That has always been my motto and attending professional development sessions, workshops, and conferences definitely help me keep getting better at my job. I had the pleasure and privilege of attending MDUSD's 3rd Annual STEM & EdTech Symposium on Saturday, February 24th. My experience during the first two years was amazing and this third symposium certainly lived up to the wonder of the first two years. There were over 500 educators in attendance, connecting with one another, getting inspired by a wonderful keynote message by Jon Corippo, learning about a plethora of STEM & EdTech topics, and getting better at our profession. Session topics included Interactive Notebooks, Desmos, Phenomena and Engineering, LEGO Mindstorms, Raspberry Pi, Breakout EDU, Supporting Newcomers/ELLs with Technology, Makerspaces and Libraries, Google Keep, and Storytelling through GIFs.
During the first session, I had the pleasure of learning about Google Keep while supporting a Merit17 member at her first presentation. It was great to learn about the integration of Google Keep with everything Google (this really should be a surprise). The killer feature is the SHARE option. The share feature in Google Apps and G Suite for Education is the killer feature for everything. The ease of sharing your files, documents, presentations, and now your notes in Google Keep enhances communication, collaboration, and productivity. Ms. Young did a great job at her first presentation!
For the second and third session time slots, I had the pleasure and privilege of presenting Google Expeditions with THE Karly Moura. This was our second year sharing the wonder of Google Expeditions (blog post from 2017's MDUSD STEM & EdTech Symposium). It's always great to discuss how we can take our students on virtual field trips, share the wonderful resources on the Google Expeditions platform, and discuss ways to connect Google Expeditions to the various curricular areas. Karly shared amazing HyperDocs that connects and extends the experience with Google Expeditions. This year we added a mention of Google Expeditions AR (sign up for their Pioneer Program) and the Merge Cube that brings AR & VR into the classroom in a whole other ways. To access our slide deck from our presentation, use this link: bit.ly/MDUSDGE.
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