In Star Wars, the Force Awakens, the 'droid BB8 has turned out to be one of the most lovable new characters. So well liked that there is even a BB8 remote control 'droid made by Sphero
So, imagine my geeked-out excitement when I found out that Sphero also has a full-fledged, STEM integrated, entry level programming/coding, problem solving educational product called SPRK! I watched the four minute promo video (below) and was blown away by the possibilities. You know what... let's save 6 paragraphs and have you just watch the video yourself...
So, if you are like me, the very first thing you want to do is see this product up close and personal and... thanks to the InTELA (www.intela.org) tech day being held here in Los Angeles on August 4th... you can!!
My co-coordinator for the event - Doug Hinko - actually uses this device at this his school! He has a whole school pack and has volunteered to do an hour long, hands-on, workshop!! All you need to do is register! No charge for the day and lunch is supplied by the good folks from CIJE (yes, I convinced my boss to supply lunch! :-)
The event starts at 9am sharp (8am is registration) and here is a quick run down of some of the things that will happening during the day:
- Keynote (9am) "Using Blended Learning to Transform Schools" by Clifford Maxwell (a member of the Cristensen Institute who oversees the Blended Learning Universe website - the definitive source of Blended Learning Resources).
- Expert presentations on Apple's new iOS 9.3, Teaching with Apple, Coding with Apple and school integration of Apple products
- Meraki Wifi and its MDM
- Telecommuting for absent students with Kubi and Zoom
- Sphero in the classroom (with Doug!)
- The 6 lenses of questioning - a classroom methodology to improve critical thinking and high order thinking skills (HOTS)- presented by internationally renowned speaker Batsheva Frankel.
- and many more!!!
We are sifting through more presentation submissions from InTELA members so we will be announcing the full session schedule shortly! It is going to be an amazing, jammed-packed day that is perfect for Teachers, Administrators, Tech Coordinators, Ed-Tech specialists and, like me, educational techno geeks!!!
Click THIS LINK to register today as space is limited.
As always, I solicit your comments on the website.
Yossie
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