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VBCPS Digital Learning Summer Summit, June 2021 has ended

Welcome to the Greatest Summit on Earth!

#VBDLSS is a free, live, concurrent conference for VBCPS educators by the educators of Virginia Beach City Public Schools.   

Due to social distancing guidelines and procedures, most sessions are available in both face-to-face (red) and live-streamed (orange) environments. Please note that there are some sessions that are ONLY offered in a virtual format (green). Face-to-face spots are limited and will fill up quickly. However, if your desired face-to-face spot is unavailable you can always choose the live stream option.

The flexibility of this conference allows you to attend in a multitude of ways. You can choose strictly face-to-face at Salem HS, live-streamed/virtual from the comfort of your home, or a mix! There will be learning lounges located at Salem HS for you to utilize throughout the day for attendees wanting to do both face-to-face and virtual options. 

To Register:  ADD one session per time block to your schedule.  This will reserve your spot in that time block.  You must use SCHED to register for your desired sessions for this conference.  All links to access live-streamed and virtual versions of the session will be available in SCHED under the session information section. 

Please note that all attendees MUST complete an exit ticket for EACH session in order to receive points.  All exit tickets MUST be completed by 5:00 PM on 6/22/2021.

This event is sponsored by the Instructional Technology division of the VBCPS Department of Teaching & Learning.  The Digital Learning Summer Summit Advisory Committee plans and conducts this conference.

Take a spin to win. Complete the form to enter our DLSS SWAG raffle. Some items up for grabs are: $50 Amazon gift card, beach towels and totes, BreakoutEDU subscription, FlipGrid subscriptions, t-shirts, Ocean Breeze tickets, and much much more. One entry per person.
Multiple chances to win throughout the day!
http://bit.ly/DLSSswag2021
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Tuesday, June 22
 

9:15am EDT

Defeating Alexa: Transfroming the Ways Our Students Learn Social Studies (Virtual)
Participants will be considering the ways that social studies can be transformed from Jeopardy-level knowledge into empowering learning experiences using a variety of technology tools (Google Slides, Google Drawings, and video programs will be featured)

Zoom Link


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Speakers

Tuesday June 22, 2021 9:15am - 10:00am EDT
Virtual

9:15am EDT

Navigating News Literacy: 5 Skills for Digital Verification (Virtual)
Participants will learn 5 strategies for verifying information found online and through social media that they can apply immediately. Free online resources for students to practice digital verification will also be shared.

Google Meet Code: DLSSBaker

Navigating News Literacy Presentation

Speakers
avatar for Stephanie Baker

Stephanie Baker

Librarian, Virginia Beach City Public Schools


Tuesday June 22, 2021 9:15am - 10:00am EDT
Virtual

9:15am EDT

Nearpod: A Way to Engage Nearly Every Student (Virtual)
Participates will learn how to use Nearpod to create interactive lessons that will keep students focused and actively engaged in face-to-face or virtual instruction. Nearpod can be used to introduce a new unit, as well as to create formative or summative lessons that are interactive and provide meaningful data. The lessons shared will be based on English 10 and 12 curriculum, but Nearpod can easily be used in a variety of subject areas with students of all ages and ability levels.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Nearpod: Engaging Every Student

Speakers
avatar for Sonya Leigh McGee

Sonya Leigh McGee

Teacher, VBCPS


Tuesday June 22, 2021 9:15am - 10:00am EDT
Virtual

9:15am EDT

The Musical Moon: Incorporating Music Software in Collaborative Elementary Curriculum (Virtual)
This will be an exploration of the music software Incredibox, which allows students to make their own beats. In the lesson as delivered, students were grouped in 3 in order to make raps about the phases of the Moon (4th grade science objective). Students used Google Docs to share an editable document that contained the lyrics to their rap, and groups used Rhymezone to find the best rhymes

Recorded Session Link​​​

Presentation Link​​​


Tuesday June 22, 2021 9:15am - 10:00am EDT
Virtual

10:15am EDT

Digital Make-Overs 101 (Virtual)
Want to make your slide-decks, Schoology course materials, course dashboard, and other G-suite applications look just a little snazzier and friendlier for students to view? In Digital Make-Overs 101 you will learn about basic embedding features using the Schoology platform. We will also review and share resources for making your digital platforms just that much more appealing to the eye for you and especially for your kiddos.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Presentation

Speakers

Tuesday June 22, 2021 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Virtual

10:15am EDT

iFly Academy: Self paced Professional Development (Virtual)
This course is designed for ITS and administration. Here at Cox HS, we developed a self-paced Professional Development Site where teachers have total autonomy and no longer need to sit through a meeting for points. Teachers also get to tailor the training to meet their individual needs and focus on what will have the strongest impact on their professional goals.

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Presentation Link

RECORDING LINK

Moderators
avatar for Lauren Teed

Lauren Teed

Instructional Technology Specialist
Lauren has worked in VBCPS for 13 years and is looking forward to her 14th year. Ten of those years were spent as a Science teacher at Kempsville HS, and she transitioned to the role of ITS in 2020. She enjoys helping teachers integrate technology into their classroom. Lauren holds... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Instructional Technology Specialist, VBCPS


Tuesday June 22, 2021 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Virtual

10:15am EDT

Nearpod: The Interactive Presentation Tool that Has It All (Virtual)
How many applications do you have open for just one class? Padlet? Google Slides? Quizizz? Schoology Assessments? YouTube?

Do your students zone out once you start a slideshow, equating a slideshow with lecture and mindless notetaking? Or maybe your students move ahead in the slideshow, losing track of classroom discussions?

Nearpod is the all-in-one presentation tool that allows teachers to share information while engaging students with activities that keep them connected, as well as options to track real-time understanding. Nearpod also offers student-paced presentations which are great for flipped classrooms and review! New to Nearpod? Join me and I'll help you get started!

Ramirez Zoom Link
Nearpod: The Interactive Presentation Tool that Has It All

Speakers

Tuesday June 22, 2021 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Virtual

10:15am EDT

Student Reflection with WeVideo (Virtual)
Learn to help students create authentic reflections with WeVideo while enabling them to see their thoughts about themselves in relation to their learning experience.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Presentation Link 

Speakers
avatar for Chima Staley

Chima Staley

Business Education Teacher, Renaissance Academy
avatar for Patricia  Smith

Patricia Smith

ITS, VBCPS


Tuesday June 22, 2021 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Virtual

10:15am EDT

WOW! Google Slides Does THAT? (Virtual)
Check out some ideas of how to maximize and amplify your use of Google Slides with some simple tips, easy tricks, and UNIQUE SMASHES! Google Slides is great, but it can be AMAZING and amplify student engagement when combined with other tech and some imagination! Let us spark YOUR imagination and share with you how you can create interactive games, amplified writing activities, a digital word wall, bitmoji classroom resources, Instagram stories, chapter books, digital binders, and even digital newsletters that can be viewed on your classroom parent’s cell phone, and more! Let us show you how you can turn any lesson into a LEARNING EXPERIENCE! Lots of resources and templates! We have already taken all the notes for you, so just come and enjoy!

Recorded Session Link​​​

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Speakers
avatar for Michael Wesely

Michael Wesely

Instructional Technology Specialist, VBCPS
I am an Instructional Technology Specialist at Kempsville Elementary in Virginia Beach, VA and love being a technology innovator. It is such an exciting time to be an educator with all the different ways you can engage your students learning. I love sharing and seeing the amazing... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Ives

Jennifer Ives

Instructional Technology Specialist, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer has served Virginia Beach City Public Schools for 30 years, as an elementary classroom teacher, Gifted Resource Teacher, and now as an Instructional Technology Specialist. She believes that technology should work for us, not the other way around. Jennifer loves coaching teachers... Read More →


Tuesday June 22, 2021 10:15am - 11:00am EDT
Virtual

11:15am EDT

Gamification, Hot Tech Smashes, and Workflow Tools You Can Use Tomorrow! (Virtual)
Come join us and watch two visionary techies sharing their favorite tech tools trying to out sell the other! These lion tamers will help you get your circus in order by sharing creative ideas about gamification, productivity, and workflow tools that will help you create more time in your day- even during a pandemic! Come sit back, relax, and enjoy the show, because we have already taken all the notes for you!

Recorded Session Link

Presentation Link​​​

Speakers
avatar for Michael Wesely

Michael Wesely

Instructional Technology Specialist, VBCPS
I am an Instructional Technology Specialist at Kempsville Elementary in Virginia Beach, VA and love being a technology innovator. It is such an exciting time to be an educator with all the different ways you can engage your students learning. I love sharing and seeing the amazing... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Ives

Jennifer Ives

Instructional Technology Specialist, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Jennifer has served Virginia Beach City Public Schools for 30 years, as an elementary classroom teacher, Gifted Resource Teacher, and now as an Instructional Technology Specialist. She believes that technology should work for us, not the other way around. Jennifer loves coaching teachers... Read More →


Tuesday June 22, 2021 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Virtual

11:15am EDT

OneTool, OneWay, OneNote (Virtual)
This session will focus on the power of Microsoft's OneNote Application and how it can be used to give organization to your content in a way other tools cannot. Time permitting, we may touch on Class Notebook.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Presentation Link

Speakers

Tuesday June 22, 2021 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Virtual

11:15am EDT

Quizziz: Homework your students will want to do (Virtual)
Assigning and grading homework in a virtual environment can be time consuming and frustrating and not very appealing to students. Quizizz is a great way to give self-paced, self-checking formative assignments that are presented in a video game-like format. During the session, you will create a Quizzizz that you can use as an assignment or a game to play live in a virtual setting.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Quizziz Presentation Summer 2021

Speakers
avatar for Page Larson

Page Larson

Math Teacher, First Colonial High School


Tuesday June 22, 2021 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Virtual

11:15am EDT

Tips and Tricks with Google Slides & Jamboard Ideas in the Elementary Setting (Virtual)
Tips and Tricks with Google Slides & Jamboard Ideas in the Elementary Setting

Recorded Session Link​​​

Rueb Presentation Link

Speakers

Tuesday June 22, 2021 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Virtual

12:15pm EDT

Engaging Students With Bitmoji Escape Rooms (Virtual)
Participants will be learning about how to edit, adapt and create Bitmoji escape rooms using Google Slides and Seesaw.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Escape Rooms

Speakers
avatar for Lisa Zebley

Lisa Zebley

Kindergarten Teacher, Thoroughgood ES


Tuesday June 22, 2021 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Virtual

12:15pm EDT

Icebreakers! Warm Ups! Digital Tools Galore (Virtual)
Join Sabrina Shumate on a quick journey through fun ways to start and interact with your students. You will walk away with ideas you can implement in any class at any level. You will be given rights to edit any and all items to suit your needs.

Zoom Link
Meeting ID: 813 3693 3692
Passcode: 528550

Presentation Link

Speakers
avatar for Thomas Smith

Thomas Smith

Instructional Technology Specialist, VBCPS


Tuesday June 22, 2021 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Virtual

12:15pm EDT

Level up with Securly ! (Virtual)
In this session, we will discuss some of the features available in Securly including but not limited to adding sites to your own block list, pushing links to students, creating your own class, and the various ways to message students. I will share how I use Securly to engage and monitor students as well as how it can save time when directing students to various sites or activities.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Level Up with Securly


Speakers

Tuesday June 22, 2021 12:15pm - 1:00pm EDT
Virtual

1:15pm EDT

Dazzling Digital Breakouts Using Google Tools for Grades 6-8 (Virtual)
Participants will learn how to build a digital breakout using Google Sites, Forms, Docs, Slides, Drawings, and other helpful sites that will help users create fun and engaging clues.

Zoom

Dazzling Digital Breakouts

Speakers
avatar for Kara Lawson

Kara Lawson

Librarian, Landstown Middle School


Tuesday June 22, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual

1:15pm EDT

NearPod & PearDeck; when we use them. (Virtual)
We will highlight features of both NearPod and PearDeck. We will show when we like to use each application and why. Session taught from the point of view of Science and Social Studies but strategies can be adapted to use in any content.

Recorded Session Link

Nearpod/Peardeck Slides


Tuesday June 22, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual

1:15pm EDT

Teaching Live On Location - Take Your Classroom on the Road (Virtual)
Teach your students virtually from anywhere! How to take your classroom on the road using our available virtual technology. Logistics, technology neccesities, and location/curriculum colaboration ideas will be presented. Bring your students somewhere they are not expecting, virtually.

Recorded Session Link​​​

Presentation


Tuesday June 22, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual

1:15pm EDT

WeVideo Tips for Beginners and Different Uses (Virtual)
This session will focus on some tips to help beginners with manipulating audio, and video. How to multi-layer things to enhance your video. (music, titles and Graphics). We will also show you some different uses for Wevideo to create morning announcements for your school, different project ideas for your students, and sharing of some resources to help you get the most out of using Wevideo.

Recorded Session Link​​​

https://bit.ly/3zdgVoO

Speakers
avatar for Dave Herbert

Dave Herbert

Instructional Technology Specialist, Point O' View ES


Tuesday June 22, 2021 1:15pm - 2:00pm EDT
Virtual
 
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