Sessions and Descriptions 20121126 211559 2

7/30/2019 Sessions and Descriptions 20121126 211559 2

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Conference(Schedule(and(Sessions(with(Descriptions(8:30&9:10! Registration(and(Welcome(

9:15&10:15! Session(One(

Session(Title( Description( Location(

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Getting(Started(

with(Moodle(

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Find!out!what!the!buzz!is!all!about!Moodle!is!a!flexible,!easy&to&use!course!management!

system.!This!beginner!session!is!designed!to!introduce!you!to!the!possibilities!for!using!

Moodle!in!your!classroom.!Post!course!documents,!hold!class!discussions,!collect!and!

grade!assignments,!deliver!assessments,!and!more...all!online!!!

Presenter:!Kay!Hauck,!REMC!5!

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Room!A!

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Instructional(Design(

and(Practice(

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How!I!use!Moodle!as!my!classroom!management!tool!to!lead!self&pacing!mathematics.!

Show!others!how!you!can!build!a!course!in!Moodle!and!some!of!the!great!features!it!has.!

Presenter:!Andrea!Twigg,!Kent!ISD!

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Room!B!

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Moodle(Quizzes:(

Going(Beyond(

Multiple(Choice(

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With!the!Smarter!Balanced!assessment!just!around!the!corner,!it's!time!to!go!beyond!

multiple&choice!quizzes.!Using!Moodle,!teachers!can!develop!unique!and!secure!

assessments!that!are!reflective!of!the!future!next!generation!assessments.!In!this!session,!

you!will!explore!the!available!quiz!settings!and!question!types!available!in!Moodle.!You!

will!also!learn!about!additional!question!types!and!plugins!that!can!be!installed,!which!will!

improve!the!quality!and!security!of!your!assessments.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Presenter:!Andrew!Steinman,!Kent!ISD!

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Room!C!

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How(an(

Administrator(+(a(

Web(Browser(Can(

Create(a(Custom(

Moodle(Site(

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There!are!many!customizations!that!can!now!be!made!to!Moodle!simply!by!logging!into!

the!Moodle!site!as!an!admin!&!these!are!features!that!no!longer!require!administrators!

have!direct!access!to!the!Moodle!server.!We!will!explore!as!many!as!we!are!able!&!

including!customizing!themes,!adding!a!custom!site!menu,!changing!the!headers/footers,!

and!changing!headings.!!*Requirements:!Administrator!rights!to!a!Moodle!2.+!Server.!

Presenter:!Melinda!Waffle,!Calhoun!ISD!

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Fighting!Bees!

Room!

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Marketing(Moodle(

and(More(

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Michigan!has!a!lot!of!great!things!going!on!in!regards!to!Blended!Learning!and!Moodle!

plays!a!part!in!many!of!these!projects.!

value!to!new!users!and!stakeholders!can!be!difficult.!This!session!is!designed!to!share!

resources!that!you!can!use!to!inform!others!about!Moodle,!as!well!as!explore!resources!

that!promote!Michigan!Blended!Learning!initiatives.!

Presenter:!Kristin!Day,!St.!Clair!RESA!

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Eagle!Room!

Be(a(part(of(the(FIRST(Michigan(Moodle(Moot!(

Sponsors:!!REMC!Association!of!Michigan,!REMC!Instructional!Technology!Specialists!(RITS)!and!the!Michigan!

Association!for!Computer!Users!in!Learning!(MACUL)!

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January(10,(2012(

Clinton(County(RESA!


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10:30&11:30! Session(Two(


Using(Your(New((

Snagit(Software(

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Come!on!in!to!set!up!your!new!SnagIt!software!and!learn!to!use!it!effectively!in!your!

teaching/learning!environment.!Participants!will!create!screenshots,!annotate!them,!save!

them,!and!post!them!to!their!Moodle.!Additionally,!participants!will!learn!to!use!their!

SnagIt!to!create!a!short!screen!capture!video!to!share!in!their!Moodle.!

Presenter:!Anne!Thorp,!OAISD!

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Room!A!

Moodle(and(the(iPad(

!How!to!use!Moodle!with!mobile!devices!both!as!a!teacher!and!a!student.!Utilize!iPad!

applications!available!as!well!as!using!Moodle!with!your!iPad!web!browser.!

Presenter:!Stacey!Schuh,!Ingham!ISD!

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!Room!B!

Moodle(&(Google(

Docs:(A(Blended(

Approach(

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Students!in!my!classes!range!from!early!elementary!to!college!level!in!reading!ability!and!

skill!levels.!As!a!result,!the!standard!ways!of!using!Moodle!were!often!confusing!to!many!

students.!My!challenge!became!finding!a!way!of!using!Moodle!that!would!produce!a!

greater!benefit!to!teaching!and!learning!for!all.!This!presentation!will!demonstrate!how!

Moodle,!in!tandem!with!Google!Docs!has!helped!me!achieve!this!goal.!

Presenter:!Cheryl!Schaefer,!Carrollton!Public!Schools!

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Room!C!

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Collaboration(

through(Moodle(

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This!hands!on!session!will!use!Moodle!to!collaborate!amongst!attendees.!All!attendees!will!collaboratively!edit!a!document!in!real!time!to!collect!great!thinking.!This!session!will!

focus!on!a!Moodle!add&on!(EtherPad).!Learn!why!you!want!to!have!this!powerful!tool!at!

your!(and!your!students')!command.!

Presenter:!Chris!Kenniburg,!Dearborn!Public!Schools!

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Fighting!Bees!Room!

Using(Moodle(in(CTE(

Curriculum(

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This!session!will!demonstrate!and!show!examples!how!Moodle!is!being!used!in!various!

CTE!courses.!Utilization!of!custom!tutorials!and!PDF's!will!also!be!demonstrated.!

Presenter:!Dale!Rogers,!Novi!Community!Schools!

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Eagle!Room!

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11:30&12:15! !LUNCH(

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Network(and(

Visit(the(Vendors(located(in(the(Concourse!(

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3/4

12:15&1:15! Session(Three(


Using(Badges(

in(Moodle(

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Have!you!seen!how!engaged!learners!become!when!they!know!they!are!earning!a!badge!

that!represents!their!success?!You!are!invited!to!come!in!to!learn!how!to!find!images!to!

use!as!badges!in!your!course!and!how!to!make!them!appear!at!a!certain!point!in!the!

course.!Bring!your!imagination!and!plan!to!have!fun!in!this!session!

Presenter:!Anne!Thorp,!OAISD!

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Room!A!

Flipping(Instruction(

Screencasts(and(

YouTube(

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YouTube!is!the!ideal!place!to!store!screencasts!and!webcam!created!lessons.!These!videos!

can!then!be!linked!or!embedded!into!Moodle!courses.!You!will!create!and!configure!a!

YouTube!channel,!set!channel!name!and!background.!Then!use!SnagIt!to!create!and!

upload!a!screencast!to!your!YouTube!channel.!Review!privacy!options,!setting!a!

thumbnail,!and!manage!comments.!Leave!ready!to!flip!instruction!using!SnagIt!and!your!

YouTube!channel.!

Presenter:!Andy!Mann,!MAISD!

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Room!B!

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Peer(Review((Read(It,(Rate(It:(

Moodle(Workshop(

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Learn!how!Moodle!Workshop!activity!can!be!used!for!assessment!using!customized!rubric,!

peer!review,!and!student!self&assessment!as!well!as!teacher!grading.!!

Participants!will:!

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peer!review!

access!to!own!server!and!course!with!teacher!rights)!

Presenter:!Sue!Summerford,!Lenawee!ISD!

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Room!C!

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Teacher(Evaluation(

through(Moodle(

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Learn!how!one!district!set!up!a!Teacher!Evaluation!Course!using!Moodle.!This!session!will!

look!at!various!components!in!Moodle!(such!as!OUWiki,!the!Book!Module,!etc).!The!

question!to!answer!was:!can!Moodle!provide!a!free!alternative!to!paid!teacher!evaluation!

software?!

Presenter:!Troy!Patterson,!Dearborn!Public!Schools!

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Fighting!Bees!

Room!

Creating(and(

E

ur(Local(

Districts(

!Moodle!Administrators!&!tired!of!creating!Courses,!and!changing!passwords!for!all!of!your!

local!districts?!Come!learn!of!different!ways!of!utilizing!system,!category!and!course!roles!

to!give!your!districts!more!control!without!jeopardizing!your!system!settings.!

Presenter:!Nancy!Manning,!Ingham!ISD!

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!Eagle!Room!

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informative(Michigan(Moodle(Moot(sessions!(

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1:30&2:30! Session(Four(


How(Moodle(

Changed(

My/Our(Teaching(

Lives(

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This!would!be!a!presentation!on!how!Moodle!has!changed!the!way!both!of!us!teach.!From!

online!learning,!hybrid!classes,!flipped!classes,!and!project!based!learning!see!how!to!

different!subjects!(Math!and!ELA)!use!this!online!learning!system.!

Presenter:!Steve!Durant!and!Sean!Souls,!Wyandott!Public!Schools!

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Room!A!

Getting(in(Bed(

with(Embedding(

!From!embed!videos,!presentations,!or!a!weather!widget!&!embedded!content!extends!and!

enhances!courses.!Learn!to!customize!and!embed!content!others!have!created!such!as!

YouTube!videos!or!a!vocabulary!review!from!Quizlet.!Add!content!which!is!auto&updated!

such!as!a!Google!Calendar,!Twitter!feed,!or!weather!widget.!Make!learning!fun!with!a!

Voki,!word!cloud,!or!Xtranormal!cartoon.!Leave!with!a!list!of!favorite!sites!to!find!and!

create!embeddable!content.!

Presenter:!Andy!Mann,!MAISD!

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!Room!B!

Resources(and(

Contributing(to(the(

MiLearns(Online(

Portal(

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This!session!will!provide!an!overview!of!the!Michigan!Learns!Online!Portal.!Participants!

will!learn!how!to!find!resources,!including!online!learning!material,!that!will!help!them!

learn!more!about!providing!online!learning,!setting!policies,!and!helping!students!be!

successful!online!learning!participants.!Students!should!bring!their!laptops!to!preview!and!

download!online!learning!resources.!Presenter:!Mike!Souden,!REMC!Association!

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Room!C!

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Moodle(Integrations(

(Wordpress,(

Etherpad,(Mahara,(

Big(Blue(Button(

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Get!the!most!out!of!Moodle!Learn!how!to!fully!integrate!Moodle!with!single!sign&on!web!

applications!that!provide!your!organization!with!powerful!web!2.0!tools!such!as!blogging,!

real&time!document!authoring,!and!student!collaboration.!

Presenter:!Chris!Kenniburg,!Dearborn!Public!Schools!

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Fighting!Bees!

Room!

Is(Moodle(Right(for(

Your(District?(

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Learn!about!how!Moodle!can!change!your!district's!online!environment.!We!will!discuss!

the!best!practices,!how!to!set!up!the!various!types!of!Moodle!courses!to!fit!your!district!

needs,!how!to!use!it!in!a!1:1!environment!and!how!to!get!your!staff!to!buy!into!using!it.!

Presenter:!Melissa!White,!Ingham!ISD!

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Eagle!Room!

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2:30&3:30! Closing(and(Door(Prizes!(

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