Post date: Sep 22, 2014 1:05:56 PM
Sheri McNair (LMS at Highland Falls/Fort Montgomery, NY) and Shannon Mersand (LMS at Yorktown High School) will present at Tech Forum NY - a conference designed to bring together leaders in the educational technology field to share the best in EdTech. The Conference takes place at the Westchester Marriot in Tarrytown, NY on Friday, October 24.
McNair and Mersand will present together on the Rethinking Learning Spaces panel in the afternoon. Mersand, an authorized Google Education Trainer will also serve on the Google Apps: Beyond the Basics panel in the morning.
From the TechForum Website:
Rethinking Learning Spaces
Nancy Caramanico (moderator); Sheri McNair, Shannon Mersand, Laura Fleming, Joel Handler,
Matthew Alpaugh and students from Morris Catholic High School (NJ) Do your classrooms and libraries look almost exactly like they did a century ago? For the first time in decades, a number of schools can answer this question with a resounding “No!” From mobile-friendly classrooms to media centers transformed into maker spaces, this session will provide specific, affordable ways you can redesign learning environments to meet the needs of today’s students.
Google Apps: Beyond the Basics
Christine Weiser (moderator);Tim and Samantha Smith, Shannon Mersand, Erica Hartman and Sean Beavers
Many schools have embraced Google Apps for Education (GAFE) becaus
eof its flexibility, its affordability, and the fact that it works with a wide range of platforms and devices. This panel of experts will showcase their schools’ uses of Google apps, introduce participants to some newer and lesser-known options, and explore a variety of tips and tricks for maximizing the use of GAFE and other Google tools in a school setting.
For more information and to register, visit http://www.techlearning.com/techforum/newyork14