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

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

Education Consultant, Infused Classroom

Holly is an education leader, international speaker, best selling author and is passionate about helping teachers find their blended learning genius. A twenty-five plus year educator, she is one of the first teachers in the nation to have taught in a 1:1 classroom. She now shares... Read More →

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

Featured Speaker

Strand #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

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

Education Consultant, Infused Classroom

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

Featured Speaker

Strand #gearingup, #gettinggoing
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

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

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

Education Consultant, Infused Classroom

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

Featured Speaker

Strand #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

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 →

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

Featured Speaker

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