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Combining Micro:bit with Cardboard and Paper

Date/Time/Room
November 3
12:40 pm - 2:30 pm CT
Room: B11b
Strand
Digital Learning and Innovative Practices
Audience
Administrators, Instructional Coaches, Instructional Leaders, Library and Media Specialists, Teachers, Technology Leaders/Support

This session will allow you to connect computer science with real-world applications using the Micro:bit and simple paper circuits across ELA, math, social studies, and science curriculum. Leave with resources that connect to existing school activities and curriculum.

Presenter
Barb Speckhart
Barb Speckhart
Technology Coordinatopr, Payson CUSD 1

Barb Speckhart serves as the technology coordinator for Payson CUSD1. Additionally, she continues to teach Graphic Arts and an Advanced Technologies class. Before taking her current position in 2000, she taught high school math and computer science. Barb has seen the growth of technology from computer labs to 1:1 devices for every student and the ability to use technology to stretch learning in ways never thought possible 30 years ago.

Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Regional Educational Technology Coordinator | West Central Region, Learning Technology Center

Lisa develops and leads professional learning programs, trainings, and resources related to curricular integration, digital access, and technology infrastructure in western Illinois.