ISTE 2015 Highlights

Some Highlights from the 2015 ISTE Conference 

ISTE:  Saturday, June 27, 2015

Hack Education - This free "unconference" is worth going to the conference a day early! The rich conversations are engaging and stimulating. You may participate as much or as little as you like. You won't find formal presentations here... just people connecting and sharing.

• Main Page: http://www.isteunplugged.com/sat-627-hack-education.html
• 2015 Hack Education Schedule: http://wiki.isteunplugged.com/2015_HackEd_Schedule 
• Check out the Smackdown Resources shared: https://goo.gl/MWl19D 

Fun day at HackED!

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ISTE:  Sunday, June 28, 2015

ISTE Ignite Sessions - Round 1
During an Ignite Session, each presenter has only five minutes and twenty slides to share their passion.

• Brittany Banister - She is a kindergarten teacher who uses GoNoodle. (http://2techieteachers.blogspot.com/)

• Bill Bass  - Kids want a culture of creation. "What digital invitations do we give our students?"

• Marilyn Carr - She wants a class filled with dreamers. "Anything is possible. If you believe... it can happen."

• Rafranz Davis  - She spoke about diversity in EdTech. "Real change is intentional." 

• Robert Dillon - He believes that all lives matter. Teachers can help kids heal and break the cycle.

• Christy Fennewald - She challenged high school hackers to apply to her school's tech club Warrior Tech where students will be encourage to hack the school's system. Strict rules were enforced. Students became leaders and assisted with teacher professional development. We should embrace the genius. 

• Ben Gallagher - Give students a voice... LEGO Trek Case Study (http://innovateed.com.au)

• Karen Lirenman - 1st graders blogging to share their learning (@MsLsClass) 

• Michael Luetjen - He spoke about the need for a digital footprint. 

• Pernille Ripp - She encourages teachers to "create classrooms that children want to be a part of." Teachers need to listen to kids and be willing to take risks. We can encourage passionate learners by changing the public school system from within. (www.pernillesripp.com) 

• Jonathan Spike - He used quite the attention grabber. He will do whatever he can to get kids to share their knowledge. 

• Doug Timm - Students show him what they did in class. He made weekly videos to share with community. 

• Chris Turnbull - Chris is a personalized learning specialist. She used SAMR model by starting at the substitution and augmentation levels first. Remember the 4 R's ~ Rigor, Relevance, Realness, and Relationships! (http://playlearnteach.blogspot.com/)

• Hannah Weitzer - Connect kids globally