Control Alt Achieve: My 2024 FETC Sessions

I am excited and honored to be presenting at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC 2024) in Orlando, Florida on January 23rd through 26th, 2024.

I always look forward to an opportunity to see old friends, make new friends, share some ideas, and learn so many new things from others.

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Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at FETC 2024, along with any associated resources. Please feel free to join me for any of these sessions. I look forward to sharing, learning, and chatting with you!

🧔 My Sessions:

Short version:

January 23rd

8:30am - 🚀 Beyond the Slideshow: Unleashing Student Creativity with Google Slides
11:00am - 🤘 Docs Rocks! Engaging Activities with Google Docs
1:30pm - 💻 Chromebooks Can Do That?!
4:00pm - 📊 Google Sheets for Educators: From Data Noob to Nerd

January 24th

8:00am - 🔑 Google Tools to Support all Learners
12:00pm - 👓 Hipster Google Showdown - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of

January 25th

11:00am - 🔮 The Bard's Tale: Google AI in Education
12:30pm - 🤖 ABC's of AI: What Educators Need to Know
3:30pm - 💡 Super Tutor: AI to Support All Learners

January 26th

10:00am - 👨‍💻Yes (even) You Can Code with AI!
11:30am - 🖐 Meet the Author Booth

Detailed version:

📅 TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2023

🚀 Beyond the Slideshow: Unleashing Student Creativity with Google Slides

Time: 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST
Session Code: WS330F1
Location: S330F, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-slides
Description: We all know Google Slides is a great tool for making multimedia slideshows. But did you know it can also be used to make "Choose Your Own Adventure" style stories, interactive quizzes, online comic strips, storybooks, stop-motion animation, manipulatives, class soundboards, formative feedback in class, peer editing activities, and more? In this session we will explore these and more non-traditional uses of Slides. Learn how students can use Google Slides to express themselves in more ways than just a presentation.

🤘 Docs Rocks! Engaging Activities with Google Docs

Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Session Code: WS330F2
Location: S330F, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-gdocs
Description: Google Docs is an awesome word processor, but it can be used for so much more! In this session we explore several engaging hands-on activities that use features built right into Google Docs. These include improving reading comprehension with Google Docs highlighting, creating black out poetry, writing interactive "Choose Your Own Adventure" stories, cloze reading activities with dropdown chips, summarization skills with the Word Count tool, creative ways to use Emojis in Docs, prewriting with embedded graphic organizers, and more!

💻 Chromebooks Can Do That?!

Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM EST
Session Code: WS330F3
Location: S330F, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: http://bit.ly/curts-cbtips
Description - Chromebooks have become a common tool in schools, but are you and your students getting the most out of them? In this session we will explore powerful Chromebook features including screen capture, screen recording, and screencasting, using the camera for photos, videos, and scanning documents, helpful keyboard shortcuts, using multiple profiles, managing multiple desks, extending your capabilities with Android apps, offline access for Drive, Gmail, and Calendar, built-in accessibility tools, and more!

📊 Google Sheets for Educators: From Data Noob to Nerd

Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EST
Session Code: WS330F4
Location: S330F, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-data
Description: Google Sheets is easily one of the most powerful tools in the Google Workspace suite of programs. Unfortunately many people can feel intimidated by spreadsheets and all of their features. In this session we will take the mystery out of Google Sheets as we cover topics including view options, freezing rows and columns, sorting data, filtering data, formulas, charts and graphs, sparklines, conditional formatting, data validation, pivot tables, mail merge, and more.

📅 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2023

🔑 Google Tools to Support all Learners

Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
Session Code: WN230AB5
Location: N230AB, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-support
Description: There are many Google tools, apps, extensions, and features available to assist all learners. In this session we take an in-depth hands-on look at a wide range of technology tools to assist any and all learners. These can include text-to-speech, speech-to-text, readability, reading comprehension, artificial intelligence tools, audio support, organization, focus, and more. Learn what tools are available and how to access and use these free tools with your students.

👓 Hipster Google Showdown - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of

Time: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM EST
Session Code: CS320GH3
Location: S320GH, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-hipster
Description: Everyone knows about Google Docs, Gmail, Search, and other common Google tools. But there are also loads of smaller, lesser-known, but powerful tools that can be used for teaching and learning. Learn about 70+ hidden gems such as nGram, Trends, AutoDraw, Chrome Music Lab, Toontastic, Landlines, Reverse Image Search, Instant Search Cards, Semantris, Art Palette, Timelapse, Interview Warmup, GameSnacks, Data GIF Maker and more (List subject to change based on how cool and unknown the tools remain.)

📅 THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2023

🔮 The Bard's Tale: Google AI in Education

Time: 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM EST
Session Code: CN220AB4
Location: N220AB, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-googleai
Description: Google has long been a leader when it comes to creating and using artificial intelligence in practical ways. In this session we will explore a wide range of Google tools that are already incorporating generative AI (and previews of tools coming soon) including Bard and Google's AI integrations in Docs, Slides, Sheets, Gmail, Search and more! See how these tools can be used by teachers and students.

🤖 ABC's of AI: What Educators Need to Know

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST
Session Code: WS330F8
Location: S330F, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-ai
Description: The capabilities and availability of Artificial Intelligence tools have skyrocketed in recent years. It is critical for schools to consider how to best address and use AI in education. In this session we will explore the ABC's of AI including: A) About AI (what AI tools are currently available and how they work), B) Benefits of AI (practical and powerful ways to use AI for teaching and learning) and C) Concerns of AI (how to address potential misuses of this transformative technology).

💡 Super Tutor: AI to Support All Learners

Time: 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM EST
Session Code: CS210A8
Location: S210A, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-aisupport
Description: Artificial intelligence tools are a powerful way to provide support, accessibility, and accommodations for all learners for all of their needs. In this session we will explore ways AI can assist with personalized explanations, reading comprehension, summarization, writing supports, custom feedback, problem solving, review, text-to-speech and speech-to-text, and much more.

📅 FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023

👨‍💻Yes (even) You Can Code with AI!

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM EST
Session Code: CN220C10
Location: N220C, Orange County Convention Center
Session Agenda: https://bit.ly/curts-aicode
Description: Don't know Python from Perl? Is HTML all IDK to you? Do you think JavaScript is the handwriting on your Starbucks cup? Even if you have never written a line of code in your life, you can with AI! In this session we will see how to use tools such as Bard and ChatGPT to create code that you can use in Google Docs, Sheets, and Sites for learning games, activities, supports, time-savers, productivity helpers, and more.

🖐 Meet the Author Booth

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM EST
Session Code: MEET20
Location: Expo Hall - Booth #2453
Book Details: bit.ly/curts-books

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