• Digital Playground @ Summer Inspire

    June 1, Board Room of the PISD Admin Bldg. at 2700 W. 15th St, Plano, TX

    Link to Sched: 1:00-2:30 pm | 3:00-4:30 pm

    Description: Walk from one colorful display table to the next, hearing educators and students (!) talk about projects and activities they’ve been doing in their school. They’ll show you student work, demonstrate activities they’ve successfully implemented, and answer any questions you have about the challenges and successes they’ve had. Get ideas and new contacts!

    ISTE Standards: https://www.iste.org/standards/iste-standards-for-students

    Handout for Attendees: Digital Playground Handout (copy)

  • Featured Presenters

    Presenter

    Title of Presentation

    Materials

    Evan Alaniz & Cooper Johnson

    Students at Wells Elementary (Evan) and Williams High School (Cooper)

    Information Processing and Visualization with Kami and WeVideo

    ISTE Standards
    1.1.c Empowered Learner
    1.6.a, 1.6.b Creative Communicator

    Evan & Cooper's Google Slideshow

    Tiffany Alvarez-Thurman

    IB Visual Art, AP Drawing Instructor, Plano East Senior HS

    WeVideo: High School Students Creating Commercials

    ISTE Standards  
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.4 Innovative Designer
    1.6 Creative Communicator  

    Commercial Project Resources (Google Folder)

    Roxanne Barnes

    3rd Grade/ AVID and Robotics, Hickey Elementary

    Seesaw for Whole Group and Station Work

    ISTE Standards
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor
    1.6 Creative Communicator  

    Seesaw Activity

    Jennifer Carter

    ESL, Mitchell Elementary

    Flipgrid Weather Forecasts

    ISTE Standard
    1.6 Creative Communicator   

    Flipgrid Example

    Sarah Daigrepont

    Librarian, Haun Elementary

    Blue-Bots: Learning to Code is Fun!

    ISTE Standards
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.2 Digital Citizens
    1.5 Computational Thinker
    1.6 Creative Communicator  

    Bluebots Video

    Dyana Edwards

    IPC/Biology 9th/10th Grade, McMillen High School

    Boom Cards: Interactive Online Cards for Student Feedback/Engagement

    ISTE Standard
    1.1 Empowered Learner   

    What Are Boom Cards? (YouTube)

    Stephanie Fordyce

    2nd Grade, Barron Elementary

    Seesaw in 2nd Grade

    ISTE Standard
    1.6 Creative Communicator  

    Integrating Seesaw into your Instructional Routines (Slideshow)

    https://youtube.com/c/SeesawEdu

    Francisco Flores

    Academy High School

    Using Wakelet for Digital Portfolios

    ISTE Standards
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor
    1.5 Computational Thinker  

    Wakelet Edu Presentation

    Jesus Insuasty-Bastidas

    ESL, Christie Elementary

    Chrome Music Lab for Math

    ISTE Standards
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor
    1.6 Creative Communicator   

    Chrome Music Lab (Google Site)

    Kaya Jones

    PACE, Christie Elementary

    TinkerBelles: After School Girl’s Club

    ISTE Standards
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor
    1.4 Innovative Designer
    1.5 Computational Thinker
    1.6 Creative Communicator  

    https://tinyurl.com/TinkerBelles2022

    Phoebe Lim

    5th Grade Science, Rasor Elementary

    Engaging Students with Google Slides and Jamboard

    ISTE Standard
    1.1 Empowered Learner 

    Google Slides Examples/Templates (Google Folder)

    Paula Mahon

    Bilingual Instructional Specialist, Mendenhall Elementary

    Digital Mashup of Tools Supporting Math and Reading

    ISTE Standards
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor
    1.4 Innovative Designer
    1.5 Computational Thinker
    1.6 Creative Communicator
    1.7 Global Collaborator  

    Digital Mashup Resources

    Jessica Morris & Kristie Schmidt 

    4th Grade, Carlisle Elementary

    Google Slides: Creating Interactive Slideshows

    ISTE Standards
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor  

    Interactive Slideshow Examples (Google Folder)

    Shannon Reczek

    11th Grade Honors Physics teacher, 11-12 Academic Decathlon Coach, Plano Senior High School

    Flipgrid: High School Students Summarize their Learning

    ISTE Standards
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.2 Digital Citizens
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor
    1.6 Creative Communicator  

    Reczek Rocks - Google Site

    Sydni Sonnier 

    4th Grade Reading, Harrington Elementary

    Flipgrid: 4th Grade Students Summarize their Learning

    ISTE Standards
    1.1 Empowered Learner
    1.3 Knowledge Constructor  

    Flipgrid - Breaking News!