Notes from Converge 2015

Converge was MISD's first technology conference, and it was fantastic!  Our keynote speakers were entertaining, interesting, and inspiring.  

Follow them on Twitter:

Alec Couros  @courosa

Alan November  @globalearner

Search #misdconverge to see all the tweets sent out during Converge.

To view the Google Drive folder with all of my notes and copies of the presentations I saw or participated in, click HERE.


Some gems I picked up from our keynote speakers:

• Teach kids how to ask really good, interesting questions.
• We have to teach kids to evaluate whether things are right or wrong, true or not. Teach them to have their own filter.
• Learn about the responsibility of social media young. 
• Ask students to create questions about the video or document that aren't "googleable."

PRESENTATIONS:

MISD Databases Presentation

Curation Station: https://sites.google.com/site/misdcurationstation/1-Getting-started

INTO TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM presentation

DIGITAL PORTFOLIOS presentation

Designing for Online & Blended Course Environments by Dr. Alec Couros

THINGS TO TRY:

Wolframalpha
Type in your name to learn about the history and popularity of your name. Type in word problem and searches for info about the problem. Gives equations for the problem and step-by-step solution.

Verso site & app. Free blended learning app.

Send out a document or video and have people comment or question anonymously. Can send out in advance.

Prism: Scholar's Lab

http://prism.scholarslab.org

Paste text in empty box. Color code and highlight important text. As more words get highlighted the font grows in size.

http://search.creativecommons.org/ - Search for copyright-friendly content.

Know Your Meme: Internet Meme Database (engaging)

Canva:  https://www.canva.com/ - Site & App: Create quality collages, posters, meme's, etc.

Touchcast app & site: TouchCast is a new medium that looks like video, but feels like the web.