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| Blackboard K-12 BbWorld Session Schedule |
| 36214 - Transformation Education with the Power of Collaborate York County School Division Leveraging the power of online and blended learning, the York County School Division has developed a way to transform traditional teaching and learning and impact student achievement by changing traditional educational practices. Using Blackboard Collaborate, the school division is changing the "factory model" of instruction and providing new ways to professional development for teachers and administrators. With the integration of Blackboard Collaborate, we are transforming the way learning occurs through blended instruction, combining the best practices of virtual learning in new ways in the face-to-face environment. Students will use digital tools such as applications for presentations, multimedia, and communication to personalize their learning. 3:10 - 3:35 pm 36217 - The Web Tool Casino: All Free, All the Time! North Kansas City Schools This session will quickly introduce free web 2.0 tools that can be easily integrated into your Blackboard Learn course. Web tools can enhance your instructional content by making it engaging and real world relevant. Students are able to practice research, collaboration, and communication skills as they become 21st century learners. Roll the dice and give this session a chance. You'll be glad you did! 3:10 - 4:05 pm 35941 - The Flex Classroom: Benefits of Intermodal Online Instruction The Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School & The National Network of Digital Schools Bricks-and-mortar classrooms have benefited from blending 21st century technology with traditional instruction. Online coursework, however, has been dominated by asynchronous offerings, and has seen entirely synchronous programs as a successful alternative for students who require a high-touch environment. This presentation will concentrate on the advantages of blending self-paced and live classes; maintaining student accountability while taking advantage of "flipped" classroom trends. |
| 8:15 - 9:10 am 36791 - Blended Learning - Active Research Project Sooke School District Blended Learning is a crucial skill for educators in 21st Century classrooms. As educators, we need to find the right tools and techniques to support this new learning initiative. Our presentation will outline the Pilot project we recently conducted in our local Secondary School, utilizing Bb curriculum. We will outline the roles and responsibilities for each partner: our local School District (Sooke), the Ministry of Education (for British Columbia), the e-Learning Unit of the Ministry of Education's Open School BC, and Blackboard Learn. We will discuss how we created a blended structure for teachers and students in regular face-to-face classrooms by accessing the fully developed Blackboard Learning Management System courses. We will cover the details of the pilot project and share the interesting things we learned along the way when teachers and students had online access and regular support. 36048 - I'm a Classroom Teacher, How Do All These Modules Help Me! Richardson Independent School District This session will share ideas on how Blackboard Learn, Edline, and Connect will help a classroom teacher reach all students in their classroom. 9:25 - 10:20 am 36056 - K-12 State of the Market Sanjeev Ahuja, Senior Vice President of K-12 Join members of the Blackboard leadership team for a discussion about the state of the K-12 market. Get Blackboard's insight on some of the shaping forces and trends going on in the K-12 industry, and how we believe that they impact you. Hear highlights of client success stories from schools and districts like yours that will inspire you. Finally, learn how Blackboard is focusing its efforts on K-12 to deliver solutions that will help you solve some of your most pressing educational challenges. 2:00 - 2:55 pm 36065 - Passion-Based Learning with a "Virtual Academic Summer Camp" Piedmont City School District The PCSD Virtual Academy has been established to provide the students of Piedmont City School District an opportunity to retain possession of their assigned MacBook throughout the summer period and explore various topics that are not available throughout the normal school year. 36092 - Creating "Mobile Friendly" Content & Courses Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools In this session we will present ways to use mobile friendly web content and technologies to enhance courses, best practices in building courses to work with the Bb Mobile app, and give access to several downloadable templates to get attendees started on the right foot. 3:10 - 4:05 pm 36074 - What Do Baby Einstein, Minecraft, Wii U, and the iPotty Have in Common? K-12 Mobile Team What do Baby Einstein, Minecraft , Wii U, and the iPotty have in common?These are cutting edge technologies that engage children to read, build, play, and even learn to use the toilet. Households with kids age 4-14 have an average of 10 devices and the kids use an average of five of those devices. Today's children are being raised in a generation where they can learn, interact, and engage with anyone and anything through these devices. As a result, they, and their parents, have significantly higher expectations for technology, and specifically mobile technology, inside and outside the classroom. Come join Katie Blot, President of Blackboard's Education Services, as she discusses current trends in mobility and its relationship with our youngest learners. 36542 - Empowering Teachers, Students, and Parents with an Effective Web Communication Strategy School District of Palm Beach Learn how one of the largest K-12 school districts in the United States leverages the power of Blackboard Engage to create an interactive online presence that appeals to parents, students, faculty, and the community and that encourages involvement, strengthens community, and fosters loyalty. 4:35 - 5:00 pm 36521 - Components of Successful Online Courses in K-12 Settings Concordia University of Chicago Students have a variety of learning needs and learning interests. This session addresses the quality components of an online course that assist students to be successful at any level. These components include using text, audio, video and simulations as well as quality interactions with their peers and their instructors. 36088 - Make Your Online Classroom "Bloom" with STEM! Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School In this session, participants will learn how to transform their virtual classroom into an actual STEM lab! 2012 Blackboard Hall of Fame inductees, Tara Park, Cindy Willits, and Amy Markle have reached out to organizations like, NASA, Engineering Go for It, and PBS Design Squad to bring real world engineering problems into their online classroom, allowing students to access higher order thinking skills and truly "Bloom." This session is particularly good for anyone looking to create a virtual STEM program, but is equally as beneficial for any classroom teacher interested in creating a STEM program in their school. Participants will also learn how to maximize the tools available to them through Blackboard Learn and Blackboard Collaborate to make their online classroom come to life! |
| 8:15 - 9:10 am 36037 - Mobile is Where It's At! Calcasieu Parish Public School System Join Calcasieu Parish Public Schools eLearning team as they share their implementation plan and strategies for going mobile as well as the school district's newly developed Mobile Central App! Presenters will share best practices, processes as well as next steps in regards to app development. 36606 - Got Data? Let's Use It blendedschools.net This session will focus on the use of student data to drive online instruction, differentiation of course content and student achievement. By using the built-in Blackboard reporting tools and blendedschools.net's new Course Clock, teachers can gather real time information to make informed decisions. These tools can provide valuable statistical information to analyze student achievement, course tracking, and attendance. In addition, these tools can be used for data driven decision-making across grade levels and district wide with standards based evaluation. 9:25 - 9:50 am 36085 - Exploring Learning Management System Applications for K–12 Institutions Quakertown Community School District The Quakertown Community School District uses Blackboard Learn™ for its cyber and blended learning programs but see how Blackboard Learn is used for more such as collaboration, communication, and training/professional development. Watch how building principals use Blackboard Learn to collaborate with their staff and for teacher evaluation artifacts. Explore how one librarian uses Blackboard Learn for publicizing new resources to students and teachers building-wide. Learn how Blackboard Learn is used in our cyber program student orientation and for teacher training. See how Blackboard Learn is being used by teachers to share resources between buildings. Check out how the special education teachers receive weekly announcements and resources from their department head and more. This presentation will show you inside of our Blackboard Learn environments with guided tours while you hear from our staff via video recordings about their excitement to be using Blackboard Learn in all areas of a K–12 institution. 10:30 - 11:25 am 36499 - Connecting the Dots with Digital Learning: Speak Up Research and Trends Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow Who is learning online? What mobile devices are being used in school? Are teachers flipping their classrooms? What social media tools do parents use? Who is implementing online textbooks? What is the real state of education technology in our nation's K-12 schools today? For today's education leaders who need to make investment decisions, build community support, and develop implementation strategies, understanding the realities around the use of emerging technologies is critical. The Speak Up National Research Project provides a trusted platform for understanding how schools and districts are connecting the dots around digital learning and leveraging tools such as mobile devices, online courses, and e-textbooks to enhance student achievement. In this session, Julie Evans, Project Tomorrow's CEO, will share the latest Speak Up national findings based upon the 466,000 online surveys submitted from K-12 students, educators, and parents in fall 2012. 36049 - Blended Learning Odyssey Medina City School District - Learn 21 From the Fall 2011 implementation of Blackboard Learn to the Fall 2012 launch of blended classrooms, Medina High School teachers have truly been on a blended learning odyssey. Three teachers from core content areas will share with you how they designed their blended classes to be meaningful and engaging, the struggles along the journey, and the successes of their first year of teaching in face-to-face and digital learning spaces. Participants will hear how the teachers designed their own courses, sourced digital content, integrated it all together in Blackboard Learn, learned how to adapt from being traditional teachers, and why they would do it all again despite the obstacles. 3:00 - 3:55 pm 36616 - Build Better Connections with a Unified Web & Notifications Strategy Cupertino Union School District When your district shares the same Silicon Valley zip code as Apple Inc. among other technology giants, you're bound to embrace the best in education technology to engage your entire learning community. Learn how Cupertino Union School district continues to increase parent and staff engagement while reducing costs and eliminating time-consuming processes - all by bringing communication and notifications mobile and online. 36798 - Holding Virtual Conferences in Bb Collaborate Steve Hargadon, Web 2.0 Labs An overview of the opportunities that Blackboard Collaborate provides for both hosting traditional conferences online and also rethinking the conference structure because of the switch to virtual. Virtual conferences, without time or space constraints, can become highly inclusive, with a focus on participation and contribution. Virtual events can attract thousands to tens of thousands of attendees and provide a unique opportunity to impact teaching and learning communities and their practice. 4:15 - 5:10 pm 36756 - ENGAGE_ing Students in a 1:1 BYOT World Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School is one of the first full 1:1 BYOT schools in the country (every student has a device, every student chooses that device). This variety of technology has increased student engagement, freed teachers to focus on content and skill objectives, and opened the possibilities of leveraging social media, cloud-based tools, collaboration, and "flipped" classrooms. Students have been empowered to choose technology and are now better equipped to access the proper tools, evaluate learning needs, and effectively use technology to meet their educational goals.This session will detail the changes in the classrooms, networks, professional development, and communication in the roll-out and first year of the 1:1 BYOT program. Included in this presentation will be the use of Blackboard Engage (formerly EdLine) as a Learning Management system and "homebase" for the variety of free and paid tools that are used throughout the school. 36546 - Life After ANGEL Learning Nebraska Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council myeLearning.org of NE started as a humble consortium to provide LMS access to schools across the state. After an exhaustive RFP process, ANGEL was chosen and roll-out began almost immediately. There were over 100 Nebraska school districts using ANGEL when it was acquired by Blackboard in May of 2009. With such a widely adapted and complicated implementation, this news was very disturbing for us and our entire world was flipped upside down. We weren't comfortable with Blackboard, nor did we trust them. In March of 2012, we were getting ready to start a new RFP when continued support for ANGEL was announced. Again our world was flipped. A year later, we have a new partnership with Blackboard. We are forging forward with new, broad statewide initiatives. We have stronger partnerships then ever before and we are traversing a massive migration from ANGEL to Blackboard. And that's just the beginning. |
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| 2:00 - 2:55 pm 36101 - Bethel School District's Blackboard Transition Bethel School District Over the past year and a half, the Bethel School District has made an aggressive transition to multiple Blackboard products. Join us for our story of past, present and future with Blackboard Engage, Connect, and Collaborate systems. Learn about our funding practices, adoption strategies, professional development methods and ongoing support for end users. |
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