Educational Technology at IU13

April not only ushers in Spring, but it also has some great activities planned for all IMS members.  There are several events going on that you do not want to miss this month!

April 7, 2014: Computer Fair
~ Stop by the Conference Training Center @IU13 9:30 - 11:30 am to see all the competition.

April 8, 10, 14, 15, 17, 2014: Safari Montage Webinars
~ Sign up for a free Safari Montage webinar taking place during five different dates this month.  Click here for more details.

April 10, 2014: Pear Valley Farms Virtual Field Trip sponsored by Discovery Education
~ Transport your k-5 students to a working Egg Farm. Discovery Education, the American Egg Board and Egg Farmer Ben Thompson have joined forces to give your students a behind-the-scenes look at Pearl Valley Farms of Pearl City, Illinois.  Join us as we highlight the journey eggs take from the farm to your table and show how America's egg farmers are working to reduce their environmental footprint! Don't forget to submit your students' questions ahead of time and they may be answered by the Pearl Valley farmers during the live event. Click here to register.

April 10, 2014: IU Meet & Greet: Philadelphia Museum of Art MAGPI Video Conference
~ Come join the Philadelphia Museum of Art to learn more about exciting new developments with their virtual programming, including new Pennsylvania-centered offerings and alignment with both PA state standards and CCSS. A museum educator will present ways that popular offerings such as Days of Knights, Mythology, and Math and Art are taught, while showing the interdisciplinary and fun nature of all lessons. Participants will also get a taste of new offerings for this school year including Fall into Art! and Art Stories for Pre-K-2nd grade audiences, and Pennsylvania Artists for 3rd-12th grade. Click here for more information/register.

April 22, 2014: Technology Integrator/Media Specialist Mtg.
~ I'm excited to share that we have a real special treat planned for our April 22nd meeting.  Get ready, here comes the news - Our Featured Speaker/Presenter for our April meeting is none other than Mr. Free Technology for Teachers, Rirchard Byrne.  Richard has agreed to spend the morning with us.... Click here for more information.

April 22, 2014: Elementary Technology Conference Planning Mtg.
~ Anyone interested in serving on the Elementary Technology Conference for our Dec. 9, 2015 #etciu13, please plan on attending after our Technology Integrator Meeting.

April 24, 2014: Art Museum Opposities MAGPI Video Conference
~ This lesson uses the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s children’s book Art Museum Opposites as a springboard for talking about art by comparing and contrasting, and elaborates on the works featured in the book through games, activities, and additional images of the works. Art Museum Opposites teaches young students how to visually understand opposite distinctions using paintings, sculptures, and other objects from the famed collections of the Museum. Click here for more information/register.

April 25, 2014: Discovery Education Workshop! 
~ This is one workshop that you don't want to miss!  Discovery Education will present on all the creation tools in Discovery.  You can register to attend either just the AM session, just the PM session, or the all day session which includes the AM session and a Make it and Take it session in the PM.  Registration is filling up quickly, so please register today! Click here for more information.