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Midwest Summit 2015

The Midwest Summit is a two-day, hands-on conference focusing on integrating Google for Education in K-12 and Higher Ed learning environments. All presentations will be from Google for Education Certified Innovators and Certified Trainers, and local Googley talent!

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9:45am PST

Can you Breakout EDU 2? Glacier A/BTeam Can you Breakout EDU? Lake Delton BoardroomTeam 60 Chrome Extensions for Education Wilderness 4Stacy Behmer Driving Collaboration and Creation with GAFE Wilderness 2/5Jennifer Schlie-Reed Using Google Docs to Improve Writing Tundra C/DNancy Dressel Close reads: Using Google Tools for close reads in the connected classroom Sandstone 3Aida Awad I SCREAM for Assessment Tundra A/BAllison Gest Chromebook 1:1 Deployment: The Launch to Learning without Limits Wilderness 1Dave Last • Kristi Levy

11:00am PST

Beyond Keyboards & Wifi: Extending our 1:1 Chromebooks’ Purpose Sandstone 8/9Caroline Haebig • Jennifer Schlie-Reed Can you Breakout EDU 2? Glacier A/BTeam Can you Breakout EDU? Lake Delton BoardroomTeam Using Chrome to Support Reading Glacier C/DStacy Behmer g(Math): The Drive Add-on All Math Teachers Have Been Waiting For.... AND So Many Updates!! Tundra C/DJohn Taylor Google Skills to Support the 4Cs Tundra A/BAllison Gest • Steve Wick Google Drawings: the Drive tool you didn’t know you couldn’t live without Sandstone 3Aida Awad The Motherload of Mapping Resources for Education Wilderness 2/5Kurt Wismer The Grading Conundrum: Fighting Back with Google and Badges Wilderness 1Ben Hommerding Well Played: Using GAFE and Chrome to Implement Game-based Learning Wilderness 4Jon Spike

1:00pm PST

Can you Breakout EDU 2? Glacier A/BTeam Can you Breakout EDU? Lake Delton BoardroomTeam Tools for your Flipping Toolbox! Wilderness 1Dihanna Fedder Extend Student Voice with Extensions, Add-Ons and Apps! Wilderness 4Susan Herder • Belinda Stutzman Getting the most out of your Google Search - Latest tips, tricks and search techniques Sandstone 3David Maas Building & Supporting Collaborative Dialogue Practices with Google apps for Education Sandstone 8/9Caroline Haebig • Jennifer Schlie-Reed Google Fun for Digital Stories Tundra A/BAndrew Fenstermaker Take Your Students (or Staff) for an Amazing Race! Wilderness 2/5Josh Gauthier Using Google Forms and Sites to Support a Gamified Classroom or PD Program Tundra C/DCory Klinge

2:15pm PST

YouTube: From Consumer to Creator Sandstone 8/9Jen Wathke Google Chromebooks - Pilot to Full 1:1 and Everything in Between Tundra E/FDavid Chan GAFE “MASH”: Take the Challenge Wilderness 1Corey Holmer • Jennifer Schlie-Reed Project Based Learning and the Google Resources to Support Implementation Tundra C/DShaelynn Farnsworth Learn to Code with Google Apps Script Sandstone 3James Eichmiller 'Get Cultured' with the Google Cultural Institute! Wilderness 4Tammy Lind GOOGLE CLASSROOM & DOCTOPUS/GOOBRIC FOR STANDARDS BASED GRADING Wilderness 2/5Chad Kafka

8:30am PST

Can you Breakout EDU 2? Glacier A/BTeam Can you Breakout EDU? Lake Delton BoardroomTeam Spreadsheets and AwesomeTables - They really are AWESOME Sandstone 3Chad Frerichs Student Led Chromebook Repair & Support Tundra E/FSue Simonson Abracadabra - The Magic of Google Draw and Slides Tundra C/DRenee Nolan Animoto to Zaption: Techniques to Leverage Learning Wilderness 4Dihanna Fedder Wherever You Go, There You Are. Google Maps Tundra A/BLance Lennon Using Google Tools to Create Meaningful Learning Opportunites Wilderness 1Ben Hommerding ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: CHROME PRODUCTIVITY Wilderness 2/5Chad Kafka

9:45am PST

Purposeful Technology Integration with Google Tools Wilderness 2/5Jen Wathke Can you Breakout EDU 2? Glacier A/BTeam Can you Breakout EDU? Lake Delton BoardroomTeam Chromebook Deployment Tips and Tricks Tundra E/FKarl Hehr iPad Creation Apps & Google Drive on the iPad Sandstone 8/9Caroline Haebig Design Thinking: Creating Problem Seekers Not Just Problem Solvers Tundra C/DShaelynn Farnsworth Redefining Research with Google Apps Wilderness 1Corey Holmer Adding To With Add-Ons Tundra A/BLance Lennon Appy Hour..Getting the most out of Google Drive Wilderness 4Tammy Lind

11:00am PST

Let's Hangout! Collaborating with Google Hangouts! Wilderness 2/5Jen Wathke Can you Breakout EDU 2? Glacier A/BTeam Can you Breakout EDU? Lake Delton BoardroomTeam Go Go Gadgets Meets Makerspace Wilderness 4Stacy Behmer • Tammy Lind Be a Groupie! Tundra A/BHank Thiele CANCELED - Social Media and More! Glacier C/DTasia Fields I'm All About that App, 'Bout that App, and Extensions Sandstone 8/9David Chan Vertical Learning in the Classroom Wilderness 1James Eichmiller Infographics: make your story really stand out … but don’t forget the data! Sandstone 3Aida Awad Building a 21st Century Lesson With Google Tools Tundra C/DCory Klinge

1:00pm PST

Can you Breakout EDU? Lake Delton BoardroomTeam Mastering the Mule - Mail and Docs Merging to the Max Sandstone 8/9David Chan A SNAPSHOT OF GOOGLE PHOTOS Wilderness 2/5Chad Kafka Create & Assess Video Lessons w/ EDpuzzle and YouTube Editor Tundra C/DTina Sabatello Be a Guide on the Side Tundra A/BAllison Gest • Steve Wick So you want to be Google Certified? Choosing the right certification path for you Sandstone 3Aida Awad Video Tools You Should Be Using in the Classroom Wilderness 4Ben Hommerding • Kurt Wismer Instantaneous Google Site Portfolios with Site Maestro Wilderness 1Corey Holmer