Kari for Nerds is a place to come to find great technology resources for your classroom. Whether you are a beginner or tech wizard, check out cool ideas for your classroom.
Workshops
Any workshop can be tailored to meet the needs of the individual school or District.
Kari is available for full day, half day, or after school workshops
Old School Games Used in a Techy Way-MEGA Share IDEACon 23
Want to find a way to spice up the lessons? Come learn how to incorporate old school games like Chutes and Ladders, Candyland, or Battleship as an interactive board game using Google Slides. The interactive game allows for a student paced environment, increased student engagement, and scaffolding. This can be adapted for any grade level and subject.
Google Slides…BomB dot com
Google Slides is not just for presentations and presenting. The uses of Google Slides is ENDLESS! In this session, participants will learn about the various uses of Google Slides and come away with templates to use in their classroom!
Creating tomorrow's innovators with Genius Hour
Using principles acquired from Joy Kirr’s book “Shift This” participants of this session will be able to guide their students through the process of a project based learning concept that allows students to tap into their passions.
Will you be able to Escape?
Breakout EDU creates ultra-engaging learning games for all ages. Games teach teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting by presenting challenges that ignite their drive to problem-solve.Breakouts can be used to teach core subjects and have embedded standards that apply problem-solving strategies within a real world OR collaborative context. In this session, participants will complete a breakout and discussion and collaboration on how to use Breakout EDU in your classroom.
Google Earth can do WHAT?-IDEACon 23
Did you know that Google Earth has games and pre-made lessons? Did you know that you can now add slides to Places on Google Earth? Your Science and Social Studies lessons become more engaging with Google Earth. Bring geography games and lessons to your classroom with Google Earth. Allow your students to create their own Google Earth presentations, including their own pictures and research. Let’s look at how easy it is to incorporate Google Earth into your classroom. There will be time for Q and A’s as well as time to explore this amazing tool.
BreakoutEDu for Classroom
BreakoutEDU is educational escape rooms for the classroom. Breakout EDU creates ultra-engaging learning games for all ages. Games teach teamwork, problem solving, critical thinking, and troubleshooting by presenting challenges that ignite their drive to problem-solve.Breakouts can be used to teach core subjects and have embedded standards that apply problem-solving strategies within a real world OR collaborative context. In this session, participants will review how to use BreakoutEDU in the classroom, including the new student game design feature.
Choosing the Right EdTech tool for your lessons!
Looking for new edtech tools to use in your classroom? Not sure which edtech tools could have a positive impact on teaching and learning? Let’s explore new edtech tools that could be utilized in your classroom.
Old School GamEs Used in a Techy WAy
Want to find a way to spice up the lessons in your classroom? Come see how to incorporate old school games like Chutes and Ladders, Candyland, or Battleship as an interactive board game using Google Slides. The interactive game allows for a student paced environment, increased student engagement, and scaffolding. This can be adapted for any grade level and subject.
G Suite in the Classroom
Have you ever wanted to incorporate more G Suite for Education (formerly Google Apps for Education) into your classroom but not sure how? This hands-on workshop will focus on the various G Suite tools (Docs, Sheets, Presentations, Forms) and the ways they can be incorporated into your classroom.
Hidden Gem: Google Tips and Tricks
Explore the hidden gems of G Suite for Education. Explore Google’s news tricks and tips to help make the most of your time with your students. This session will give the participant organizational tips and tools to use in the classroom and school.
Tech Tools For K-8
Do you have access to technology in your classroom, but not sure what to use on it? Come see how various tech apps and extensions can be easily incorporated into tomorrow’s lesson with ease! PDF mergy, Adobe Spark, Linoit, answergarden and other tools will be introduced and explored by participants.