Over 100 Concurrent Sessions

In this presentation we will cover accessibility in esports through the difficulties these present and the ways we rise to overcome them.

Siloed processes and departments frustrate parents, complicate work for staff, and inhibit learning for students. Come learn and discuss how ClassLink helps districts and schools standardize processes across all divisions – operationally, instructionally, and technically, to strengthen learning!

Experience the thrill of game-based learning with Sci-Ops: Global Defense! Transform your classroom with our NSF award-winning video game that teaches 6th-12th grade science standards. Engage and excite your students by incorporating our video game and curricular resources. Gain access today!

What is a great recipe for creating engaging learning?
Join Randolph as he guides us on a journey through the engagement tools in Brightspace:
Streamline processes
Provide automated feedback
Use the powerful Content tools to create Engagement

The whole enchilada!

Enhance the student and faculty experience with smart campus technologies. Physical safety, mobility & connectivity, sustainability, hybrid learning and a myriad of other challenges are impacting educational institutions. Learn how Smart Techologies address these challenges.

Educators are feeling more pressure than ever to raise student achievement and growth, but despite their best efforts some students don’t seem to respond to academic interventions. Learn why we need to move beyond academics and into a whole-child approach to teaching & learning, and how to start.

Designing and using rubrics for evaluating teaching is an important tool that can help to improve the quality of teaching, promote student learning, and support teacher professional development. The presentation discuss how to identify criteria to evaluate and improve your teaching.

This session will provide both quantitative and qualitative information about the most dangerous email attacks targeting Education today. Attendees will learn about the latest threats and how BEC, phishing, and malware attacks have increased over the past few years.

The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey has recently produced a new and long-awaited interactive Geologic Map of West Virginia! Come and see what this map has and how to explore it. Perhaps explore some similar maps that may be of interest. Incorporate in your lesson plans!

Participants will walk through a framework for obtaining the benefits of the right smart building solution for their goals, be they about lowering costs, improving student outcomes, bolstering security, raising student and staff well-being, or all four.

We will share findings from our study of a HyFlex pilot project that involved 11 faculty from 5 colleges this past semester. We will offer recommendations to others thinking about scaling HyFlex on their own campus and share are plan for future implementation at Marshall.

The Fairmont State University Geospatial Lab in the College of Liberal Arts (COLA) was designed as a campus and community geospatial hub with a focus on multidisciplinary collaboration and outreach. Creating a modern GIS lab amidst the pandemic from design to implementation, projects, and pedagogy.

We will explore the ways that we have humanized the course experience for our instructors and students, we will share the innovative ideas and processes (as well as the challenges we face), and we’ll share the plans for our next layer of engagement and connection with our instructors and students.

The future for higher education starts with institutions; Universities and colleges across the globe are consistently adopting new technologies, breaking through barriers of student learning, and applying new advancements to enhance the student experience. We see all of this firsthand.

This presentation will be centered on the growing use of artificial intelligence in educational settings. It will cover practical uses, problems that educators have encountered, and solutions to these problems. The focus will be on the program ChatGPT, or the next new AI to take its place.

We will examine the best practices for building a space for your esports program, including what hardware to consider, how to repurpose existing resources, and answer common questions about where to start and how to expand a multipurpose esports facility.

The indi’s design is geared towards early learners. Indi encourages open-ended, imaginative play-based learning with real-life scenarios as learners build custom mazes, solve puzzles, and drive. Come explore, take them for a spin, and see how you can use indi with your students.

This is an overview of an ongoing project that will be completed before July. In this presentation, we will outline our findings, methodologies, and processes that we implemented to streamline the online student experience.

This presentation will cover how IT and Financial Aid can work together to build a privacy program that complies with the GLBA Safeguard Rule to protect student and parent financial information. This includes documenting controls needed to mitigate threats to personal information.

This session will provide you with numerous quality examples of vocabulary instruction using technology. Direct student feedback and a list of the interactive technology activities will be provided.

WVU FDM students across our Fashion Design track were challenged to explore and incorporate technology that is offered in the Engineering College’s Innovation Hub into their final fashion design projects.

I introduce a management system for use with large laboratory courses (assessment/attendance/grading etc.) that we are developing. It was created because other Learning Management Systems don’t quite fit the bill.

One of the major limitations of the science online laboratory is limited hands-on experience. The presentation will include multiple examples of the innovative hands-on activities presented in the online Anatomy and Physiology science classes at WVNCC.

Convenience and flexibility are strong suits of online learning, but the major pitfall is creating a sense of belonging and intimate communication. Sure, discussion boards and other chat room tools baked within the LMS may satisfy quality initiatives, but we can strive for much more.

A Faculty member and Instructional Designer share experiences on being a part of a HyFlex Pilot. We’ll follow the call for pilot faculty, preparing the HyFlex classroom and the content. We’ll walk through the student feedback, attendance options, assessment, and our thoughts on the future of HyFlex.

This presentation will cover geospatial technology aiding in two distinct aspects of the municipal election process: the process to balance districts based on multiple criteria and managing the election before, during, and after Election Day.

We all deal with people that are difficult. In this talk we will cover what makes them difficult and offer some tips and hints for dealing with difficult people. We will end the session by developing a personal action plan for how we will deal with these situations as leaders.

Consider evolving, quarantine-informed best practices to improve virtual teaching and learning for educators and students. Strategies to prepare learners, share resources, vary activities, engage/assess students, and use breakouts will be discussed along with the technologies needed to support them.

I would like to lead a birds of a feather (BOF) about Argos. This gives schools the opportunity to get together to disks best practices and share ideas with each other.

BridgeValley is currently bring CRM Recruit up. We go live in March of 2023. This presentation gives an overview of the process.

The presentation will describe my educational and career journeys that lead me to become a character concept artist on League of Legends for Riot Games. I will also be glad to answer any questions about how West Virginia educators can assist students in this career path.

An overview of implementation and perception of Hyflex technology to provide remote and in-person options for rural students in Behavorial Science classrooms to fully engage in the classroom experience, and prepare for health promotion careers in communities that use remote health.

In a world full of templates, implementing design in creating original content enhances learning, lowers costs, and is a brand-building differentiation. This talk will encourage you to use design along with advancing technologies to improve learning. Be prepared to break the mold.

To succeed in the digital world, Gen Z needs to master a broad range of computer science skills including communication, cloud computing, programming, online safety, typing, and productivity software. Let’s talk about what it will take to get them workplace ready -with Learning.com’s content library

Did you know how many WV districts implement Learning.com to equip students for success in a digital world? The Mountain State ESC partners with Learning.com to provide free access to a comprehensive digital literacy and computer science program for K-8 public schools. Come learn how to get started!

This presentation is an update of plans shared last year, the current status of those plans, new innovations and programs on the horizon, and an opportunity for participants to ask questions about online learning in WV.

Learn more about the operations, challenges, and lessons learned in managing the state’s government and education broadband network from the WVNET Telecommunications Group.

There is no bigger threat to the technology landscape than ransomware. In this session, Veeam will present some key tips and tricks to survive your next ransomware incident and techniques to prepare and advise on how to respond to a ransomware incident.

Digital badges are showing up in e-mail signatures, CVs, resumes, and on job sites, but what exactly are digital badges? How can I earn one and how might it help me in my professional practice? In this presentation you will learn the answers to these questions and more.

AI chatbots (e.g. ChatGPT) and AI translation software (e.g. Google Translate) have massive potential for academic dishonesty. This session will provide specific examples of what the output of each looks like, and how they interact with tools such as plagiarism checkers.

Create digital projects, brainstorm/organize ideas, participate in interactive lessons/assessments, and collaborate using cloud-based tools. Applications like Book Creator, Canva, Jamboard, Pear Deck, Blooket, and Google Drive/Docs will be featured with opportunities for audience interaction.

There are many good reasons to consider adopting affordable or free alternatives to traditional textbooks; however, improving equity of access may be the #1 factor for WV teachers and students.

Students transitioning from K-12 to higher education deal with so many changes, including how instructional technology is used by teachers. This presentation will discuss the similarities and differences in these two settings as well as how we can make the transition more smooth for students.

This session will feature current graduate students and recent graduates of the Instructional Design & Technology graduate program discussing their experience in the program.

This is a panel discussion about the growing field of competitive eSports. The panel will be asked to discuss this emerging field and what opportunities it provides to West Virginia’s students, schools, and economic development.

This session will feature Brightspace administrators discussing the fairly recent adoption of D2L’s learning management system. Successes, challenges, tips, future plans, and more will be discussed. This session would be great for administrators thinking of adopting Brightspace.

Remember when we had paper maps? Learn some IT navigation to support yourself, your colleagues, and your students. We’ll cover a few key steps helpful in reducing distraction to get to a solution, then we’ll go over three short case studies of linear troubleshooting.

Do you have an electronic portfolio or are you thinking about creating one? In this session, we will explore some core elements and value of a development portfolio. We will review sample teaching portfolios and explore a tool called Portfolium that can be used for this purpose.

In this session, participants will use free, industry-standard, digital mapping tools to learn to develop a context for their classroom content. Activities presented are standards-based, cross-discipline, inquiry-oriented, and geography-infused. Datasets and digital maps lead to engaged students.

Listeners will learn about esports and how it can benefit students’ future career paths. Esports has grown greatly over the years and it’s easy to list over 100 different jobs within esports. With most of them not having to deal with playing games.

Synchronous learning allows for face to face interaction.
Asynchronous learning has flexibility; learn at your own pace. Each teaching style produces a balance by meeting the needs of the student while promoting popularity and accessibility that in turn create favorable student outcomes.

This session will be presenting a community college’s coordinated effort to apply effective solutions to course content and content delivery challenges through Design Thinking practices using Quality Matters Standards for continuous course improvement.

Nearpod can serve several educational purposes with its ability to deliver instruction, engage students in interactive activities, provide differentiation, and collect data. Join this session and BYOD to interact live with Nearpod’s variety of features and learn more about free resources for PD.

Play Higher: Behavioral Health is a virtual reality game that aims to educate 8th – 12th-graders about the career of behavioral health social work. This presentation will provide audience members with a chance to learn about the game experience and consider adopting it for use in their setting.

This session will discuss the Morris L. Hayhurst LaunchLab work to help innovators find the resources necessary to move towards commercialization. We hold trainings, pitch competitions, networking events, and other types of trainings in order to start businesses, license technology, & create jobs.

What is Information Systems and what is Cloud Computing? What free or low-cost cloud computing resources are available for use in my Classroom? This presentation will answer these questions and provide you with the resources you need to explore these topics in your courses.

Learn how Jefferson County Schools leveraged a micro-credential program created by cross-functioning teams to provide financial incentive to staff in both professional and service classifications. Topics of the micro-credentials included: cultural proficiency, trauma, and self-care.

As schools continue to utilize hybrid and online education following the COVID-19 pandemic, close attention must be paid to the quality of the learning experience for students. Through intentional course design, students will be more engaged, will actively participate, and be more successful.

This program will demonstrate the physical tools and virtual skills needed to successfully teach a statewide youth cooking class including ways including global education in addition to cooking/baking skills. I will give a mini-lesson to show the tools such as light rings, phone tripods, and more.

Learner engagement doesn’t naturally happen in online courses. You must plan for it in your course design. This session presents current theory and trends related to learner engagement as well as strategies for improving learner engagement no matter the audience.

Whether it’s in the classroom or board room, our goal is to bring together like-minded professionals in WV who are using Apple products to crowd source best practices and solve problems.

Unruly email inboxes can be a black hole for important messages. Take on the daunting task of managing your email with some hands-on approaches using filters, rules, and other simple controls.

Come together and share experiences with other Banner users and technical support staff from around the state! Led by a core of WVNET’s Banner support staff, both functional and technical, this panel discussion gives attendees a chance to ask burning questions, share ideas, and chat!

MFT -a weekly live broadcast featuring interviews with ag and natural resources experts about timely topics to rural West Virginia. Using the ZOOM platform and creating a social media profile linked to the weekly broadcasts. https://www.facebook.com/MountaineerFarmTalk

This presentation will examine the use and abuse of the ChatGPT language model in university classes.

This presentation involves demonstrating in detail how to set up and use Google Cloud Services to provide students with their own database environments to demonstrate database skills. The process for applying for grants as well as setting up the database environment will be demonstrated.

If you have not discovered Wakelet, yet, this session will give a brief overview of the best reasons to love this app. Wakelet is a curation tool with so many uses both in and out of the classroom. If you ever have to pull together a collection of resources to share, come see how Wakelet can help!

Join us for this fun, hands-on learning experience with LEGO Education to explore how you can easily incorporate creativity, inquiry and collaboration across the curriculum to build important foundations for student learning in computer science.

How will artificial intelligence and tools like ChatGPT impact education and the workforce? What implications does the use of AI in our daily lives have for the future?

A panel discussion on the the future of technology in higher education.

Working from home requires many forms of technology, as do our personal lives, so how do we maintain a balance between the two? This question and more will be discussed in this session. Also, tools and tips for having a healthy remote work-life balance will be presented.

Our presentation will focus on STEAM, Virtual and Augmented Reality, eSports, Lu Interactive, Filtering, Google Classroom Management, and a wide array of various classroom instruction and learning technologies.

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An exploration of Whole Brain® Model and the book The Extended Mind: the Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul.

Considerations for teaching and learning approaches across generations.

Easy accessibility actions for text-based class materials that anyone can do.

ACSL (American Computer Science League) is an international computer science competition. Students at Morgantown High School have found it a great way to study computer science, as the competition provides both a knowledge base and motivation to learn.

Students can “show what they know” in a variety of creative ways using digital tools to create digital projects and products. Increase students’ motivation and engagement in any subject by assessing knowledge and understanding in new and creative ways – videos, podcasts, infographics, and more.

Practical Strategies to use Google to support your classroom instruction in person or online. Tips and tricks on how to assess student learning, communicate with parents, assess student well-being, and leveralge digital tools to increase student and classroom engagement.

Managing your school district’s technology needs can get overwhelming fast. You’re juggling devices for students, staff, and even individual locations. Help
requests come in daily because, let’s face it, kids drop things. The secret is in the integration.

Learn how schools can implement virtual reality in all content areas to increase student engagement. We will discuss how we have used Pico and ClassVR headsets to expand our students’ access to experiences and discover a new way to present information.

In this workshop, learn how middle and high schools in West Virginia can build a computer science program that is accessible to all levels of learners through career exploration, skill building, and student-driven lessons.

This presentation will be an informal round table discussion about successes and problems in the technology world of K12. The audience for this presentation is WV Technology Directors and Technology System Specialists.

Facebook posts about Millennials and Gen Zers paint a picture that they are lazy, incompetent, or flat out refuse to work. But what is the real story? GenZ and Millennials want an authentic culture and workplace where they are truly valued and given tasks of importance, especially in education.

In this session we will discuss proper Wi-Fi design and the tenets of the Wireless LAN Lifecycle. Broken into four components, the Wireless LAN Lifecycle includes defining the purpose of the network, designing the network to meet the definition, and deploying the network.

A discussion of how and what schools/teachers are doing to teach technology and computer skills at the elementary school level. What resources are being used? What devices are being utilized? Does your school have actual technology classes or is technology simply integrated into regular classrooms?

I will present on the type of websites/apps that I include in the rotation of center learning for my resource classroom for students with dyslexia, ADHD, and learning disabilities.

Reduce the amount of paperwork in your county and school office. Everything from approvals to time sheets to travel requests.

Hear why Mark Moore thinks that Minecraft is a phenomenon that cannot be classified in any other category. Minecraft Education Edition has tools fantastic tools to teach chemistry including the ability to create any element on the periodic table. It can be used to teach simple and complex math.

Participants in this session are encouraged to bring an iPad with the AR Makr app installed. We’ll explore the basics of the app and work together to create AR scenes during the session. I’ll provide options for images so everyone has time to design their own scene.

New features, new meeting tools, new productivity tools.

This session is full of teacher collaboration ideas, tips, and tricks that make collaboration with any age, from adults to elementary, a snap. Kami will be featured, but the concepts can be implemented without it.

Growing eSports in WV

The session will be an audience discussion of experiences (good & bad) with software, hardware and technology related projects in K-12 classrooms. Share your experiences or just attend and learn from others. Offered again at the request of last year’s conference attendees.

Attend this session to learn anecdotes about the ADHD brain, and how that relates to AS and Executive Dysfunction. We’ll go over some tips and tricks that may help students and professionals dealing with ADHD, along with suggestions for teachers and managers.

Discover how ebooks and audiobooks can help support your school’s unique curriculum needs. From ELA favorites to digital class sets and more, let OverDrive Account Executive Christa Taylor fill you in on how the Sora reading app can help set your students up for required reading success.

How to network and build a West Virginia High School League

Graspable Math allows students to experiment with tangible equations, engage in playful math thinking, and practice and explore safely. Algebra can come to life with Graspable Math.

This presentation will explore the rich and FREE world of Polypad. Teachers will learn how to support their math learners with the world’s best digital manipulatives. We’ll use Polypad’s canvas to complete activities, talk about instructional moves, and share how your learners can use Polypad.

We believe technology can amplify learning in ways that lead to long term retention. We also believe technology can transform learning in ways that were previously not possible. This presentation will cover a variety of creative activities students can complete inside Canva.