QCGAFE: Full Schedule

We invite you to join us for the first annual Google in Education Montreal Summit produced by EdTech Team, to be held at theLakeside Academy on December 7th & 8th, 2013. This high intensity two day event focuses on deploying, integrating, and using Google Apps for Education and other Google Tools to promote student learning in K-12 and higher education. The program features Google Certified Teachers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainers, practicing administrators, solution providers, Google engineers, and representatives from the Google education teams.

Register now to send teachers, administrators, tech directors, library media specialists, tech support staff, CTOs, and anyone who is interested in finding out more about leveraging Google Apps for Education to support student learning.

Resources

PDF of Sessions

8:30am PST

Growing up Google

Speakers

Lise Galuga

Technopédagogue, galuga.ca

As a Google for Education Certified Innovator, Google for Education Certified Trainer, Google Earth Education Expert and a technopedagogue in support of digital schools initiatives, Lise demonstrates how the effective use of Google’s Education solutions can improve productivity... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Auditorium

Keynote

Language English

10:00am PST

Digital Writing with Google Apps and More

Digitize the writing process with Google Apps for Education.  In this session we will walk through the entire writing process of pre-writing, drafting, editing, revising and publishing all with Google Apps.  We will also explore other Web 2.0 ways that you can publish digital writing across all grade levels.  Remember, digital writing is not just for english teachers!<br>

Speakers

Molly Bennett

Director, EdTechTeam

Molly Bennett is a Global Digital Learning Specialist, Google Certified Innovator and Google Certified Trainer. Currently, she is the Executive Director of Summits for the EdTechTeam. She presents nationally and internationally at conferences, workshops, and conventions on how to... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

Get Connected - Your Students and The World

If you are not collaborating with other schools, it is time to jump on board! As one of the essential 21st Century learning skills, collaboration should be at the heart of every curriculum. In this session you will learn ways you can use iPads to foster student engagement through global online collaborations. From “mystery hangouts” to political debates with students from other continents you will definitely be amazed at how you can transform your classroom with these cutting-edge collaboration ideas.

Speakers

Holly Clark

Author, Speaker, Blogger, Infused Classroom

Holly is an education thought-leader, international speaker, best selling author and an advocate for students. She is a twenty-plus year educator who has spent over 15 years teaching in a 1:1 classroom and over five years as an administrator in both public and private schools. She... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 308

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

Get Your Google On: Google Tools from A - Z

There's more to Google than just Google search. In fact, there is a Google tool for every letter in the alphabet. Join me in this fast-paced session as I share more great free Google resources like Google Custom Search Engine, Google Channels, Teach Parents Tech, Chrome must-have plug-ins, and so many more. Attendees will walk away with an extensive list of tools that are easy to set up and use in your classrooms today.

Speakers

Monica I. Martinez

Director of Professional Development, TCEA

Monica Isabel Martinez is the Director of Professional Development for the TCEA, a non-profit educational technology organization serving educators across the globe. In this position, Monica develops and facilitates professional development on the most current technology trends for... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Auditorium

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Language English

10:00am PST

Going 1:1 without Going Nuts: Tips for starting off strong

Are you about to have your classroom go 1:1 with tablets, laptops or Chromebooks? Worried about classroom management, device safety, student safety, teaching new apps, workflow and your general sanity? Come to this session to learn ten helpful tips to start off strong, roll out your 1:1 smoothly and keep your students focused on learning!

Speakers

Jennie Magiera

Chief Program Officer, EdTechTeam

Jennie Magiera is the Chief Program Officer for EdTechTeam, focusing on diversity and equity in education. Previously, she was the Chief Innovation Officer Des Plaines Public School District 62, the Digital Learning Coordinator for the Academy for Urban School Leadership and a Chicago... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 307

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #highered
Language English

10:00am PST

Google Chrome - Prepare to live in your browser

This session will focus on understanding how the Chrome browser can increase your productivity and improve your web experience. Focus will be on both the native Chrome experience as well as apps and extensions that can improve how you interact with the web. We will focus on personalizing your browser experience, syncing to your smartphone/tablet, and exploring the power of the omnibox.

Speakers

Jason Markey

Principal, Leyden HS

Jason Markey was named principal at East Leyden High School starting in the 2012-13 school year after previously serving the district both as an assistant principal and as a social studies teacher. Jason helped lead a district initiative to move the Leyden School District to 1:1... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 317

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

Google Docs - The Ultimate Workflow and Applications Suite

This session is intended to showcase all of the workflow features available in google docs that help streamline the process of content creation, content publication, and content collaboration. We will cover areas including instructional design, instructional tutorials, presentation design, data aggregation, and visual learning.

Speakers

Ken Shelton

Global Keynote Specialist and Educational Technology Strategist

Ken currently holds an M.A. in Education with a specialization in Educational Technology as well as New Media Design and Production. He has worked as an Educator for over 14 years and most recently taught technology at the Middle School level. As a part of his active involvement within... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 301

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered, #technical
Language English

10:00am PST

How one District Implemented Chromebooks

The presentation will focus on how one district in North Carolina, USA deployed 22k Chromebooks

Speakers

Shibl Mourad

Director of Research and Development, Google

Since joining Google in 2010, Shibl has helped grow the development team and expand the scope of the work executed in Montreal. As director of research and development Shibl oversees all the software development work and is responsible for maintaining links with the technology... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered, #technical
Language English

10:00am PST

Démystifier Google : Le moteur de recherche

Tirez profit des outils et des filtres de la recherche avancée Google afin de survivre au déluge d'information de l’ère numérique. Découvrez comment effectuer des recherches adaptées permettant d’obtenir des résultats précis et pertinents. Passez moins de temps à chercher et plus de temps à construire votre savoir! Venez améliorer vos propres compétences de recherche et ressortez avec des ressources et idées qui permettront à vos élèves d’effectuer des recherches efficaces. Présenté par Lise Galuga, enseignante certifiée Google.

Speakers

Lise Galuga

Technopédagogue, galuga.ca

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 304

French Session

Language French

10:00am PST

Ecriture Numérique: Motiver Les Élèves à Écrire

Les outils numériques permettent aux élèves d’atteindre une audience authentique et motivante pour leur travail d’écriture. Explorez les buts de l’écriture numérique ainsi que différents formats d’écriture multimodale. Nous répondrons ensemble à ces questions : Comment utiliser Google Apps pour faciliter la collaboration et l’évaluation ? Comment sélectionner les outils numériques alignés à vos buts d’écriture avant de les publier sur votre site ou YouTube ? Des exemples d’écriture numérique d’élèves à partir de Voicethread, Glogster, Snapguide, Photostory, iMovie, etc. seront présentés.

Speakers

Isabelle Punchard

K-5 Curriculum Coordinator, Edina Public Schools

Isabelle Punchard currently holds the position of Elementary Curriculum Coordinator for Edina Public Schools. She is responsible for managing the curriculum revision process in all content areas, for mentoring new teachers, and delivering professional development. In recent years... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language French

10:00am PST

Google Disque 101 : Google Documents

Plus qu’une suite bureautique en ligne, Google Disque peut ajouter une dimension collaborative à toutes vos tâches. Cette session pratique est conçue pour vous offrir les compétences de base dont vous aurez besoin pour maximiser le potentiel des Documents Google dans votre salle de classe dès demain! Il est fortement recommandé d’avoir un compte Google et un ordinateur portable à portée de main.

Speakers

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

English (en français ci-dessous): Google Certified Teacher, physicist, programmer and all around MacGyver, Pierre has been offering technopedagogical training for the last 4 years at the Conseil des écoles publiques de l'Est de l'Ontario (CEPEO). Pierre was directly involved in... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 216

French Session

Language French

10:00am PST

Utilisation de Google + et des Communautés Google dans un environnement scolaire: discussion au niveau des pratiques et des stratégies utiles en enseignement (9e à l’enseignement supérieur). (Google + and Google Communities)

Au cours de cet atelier, nous allons explorer Google + une plateforme de médias sociaux que vous pourrez utiliser dans votre classe au niveau secondaire et postsecondaire. Par des exemples concrets, vous apprendrez à créer un environnement d'apprentissage dynamique pour amener les élèves au-delà des apprentissages scolaires. De plus, je vais vous présenter les avantages à utiliser Google communautés dans vos écoles. Tout au long de la présentation, nous ferons les liens avec le vécu scolaire quant à l'intégration de ces nouvelles technologies.

Speakers

Marc Dubeau

Department Head and Professor, ocdsb and University of Ottawa

Passionate educator who believes technology can enhance what we are doing, Presenter at various conferences on Educational Technology, HS Dept Head in Ottawa, Ed Tech Teacher at the University of Ottawa,

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 112

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #highered
Language French

10:00am PST

Getting going with GAFE

Learn how to get your “feet wet” with Google Apps for Education. Topics will include Chrome browser, docs, sheets, drawings, and forms. See how migrating to these new tools can be quick and painless, and allow you to take your students to the next level of digital literacy. While they are simple to start with, Google Apps for Education can grow with you and let you build up to more advanced techniques. This session will cover a basic introduction to each app, how to organize yourself “in the cloud,” and how the little improvements over traditional personal computing will make a big difference to your workflow. It will conclude with a preview of going further with Google by using add-on apps and Google Scripts.
Program Highlights:
Meeting the apps: Chrome browser, docs, sheets, drawings, and forms.
Comparison of Google Apps for Education with traditional personal computing.
“Computing in the Cloud” and what it means for you and your students
Growing with Google - what is the next step?

Speakers

James Petersen

Education Consultant, Learning Bird

James Petersen has been involved in technology since the early 90s. After pursuing a degree in computer science, he trained as a wilderness guide and worked in the adventure tourism industry. Upon deciding to follow his passion for education, he retrained as a math teacher. He taught... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 310

Regular Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language English

10:00am PST

Google in the classroom and in your school - so simple - so powerful

This session will share the benefits of Google for communication and collaboration with students and colleagues. Authentic examples of how one can use Google apps for assessment, learning activities, consolidation, connection and reflection as well as parent conferencing and portfolio building.

Speakers

Karen Beutler

ACL - Technology Integration, Harbord CI - Toronto District School Board

Karen Beutler is currently an Assistant Curriculum Lead – Technology Integration and a Business and Computer Studies teacher at Harbord Collegiate Institute. She was a leader and developer of the Toronto District School Board ICT Standards K – 12 and the Computer Studies Student... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 314

Regular Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

Moving your web-filter to the cloud with Google Apps and Securly

Securly is a cloud-based web-filter that has been built from the ground up for K-12 schools. It is the only web-filter which is fully integrated with Google Apps for Education. Securly allows for seamless filtering of your take-home Chromebooks and iPads as they move from the home to the school network and anywhere in-between. This session will give you an overview of the product, answer questions on your current web-filtering needs and show you how easy it is to setup and trial at your school or district.

Speakers

Bharath Madhusudan

Co-founder/CTO, Securly

Bharath is co-founder and CTO of Securly. Prior to Securly, he held architect/research roles at various network security companies - Huawei Symantec, McAfee and Qualys. He holds a Masters in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelors in CS from the University... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 317

Summit Partner

10:00am PST

Google in Education Unconference

Do you have an idea to share? Or a topic you want to explore?

Do you want to spend more time in small group discussions with peers?

Do you want to learn something that is not on the formal schedule?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, the unconference may be for you. This is an opportunity for any summit participants to suggest a topic for discussion in a participant-organized strand of the conference. Room 521 (and the adjoining conference room) will be open to attendees throughout the summit.

Add your suggested topic to this spreadsheet: http://goo.gl/NuFs2l

Participants in the room can decide to discuss several topics in succession, or to break up into multiple groups to discuss different topics simultaneously. If a particular discussion isn't working for you... vote with your feet and join another discussion - or start one yourself. There will be no formal facilitator assigned to the room, so if you see a need for leadership in the space, please provide it. :)

Have fun and learn a lot!

Saturday December 7, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Photobooth

Unconference

11:30am PST

Friends Don't Let Friends Use Word Art: Creation Literacies and Slides

Using Google Apps for Education our students are becoming global contributors of information. As their role evolves, so should our emphasis on creation literacies and design. Both teachers and students need to understand the importance of being able to create and design work that others will want to consume. In this session we will look at how design plays a crucial role in any product. This hands-on session will highlight the importance of design and pedagogical principles that help us build media products with a special focus on creating effective slides.

Speakers

Tanya Avrith

Itinerant Digital Citizenship and Educational Technology Teacher, Lester B. Pearson School Board

I am obsessed with everything educational technology. I recently became a Google Certified Teacher (GTANY) so I am about to burst with all the great ideas I came back with from there. I love my job and love to share what I learn. I want to bring our schools into the 21st century... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 317

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

Getting Going with Google Earth: Beginner Session

This session will cover everything from the basics of using Google Earth to more advanced pedagogical applications involving teaching, learning, and content creation. The session will include creating, manipulating and controlling your own content as well as managing your content on your mobile device.

Speakers

Ken Shelton

Global Keynote Specialist and Educational Technology Strategist

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

Google Apps for School Administrators

Your school or district is going Google, now what? This session is for teachers and administrators covering practical implementation of Google Apps for Education. The session will go beyond use of individual tools and provide a system where students and teachers can use the tools all within an educational framework. Participants will leave with templates, resources and best practices they can use back to their classrooms.

Speakers

Kern Kelley

Starting his teaching career in New Zealand, Kern is presently the Technology Integrator at Regional School Unit #19 and Coordinator of the Student Leadership Ambassador program in central Maine. He has provided support to educators for over two decades and has conducted professional... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

Google Docs for Educators: The Core Magic and Inspiring Ideas

This one free tool can revolutionize the way educators and students collaborate. Google Docs is an online office suite that allows you to create, edit, share, and publish documents, including spreadsheets and presentations. Real time collaboration is easy with simultaneous editing, comments (with discussion features), and a sidebar chat. Learn strategies for creating common assessments, sharing best practices, and capturing the conversation - even between meetings. Google Docs can even be used for data collection and analysis. Come learn the newest tips and tricks that educators and students can use right away.

Speakers

Mark Wagner

President & CEO, EdTechTeam; Director of the Google Teacher Academy 2008-2011; Irvine, CA, Ed Tech Team

Formerly a high school English teacher, Dr. Mark Wagner has since served as an educational technology coordinator at the site, district, and county levels. He now serves as President and CEO of the EdTechTeam, which provides professional development and consulting services to learning... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Auditorium

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

Google Drive: Your Computer and Workflow on the Cloud (Beginner Session)

Google Docs has undergone some massive changes of late, not the least of which is the integration with Google Drive. In this session, we will explore the extended capabilities of Google Drive including collaboration tools, online storage, offline access, and Drive Apps.

Speakers

Michael Wacker

I am a former elementary teacher, currently with EdTechTeam as the Chief Learning Officer; working with a highly talented team supporting world class learning opportunities for children and adults all around the globe. Our team is consulted around ideas of strategic design and innovation... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 308

Featured Speaker

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language English

11:30am PST

Google Sites for ePortfolios

Google Sites allows users to create websites for free. Come and see how you can use Google Sites for student portfolios at all grades.

Speakers

Molly Bennett

Director, EdTechTeam

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 310

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Language English

11:30am PST

Re-design your school technology around the Cloud

Gone Google or thinking about going? That’s just the first step! See how your school could reduce costs while streamlining your technology infrastructure and run effectively in the cloud. We will explore how GAFE can be used to tie into essential cloud managed services such as wifi/networking, web filtering, mobile device management, printing and even cloud based digital signage.

Speakers

Tim Lee

EdTech Consultant, EdTechTeam

Tim Lee is an IT and EdTech Consultant based in Virginia. After 8 years of years leading infrastructure re-design projects and laptop rollouts across public sector clients in the UK for BT, Microsoft and a number of other leading IT consultancies, Tim moved into the Education space... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 307

Featured Speaker

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #technical, #admin
Language English

11:30am PST

Comment Utiliser Google Sites pour Collaborer et Communiquer

Venez voir différents types de Google Sites: des sites de classe pour informer parents et élèves aux sites de développement professionnel et de travail de curriculum pour communiquer avec collègues et/ou le public. Nous parlerons aussi de l'intégration de différents outils de Google Apps dans ces sites.

Speakers

Isabelle Punchard

K-5 Curriculum Coordinator, Edina Public Schools

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language French

11:30am PST

Google Disque 101 : Google Formulaires, Feuilles de calcul, et Présentations

Plus qu’une suite bureautique en ligne, Google Disque peut ajouter une dimension collaborative à toutes vos tâches. Cette session pratique est conçue pour vous offrir les compétences de base dont vous aurez besoin pour maximiser le potentiel des formulaires, feuilles de calcul et présentations Google dans votre salle de classe dès demain! Il est fortement recommandé d’avoir un compte Google et un ordinateur portable à portée de main.

Speakers

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 216

French Session

Language French

11:30am PST

Intégration-Desire2Learn et GAFE

Pascal Lefebvre, actuellement formateur provincial pour la région de l'Est au Consortium d'apprentissage virtuel de langue française de l'Ontario (CAVLFO), mais originalement enseignant de sciences sociales pour qui l'intégration des technologies en salle de classe a toujours été une passion.

Speakers

Tracy Collins

Account Specialist, Desire2Learn

Jean-Sylvain Lapensee

Chargé de projet senior, Environnements d'apprentissage virtuels, CFORP

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 112

French Session

Language French

11:30am PST

Si Je Devais en Choisir Seulement Un ...

Il est impossible d'énumérer tout le potentiel des Applications Google mais si vous deviez choisir un seul conseil pour chacune des applications, que serait-il? Cette présentation va vous montrer le seul truc ‘absolu’ pour chacune des applications éducatives (Google Docs, Gmail, Présentations et autres)

Speakers

Michelle Armstrong

Head of Educational Technology, Technology Integration Specialist, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Rundle College Jr Sr High School

A 15 year veteran at Rundle College Jr Sr High School in Calgary, Michelle currently serves as the Head of Educational Technology. In this role, Michelle, along with a tech savvy team students, collaborate with staff and students to effectively integrate technology into everyday... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 304

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language French

11:30am PST

Student-Created Instructional Material: Integrating Techsmith and Google

Giving students the opportunity to create instructional material and teach their peers fosters deep level learning and motivation. See how students have been using Techsmith software to teach their peers and learn how to integrate Techsmith software with Google apps to easily provide opportunities for students to create their own instructional material.

Speakers

Meredith Derian-Toth

Student, McGill University

My name is Meredith Derian-Toth and I am currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology at McGill University. This year is dedicated to finishing my thesis, for which a colleague and I have developed a blog that communicates educational research to teachers. The... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 314

Summit Partner

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #technical
Language English

11:30am PST

Google in Education Unconference

Saturday December 7, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Photobooth

Unconference

1:30pm PST

Become a Power Searcher

In a world with so much information on the Web, information literacy is more critical than ever. Join us as we share best practices and tools for becoming power searchers. Search operators, advanced search techniques, search tools, Google’s custom search engine and more will be covered. Google Chrome search tips and tricks as well as extensions for more efficient searching will be covered.

Speakers

Monica I. Martinez

Director of Professional Development, TCEA

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Language English

1:30pm PST

Blogger - Beginner Session

If you can email, you can blog! Blogger makes it easy for educators and students to create and share content online. Learn the basics of blogging, the edubogging ethic, and how writing for an authentic audience (and feedback) can improve student writing - and student motivation to write. See examples of great blogs in all grade levels and subject areas, including student blogs, team blogs, class blogs, teacher blogs, administrator blogs, school blogs and more. Practice the process of reading, reflecting, writing, and responding...and pick up tips for better blogging. This session includes an interactive "teacher's overview of blogger" and the latest features and tips for making the most of blogger. The benefits of blogging, related concerns, and legal issues are also discussed.

Speakers

Mark Wagner

President & CEO, EdTechTeam; Director of the Google Teacher Academy 2008-2011; Irvine, CA, Ed Tech Team

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 310

Featured Speaker

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #admin
Language English

1:30pm PST

Student Digital Portfolios - Rethinking Assessment Using Google and iPads

In this session, we will discuss the importance of student-created digital portfolios. From why they are important - to how we can use Google Drive and Google Sites to help students showcase and OWN their learning. You will leave with strategies for digitizing, uploading and publishing student work using GAFE -with a focus on the best iPad apps that integrate with Google Drive. Digital student portfolios should be the goal of every educator in 2014!

Speakers

Holly Clark

Author, Speaker, Blogger, Infused Classroom

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 308

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

1:30pm PST

Using Google Calendar as a Plan Book

Google Calendar can be a powerful tool for teacher planning and communicating those plans to students, parents and colleagues. We will explore ideas on how to use Calendar, and begin the process of building teacher and class Calendars that help organize instruction and collaborate with students.

Speakers

Daniel Viles

Teacher, RSU 19

Dan Viles teaches History in central Maine at Nokomis Regional High School in RSU 19. In addition to utilizing Google Apps in the face-to-face classroom, he uses the Google suite to build and instruct online classes as well. Since 2012 Dan has used Google+ and Drive as an online... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 307

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

1:30pm PST

Using Students as Tech Support

Few schools have the amount of technical support that they need and one of the most overlooked resources schools have is their students! If you have staff who are reluctant with technology, students can be great liaisons to change while empowering the student at the same time. The student learns by teaching and the teacher learns by listening. In this session, we will cover a variety of examples of how this is accomplished.

Speakers

Kern Kelley

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

1:30pm PST

What's up Doc(s) Doc editing and collaboration tips and tricks

Google Docs give us a dynamic, even more collaborative, user friendly, highly functional productivity tool that is light years ahead of anything else out there. Move beyond the static Doc environment and take advantage of the full suite of dynamic features that are now standard in Google Apps. Let's peek at what's new and explore what's possible when we give our kids access to this tool and these advanced features.

Speakers

Michael Wacker

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 317

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Language English

1:30pm PST

YouTube in the Classroom

With 100 hrs of content uploaded every minute, YouTube has become an invaluable addition to any classroom. A Google Certified Teacher will inspire you to to safely use YouTube to engage, inspire, and ignite student learning. Jim will share resources for understanding how Youtube works, Chrome extensions that take the fear out of showing videos, and the new tools Youtube has in place for you to use in your classroom.

Speakers

Jim Sill

Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Apple Distinguished Educator, EdTechTeam

After working in the television industry, Jim spent many years as an award-winning video production teacher working with students to produce service projects that addressed the growing number of issues impacting teens. His work in the classroom was featured in Edutopia and their Teach2Learn... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 301

Featured Speaker

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language English

1:30pm PST

20+ intentions pédagogiques de Google Apps : Documents, Feuilles de calcul, Formulaires, Diapositives, et Dessins

Cette session présentera une panoplie d’intentions pédagogiques qui peuvent être concrétisées à l’aide des outils Google Apps Édition Éducation suivants : Documents, Feuilles de calcul, Formulaires, Diapositives, et Dessins. Des exemples réels et des applications pratiques pour tous les niveaux et domaines d’études seront démontrés, discutés et partagés. Venez explorer avec Lise Galuga et Pierre Sarazin, 2 enseignants certifiés Google.

Speakers

Lise Galuga

Technopédagogue, galuga.ca

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 304

French Session

Language French

1:30pm PST

Exemples d'utilisation des sites Google

3 exemples d'utilisation des sites Google en salle de classe, inspirés des classes inversées et pour le développement des compétences numériques. Un site collaboratif de partage de ressources et de travaux d'élèves illustrant l'apprentissage coopératif avec l'utilisation du partage avancé des pages .Un site de formation sur les applications Google (Recherche, Gmail, Agenda, Drive et SItes) de type Dojo.Un site de ressources pour classe inversée intégrant des vidéos et présentations (You Tube, Google Présentation, Present.me, Prezi, Smart Notebook), des formulaires (Google Formulaire), des quiz (Hot Potatoes), des documents collaboratifs (Google Document), des discussions dans une communauté Google +.Bref aperçu de la personnalisation des sites et suggestions d'utilisation en pédagogie.

Speakers

Agnès Demangeon

Enseignante, École des adultes Le Carrefour

Enseignante de français depuis 10 ans, passionnée de technopédagogie depuis toujours, Agnès intègre la technologie dans ses cours afin de renouveler sa pratique, mais surtout offrir à ses étudiants un environnement de travail où ils pourront développer les compétences du... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 112

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language French

1:30pm PST

Les Applications et Les Extensions de Chrome

Découvrez la puissance et le potentiel des applications et des extensions de Chrome! Ces petits ajouts pratiques ajoutent des fonctionnalités illimitées pour le navigateur Chrome. Ces applications vous aideront à personnaliser votre expérience en ligne et répondront à vos besoins pédagogiques! Cette session mettra en évidence certaines des applications et extensions les plus innovatrices et utiles pour les éducateurs de tous les niveaux scolaires.

Speakers

Michelle Armstrong

Head of Educational Technology, Technology Integration Specialist, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Rundle College Jr Sr High School

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 216

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language French

1:30pm PST

Utilisation de GAFE pour faciliter le rappel collaboratif d’une histoire entre deux classes éloignées.

On va vous démontrer le processus de collaboration qui a commencé à la conference de Google à Kitchener l’année passée et qui a transformé nos pratiques d'enseignement. Nos élèves dans des villes différentes à l'Ontario, ont pu collaborer en temps réel sur une histoire ‘’Les trois petits cochons’’ en utilisant Google + Hangout, Document, Formulaire, Feuilles de calcul, Présentation et d’autres extensions de Chrome. On va inviter les participants à s’engager à la même activité collaborative qu’on a vecu avec nos élèves.

Speakers

Sylvia Duckworth

Featured Speaker, Independent consultant

Sylvia Duckworth is an award-winning teacher and sketchnoting enthusiast from Toronto, Canada. She is a Google Certified Innovator, Trainer and Apple Distinguished Educator. She is the author of two books: "Sketchnotes for Educators" and "How to Sketchnote: A Step-by-Step Manual for... Read More →

Ferdinand Krauss

21st Century Learning and Information Technology Consultant, Waterloo Catholic District School Board

For the past 17 years he has been supporting educators and administrators at the elementary, secondary and post-secondary levels in their use of instructional technology to enhance teaching and learning. Il a aussi enseigné le Français Langue Seconde pendant 5 ans avec le programme... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language French

1:30pm PST

Knowledge management and student activity monitoring in Google Apps with Hapara tools

With Hapara you can ...View activity in Google Apps organized by class and student, Automatic generation of class and student folders, Next generation file sharing with differentiated push capability, Oversee student email activity, blog posts, Google Plus, comments, and more, Easily reset student passwords, Add and remove students from class without touching the SIS, Provide read only access to parents without generating parent accounts, Remotely Control student browsers and MORE! What will you do with an extra hour a day?

Speakers

Chris Buja

VP Business Development, Hapara

Chris Buja founded Summit Preparatory Charter High School, among the top ranked public high school in the country. He serves as VP of Business Development for Hapara, the world's leading classroom platform for Google Apps for Education. His prior experience includes Google datacenters... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 314

Summit Partner

Language English

1:30pm PST

Google in Education Unconference

Saturday December 7, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Photobooth

Unconference

3:00pm PST

Digital Portfolios using Google Tools

Google Apps for Education provides a free cross platform set of tools for educators. In this session we will examine how to have students digitize their work, create digital portfolios and have teachers manage the whole process. Examples, best practices and templates for each step will be included in the session.

Speakers

Kern Kelley

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Language English

3:00pm PST

Google Apps Tips and Tricks

Become a "Google Power User" by learning some advanced tips. During this session we'll cover generating auto-graded Google forms and custom generating QR Codes in Spreadsheets, comments and bookmarks in Docs, labs and settings in GMail and Calendar, and some tricks in Sites.

Speakers

Monica I. Martinez

Director of Professional Development, TCEA

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 307

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Language English

3:00pm PST

Leading with Google Apps

In this session hear from two high school principals from a 1:1 district near Chicago and how they will utilize Google Apps to lead their district. We will explore the uses of Google Sites, Docs, Forms, Voice, Youtube, Blogger and more to lead by example in a 21st Century School. Attendees will learn not just how to use the applications, but when and why to use these powerful tools.

Speakers

Jason Markey

Principal, Leyden HS

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

3:00pm PST

Making Movies with Youtube

Lots of us have uploaded video to Youtube. Now learn how to edit your videos with Youtube's amazing editing features. Video production teacher and Youtube Teacher Studio presenter, Jim Sill, will show you how to produce better videos with your own content right in the browser. Learn to take advantage of the amazing tools hidden in the tool like Creative Commons videos, annotations, closed captioning and much more.

Speakers

Jim Sill

Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Apple Distinguished Educator, EdTechTeam

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 301

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup
Language English

3:00pm PST

Now That's Good Form: Using Google Scripts to Automate Your Life

See how Google scripts can streamline your classroom, school and even life. From auto-graded spreadsheets, to forms that create their own calendar invitations,
Google forms combined with some super scripts can truly automate your life.

In this hands-on session, participants will get to explore and play with three Google Scripts:
Doctopus - For digitially distributing and sharing Google Docs, Presentations and Spreadsheets (with Goobric to automate rubrics)
Autocrat - For merging responses from a form into a Google Doc or PDF
FormMule - For auto-scheduling calendar appointments

Participants should be share to bring their own laptops (tablets will not work) so as to follow along and explore during this workshop.

Speakers

Jennie Magiera

Chief Program Officer, EdTechTeam

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Auditorium

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Language English

3:00pm PST

Using Google+ in an Online Class

We will discuss multiple ways Google+ can be used as an instructional tool for a teacher looking to push beyond the walls of the classroom. The focus will be on using video Hangouts, scheduling Events, and using Communities for instruction and formative assessment.

Speakers

Daniel Viles

Teacher, RSU 19

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 317

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

3:00pm PST

20+ intentions pédagogiques de Google Apps : Sites, YouTube, Hangout, Agenda, Google+

Cette session présentera une panoplie d’intentions pédagogiques qui peuvent être concrétisées à l’aide des outils Google Apps Édition Éducation suivants : Sites, YouTube, Hangouts, Agenda, Google+. Des exemples réels et des applications pratiques pour tous les niveaux et domaines d’études seront démontrés, discutés et partagés. Venez explorer avec Lise Galuga et Pierre Sarazin, 2 enseignants certifiés Google.

Speakers

Lise Galuga

Technopédagogue, galuga.ca

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 304

French Session

Language French

3:00pm PST

Google Plus peut améliorer votre perfectionnement professionnel

L'atelier présente les fonctions de base et avancées de Google Plus pour démontrer la puissance d'un tel outil en vertu du perfectionnement professionnel des enseignants. Les participants seront invités à créer des communautés pour échanger avec des enseignants de leur conseil et des spécialistes de domaine. La session de travail veut démontrer que les formations centralisées ont une certaine utilité, mais que la valeur du perfectionnement professionnel réside dans la capacité de réseauter les enseignants les uns aux autres.

Speakers

Jean-Marc Dupont

Enseignant en affectation spéciale volet apprentissage au 21e siècle, CEC du Centre-Est

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #technical
Language French

3:00pm PST

L'invasion des Chromebooks

Le Conseil des écoles publiques de l'est de l'Ontario s'est doté d'un plan stratégique qui met l'emphase sur la mise en oeuvre d'un environnement d'apprentissage de choix. Le service informatique du CEPEO s'est tourné vers la plateforme Google Apps pour l'Éducation et les Chromebooks pour réaliser les objectifs de ce plan.
Déployer plus de 3000 Chromebooks exige une grande préparation et la mobilisation de plusieurs ressources. Cet atelier vise à vous donner un aperçu des pratiques réussies appliquées à ce grand projet.

Speakers

Philippe Lemieux

Directeur de l'informatique, CEPEO

Plus de 3000 Chromebooks en moins de 2 ans - c'est l'objectif que s'est fixé le CEPEO suite à l'introduction de la plateforme Google Apps pour l'Éducation pour les élèves et les enseignants. C'est un grand bouleversement qui modifie autant les pratiques pédagogiques que la... Read More →

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 112

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #admin, #technical
Language French

3:00pm PST

Google Apps to redefine your classroom

Already using Google Apps as a part of your work flow? This session will help you take Google Apps for Education to the next level. Learn how to find and use scripts to simplify your life by taking care of some of the more repetitive tasks that all teachers need to do (for example, creating and sharing folders with your students, or grading responses from a Google Form). Use the collaboration tools to collect, grade, and distribute to your classes, and model the editing process by using the comment feature. Expand your “bag of tricks” to help ease your workload, and to get students to have a voice in their own learning.

Program Highlights:
Setting up your classes with shared folders using a simple script.
Modelling collaboration for your students, and getting them to collaborate with you.
Getting your students collaborating with one another, and how you can evaluate their efforts.
Growing with Google - if you can dream it, there’s probably a script that will do it!

Speakers

James Petersen

Education Consultant, Learning Bird

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 310

Regular Session

Strand #gettinggeeky, #technical
Language English

3:00pm PST

Telling Stories with Google Maps and Earth

Stories can be told in a variety of forms, including map-based visual stories. With Google’s Maps Engine, map creation is easy, and sharing them with a wider audience is even easier. In this session, we’ll practicing making and sharing dynamic maps with Maps Engine by creating borders and pins with information that helps us to tell a story. We’ll then practice some methods to share our maps with each other and learn where to find other interesting public maps. Finally, we’ll learn how our Google Maps complements Google Earth, which we will use to create dynamic narratives from our maps. Bring your computer and a sense of adventure!

Speakers

Moss Pike

Knowing Technologies

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 308

Regular Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language English

3:00pm PST

Moving your web-filter to the cloud with Google Apps and Securly

Speakers

Bharath Madhusudan

Co-founder/CTO, Securly

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 314

Summit Partner

Language English

3:00pm PST

Google in Education Unconference

Saturday December 7, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Photobooth

Unconference

4:30pm PST

Demo Slam

The Demo Slam is a high energy, geek out kind of session. We are going to have about 10 presenters share 3 minutes of their most geeky use or tip and trick of a Google App. At then end of the SLAM you will get to vote for your favorite, most geeky presentation. Come for the SLAM and stay for the give aways!

Demo Slam Voting and Schedule here

Speakers

All Presenters

Saturday December 7, 2013 4:30pm - 5:30pm PST
Auditorium

Keynote

Language English

8:30am PST

Googling the Future Classroom

Keynote presentation description:
What should we take into account when exploring "what could be" in the classroom? What should we aim for when leveraging new technologies and devices? Dive into a few real-world examples of how innovation, workflow and the Google ecosystem combine to change the face of education. Engage in asking questions, exchanging ideas and challenging the norm through Google Apps in this interactive keynote.

Speakers

Jennie Magiera

Chief Program Officer, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 8:30am - 9:30am PST
Auditorium

Keynote

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Language English

10:00am PST

Flipping Your Classroom with YouTube & Forms

Using YouTube and the Google Apps for Education you can flip your class for anytime, anywhere learning. YouTube is the ultimate source of educational and engaging videos for every occasion. Learn how to leverage extensive capabilities of YouTube and video in the classroom. This workshop will share the best places to find pre-vetted YouTube EDU videos for the K-12 classroom. Combine video with Google Forms to survey, personalize and differentiate instruction.

Speakers

Molly Bennett

Director, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Auditorium

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Language English

10:00am PST

Get your ChromeZone on!

In this highly interactive ChromeBook Dojo you will learn the secret art Chrome mastery. As you progress through the belts you will put into combat to defeat inefficiency, frustration and bad browsing habits. Once you’ve found inner ‘Chrome Zen’ your browsing experience will never be the same!

Speakers

Tim Lee

EdTech Consultant, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 301

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

Google Apps for Education in the Primary Classroom

Google Apps for Education is a great tool in the elementary classroom! They not only provide collaboration with your students, but are also great tools for sharing-out information with parents. In this session, we will discuss ideas for using GAFE in K-6 classrooms. Learn how to use docs to collaborate, forms to differentiate and QR codes to motivate. If you are an elementary teachers or leader you won’t want to miss this session.

Speakers

Holly Clark

Author, Speaker, Blogger, Infused Classroom

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 317

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

Google Hangouts in the Classroom

Google Hangouts is the video conference tool included with Google Plus. In this session we discuss the technical aspects of set up as well as ways educators can use them in the classroom. From blended learning, to offering professional development, to creating screencasts, Google Hangouts is a powerful educational tool for students and teachers.

Speakers

Kern Kelley

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing, #technical
Language English

10:00am PST

Search: Effective and Efficient Ways At Information Acquisition

This session will cover the many ways in which you can conduct more efﬁcient and effective searches. We will cover how to use search operators, searching by speciﬁc ﬁle type, visual search, time line, domain speciﬁc, and ﬁnally image search strategies.

Speakers

Ken Shelton

Global Keynote Specialist and Educational Technology Strategist

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 314

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

What can Apps Scripts do for You?

Wondering what all the fuss is about creating scripts? Worried that it’s too technical? Wonder no more. During this session we will explore the potential of apps scripts and will share a few ideas to get you started with scripting.

Speakers

Monica I. Martinez

Director of Professional Development, TCEA

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 307

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gettinggeeky, #technical
Language English

10:00am PST

Démystifier Google : Les scripts pour les nuls

Vous souhaitez automatiser votre flux de travail? Vous aimeriez copier, renommer, distribuer, et partager des documents avec vos collègues, vos élèves, et leurs parents? Venez explorer des scripts faciles à utiliser qui permettront à tous les éducateurs à mieux organiser leur Google Disque.

Speakers

Lise Galuga

Technopédagogue, galuga.ca

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 304

French Session

Language French

10:00am PST

Leadership efficace pour une migration Google Apps (Effective Leadership for a Google Apps Migration

Cet atelier veut présenter les pratiques gagnantes et des ressources indispensables pour un Cadre administratif qui cherche à intégrer un environnement Google Apps pour éducation dans son école. L’atelier propose plusieurs options qu’une direction d’école peut adopter pour mener par l’exemple, de même que les étapes à suivre pour minimiser les embûches.

Speakers

Jean-Marc Dupont

Enseignant en affectation spéciale volet apprentissage au 21e siècle, CEC du Centre-Est

Jason Dupuis

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 112

French Session

Language French

10:00am PST

Si Je Devais en Choisir Seulement Un ...

Speakers

Michelle Armstrong

Head of Educational Technology, Technology Integration Specialist, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Rundle College Jr Sr High School

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 216

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language French

10:00am PST

YouTube 101

Vous regardez les vidéos sur YouTube mais vos vidéos préférées sont sauvegardées sous forme de signets? Cette session est pour vous! Venez voir comment utiliser YouTube comme outil d'enseignement. Nous verrons comment créer un compte; sauvegarder et annoter vos vidéos préférées en playlists organisées par sujet ou projet; partager vos playlists; et vous abonner aux chaînes de YouTube des autres.

Speakers

Isabelle Punchard

K-5 Curriculum Coordinator, Edina Public Schools

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language French

10:00am PST

How to create "Choose your own adventure" stories using GAFE

This will be a hands-on session where participants will learn how to create their own "Choose your own adventure" stories using Google forms, Google presentations, Google docs, and YouTube.

Speakers

Sylvia Duckworth

Featured Speaker, Independent consultant

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 310

Regular Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language English

10:00am PST

Google Apps E-learning in the 21st Century

- Best practices for training
- Demo of Synergyse Training for Google Apps
- Staying up to Date with Google Changes
- How to track Google Apps usage

Speakers

Synergyse Training Inc.

CEO & Founder, Synergyse

Synergyse is an interactive training solution for Apps. Helps staff and students gain proficiency with Google Apps.

Sunday December 8, 2013 10:00am - 11:00am PST
Room 308

Summit Partner

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

Art Appreciation - Google 101

Discover the amazing features of the Google Art Project. Walk the halls of the world's greatest museums while learning about composition and color combinations. Take a few more steps and discover history and culture. Peel back the layers of hundreds of giga-pixel photos and uncover a wide variety of uses for art in any classroom. The Art Project is a collaboration between Google and 260+ acclaimed art partners from across 40 countries. Using a combination of various Google technologies and expert information provided by museum partners, they have created a unique online art experience. Users can explore a wide range of artworks at brushstroke level detail, take a virtual tour of over 60 museums and even build their own collections to share.

Speakers

Jim Sill

Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Apple Distinguished Educator, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 301

Featured Speaker

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language English

11:30am PST

Chrome Ninja Tips and Tricks

Using Google Chrome in the classroom allows staff and students to personalize their web experience. In this session you will learn how to use the omni box for more than just URL's, organize tabs for efficiency, create shortcuts for more productive searching and install apps and extensions that are useful in the classroom.

Speakers

Molly Bennett

Director, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Auditorium

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing, #highered
Language English

11:30am PST

Critical Thinking and The Web: Search Strategies in a Google Infused World

With such an abundance of information available we need to teach effective search strategies to help our students become digitally literate. This session will look at the information literacies that should be taught at the different grade levels. Ideas of how we can begin to pop the filter bubble that surrounds us on the web will be addressed. You will leave with practical EDUSLAM search tips and tricks that will knock your students' socks off.

Speakers

Holly Clark

Author, Speaker, Blogger, Infused Classroom

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 308

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

Designing a Google Site as an Online Class Space

We will discuss and begin to build a Google Site that teachers can use as a daily workspace for students. We will explore both content choices of what to have on a teacher Site and design elements for student accessibility and easy comprehension.

Speakers

Daniel Viles

Teacher, RSU 19

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

Google Apps planning and deployment best practices

In this quick fire session we will cover 30 tips and tricks to implement Google Apps in meaningful ways across your school to increase efficiency, collaboration and engagement while ensuring best practices are in place for security and compliance. We will discuss everything from service settings, Org units, authentication, e-mail settings to 3rd party integration tools and reporting.

Speakers

Tim Lee

EdTech Consultant, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 307

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing, #technical
Language English

11:30am PST

Google Search for Educators: Books, Scholar, News, Blogsearch, Alerts, & More

Learn to access information, locate timely research, and share resources. Google Books makes the world’s greatest libraries searchable from any computer - and makes it possible to share relevant books with colleagues or students. Google Scholar provides meaningful access to scholarly research over time. Google News aggregates thousands of news sources so important information rises to the top, and Google Blogsearch helps make sense of the social web as it happens. Put these tools (and others) to use in support of your school’s mission. Come learn the newest tips and tricks that educators and students can use right away.

Speakers

Mark Wagner

President & CEO, EdTechTeam; Director of the Google Teacher Academy 2008-2011; Irvine, CA, Ed Tech Team

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 310

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

11:30am PST

20+ intentions pédagogiques des formulaires Google

Cette session présentera une panoplie d’intentions pédagogiques qui peuvent être concrétisées à l’aide des Formulaires Google. Venez découvrir comment utiliser les formulaires Google pour faciliter la différentiation pédagogique, créer des sondages, recueillir des commentaires, assurer les suivis suite aux évaluations, etc. Des exemples réels et des applications pratiques pour tous les niveaux et domaines d’études seront démontrés, discutés et partagés. Présenté par Lise Galuga, enseignante certifiée Google.

Speakers

Lise Galuga

Technopédagogue, galuga.ca

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 304

French Session

Language French

11:30am PST

Ecriture Numérique: Motiver Les Élèves à Écrire

Speakers

Isabelle Punchard

K-5 Curriculum Coordinator, Edina Public Schools

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language French

11:30am PST

Google Apps Édition Éducation, une autre bébelle ?

Vous croyez que GAEE n’améliorera pas votre pédagogie, que ce n’est que ce qui est à la mode, l’iPad de l’année ? Pierre Sarazin, enseignant au secondaire, enseignant certifié Google et étudiant à la maîtrise en Éducation, souhaite vous faire voir autrement en s’appuyant sur des théories validées et des exemples concrets. Il vous partagera des stratégies simples, mais révolutionnaires, à utiliser dès demain en salle de classe. Il serait souhaitable que les participants aient déjà un compte GMail personnel ou préférablement un compte GAEE.

Speakers

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 216

French Session

Language French

11:30am PST

Knowledge management and student activity monitoring in Google Apps with Hapara tools

Speakers

Chris Buja

VP Business Development, Hapara

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 314

Summit Partner

11:30am PST

Moving your Web Filter to the Cloud with Securly

Speakers

Bharath Madhusudan

Co-founder/CTO, Securly

Sunday December 8, 2013 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Room 317

Summit Partner

1:30pm PST

A Tangled Web we Weave: Understanding the Power and Necessity of Integration on the Web

With the explosion of web-based applications how do you harness the power of the web and stay organized? In this session, we will focus on the importance of understanding the integration of applications and how to make the web work for you with tools such as the Chrome browser, IFTTT, Diigo, Google Drive, and others to ensure you are maximizing the web for both you and your students.

Speakers

Jason Markey

Principal, Leyden HS

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 301

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky
Language English

1:30pm PST

Chrome Demo Slam-arama: Apps, Extensions, Omnibox and more!

In this audience-participation session, we will use Google Docs to crowd source your favorite apps, extensions, Chrome omni-box tricks and more! Participants will be challenged to find and share their coolest Chrome tricks and add-ons. Come with a charged laptop, lots of energy -- ready to share and learn!

Speakers

Jennie Magiera

Chief Program Officer, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 307

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #highered
Language English

1:30pm PST

Drive Apps and Chrome Extensions

Hidden in the corner of your familiar Drive and Chrome browser are powerful and fun tools for teachers and students. We will look at how to connect apps to your Drive and explore which options may be best for you. Then we will discuss Chrome extensions that save teachers the rarest commodity in education: time.

Speakers

Daniel Viles

Teacher, RSU 19

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

1:30pm PST

Even More Googliciousness

What about the rest of the stuff? You know, like; Groups, Blogger, Moderator, Translate, Hangouts/Helpouts, Voice, Advanced Search, App engine, et al? They are all here in this high paced, take notes or dive down your own rabbit holes, geek session of Googliciousness Awesome!

Speakers

Michael Wacker

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 112

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Language English

1:30pm PST

Harnessing the Power of Social Media: Moving Forward With Digital Citizenship

Do your students understand how to use technology in a safe and responsible way? Having a concrete digital citizenship plan is critical for all stakeholders (students, teachers, administrators and parents). This session will address a framework for teaching digital citizenship in your class/school. I will provide ideas on how you can begin to teach your students how to build their digital identities and become iCitizens using social media and Google tools.

Speakers

Tanya Avrith

Itinerant Digital Citizenship and Educational Technology Teacher, Lester B. Pearson School Board

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 317

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Language English

1:30pm PST

Make More of Your Time: Productivity Tools for Educators and Students

Learn simple tips, tricks, and apps for automating tasks with Google Tools (and related extensions or apps). Text Expanders save hours of typing. Clipboard buffers save hours of cutting-and-pasting. Paperless faxes, forms, and signatures save hours printing and scanning (and save trees). Automated rules, filters, canned responses, and prioritizing tools save DAYS dealing with email... and visual voice mail! Collaborative documents, calendars, and to-do lists make teamwork easier... especially with free video conferencing and desktop sharing! These tips and more can benefit any busy educator or student, whatever your roles and responsibilities. Mastering these tools is part of being literate and successful in the today’s high-paced world... and most importantly, they can give you back time for the slower things in life.

Speakers

Mark Wagner

President & CEO, EdTechTeam; Director of the Google Teacher Academy 2008-2011; Irvine, CA, Ed Tech Team

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Auditorium

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

1:30pm PST

Roadmap for successful ChromeBook Adoption

Learn how to plan, prep and deploy ChromeBooks with ease in your school. After a general overview of the device selection, we will discuss best practices and lessons learnt for piloting ChromeBooks. We will explore how your ChromeBook rollout will enhance both teaching practices and streamline technology at you school while delivering significant cost savings.

Speakers

Tim Lee

EdTech Consultant, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 308

Featured Speaker

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #technical, #admin
Language English

1:30pm PST

Captiver les élèves : l’analyse de données à l’aide des tables de fusion Google

Les tables de fusion Google vous permettent d’entreposer, combiner, partager et visualiser des tableaux de données, interactivement! De la géographie à la science, toutes les matières peuvent profiter d’un affichage dynamique. Venez découvrir comment transformer vos données en cartes, diagrammes ou graphiques interactifs.

Speakers

Lise Galuga

Technopédagogue, galuga.ca

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 303

French Session

Language French

1:30pm PST

GAFE pour tous

Google ouvre la porte à un monde de possibilités pour l'éducation.

Ensemble, nous explorerons des ressources disponibles gratuitement qui faciliteront votre travail et vous aideront à rendre le contenu de vos cours accessible à une variété d'apprenants.

Venez découvrir et explorer des outils qui transformeront la façon dont vous apprenez, enseignez, créez et collaborez.

Speakers

Jovette Francoeur

Educational Consultant-Special Needs, Lester B. Pearson School Board

Jovette Francoeur is a lifelong learner who has been working in the field of education for over 20 yrs. Prior to her role as an Educational Consultant for Special Needs, member of the tech. team and Coordinator of the Centre of Excellence for Autism, she taught at the elementary... Read More →

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 216

French Session

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language French

1:30pm PST

La classe écologique, sans papier ou photocopie!: Utiliser Google Drive et Google Apps comme un système de gestion de classe:

Vous pouvez utiliser la puissance de Google Drive et de Google Apps, afin de gérer efficacement votre classe. Vous apprendrez comment utiliser Google Drive avec vos élèves et comment aider vos élèves à organiser leurs travaux dans des cartables virtuels. La compatibilité entre divers environnements sera également discutée. Si vous avez une bonne compréhension de Google Apps, c'est la prochaine étape logique! Pour utilisateurs intermédiaires à avancés

Speakers

Marc Dubeau

Department Head and Professor, ocdsb and University of Ottawa

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup, #highered
Language French

1:30pm PST

Using GAFE to facilitate a collaborative story re-tell project between two remote classes.

We will demonstrate the process of collaboration which began at last year’s Google summit in Kitchener and that transformed our teaching practice. Our students, who were in different cities in Ontario, were able to collaborate in real time on a story retell of "Les Trois Petits Cochons" using Google + Hangouts, Docs, Forms, Spreadsheets, Presentations and various other Chrome extensions and tools. We will be inviting attendees to participate in the collaborative story re-tell activity we experienced with our students.

Speakers

Sylvia Duckworth

Featured Speaker, Independent consultant

Ferdinand Krauss

21st Century Learning and Information Technology Consultant, Waterloo Catholic District School Board

Sunday December 8, 2013 1:30pm - 2:30pm PST
Room 314

Regular Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language English

3:00pm PST

A Different View of Google Sites: Using Google Sites to Create Websites with Pizzazz, Flair, and Dynamic Design

Have you used Google sites before? Are you interested in using Google sites for your website? This session will cover how to set up a Google site in which the design, color, and layout are all customized to your creativity. We will go over the many resources available for setting up your color scheme, a variety of possible color patterns, the layout, and navigation among other things. If the available themes are not enough or don’t meet your creative needs then this is the session for you.

Speakers

Ken Shelton

Global Keynote Specialist and Educational Technology Strategist

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Auditorium

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing
Language English

3:00pm PST

Making Magnificent Maps

With all the changes happening in Google Maps, it is time to see just how great these changes are. Set up and see how to use new Google Maps for yourself and the students in your classroom. Learn how to create, collaborate, and publish using Maps Engine Lite and discover how you can engage students using maps across the curriculum. Be inspired to try it yourself with real examples from real teachers.

Speakers

Jim Sill

Google Certified Teacher, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Apple Distinguished Educator, EdTechTeam

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 317

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

3:00pm PST

Personal Learning Networks for Educators: Now With Google Plus!

Personal learning is one of the foundations of any educational institution - and any successful organizational change. This session focuses on tools that can be used by any educator to build their own Personal Learning Network (PLN), which not only support their own professional development but can also be an efficient means of diffusing innovation within their institution. Learn to connect with a community of like minded professionals, make contributions, have conversations, and make requests in your times of need. Powerful free tools and social media such as Google+, Twitter, and Facebook make this possible for you and your colleagues.

Speakers

Mark Wagner

President & CEO, EdTechTeam; Director of the Google Teacher Academy 2008-2011; Irvine, CA, Ed Tech Team

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 316

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

3:00pm PST

Who is Telling Your Story?

Does your school fear social media or embrace it? Do they control it or unleash it? This session will focus on how understanding the power of social media to build a conversation and crowd-source your school’s story can promote a positive school culture and amplify student voice. By focusing on the use of our #leydenpride hashtag, our collaborative blogs, and more we will discuss both the benefits and the concerns of engaging in the use of social media with your school community with tools such as Blogger, Google +, and more.

Speakers

Jason Markey

Principal, Leyden HS

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 310

Featured Speaker

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggoing
Language English

3:00pm PST

Démystifier Google : Les scripts pour les non-nuls

Vous connaissez déjà Flubaroo, Doctopus, etc.? Vous les trouvez un peu limités? Vous avez une base en programmation? Venez rejoindre Pierre Sarazin, un enseignant certifié Google et programmeur pour une session pratique de Google Scripts. Vous apprendrez à modifier des scripts connus, et même développer vos propres scripts!

Speakers

Pierre Sarazin

Teacher, CEPEO

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 216

French Session

Language French

3:00pm PST

Les Applications et Les Extensions de Chrome

Speakers

Michelle Armstrong

Head of Educational Technology, Technology Integration Specialist, Google Apps Certified Trainer, Rundle College Jr Sr High School

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 201

French Session

Strand #gettinggoing
Language French

3:00pm PST

Marché Google (Google Apps Marketplace)

Profitez pleinement des outils disponibles gratuitement dans le Google Marketplace. Plein d’outils sont gratuits et s’intègrent directement dans vos outils Google. Les élèves et les enseignants peuvent bénéficier de Google pour plus que Docs, Agenda, Blogger et Drive. Organiser vos idées, vos projets, votre temps plus efficacement et en toute simplicité avec les outils présentés à l’atelier.

This workshop aims to share a range of free webapps available to teachers in the Google Marketplace.

Speakers

Jean-Marc Dupont

Enseignant en affectation spéciale volet apprentissage au 21e siècle, CEC du Centre-Est

Daniel Legros

IT Teacher, ESC Garneau

Sports and IT are my two greatest passions. I have been teaching computer programming and networking at the high school and collegiate level for 12 years now and recently started a football program at École secondaire catholique Garneau. I am looking to marry both my passions... Read More →

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 304

French Session

Language French

3:00pm PST

Fusion Tables: An Adventure in Discovery & Exploration

Treasure hunting and Geocaching finds its way into our curriculum.

The Earth is our extended playground for learning. A single coordinate on a map can act as a catalyst to awesome discussions . In this session I will demonstrate how we are using Fusion Tables to engage students at the Arundel Nature & Science Centre.

JOIN ME & LEARN HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN KNOWLEDGE MAP.

Speakers

Ron Turchyniak

EdTech Conference Manager, Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board

Educational Technology ConsultantInspire our Kids with this resource Kit !CSFirst: CS First program: Get Started Deck + Video | Curriculum Mapping | Coding in the Classroom | FR Resources Back to School 2022-2023 Google Canada Blog post... Read More →

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 314

Regular Session

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered, #technical
Language English

3:00pm PST

GAFE for all

Google offers a world of opportunities for education.

Together, we will explore free resources which will make your life easier and help you design and deliver materials accessible to a wide range of learners.

Join us to discover and explore tools which will transform the way you are learning, teaching, creating and collaborating.

Speakers

Jovette Francoeur

Educational Consultant-Special Needs, Lester B. Pearson School Board

Sunday December 8, 2013 3:00pm - 4:00pm PST
Room 301

Regular Session

Strand #gettinggoing, #gearingup
Language English

4:15pm PST

Learning Out Loud: Learning and Sharing

LOLs and PDAs
Children and adults are learning out loud like at no time before. Let's discuss and explore some great stories, pedagogical applications, and connected learning opportunies in front of our children.

Speakers

Michael Wacker

Sunday December 8, 2013 4:15pm - 5:15pm PST
Auditorium

Keynote

Strand #admin, #gearingup, #gettinggeeky, #gettinggoing, #highered
Language English