Digies Conference Day 2016

Digital Media in the Classroom: Celebrating Success

Please set aside December 19th for the Digies Conference Day. The morning and afternoon will be a collection of sessions for teachers and staff on digital media instruction, application and hands-on use; including a keynote by Daniel Schneiderman, co-chair of the Rochester Mini Maker Faire. This year’s sessions will highlight: Scratch, music making, Infographic design, game design with Bloxels, green screen technology, and more.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Coffee & Tea
9:00 – 10:15 Keynote from Daniel Schneiderman, Co-chair of the Rochester Mini Maker Faire
10:30 – 11:30 Session 1 – session descriptions on back
• Block Coding, Music with iTrack Studio & Infographic Design
11:30 – 12:00 Notable entries from the Digies 2016
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Breakout Sessions – session descriptions on back
• Digital Game Design and Coding (Attendees receive a Bloxels Game Design Kit)
• Lighting and Green Screen (Attendees receive LED lights for tabletop photo/video shooting)
• Digital Painting and Design (Attendees receive a SensuBrush)
2:30 – 3:00 News and information for Digies 2017

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

9:00 – 10:15 Keynote from Daniel Schneiderman, co-chair of the Rochester Mini Maker Faire
Dan is one of the co-chairs of the Rochester Mini Maker Faire, a giant show-and-tell that is one part science fair, one part craft fair, and carnival, where hundreds of makers share their creations with eager visitors. Dan works with K-12 schools across western New York and has mentored school districts as they establish school makerspaces and Maker Faires.

10:30 – 11:30 Breakout Sessions – pick one
• Block Coding – Block coding allows kids to develop their own games, stories, animations and other many interactive programs by dragging and dropping blocks of code.
• Music with iTrack Studio – Whether you’re an experienced musician or just starting out, iTrack Studio gives you everything you need to record music on your iPad, Mac, or Windows PC
• Infographic Design – A good image is worth 1,000 words. Attendees will learn about effectively using images such as a charts or diagrams to represent information or data.

1:00 – 2:30 Breakout Sessions – pick one
• Game Design with Bloxels – Bloxels is a tool that allows students to design and build video games without any coding skills required. The tool allows students to use blocks as different elements in the game, focusing on building key computational thinking skills like: iterative design, debugging and problem solving. Attendees will receive a Bloxels kit and spend time exploring both the kit and the accompanying app as they learn to build their own video games.
• Lighting and Green Screen – You’re standing in the middle of New York City, a rainforest, a hurricane in the Bahamas, or the Great Wall of China. All are possible through the use of green screen video technology. In this session you will learn about creating your own green screen, how to use a simple app to create videos and tips for implementing in your classroom. You will even walk away with a portable LED lighting kit to give your videos a professional quality.
• Digital Painting and Design – In this introduction to digital painting and design skills attendees will get a basic understanding and build comfort with a number of tools and across a variety of applications. Attendees will walk away with a SensuBrush for using on touch sensitive devices along with ideas for implementing in their learning spaces.

COSTS
GVEP Model Schools: $100/per person or a 3-pack for $250
Other Districts: $150/per person or a 3-pack for $400

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