2019 Utah Rural Schools Conference: Full Schedule

1:45pm MDT

Cyber Security / Digital Citizenship

This presentation is about Cyber Security awareness and how to secure yourself in this digital world. The presentation is a board overview but directed at K12 and everyday use of the internet.

Speakers

Scott Harpster

System Engineer, Southwest Educational Development Center

System Engineer at SEDC and have been with SEDC for 10 years.

Wednesday July 10, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology Other

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Session Format 1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation

3:00pm MDT

Painless Password Management

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In this session I will start you down the road to login and password nirvana by introducing you to a few tools that will help you create, track and remember your passwords for you! These tools will create complex passwords and save them so that you will only need to remember ONE more password for the rest of your life. Bring your logins and passwords that have been jotted down on the note pads in your desk and sticky notes from under your keyboard so that we can get them secure!

Speakers

McKay Thompson

System Specialist, Southwest Educational Development Center

McKay Thompson, the System’s Specialist, provides professional technical help and support to district and charter school technology directors and other support staff. McKay provides expert support for Windows, Mac, Linux, firewalls,

Wednesday July 10, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology Other

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Session Format 1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation

10:45am MDT

Free For Me! - Open Education Resources

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Sharing session highlighting the latest and greatest in open-licensed curriculum

Speakers

Alan Griffin

Curriculum Content Specialist, Utah State Board of Education

I have organized the OER Collective for the past 3 years

Thursday July 11, 2019 10:45am - 11:45am MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Utah Core Curriculum

Audience Teachers, Curriculum District Specialists
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area All Subject Areas
Session Format 1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities

1:45pm MDT

Telling Their Story: Using Instructional Tech to Teach Writing Across Disciplines

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Writing is an essential life skill that crosses every disciplinary area. Come learn how a CTE teacher discovered that using Utah Compose helped his students find relevance between their life experience and what they learn in school.

Speakers

Tom Rathke

Teacher - Stansbury High School, Tooele School District

Tom Rathke has been teaching business, financial literacy, computer, and broadcasting classes for seventeen years. He currently teaches business concurrent enrollment classes for SLCC. He previously taught instructional technology for USU.

Telling Their Story pdf

Thursday July 11, 2019 1:45pm - 2:45pm MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology Utah Core Curriculum Professional Learning Communities - PLC's

Audience Teachers, District / School Administrators, Curriculum District Specialists
Grade Level 3 - 4, 5 - 6, Middle School / Jr. High - grades 6 - 8, High School - grades 9 - 12
Subject Area Career and Technical Education
Session Format 1 hour traditional lecture/audience participation

3:00pm MDT

Video Shoot to Showtime with Adobe Rush (Hour 1 of 2)

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Adobe Rush makes it easy to go straight from shooting video to publishing on the web. This easy to use app works across multiple platforms. Powerful tools like graphic overlays and editing resources are simple to access. Publishing is also a snap with direct uploads to YouTube, Facebook, and more.

Speakers

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Michael Hakkarinen specializes in helping teachers engage students in the classroom with technology such as Mac Tools, Google Apps for Educators, iPads and more. He earned a Bachelor’s in English from the University of Maryland at College Park and a Master’s in Elementary Education... Read More →

Thursday July 11, 2019 3:00pm - 4:00pm MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology Other

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Session Format 2 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): hands on activities

4:15pm MDT

Video Shoot to Showtime with Adobe Rush (Hour 2 of 2)

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Speakers

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Thursday July 11, 2019 4:15pm - 5:15pm MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology Other

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Session Format 2 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): hands on activities

10:30am MDT

Nearpod 101

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Come and learn how to use Nearpod to deliver dynamic whole group and differentiated small group instruction in a collaborative learning environment. Explore all of the things that come with this online tool and learn about how to integrate Nearpod’s ready-to-teach lessons into your content plans. Additionally, learn how Nearpod’s interactive and multimedia features can enhance your existing materials by converting PowerPoints, Google Slideshows, and PDF files into Nearpod lessons.

Speakers

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Friday July 12, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology Utah Core Curriculum

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Session Format 1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities

11:45am MDT

Six Strategies for Shifting School Culture with Canvas

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The Canvas LMS is an effective tool for blending instruction in your school, but how do you get that shift started? In this session we will look at six ways administrators can use Canvas with staff to get teachers moving towards using Canvas in their classrooms. Running parallel to the presentation will be a Canvas Course in the UEN Instance with examples. Join the course at bit.ly/6strats4shift

Speakers

Michael Hakkarinen

Instructional Technology Trainer, Utah Education Network

Friday July 12, 2019 11:45am - 12:45pm MDT
Room 126, Central Instructional Building, USU Eastern 443 East 400 North, Price, Utah 84501

Technology Professional Learning Communities - PLC's

Audience All of the above
Grade Level All Grade Levels
Subject Area Administration
Session Format 1 hour BYOD (Bring Your Own Device): Hands-On-Activities

2019 Utah Rural Schools Conference

1:45pm MDT

Scott Harpster

3:00pm MDT

McKay Thompson

10:45am MDT

Alan Griffin

1:45pm MDT

Tom Rathke

3:00pm MDT

Michael Hakkarinen

4:15pm MDT

Michael Hakkarinen

10:30am MDT

Michael Hakkarinen

11:45am MDT

Michael Hakkarinen

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