Apps for the 21st Century

Topics include:

1. Why Apps for 21st Century Learners?
2. The Social Scene - Your students may be more social than you think.  Explore safe social media for use with students and how to model and teach responsible usage, as well as digital citizenship.
3. Useful Apps for Demonstrating Mastery of Content
4. The Age of the Selfie and Viral Video - Managing video for instruction and creativity
5. Apps for Teacher Management - Tools for the teacher from gradebooks to behavior management tools, as well as teacher professional networks
6. Assessment Tools for the 21st Century Classroom
7. Collaborative Tools for Students and Teachers
8. Managing Your Tech - Making it work for YOU in the most efficient ways possible
9. Pulling It All Together - How Backward Design Lesson Planning and UDL (Universal Design for Learning) can help

Remember, technology is a great equalizer.  Included in this course are strategies for working with students with disabilities.  The focus is not on the specific technology, but on choosing the best tool to accomplish the task.