Digital learning with tablets and other technology offers enormous potential to engage students and personalize learning.  This webinar will showcase how two school districts are creating new learning environments both inside and outside the traditional classroom.  You’ll hear about:

Humboldt County Office of Education’s collaboration with the Sequoia Park Zoo to create a participatory Learning Lab, where students take their tablets into the field to research the zoo’s unique ecosystem up close.

Lexington School District Two, whose interactive 1:1 learning initiative has put technology in the hands of 5,000 students in both flipped and blended classrooms, and recently hosted a Math Bowl competition utilizing tablets and Samsung’s interactive learning platform.

Presenters will discuss the challenges they faced in implementing these unique programs and share best-practices for leveraging mobile technology to inspire student collaboration and engagement.

Register now and plan to attend the live session for an opportunity to win a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Education. Must be present to win.

This webinar is brought to you by ISTE in collaboration with Samsung.

Authors/Contributors:

Colby Smart

Bio: Colby Smart holds a B.A. in History and a secondary teaching credential in social science from HSU. He also holds a Master’s of Arts in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University. Colby is a former United States/World History and Computer Science teacher. His passion for learning and teaching has always manifested itself in his application and integration of technology to create engaging learning contexts for his students. Colby is currently an E-Learning Specialist where he focuses on K-12 EdTech implementations for the Humboldt County Office of Education and other technology rich initiatives. He also teaches courses in Humboldt State University’s School of Education.

Amber Neilson

Bio: Amber Neilson has masters in environmental studies with an environmental education emphasis. She has taught experiential, outdoor education for over 20 years in a variety of settings throughout the Pacific Northwest. She is currently enjoying her 10th year as the Zoo Education Supervisor at Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka, CA.

Shari Sentlowitz

Bio: Shari Sentlowitz is senior education solutions manager at Samsung Business, where she is responsible for the development and go-to-market strategy and solution offering to address the transformational requirements of the education market. She has more than 20 years’ experience in technology, education and market development striving to elevate learning and improve student achievement. Before joining Samsung, Shari served as national market development manager for education solutions for Sony Electronics Professional Solutions of America where she drove the development and execution of strategy, marketing, business development and social media for professional broadcast and commercial-grade IT products in the education market.

Janet Dedmon

Bio: Janet Dedmon has a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina. As District Instructional Technology Facilitator with Lexington School District Two, she coordinates district-wide instructional technology professional development and initiatives. District initiatives include Lexington Two’s 1:1 tablet rollout (K-12) which began fall of this 2014. Prior to that, Mrs. Dedmon spent 7 years as a middle school media specialist within the district. Lexington School District Two is located just outside Columbia, South Carolina, and has 16 schools with a total of nearly 9,000 students.