RSCON 2014 We hope you were inspired by the Reform Symposium Free Online Conference (RSCON) events that took place July 10-13th. The online global event featured 50+ presentations, 11 keynote speakers, 3 panel discussions, and a tech/app swapalooza. Our plenary, Dean Shareski, began the conference by challenging us to spread joy in our practice. Our keynotes came from 9 countries and our presenters from over 15 countries. Topics included mobile learning, gamification, differentiation, writing web tools, passion based learning, maker education, teaching english language learners, demand high teaching, Chess, puppets, Minecraft, digital portfolios, and much more! Two of our keynotes were students who started their own companies and one of our presenters was a 10 year-old Youtuber who walked us through machinima and Mindcraft. If you missed any of the sessions, find all the recordings here, Here is important information: Thank you for attending!
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Recordings Session and Keynote Recordings As conference sessions conclude, the links below will begin to take you to the recordings. No results for a link could indicate the session has not been held yet, the recording has not processed yet, or the session was cancelled. The first recordings to appear will be the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings -- in a few days the .mp3 and .mp4 recordings will then appear. Listings are alphabetical by the last name of the primary presenter. Use Ctrl+F/Cmd+F to search. MiniCon May Recordings Click on the hyperlink to view the recordings 9:30am EDT - Opening Ceremony + Chaouki M'kaddem During our opening ceremony, we will enjoy the poetry of Tunisian poet and educator, Chaouki M'kaddem. 10am EDT - Keynote Steve Wheeler Steve Wheeler is Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at Plymouth University. 11am EDT - 7 Inspire Presentations 12pm EDT - Technology Smackdown MiniCon April Recordings 9:30am EDT - Opening Ceremony + Musical Guest Jason Levine
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Global Webinar January 25 with Shelly Terell Date: Sunday, 25 January 2015 Time: Click for your local time Hosts: Barbara Sakamoto and Steven Herder Theme: Fly High with iTDi in 2015Mission Possible! Featuring: Daily, our students use digital devices, web tools, and apps to communicate, share and learn. Joining in will be a worldwide community of teachers - Join us! Shelly Sanchez Terrell is a teacher trainer, instructional designer, adjunct professor, and the author of The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching and Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones and BYOT. Jason R Levine (Jase, for short) is fluencymc Ambassador and Knowledge Entertainer at WizIQ, where he hosts webinars and develops free and open online courses.
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