2016TechInstitute

** @Institute Agenda ** ** @Presenters' Bios **
 * Transforming Literacy Instruction with Digital Texts and Tools ** Pre-Conference Technology Institute International Literacy Association John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial Convention Center, Room 109  Boston, MA ~ Friday, July 8, 2016 Co-Chairs: Denise Johnson and Julie B. Wise

9:15 - 10:15: Opening Keynote Presentation

//**Reimagined Reading: Creation, Curiosity and Engagement to Amplify Student Thinking**//
How deep is the ocean? Who invented Minecraft? For years our students have entered our classrooms spurred by curiosity and wonder. Today, we have new tools that personalize learning and provide all students the resources they need to live curiously. See how text, images, video and web tools can inspire students to read, write, think and wonder. Learn practical strategies you can use with students tomorrow to question deeply, search effectively and capture student thinking. This session is intended for K-12 teachers, administrators, instructional coaches, ed tech specialists, and special educators.

Please attach handout here

12:25 - 1:30: Afternoon Keynote Presentation

==== The Internet and other technologies are changing the ways in which our students interact in literacy-based activities. Furthermore, little guidance is provided to guide educators as they engage in these activities in their personal, or professional lives. Research suggests that learners primarily consume digital content in online spaces without evaluating, responding, or recreating these texts. This session is developed to guide students in grades three through 8 and the educators and instructors that guide them in literate practices in online spaces. The session will discuss the reader/writer nature of the Internet, and opportunities to empower students using these texts. Specifically, the session will discuss opportunities to move learners from merely consuming content, to curating content, to finally creating digital content. This progression is designed to empower students (and educators) as critical readers, writers, and communicators in online and hybrid spaces. ====

Slide Deck available here

Breakout Presentations Presentation Handout || Gamification Research Handout (Kingsley, Grabner-Hagen 2014, 2015).
 * ==Time== || ==Session Title== || ==Handout== ||
 * 10:20 - 11:15 || //Pedagogical Possibilities in a Digital Learning Environment// presented by Louise Cullen & Alex Galland || This site has information about our session, including requests for participants to download an app (Flipgrid) on their mobile device and to engage in a presession mapping activity: https://spark.adobe.com/page/dUh3D/ (Participants using laptops can access the Flipgrid website directly at flipgrid.com) ||
 * 10:20 - 11:15 || //Close Reading of Multimodal Informational Texts// presented by Michael Manderino || Presentation Slides
 * 10:20 - 11:15 || //Close Reading of Multimodal Informational Texts// presented by Michael Manderino || Presentation Slides
 * 11:30 - 12:25 || //Play to Learn! Practical Strategies for Classroom// //Gamification// presented by Tara Kingsley || Presentation Resource Guide for Attendees.
 * 11:30 - 12:25 || //Play to Learn! Practical Strategies for Classroom// //Gamification// presented by Tara Kingsley || Presentation Resource Guide for Attendees.


 * //For those attending the afternoon breakout session, participants are welcome, though not required, to bring a charged device.//** ||
 * 11:30 - 12:25 || //Using Mentor Texts to Craft Digital Writing// presented by Kristy Pytash || Presentation Slides ||
 * 3:15 - 3:55 || //Classroom Response Systems to Engage Reluctant Readers and Writers// presented by Aileen Hower || [|Classroom Response Systems] ||
 * 3:15 - 3:55 || //Bring Learning to a New Dimension with Augmented Realit//y presented by Maria Baird || This site contains information about the presentation as well as many other tools for the classroom. Please select the Aurasma page to download the handout for the session. It is recommended you bring an iOS or android device with the Aurasma app download. https://sites.google.com/site/inmiddlewithmaria/ ||
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Using Storybird.com to Support Literacy Instruction// presented by Mary Ellen Oslick ||  ||
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Hands on exploration of selected tools that foster student engagement, creativity, collaboration and communication// presented by Louise Cullen and Alex Galland || This site has information about our session, including a request for participants to download three apps (Adobe Spark Page, Post and Video) prior to the session: https://spark.adobe.com/page/dUh3D/ (Participants using laptops can access Adobe Spark with an Adobe ID, or with Google account details)
 * 3:15 - 3:55 || //Bring Learning to a New Dimension with Augmented Realit//y presented by Maria Baird || This site contains information about the presentation as well as many other tools for the classroom. Please select the Aurasma page to download the handout for the session. It is recommended you bring an iOS or android device with the Aurasma app download. https://sites.google.com/site/inmiddlewithmaria/ ||
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Using Storybird.com to Support Literacy Instruction// presented by Mary Ellen Oslick ||  ||
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Hands on exploration of selected tools that foster student engagement, creativity, collaboration and communication// presented by Louise Cullen and Alex Galland || This site has information about our session, including a request for participants to download three apps (Adobe Spark Page, Post and Video) prior to the session: https://spark.adobe.com/page/dUh3D/ (Participants using laptops can access Adobe Spark with an Adobe ID, or with Google account details)
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Hands on exploration of selected tools that foster student engagement, creativity, collaboration and communication// presented by Louise Cullen and Alex Galland || This site has information about our session, including a request for participants to download three apps (Adobe Spark Page, Post and Video) prior to the session: https://spark.adobe.com/page/dUh3D/ (Participants using laptops can access Adobe Spark with an Adobe ID, or with Google account details)
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Hands on exploration of selected tools that foster student engagement, creativity, collaboration and communication// presented by Louise Cullen and Alex Galland || This site has information about our session, including a request for participants to download three apps (Adobe Spark Page, Post and Video) prior to the session: https://spark.adobe.com/page/dUh3D/ (Participants using laptops can access Adobe Spark with an Adobe ID, or with Google account details)

For the session Discussing Instructional Practices "Pedagogical Possibilities - Tech Tools for Teachers" we would like participants to download the Nearpod App onto their mobile devices prior to the session. (Participants using laptops can access Nearpod at nearpod.com) || [] ||
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Critically Evaluating Online Sources: Do Sixth Graders Recognize When They Are Being Advertised To?// presented by Carita Killi || The link to the slides:
 * 4:00 - 4:40 || //Critically Evaluating Online Sources: Do Sixth Graders Recognize When They Are Being Advertised To?// presented by Carita Killi || The link to the slides:

Seeking a Collaborator - Sohee Park, University of Delaware- [|Digital Multimodal Book Reviews]