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1 Blending and Motivating Your Students Scott Simpson All Purpose Utility Teacher (Currently 5th) Capac Community Schools

2 Me Why? Because I can! I'm leading this session!

3 My Journey to the 21st Century Educator 5 Years in 5th Grade in a middle school How to connect with students and just as importantly their families The trick to getting your principal to get you stuff - carry a heavy projector cart up stairs and leave it there when he needs it for a board meeting... Motivating the High Students to achieve more than anyone else

4 My Journey to the 21st Century Educator 4 Years in 8th Grade in a high school The key to correcting student misconceptions - instant feedback How to get students to be creative using technology - animations and powerpoint review games Failing forward

5 My Journey to the 21st Century Educator 2 Years in 3rd Grade in the elementary Steal whatever you can - iPads, Laptops, Chromebooks, ipods, clickers, etc. Refining the art of Failing Forward And how to be really, really good at Candy Crush

6 My Journey to the 21st Century Educator 1 Unforgettable Year in Kindergarten Don't ever give back what you've stolen from around the school 5 year old can do much more than we think Never volunteer to teach kindergarten and if you must, then wear old, junk clothes when painting

7 My Journey to the 21st Century Educator 1 Glorious Year in Computers (Why did I choose to leave) How to actually set my class up to be student paced Genuine Limits of Student Self Direction Never volunteer to teach kindergarten and if you must, then wear old, junk clothes when painting

8 Plickers

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12 Motivating Students Matching Learning Styles and Giving Choices - Self pacing

13 Student Motivation Learning Styles and Connections!

14 able to create visuals - picture makers, editors, movie maker, Books, etc. Designing with online CAD type programs; problem solving; WebQuests Recording stories/ideas, Creating songs, editing music, etc. Creating stories to share - both written and spoken Activities such as Mapmyrun/Nike+, Geocaching, etc.

15 Self Directed Students What Platform (how am I going to do it)

16 Moodle

17 Edmodo

18 Gaming Classroom - No Grades, Simply XP - self directed 3DGamelab.org - subscription fee - nicely done Gradecraft.com - Still testing - can try getting in on beta Powermylearning - Free - new - Prebuilt lessons

19 Activties that create a lot of student interest Sure to keep you from having to jump on tables or deface school books (if you have them)

20 Google Drive

21 Google Drive - Forms

22 Tagxedo

23 Storybird

24 Sumdog

25 21 Things for Students

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27 Personalized (Targeted) Instruction Mobymax Sumdog Kahn Academy Study Island

28 ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy (ipad/iphone) Preschool - Low 1st

29 MobyMax K (1st) - 8

30 Kahn Academy K (1st) - High School

31 Teachyourmonstertoread.com Preschool - Low 1st


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