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Summer 2013 WOW Sessions **Wow Sessions will be held from 10:00-11:00am at Northwest High School.** **Most sessions will be held in the board room.**  This page is designed to give NWPS teachers and staff upcoming WOW Summer 2013 Session information. Stay tuned to this page for details on upcoming sessions.
 * June 12**: Google Docs: Google Docs makes sharing, collaborating and accessing documents so simple. Come learn the basics on creating, sharing and collaborating using Google Docs. We will also show how simple it is to upload current documents into Google Docs.

** Link to presentation ** What to bring: Laptop, iPad and and documents you wish to start uploading  Audience: K-12 teachers staff admin


 * June 19**: Google Hangouts: Come learn one of Google's most valuable tools for collaborating and communicating across the state or country. Google hangouts make collaborating simple. They also allow for great opportunities to connect your classroom with authors or various experts related to various curriculum topics in your subject area.

** Link to presentation ** What to bring: iPad and/or laptop Target Audience: All K-12 teachers and admin


 * June 26 **: Google Calendar: NWPS has started using Google Calendar to share/document events throughout the district. Come learn how Google Calendar can be a "one stop access" tool for events, appointments, and activities. We will show how sharing calendars can benefit you in your building and grade/subject area. Please bring any documents you wish to begin adding to your Google Calendar.

**Link to Presentation ** What to bring: Laptop and/or iPad  Target Audience: All K-12 teachers and admin

** Link to Presentation ** ** Additional resources ** What to bring: laptop and/or iPad Target Audience: All K-12 Teachers and Admin
 * July 3**: Twitter: You've heard the word and maybe the hype, but do you truly understand the educational/professional benefits of Twitter in today's Social world? This session will give you more than what Britney Spears had for dinner or how much weight she lost. You will truly learn the value of Twitter and how to use it to share and gather valuable information pertinent to you. You won't want to miss this one!


 * July 10**: IPad Apps: Going from consumption to Creation: We all know plenty of Drill and practice games for our students on iPads. Let's take it one step further and discuss ways to utilize those iPads for creation in the classroom. Come explore a few apps that foster creativity and creation of projects in your classrooms.

** Link to Presentation ** What to Bring: iPads <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Target Audience: All K-12 Teachers and admin

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What to bring: iPad and laptop <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Target Audience: All K-12 Teachers and Admin
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July 24 **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: Evernote: Evernote is an amazing tool for storing, collaborating and sharing information. Come learn the basics and more of how this amazing tool can help you in your classroom and PLCs.

**Link to Presentation** Resources:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">July 31 **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">: Management of iPads in a Classroom: Having one ipad in a classroom may seem to be a management breeze, but what happens when all 20 students have access to his/her own iPad throughout the day including your classroom? This statement tends to bring instant anxiety to many as far as management in a classroom looks or sounds. There may not be one simple answer to the success of this in your classroom, but this session is sure to be filled with some tips/ideas for a successful iPad rich classroom. Simple things such as setting basic procedures will be discussed. Solutions related to creating engaging projects, setting expectations and holding students constantly accountable will be discussed. Please bring questions and suggestions to share with the group. Students are excited about iPads in the classroom, let's work together to share and model how educational this tool can truly be.



<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What to bring: iPad/laptop and success stories you have <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Target audience: All K-12 teachers and admin

** Link to Presentation ** ** Additional Resources ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What to bring: Laptop and iPad Target Audience: 9-12 teachers and Admin
 * August 7**: eBackPack: This sessions will go over eBackPack and its use with iPads. We will review the process for sharing, adding, submitting and grading assignments with/from students. eBackPack has a lot of summer updating planned so by August this session will be full of great information for all eBackPack users.