration for Blended Learning 2C Fostering Creativity through Video-Based Projects 2D Hanging 10 with PL: Tips for Riding the Personalized Learning Waves 1B Ozo's New Job 5A

11:45am

Lunch Level 1 (Outside of Exhibit Hall A)

12:45pm

Sunday Spotlight: Courage to Make Waves with Jennifer Orr Ballroom 3 VSTE Central: Lunch with David French Tower Board Room Atrium

2:00pm

Decoding the Computer Science SOLs 4C Eye for Design: Creating Infographics to Increase Student Engagement 5C How to Train the Time Crunched Teacher 5A

3:15pm

Robots Come Alive Through the Art of Storytelling 1C SWAY Cool Reading 2A Coding Across the Curriculum Concourse 3

4:30pm

Imagine Academy + Industry Certifications = Unlocked Possibilities 4E Riding the Wave of Technology-Based Assessments in Science 3A Robots Come Alive Through the Art of Storytelling 2C Tech Throwdown 1C Using Desmos to make Math more Interactive 2D Learning Through "Osmo"sis Concourse 2

8:00am

Opening General Session & Keynote Address Ballroom 3

9:30am

Exhibits Exhibit Hall A

9:45am

Safely Surfing the Digital Wave: Cyber Security Basics 3A

10:00am

Common Sense Media Kiosk Tower Board Room Atrium

11:00am

Coding with a Purpose 3B Spark 101 5D The Recipe for an Effective Digital Lesson 2B Reboot Your Lessons with Robots Concourse 3

12:00pm

Lunch Exhibit Hall A

1:00pm

21st Century Digital Presentation Alternatives 4D Becoming a Connected Educator Made Easy 4A Sail into your Future with SeeSaw 3D Student Choice Boards: Empower, Engage, Elate 2D The Power of Student Voice, the Power of Flipgrid 3C The Top 5 Web Tools You’ve Never Heard Of 4B VDOE - Blended-learning to the Rescue! 3B

2:15pm

CyberSecurity in K12: Strategies Looking ahead 5A Digital Citizenship for Social Media Savvy Students and Parents 4D How to grow your Computer Science program with a CS Club and CSHS Chapter 5B Infusing Infographics Into Instruction 4B

3:30pm

Surfing Through Cause and Effect in Nonfiction Text with Ozobots 1C Swell Student Engagement with a Microsoft Breakout 2B The Power of The ISTE Standards for Educators 3A VDOE - Virtual Virginia Blended Offerings (a HS focus) 3B Be Less Surfer and More Wave Concourse 2

4:30pm

Exhibit Hall Reception Exhibit Hall A

7:30am

Digital Presentation Tools 5A Hanging Ten with the K-5 VDOE Computer Science Standards 2C VDOE - Update on K-12 Computer Science 3B

8:45am

Digital Lifeguards: Web Safety & Digital Citizenship Surfing Lessons 101 2D Making the 5 Cs Come Alive in an Elementary Makerspace 3D Staying afloat: Using Nearpod to keep engagement from sinking 5D The "Do Re Mi's " of Computer Science. 5A Get Your Primary Learners Buzzing with Bee-Bots Concourse 3

10:00am

Adaptive Learning Activities in Office365 3A Leveraging Technology to Improve Your Leadership 1A Leveraging Technology to Support Mindfulness in the Classroom 4E Too Young for Coding? Nonsense! 4D

11:15am

Designing Authentic Learning Experiences Using Digital Tools and Resources 4A Dive into Personalized Learning with Google Forms & HyperDocs 4E Finding the Balance: Creating a Secure Digital Environment While Supporting Digital Innovation 1A FLASHES OF FORMATIVES TO FIRE UP LEARNING! 4D VDOE - #GoOpenVA and the New Virginia OER Platform 3B

12:15pm

Lunch Exhibit Hall A

1:15pm

Closing Session: Ignite Session / Demo Slam / Raffle Ballroom 3