This EdCamp is a collaboration between Alpine, Provo, Nebo, and Juab school districts and Utah Valley University. An EdCamp is a free public events that leverages the knowledge and experiences of attendees by allowing educators to collaboratively determine topics for discussion the day of the event. Educators facilitate sessions by using their experiences to drive conversation with their peers. Educators are encouraged to find EdCamp sessions that best meet their needs to maximize learning.

In this episode of UEN PDTV, host Katie Blunt is in Moab, Utah where she walks us through the importance of researching and strategizing to find the best ways to use educational technology tools in your classroom. Then, we see it in action as 2nd-grade teacher Abbey Martinez at Helen M. Knight Elementary explains how she’s had success using Nearpod as a digital tool to create productive and engaging lessons for her students.

On this episode of UEN PDTV, Katie Blunt sits down with Dr. David Joy about his "Mission to Mars" and what he brought back with him to his classroom. We find out about the elements of a Mars simulation, how outdoor education is a passion of David's and how he has created personal learning environments.

On this episode of UEN PDTV, Katie Blunt travels to Provo to visit with attendees at the annual conference of the Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (UCET). She talks to a teacher, an administrator, and a UCET board member about how the UCET conference provides them with opportunities for professional growth.

UCET is the Utah Coalition for Educational TEchnology. Each year UCET holds a conference to provide a space for educators to share ideas, concepts, and practices that are influencing educators today.

EdCampUT is a series of free public events that leverages the knowledge and experiences of attendees by allowing educators to collaboratively determine topics for discussion the day of the event. Educators facilitate sessions by using their experiences to drive conversation with their peers. Educators are encouraged to find Edcamp sessions that best meet their needs to maximize learning.

Join with UCET in participating in a weekly educational chat on Twitter. Each Wednesday at 8 pm MST members of UCET can be part of a state-wide Twitter chat on a different educational topic. If you’re new to Twitter or haven’t participated in a Twitter chat before, please watch the video at this link for more information. See you Wednesdays at 8 for #utedchat on Twitter. Be sure to follow @UCET on Twitter for reminders about the weekly chat as well as other great information!

Wakelet is a digital curation platform that lets teachers and students organize a mix of content for easy access. Wakelet could be used to collect Twitter chats, documents, images, videos, and more. Wakes can be easily shared with a link.