Participants will be able to:
• Review various online open source content resources
• Experience and practice with a large variety of online collaboration and creativity tools
• Implement several tool/resources immediately and consider a variety of assessment options.

Essential questions:
• How can I replicate my most creative and/or collaborative classroom activities in an online environment?
• In what ways can free online tools supplement my current site-based activities?
• In what ways can I use these free tools to develop students' critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity?
• How can I develop performance-based, authentic assessments for students who are online (or in my classroom?)

There are so many powerful ways students can show what they know. Let's skip the test creators and auto-graders and explore ideas for projects that allow students to demonstrate their understanding in meaningful ways online. Collaborate with colleagues while learning about (and experimenting with) oodles of free (or nearly free) online tools that you'll be ready to implement in your classroom next week.

We will address misconceptions about assessment, consider the many ways students can show what they know, and brainstorm options for online students. We will spend time reviewing and "playing with" online tools that are available to teachers for free or nearly free. Dedicated time for collaboration and implementation will be provided throughout the session. For each type of resource we will demo samples and give participants and opportunity to try out one or two of the tools. See below for sample resources we'll be sharing.

• Resources for free, open-source, online content
 o K-5 resources (AbcYa.com, Discovery Streaming, Speakaboos, Kineticcity, for example)
 o Middle/HS resources (open high school of Utah, Hippocampus, Khan Academy, Karpeles, NeoK12, O2learn, Opentextbooks, for examples)
• Collaboration tools (Popplet, Wallwisher, Voicethread, Dabbleboard are a few examples)
 o Small groups experiment with various collaboration tools (break out by tool they want to try)
 o Small groups give quick report on what they tried and how it worked
• Presentation/creativity tools (examples include Simplebooklet, Museumbox, Livebinders, Glogster, Voki, Blabberize, Goanimate, Blogs, Adventuremaker, Jumpcraft)
 o Small groups experiment with various creativity and presentation tools (break out by tool)
 o Small groups report to full group on their experiments
• Subject/grade specific Ideas
 o Participants gather by subject area or grade level, and discuss possibilities and resources
 o Small groups report out their findings (via Popplet, Glog, Wiki, or Voicethread)

We'll end the session by brainstorming ways to keep up with the ever-changing free resources available online, followed by open question/discussion/brainstorm time (in person, then post-session via Wallwisher).