Are YOU prepared for almost 100% of your students to have home Internet and a device of their own? In this session, we'll take a look of what may change, what will stay the same, and how YOU can be ready, including a list of 10 tools you will use daily.
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Get ready to add some personality to your online content! In this session, we will explore how Google Slides can be utilized in conjunction with images to create a unique and engaging way to share content and links with your students. Join us as we go through the process of changing your slide background, adding linked images, incorporating your own Bitmoji, and publishing your slide to the web.
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Get ready to boost your students’ excitement and get them engaged with the content! Explore how resources such as Peardeck, Nearpod, Edpuzzle, Seesaw, Breakout EDU and MORE can get your students excited about the content, and also provide you with meaningful data and feedback! Learn how to get started and take your students to the next level to empower them to be creators of content rather than just consumers.
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The popularity of podcasts is growing by the day, and an increasing number of educators are utilizing podcasts as a source for information, as well as an option for students to showcase their learning. This session will explore different platforms that host podcasts and how to share podcast episodes with students. We will also examine free tech tools that would allow podcasting to be part of the curriculum.
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The steps in building up a physical or offline community are the same in building an online community. In the modern era, physical communities have become disconnected in many ways. Online tactics can be used to bring up the physical community.
Staying connected is the basis of community development. Learn how to stay connected through facilitating conversations and providing information through social media, video and audio podcasts, blogs, newsletters, and other digital platforms. These digital content tools can provide additional avenues to keep the community engaged.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE FOR YOUR CLASSROOM: OHIO’S STANDARDS is designed to help teachers in grades K-8 better integrate the learning standards for computer science. Computer science is becoming as essential as math and writing for our future workforce. The project highlights lessons from teachers who are bringing computer science concepts to their students in various innovative ways.
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You mean coding can be taught by ANYONE, and in ALL SUBJECTS?! WHAT?! Get ready to discover how Code.org can support you in integrating computer science into the curriculum with your students. Code.org offers a free online curriculum for K-5 students called CS Fundamentals. This curriculum provides teachers and students a glimpse at what computer programming looks like. Join me to learn about Code.org's curriculum and to see how to integrate logic, problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration, and so much more into your every day lessons! Empower your students to create and see what they can do!
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Flipgrid is an online digital discussion platform that can be used in the classroom in a variety of ways. Join us for this session as we explore how to create groups and topics, share with students, record responses and explore the platform.
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In today’s climate of remote learning and social distancing, children are spending increasingly more time connected through the internet. These tips will help monitor children and make sure they are making safe “on-line" choices.
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Transform your content and simplify your grading process with one tool: TeacherMade! TeacherMade allows educators to convert images, pdfs, and Docx files to digital assignments, featuring interactive answer fields and auto-grading! With tons of free features and an intuitive user interface, this is one online tool you won’t want to miss!

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Social-Emotional Learning is an important component of being successful in school and society. In this session, each of the 5 components of social-emotional learning (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making) will be explored. That exploration will be done through tools connected to lesson plans. In the time allotted for this session, the participant could potentially be introduced to 10-15 new integration tools. Each of those tools will be weaved into a lesson that supports social-emotional learning.

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Since opening in the fall of 2018, the National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) has been capturing the audio history of Veterans. The Stewart Malquist Fund has provided funding to promote sharing these oral histories with students to honor Veterans. WOSU Classroom has partnered with NVMM to create a story catalog and curriculum for students in grades 5-8. Students explore oral histories shared by Veterans at the National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM) to create a poetic narrative published into an eBook.
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NewsDepth is produced with teachers in mind. As an instructional tool it supports a multi-curricular instructional approach. The content of the show is intentionally selected and produced to support the Ohio Learning Standards in several content areas. This session explores how NewsDepth can be used to support classroom instruction.
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If you’re looking for an online creation too for anything from lesson plans and handouts to logos and flyers, look no further than Canva. Canva is one of the most user-friendly design tools available and best of all, it’s free for educators. Join us in this session as we explore the basics of creating with Canva including a quick introduction to creating classroom backgrounds for Bitmoji classrooms.

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WOUB Team shares basics of its digital Storytelling project and shares ways to use digital storytelling across curriculum areas.

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Together we will explore media literacy resources. We'll dive into a curated, vast collection of media literacy tools. We'll establish how we can empower our students to be proactive citizens in our digital world. We'll also explore the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification, a new professional learning opportunity. It is a competency-based certification, earned by completing eight micro-credentials and is a way to demonstrate your expertise and receive validation for your leadership. It's free for all kinds of educators.
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