TIES 2016: Power Up & Get ConnectEd With Other EdTech Coaches!

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Meet up with other instructional technology coaches, specialists, and TOSAs from around the state and the Midwest to share strategies, ideas, and resources ranging from coaching to technology tips and training resources.

Resources
Get Connected
Shared your contact info here - bit.ly/sharecontactinfo

Share Ideas
We are all #BetterTogether.

Share resources here - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mJybZyCBWiTa8pPbrk3huoisS3bZd3srcNVcH8Q_m0A/edit#heading=h.iy9x1z9dtr08

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Apps:
Reflector 2
Reflector 2 makes wireless mirroring of your device easy so that you are free to move around while showing what's on your device screen.

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Snagit
Snag allows you to quickly capture what's on your screen to help you clarify your message and share
it.

EdCampMN Reflections

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Today was a great day of informal sharing at EdCampMN at the Anderson Student Center on the Hamline University campus.

I participated in sessions on Voxer, edtech coaching, 1:1 Chromebooks, iPads in the classroom, standards-based grading, literacy resources, Twitter, and flexible learning spaces. The EdCamp model of informal group discussion and resource sharing instead of formal presentations offered plenty of opportunities to share work going on in my district and professional interests of my own.

I also had a chance to practice a little sketchnoting and uploaded my sketch here to share. I definitely see the value in visual note-taking and the connections between doodling and summarizing and how it can help students remember content better in the classroom. Sketchnoting also helps teachers document major takeaways from professional development conferences.

Superhero Strength Builders For EdTech Coaches

ISTE 2014 Turnbull EdTech Coach Superheroes from cturnbull

Presenting At ISTE

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It's almost the beginning of June and at this time every year I'm getting ready for the ISTE Conference (International Society for Technology in Education). ISTE is an amazing four days of instructional technology ideas, movers and shakers, networking, and practical inspirations.

This year I'm presenting on Superhero Strengthbuilders for EdTech Coaches - tips and strategies for anyone new to being an instructional technology coach or any administrator beginning to think about the need to create an edtech coach position to support their staff with integrating technology into the classroom.