Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp

Join me, Richard Byrne, this summer at the historic Bethel Inn & Resort in Maine for two days of exploring great uses of educational technology. This year’s Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp will be full of new things that all K-12 educators can use. 

July 15-16, 2019

The Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp is a hands-on exploration of how to use educational technology in your classroom. This two day workshop is based on my framework for using technology to help students discover new information, discuss their ideas, and demonstrate their knowledge. Registration is limited to 25 participants to ensure that every participant gets the attention he or she deserves.

 

Highlights of the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp

• Practical ideas for using technology in your classroom.
• A small, collaborative, hands-on learning environment. Bring your laptop because you’ll be doing, not listening.
• Sixteen+ hours of learning in a relaxed and picturesque setting.
• Develop a repertoire of new tools and tactics to effectively integrate technology into your lessons.

Explore Educational Technology in a Beautiful Setting

The Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp is being held at the historic Bethel Inn & Resort in Bethel, Maine. Healthy breakfasts and hearty lunches will fuel your brain for learning and are included in your registration. And when we’re done for the day you can take advantage of the location by playing golf, relaxing in the spa, swimming, hiking, biking, or sipping a beverage while watching summer sunset. There are plenty of dinner options in the area from fine dining to dive-bar atmosphere. 

What you will learn.
The two day workshops are based on my framework of Discovery, Discussion, and Demonstration. The first day is focused helping students use technology to discover and discuss. Day two is focused on demonstrating knowledge by creating new digital content including podcasts, videos, and other multimedia productions. Abbreviated outlines of each day are posted below.

Day One:

• Teaching students how to search effectively.
• Going beyond Google.
• Backchannels and informal assessment tools.
• Augmented Reality in education.
• Virtual Reality in education.
• Digital portfolios.

Day Two:

• Copyright, Creative Commons, and Fair Use.
• Podcasting and audio editing.
• Video projects for every classroom
• Creating multimedia ebooks.
• App smashing.
• Sharing your work.

Who should come to the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp?
K-12 teachers and curriculum directors who want to discover the best tools and strategies for teaching with technology in the new school year. You do not have to have any prior technology skills in order to learn a lot during the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp. Just bring your laptop and you’re ready to go. If you are a more experienced user of educational technology, there will be plenty of new tools and ideas for you too. Here’s what some people have said about my previous workshops:

• When I go to teacher led classes at conferences I usually know more than they do. This was not that way 🙂
• @rmbyrne Thank you, Richard – truly inspiring – lots of fantastic information and tips! Can’t wait to explore some more! Have a great day!
  
• Thanks to @rmbyrne, I know how to make a choose your own adventure story using Google Forms. #edchat #edtech
• And just to give you a little sense of my personality, here’s a Tweet from one of my former students. It’s always a fun history class when you’re trying to roll your tongue with your teacher. #swag @rmbyrne

Cost

• Super early registration (available until midnight on February 28th) is only $377/person (early registration price only valid for registrations completed and paid online through Eventbrite).
• Early registration (available until March 31) is $397/person.
• Standard registration (available until July 1st) is $447/person.
  
  

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  • If you would like to register with a purchase order from your school, please contact Richard Byrne at richard@byrne.media. Registration is not guaranteed until payment or guaranteed purchase order has been submitted. Early registration discounts do not apply to registrations completed with purchase orders or checks. 
    
    

• Your registration includes breakfast and lunch both days. You are responsible for making your own room reservations at the Bethel Inn & Resort or one of the B&B establishments in the area.