MACUL 2015

Genius Hour: A Collaboration Between Middle 
and Elementary School Students
Angela Clark-Pohlod & Vicky Wickham


In this session you will discover how we implemented a genius hour project in a 4th grade classroom.  This included 8th grade mentor students and student-selected project topics.  The students learning outcomes ranged from learning through failure to successful completion of an end product.  All levels of learning were encouraged, supported and celebrated.

First presented at Michigan State University
Educational Technology Conference 2014

MACUL 2014

Creating Student E-portfolios with iPads
Angela Clark-Pohlod & Vicky Wickham

Portfolios are a great way to showcase good work.  Have you considered having your students create portfolios?  Maybe you already use them, but haven't taken the leap to electronic portfolios yet.  Find out how we are helping our students to create their own electronic portfolios using iPad-friendly web tools and apps.

First presented at Michigan State University
Educational Technology Conference 2013

MACUL 2013

Twitter: Feeding Students and Parents Information
Vicky Wickham & Angela Clark-Pohlod

Have you been looking for a new or better way to remind students and inform parents about upcoming due dates and classroom activities?  Come and see how we are using Twitter to "feed" our students and parents information.

Michigan State University
29th Annual Educational Technology Conference 2012

Using Web 2.0 Tools and Apps for Creativity in the Classroom – Angela Clark-Pohlod & Kimberly Powell

Participants will explore, create and share with a variety of Web 2.0 tools for creativity that can be integrated into the TPACK model for use in their content areas.  The primary focus will be for K-8 instruction using both computers and iPads.
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