Google Expeditions Opportunity

We were fortunate enough to have two Google Expeditions Product Specialists at our #WEMTA16 Conference. Jason Howard and Porsha Sanchez would like to extend an offer to all of you that may have not been able to attend our conference.

Below is a link to a spreadsheet for people interested in getting Google Expeditions to visit them during the late spring AND summer season. Google is pushing to visit places and events such as libraries, community centers, schools, summer school programs, summer enrichment programs, summer camps, STEM programs, or anything that can get the program further out to students.
Please use this link to signup to get contacted with more information about bringing the Google Expeditions event to you yet this school year or this summer - http://tinyurl.com/wemtaGOOGLEsummer16

Tina Heizman
Conference Co-Chair

WINNERS!

#WEMTA16

Nanci Marshall

Mary Stuedemann

Michelle Tryggestad

Rhonda Belmonte

Darcy Maxwell

More Winners

Amy Gee

Julie Weideman

Jennifer Russ

Who do you know wants to WIN a prize?

Lisa Risch

Polly LaMontagne

Tiffany Braunel

Jennifer Polomis

Lisa Chapiewski Lind

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win Win WIN

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Lynn Kobussen

Kurt Gosdeck

Jackie LaDew

Michelle Folk

Mike Richter

We just keep winning!

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Brianne Kashak

Casey Thayer (2nd chance)

Brandy Grady

Cindy Halter

We just keep winning!

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Deb Micolichek

Keeley Cornell

Bridget Westbury

Traci Kramer

Anjeannette Totzke

Still Winning!

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Chad Kafka

Claudia Felsske

Kirstin Rose

Brittany Miller

Kate Ewing

Even more winners!

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McKenzie Weaver

Andrew Brown

Betsy Rogus

Maureen Mattoon

Mark Hollendyke

WINNERS

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Diane Konjura

Cheryl Carlin

Jessica Brogley

Amy Arbogash

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WEMTA Exhibitor Information

Malena Koplin

Library Media Specialist

Waukesha West High School

262-970-3907

2016 - April 10-12 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

2017 - March 19-21 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

Winner, Winner ...

Abby Sundermeyer

Becki George

Penny Antell

Beth Podlasek

Pick up in exhibit hall

#WEMTA16

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WEMTA Exhibitor Information

Malena Koplin

Library Media Specialist

Waukesha West High School

262-970-3907

2016 - April 10-12 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

2017 - March 19-21 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

More Winners!

Holly Cobb

Jolene Koeppel

Casey Ineichen

Nancy Washnieski

In the Exhibit Hall

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WEMTA Exhibitor Information

Malena Koplin

Library Media Specialist

Waukesha West High School

262-970-3907

2016 - April 10-12 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

2017 - March 19-21 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

Door Prizes

Tom Reed

Jordan Stack

Pick up in the Exhibit Hall

#WEMTA16

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WEMTA Exhibitor Information

Malena Koplin

Library Media Specialist

Waukesha West High School

262-970-3907

2016 - April 10-12 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

2017 - March 19-21 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

Door Prize Winners

Anne Otto

Wendy Liska

Beverly Carlsen

Hallie Weibel

Pick up in the Exhibit Hall

#WEMTA16

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WEMTA Exhibitor Information

Malena Koplin

Library Media Specialist

Waukesha West High School

262-970-3907

2016 - April 10-12 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

2017 - March 19-21 Kalahari Resort, Wisconsin Dells

Door Prize Winners

Sally LaPort

Ashley Matthias

Molly Somers

Jacquelyn Navis
Prizes in the Exhibit Hall

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Door Prize Winners

Congratulations to the following WEMTA members:

Stanton Nesbit

Julie Watson

Tom Reed

Mary Hundt

Jordan Stack

Matthew Larson

Please come to the front of the Exhibit Hall and see Malena Koplin to claim your prize.

Keep watching. Prizes will be announced all day!

#WEMTA 16 Resource Links

Looking for presentation links & shared notes? Instead of clicking in the schedule on each session, we have created a one-stop-shop for all the necessary information. Please go to tinyurl.com/wemta16resources. Here you will find an awesome table of with links to all the sessions to take collaborative notes and presenters links will start populating throughout the next two days. Remember - TOGETHER We're Better @WEMTA16 

Hope you are enjoying the conference and look for the evaluation link to come out later on Tuesday afternoon.

Presenter Resources & Collaborative Notes

Collaborative notes for attendees have been set up for each session. tinyurl.com/wemta16resources

Presenter resources will be added throughout the conference. These resources are available for those at the conference, and also those that were unable to attend. 

TOGETHER We're Better @WEMTA16

Just Added - Limited Seats - Google Expeditions

SPOTLIGHT: Google Expeditions Pioneer Program - Jason Howard a Google Instructor

A VR (virtual reality) experience that allows teachers to guide students through tours of landmarks and other interesting locations. Using inexpensive cardboard headsets, smart phones, and a teacher-operated tablet, Google Expeditions lets students experience 360-degree views of places like Machu Picchu, outer space, and caves in Slovakia. Students are free to explore the immersive environments independently, but using a tablet screen as a guided tour interface, teachers can point out important things in each scene, add notes to the VR experience, and see an overlay that shows them where each student is looking.

Google is actively looking to have this beta product tested all through the summer. So if you have a summer program, that you would like for Google to bring Expeditions to for the students, Google would be very willing to do so. At this session there will be a sign up list. Be prepared to add your school to the list. Jason will then follow up via email with an application to get your event scheduled. Whether if it's at a community center, summer school, anything, Google is actively looking to fill in dates.

Share your Expertise and Earn Money on Sunday

When: Sunday, April 10th, 8-11 am

Where: Kalahari Resort

What: Earn money for creating high quality, standards-aligned digital resources

Curators will receive a $150 stipend for off-contract time, and $25 in travel expenses. Recognition certificate for contribution to the statewide, innovative project for access to high quality digital content for ALL learners across Wisconsin.

They are curating high quality materials in health, agriculture, business and information technologies, physical education, science, English language arts and mathematics at ALL grade levels.

You do not need to attend the WEMTA Conference to take advantage of this opportunity. There is a separate registration.

See this smore with detailed information and registration (at the bottom).

PLEASE Volunteer #WEMTA16

Make #WEMTA16 run smoothly by volunteering! The Conference Committee members volunteer many hours to plan the conference, but they need additional help at the conference.

Simply click on these links to volunteer.

Sunday April 10th Sign Up - http://goo.gl/xoO2Cw

Monday April 11th Sign Up - http://goo.gl/salx9N

Tuesday April 12th Sign Up - http://goo.gl/4vSscV

When you arrive at the conference, go to the registration desk for additional information.

Thanks for making this year's WEMTA the best conference yet!