Michelle+D


 * Session Title:** Laptops in the English Classroom

**Presenter:** Priscilla Moore, International School of Prague

**Day / Time:** Monday 9:45 am

**Summary of Session:** The presentation focused on how one can use technology in the English classroom to build strong writing skills among students.

**Shared Resources:** The presenter shared a few student examples.

**Takeaways:** Other notes: I had never heard of **moodles** or **inspiration**, but quickly figured out that they were both web-based programs that one could access for use in the classroom. Apparently, a moodle in France is called a poodle. No joking…that’s what we were told. Look it up!
 * 1) We looked at how online discussion forums (such as **moodles**) can assist in helping students to build better paragraphs. The online discussion forum allowed the teacher to provide immediate feedback to the students.
 * 2) **Inspiration** – a program used to help students create outlines for analytical essays.


 * Session Title: ** Integrated Assessment


 * Presenter: ** Marcie Walk, SMART Technologies (Canada)


 * Day / Time: ** Monday 11:00

Marcie did inform us that the remotes were soon going to be virtual, so 1:1 laptop schools would no longer need to buy them.
 * Summary of Session: ** The presentation focused on how teachers can use the SMART Senteos in the classroom to provide both formative and summative assessments.
 * Takeaways: **
 * 1) The SMART Senteos are a great tool for doing pre-assessments in order to learn what students already know about the unit at hand.
 * 2) The Senteos are great for hands on learners.
 * 3) Also a great way to assess whether or not students are understanding a lesson.
 * Other notes: **