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Midwest Summit Spring 2017

The Spring 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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7:30am CDT

Registration & Continental Breakfast Sandstone Ballroom

8:30am CDT

Welcome Sandstone Ballroom

9:15am CDT

Breakout EDU Lake Delton Board Room Coding, Digital Citizenship and the 4C’s Sandstone 3David Lockstein • Aggie Salter What's New for Admin? Wilderness 1Lance Lennon A+ Integration: Changing Attitude, Achievement and Assessment through Authentic Audiences Wilderness 4Jamie Averbeck • Mandy Schroeder Manage Your Life, Classroom, and Work With Free Google API Tools Tundra C/DCory Klinge Supporting the Standards for Mathematical Practice with Google Classroom Tundra A/BJames Eichmiller Browser Battle - Why Chrome Reigns Supreme? Glacier A/BAndy Fekete Avenge Your Gmail! Wilderness 2/5Chad Kafka New Google Sites: Beyond Websites, Structuring Inquiry Based Learning Tundra E/FCaroline Haebig OK Google, What's New? Sandstone 8/9Stacy Behmer

10:30am CDT

I Do! The Marriage of Literacy and Digital Learning Wilderness 4Jen Wathke Digital Storytelling- Let’s explore the power of for visual creation! Sandstone 3Ben Brazeau Gamify EVERYTHING with Google Tools Tundra C/DCory Klinge Getting Schooled in Google Classroom Wilderness 2/5Aliaa Ibrahim • Mina Marien Learn to Code with Google Apps Script Tundra A/BJames Eichmiller Enhancing Student-Centered Learning with Inquiry Tundra E/FJennifer Schlie-Reed Personalize Learning with Google Arts and Culture! Sandstone 8/9Tammy Lind Share Your Story: Podcasting with Chromebooks Wilderness 1Corey Holmer

12:30pm CDT

Lunch Sandstone Ballroom

1:30pm CDT

Breakout EDU Lake Delton Board Room Spreadsheets 101 Sandstone 3Chad Frerichs GSuite and the Writing Process Wilderness 4Katie Aquino Math Tools for Google Chrome Tundra A/BJames Eichmiller Google Apps Strategies for School Administrators Wilderness 2/5Hank Thiele GSFE Security Tundra C/DKarl Hehr My Maps Tundra E/FLance Lennon Go Go Gadgets Sandstone 8/9Michael Jaber Cal Cal Land - Google Calendar gets its own session! Wilderness 1David Chan Crafting Creators: Using GSuite Tools to Develop Independence & Innovation Glacier A/BJennifer Buelow

2:45pm CDT

Breakout EDU Lake Delton Board Room Automate Classroom Processes with Google Sheets and Autocrat Tundra A/BCorey Holmer Android Apps on Chrome Tundra C/DKarl Hehr Connecting the Google Classroom Dots: Tips for Organizing & Maximizing Google Classroom & G-Suite Tundra E/FCaroline Haebig Achievement Unlocked: Chrome Productivity Wilderness 2/5Chad Kafka Everything About Slides That's Not a Presentation Glacier A/BJessica Gross Introduction to Awesome Tables Sandstone 3Chad Frerichs Rogue One (to One) - Reflecting on 3 years into a 1:1 Chromebook Deployment Wilderness 1David Chan Using Chrome to Support Reading & Writing Sandstone 8/9Stacy Behmer Thinking Outside the Docs: Using Google Slides & Drawings for Comics, Magazines, CYOAs, & More! Wilderness 4Jon Spike

4:00pm CDT

Q & A Sandstone Ballroom

7:30am CDT

Continental Breakfast Sandstone Ballroom

8:30am CDT

Breakout EDU Lake Delton Board Room Make Your Learning Vision A Reality Glacier A/BLisa Lichtman • Jon Orech • Gina Ziccardi Collaboration and the Cloud Wilderness 4Katie Aquino Formative Assessments (& MORE) with Seesaw Wilderness 2/5Jen Wathke Keep Yourself Organized with Google Keep Sandstone 8/9Tammy Lind Stay Classy with Google Classroom! Sandstone 3Andy Fekete Screencasting: Making Thinking Visible Tundra E/FJennifer Schlie-Reed What’s New with Google: Amplifying the 4C’s Wilderness 1Corey Holmer Sharing Stories in Schools Tundra A/BHank Thiele What's new in Chromebooks Tundra C/DKarl Hehr

9:45am CDT

Awesome Workflows Sandstone 3Chad Frerichs Engaging Minds One Clue at a Time Tundra A/BKim Gould Going Further With Google Photos Wilderness 1Chad Kafka Set your Sights on the New Google Sites Wilderness 2/5Aliaa Ibrahim • Mina Marien Upgrade your GSuite Skills in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms Wilderness 4David Chan Expeditions and Beyond! Sandstone 8/9Stacy Behmer Where are they at?!: Visible Thinking Strategies & Formative Assessment Tundra E/FCaroline Haebig Advance Forms and More Tundra C/DLance Lennon

11:45am CDT

Lunch Sandstone Ballroom

12:45pm CDT

Breakout EDU Lake Delton Board Room Using Google's Newest Apps, Extensions and Classroom to Create Engaging, Relevant and Meaningful Classroom Activities Sandstone 3Aggie Salter Find your way with Google Maps Sandstone 8/9Tammy Lind Let's Explore Virtual Reality and Expeditions! Wilderness 2/5Jen Wathke "Breakout" of the Rut: Bringing Student Choice, Voice, and Creativity Back Wilderness 1Kristin Brouchoud Empowering Students through Feedback & Reflection Tundra E/FJennifer Schlie-Reed Digital Differentiation Glacier A/BJoseph Tita Creating Karaoke Kids: Promoting Innovative Projects with GAFE and Digital Citizenship Wilderness 4Jon Spike New Tricks with GAM Tundra C/DKarl Hehr 21st Century Skills - How Google can help you provide Computer Science in K-12 Education Tundra A/BMichael Jaber

2:00pm CDT

MWGS Challenge Sandstone BallroomMWGS Team Unconference Topic 1 - Using Google Tools to Drive Collaboration Tundra A/B Unconference Topic 2 - Best Practices for Professional Learning Tundra C/D Unconference Topic 3- Admin "How would you handle this scenario?" Tundra E/F Unconference Topic 4 - Engagement is not enough/ Personalized Learning Sandstone 8/9