2016 Annual NYSCATE Conference

Learn how your students can create dynamic, engaging presentations that demonstrate their understanding and connect to an authentic audience! Turn your students into moviemakers and storytellers with the totally free Adobe Spark apps and website. These powerful technology tools are completely free and perfect schools with access to iPads or Chromebooks. In this session we€™will talk about how these digital storytelling tools can be used across the content areas with students of all ages. Monica will share her favorite one-day lessons and multi-day activities that help students create a piece of work that demonstrates their understanding. See examples of rigorous tasks, student creations, and ways to use these tools in your classroom. This hands-on presentation will give you a chance to make-and-take a finished product back to your students!1) Understand the power of creation tools 2) Identify ways to support students through the writing and creation process 3) Learn how to support student collaborators 4) Explore free creation tools for BYOD (Chromebook, iPad, web browser)Elementary Teacher/Staff, Middle Teacher/Staff, Secondary Teacher/Staff, Librarian/Media Specialist, Technology Integration Coordinator