My Keynote for ECTC 2016 in Chelsea, Michigan

2. Excited to be here is an
understatement…
Teach you people?
I’m one of you & hope to learn
as much if not more from you
today…

3. Our Boys…
All adopted
out of the
Central
Michigan
area…

9. Kids & Dogs… Kids & Dogs…
Establishing Relationships is so very crucial…

10. Chelsea Early Childhood Technology
Conference Keynote
June 2016
Chelsea, Michigan

11. Jay Gross
@jgross811
jaygrossproductions.o
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12. So let’s get started!

13. When I come to a
conference…
Innovation
Collaboration
Inspiration

14. Innovation

15. I welcome technology
in all aspects…
but I fear it…

17. Sidekick

18. Quiver… formerly Col AR

19. Collaboration

24. Inspiration

25. When I come to a Key
Note…

26. Weddings…
Funerals…
Keynotes

28. As cool as the other side of the pill

29. Mrs. Kossarus (My Kindergarten
teacher)
Mrs. Hocking (My 3rd grade teacher)
Mrs. Glaza (My 5th grade teacher)
Mr. Rezler (My 7th grade teacher)

30. At Shepherd we walked our Seniors out
in front of the entire school…
The Letters…
Want to peek at it? Click HERE

31. I believe Elementary teachers are
the foundation to education…

34. Books
Poetry Packets
ePortfolios
Book Art
Research Projects
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Prob is w/ Higher level students

37. “Look, if you had one shot, or one opportunity to
seize everything you ever wanted in one moment,
would you capture it or just let it slip?”
Eminem

39. Online Portfolios
Kate!
Levi J Smith
Hannah Yesmunt
Rachel Travis
Jasmine Brown

41. I can only get these results by being the ‘Guide on the
Side’…
NEVER the ‘Sage on the
Stage’

43. “There is no school
system in the
world or any school
in the country
that is better than its
teachers.
Teachers are the
lifeblood of the
success of schools.”
Sir Ken Robinson

44. Keeping positive in a
sometimes negative world…
Inspire daily… yourself and
those around you.

46. Realize this profession is a
gift…

47. Good Morning…
My name is Jay Gross. I am here today to talk to you about Communicating with today’s
students through technology. Let us take a moment and define communication. Dictionary.com
defines communication as:
 the act or process of communicating; fact of being communicated.
 the imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs.
 something imparted, interchanged, or transmitted.
 a document or message imparting news, views, information, etc.
 passage, or an opportunity or means of passage, between places.
My Purpose today is give you some new ideas on how to exchange ideas with students.
 I also want you to take a chance and step outside your comfort zones.
 If there is time, I would like to tell you some stories.
 So let us now talk about technology. Dictionary.com defines technology as:
 the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their
interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial
arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science.
 the terminology of an art, science, etc.; technical nomenclature.
 a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like.
 the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of
their civilization.
Now that we have that straight, how do students today communicate?
 Texting
 Twitter
 SnapChat
 Instagram
 FaceBook

48. Prefer Handouts???
You do yours / I’ll do mine / We’ll pass & grade when done /
Then pass forward for our teacher

51. Or Dittos???
Ah… that smell

53. Go Old School… Hallway
time!

54. Establishing
Relationships Face-to-
Face & with & through
technology…

55. Every single child we come across has a
gift…
It is our mission to help them find the gift.
Help them unwrap it. Help them polish it.
Help them use it.

56. They all have voices and all of them are
yearning to be heard…
Think about this for just a second...
What are digital story technology &
apps
without a story to tell?

57. If this were my last day teaching…
What would I say to them?
What would they remember about
me?

58. I am going to curse you two
ways…

59. #1

60. #2
EYES…

63. This profession is a gift…
And so are our students…
So are you as an Educator…

64. Thank you.
Today is my honor to share
time with you