UCET 2015

Have you been intimidated to try the original Scratch software? Is it too challenging even for you? Try Scratch Jr.! In this session, you will learn the in's and out's of the Scratch Jr. App designed for beginner coding students.

Learning these basic steps of coding will allow your students to excel at programming. scratchjr.org

Jaxi the Robot teaches kids to code through a very innovative game. As the world grows in greater and greater need for programmers, institutions are challenged to teach the next generation of programmers. Jaxi is the best introduction to this important skill set. Come see Jaxi, and learn to code! jaxitherobot.com

We see QR codes in marketing everywhere! Discover the ease of creating a QR code and the many applications which you can use them in your classroom to enhance learning and project assessments. Bring your mobile device and a QR app. lynnelizabethshumate.weebly.com

Do you love the efficiency of Canvas Quizzes? Are you ready to take it to the next level?

You’ll think it’s magic when the bank pays you back! Let Canvas question banks work for

you!

This course will show you how to create question banks in Canvas that will allow you to

give each student a different version of your test while still maintaining test-reliability. It

will also allow students to re-take a different version of the test when they are ready to

demonstrate mastery.

Using Canvas Question Banks will help you eliminate some common integrity issues

between students during exams (Houston, 1983), as well as provide a seamless way for you

to re-test for mastery (Decker, 1976) without re-creating the test.

From iPads to cellphones, from laptops to video games, technology is an integral part of our students’ lives. They are immersed in a technical world that has shaped their educational and literacy experiences both in and out of the classroom. For many teachers, technology is a fun addition to a lesson, but takes a backseat to learning objectives; this session will show teachers how to use technology to drive a lesson without losing focus on literacy learning. The promise of technology integrated instruction brings to life key supports of our most struggling students, students with special needs, as well as English Language Learners. So, in this session teachers experience literacy as the opening for accessing and using interactive technology while differentiating instruction and increasing student engagement.