This presentation is for the 2013 ISTE Conference. It is about online professional games that I developed to support learning about educational technologies for our district's librarians.

1. Lisa Perez, Network Library Coordinator
Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries
2013 ISTE Conference

2. San Antonio: Test Your Knowledge
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-best-river-city-attractions-san-antonio-texas
http://goo.gl/XxIXX

3. Shifting priorities – Less
time for face-to-face
professional development
Budget challengesFree resources – vendor
partnerships
Move to online delivery
methods
Why PLUS Tech?
Personalized Libraries to Uplift Students

4. What is PLUS Tech?
• https://sites.google.com/site/cpsplustech
http://goo.gl/x8pvE
http://goo.gl/8W911
Professional
development CAN be
fun!

5. The Site

6. Gamification Elements
Digital
Badges

7. VendorPartnerships

8. Which Technologies to Teach?
Technologies support wide
range of standards
Acceptable Terms of Service
Adaptable
to K-12
Free or low cost
Staying power
Shallow learning curve
Safe

9. a menu of challenging learning
robust blended learning opportunities
a method of tracking student progress
wide variety of learning and assessment options
Personalized Learning

10. Mentor
Connections

11. San Antonio: Test Your Knowledge
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-best-river-city-attractions-san-antonio-texas
http://goo.gl/XxIXX

12. The Point System

14. Treat yourself to a…
Screencast video!
Video editor
Videos can be a bit longer
Upload to a common channel

15. http://www.youtube.com/user/cpsdeptlibraries
http://goo.gl/EV4BC

16. PDFsPersonalizethelearning
experience

17. The Quizzes
• Google Forms with notifications
• 200 points per question
• Multiple choice
• Flubaroo script: No answer key provided
• Email must entered correctly
• Basic information collected
• Three tries
• Downloaded spreadsheets each time;
stored in Google Docs
• Regular, timed release of modules
• Timestamp for “high-pressure” events
Make the questions a bit hard!

18. Watch a Video | Make a Google Form
http://youtu.be/gv9jZ46TWUE
Google Forms 1
Google Forms 2
http://youtu.be/hYl8hgcf7Dw

19. Flubaroo: Google Form Script to Make
Self-Grading Quizzes
Learn how:
http://youtu.be/Ntk4foHontg
See the Flubaroo website:
http://www.flubaroo.com

20. Offering CPDU credit
Make it worth their
while…..

21. CommunicateEXCITEMENT

23. San Antonio: Test Your Knowledge
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-best-river-city-attractions-san-antonio-texas
http://goo.gl/XxIXX

24. The Great Google Sites Cook-Off
https://sites.google.com/site/sitescookoff

25. RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
• Screencast videos
• PDF tutorials
• Quizzes
w/Flubaroo script

26. Vendor Partnerships
What
motivates
and rewards
your
learners?

27. CHALLENGE:
.........THE MOVING TARGET!

28. Notify the
Principal

29. Modify this for your school/district
1. Design the game elements
2. Select the technologies
3. Secure prizes/partnership
4. Build your site
5. Create your learning objects
6. Make your quizzes
7. Promote the game regularly; update and
build excitement

30. Q&A
Lisa Perez
leperez1@cps.edu
@leperez1