WEBIT JOURNAL Volume 64, Number 1 1 WEBIT Journal Winter 2015 IN THIS ISSUE Last year, the Wisconsin Business Education Association proposed a name and identity change to better reflect the role of Business and Information Technology Educators in Wisconsin. The proposed name change was Wisconsin Educators of Business and Information Technology (WEBIT). The purpose of the change is to provide a better reflection of the role of Business and Information Technology teachers in Wisconsin and the education they provide to students in the state. In May 2014, a survey was sent to the general WBEA membership with a selection of six potential new logo designs. Twenty-nine members responded with an overwhelming response for the logo pictured above. The marketing committee, within the executive board, will continually develop marketing materials to promote the new logo and name. In addition to the name and logo change, members should bookmark a new and improved site at, www.webitonline.org, in addition to an updated Journal format, and last, a new registration system through MemberClicks. The WEBIT Executive Board hopes that members are excited for these changes! A special thanks to WEBIT Webmaster, Katie Grassel, for all her hard work on transferring information over to the new website, and to Josh Firgens, CIO, for his diligence on moving our registration system over to MemberClicks. Celebrating 136 Years of Teaching These four convention attendees’ combined teaching experience was celebrated at the 2014 Fall Convention! Page 5 Fall Convention Highlights Take a look at all the highlights from the 2014 Fall Convention in Eau Claire! Page 5 2015 WEBIT Fall Convention A first look at plans in place for the 2015 Fall Convention in Appleton. Page 12 What is WEBIT?
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WEBIT JOURNAL Volume 64, Number 1
1
WEBIT Journal
Winter 2015
IN THIS ISSUE
Last year, the Wisconsin Business
Education Association
proposed a name and identity
change to better reflect the
role of Business and Information
Technology Educators in
Wisconsin. The proposed name
change was Wisconsin
Educators of Business and
Information Technology
(WEBIT). The purpose of the
change is to provide a better
reflection of the role of Business
and Information Technology
teachers in Wisconsin and the
education they provide to
students in the state. In May
2014, a survey was sent to the
general WBEA membership with
a selection of six potential new
logo designs. Twenty-nine
members responded with an
overwhelming response for the
logo pictured above. The
marketing committee, within
the executive board, will
continually develop marketing
materials to promote the new
logo and name.
In addition to the name and
logo change, members should
bookmark a new and improved
site at, www.webitonline.org, in
addition to an updated Journal
format, and last, a new
registration system through
MemberClicks.
The WEBIT Executive Board
hopes that members are
excited for these changes! A
special thanks to WEBIT
Webmaster, Katie Grassel, for
all her hard work on transferring
information over to the new
website, and to Josh Firgens,
CIO, for his diligence on moving
our registration system over to
MemberClicks.
Celebrating 136 Years of Teaching These four convention attendees’ combined
Convention Registration Thank you to Stacey Ryan, Waunakee HS, and Mandi Firgens, JC McKenna MS, for their hard work as convention registration directors!
Dave Thomas, DPI Dave Thomas, DPI, shares vital B&IT information to attendees during the conference workshops and “Breakfast with Dave.”
CONVENTION FAST FACT
136 Charlotte Schenkel, Mike Carpenter, Connie Bushman, and Shari Gunderson were the “last ones standing” as we celebrated our years of teaching experience. These four have a combined total of 136 years of experience!
The 2014 Fall Convention was
held in Eau Claire at the Plaza
on October 16 and 17, 2014.
Convention Coordinator, Mike
Carpenter, along with the
Convention Planning
Committee and Executive
Board planned a successful
conference which included
tours, workshops, and general
sessions. Some highlights
include:
Opening keynote by
EdTechTeam Summit
Director, Molly
Schroeder
Silver Springs Company
Tour
Session presentation by
keyboarding textbook
author, Jack Hoggatt
Breakfast with Dave
(Thomas, DPI)
Educator Effectiveness
Teacher Panel on SLO’s
Excellent presentations
on FBLA, Elementary
Keyboarding, National
Board Certification,
Personal Finance, and
KeyTrain by ACT
Innovative workshops on
Google, 1 on 1 Devices,
Flipping Your Classroom
Kurt Wismer, North Fond
du Lac School District,
was named the 2014
Outstanding Wisconsin
Business Educator of the
Year
Michelle McGlynn,
Waunakee School
District, was awarded
the 2014 Russell J. Hosler
Award
Thursday evening
exhibitor reception was
well-attended and
sponsored by Cengage;
encouraging great
networking among
conference attendees
Membership voted to
approve Sheri Schmidt,
B&IT Teacher at Ripon
High School, to the
position of President-
Elect
2014 Convention
Highlights
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A huge THANK YOU to all who
were involved in the planning
and organizing of the 2014 Fall
Convention as well as those
who took time out of their busy
personal and professional lives
to attend. Our keynote speaker,
Molly Schroeder delivered a
thought-provoking and inspiring
message on “Living in Beta”.
Here are just a few of the take-
aways:
Inspire moonshot thinkers
Don’t be afraid to fail. Be
afraid not to try
Teach your students to “ask
3 before me” - Google,
YouTube, a friend
If a video can replace you
as the teacher, it probably
should
What’s in your “educational
graveyard” and what
should be? (devices, units,
pedagogy?)
“Mind the gap” - what’s the
learning that took place,
not just the test results
What are the last 4 globally
collaborative projects
you’ve done with your
students? It shouldn’t be
difficult to come up with this
list of four
Show the edge of you;
bring the students with you
when you explore and
learn
Capture accidents. A
wrong answer is the right
answer to a different
question
As the two days of convention
went on, we were more than
impressed with the presenters
and the information,
knowledge, and experience
they were able to share with us
all. We sure do have amazing
colleagues that we can learn so
much from! If you missed
convention this year, MAKE
SURE YOU GET TO CONVENTION
IN 2015! You won’t be
disappointed.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
2015 WEBIT Fall Convention
APPLETON, WISCONSIN October 8 and 9, 2015
Convention Pics
2014 Convention Recap by Becky Ackermann and Jen Bishop, WEBIT Co-Presidents
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From our post-convention
survey, conference attendees
volunteered to share their Top
Three Takeaway List. Here are
some of the responses they
shared!
Integrating technology
into the classroom
Advocating for Business
Education and CTE,
CTSO’s
Business Education-
specific SLO’s for
Educator Effectiveness
Google Apps
Networking with
colleagues
ACT WorkKeys and
KeyTrain information
Incorporating Banzai in
a personal finance class
New technologies
“We are all in this
together”
Literacy through B&IT
FBLA fundraiser ideas
Google Forms and
Flubaroo as an add-on
script – how cool!
“Be a moonshot thinker”
It’s okay when
technology fails – ask a
student to help
troubleshoot!
“If you can be replaced
by a video, then you
probably should be.”
How to incorporate
critical thinking into my
curriculum
“I need to stop
enabling my students”
Mobile apps
development
Middle school computer
application class
resources
How to make the SLO
process easier
Flipping your classroom
National Board
Certification information
and how the process
works
Gamification Badges –
awesome!
How to help students
think critically through
scaffolding
Creating a Google Site
is not that hard!
Vendor connections
The accounting sessions
were very informative
Having conference
materials available
online
Being able to use social
media to connect
throughout the
conference
“The Keyboarding
session was amazing! It
helped me to write my
SLO”
Learning about Screen-
O-Matic
Elementary keyboarding
ideas
Learning about the
National Business Honor
Society
MORE CONVENTION PICS
2014 Convention “Take-Aways” by Convention Attendees
ALL THAT FROM 2 DAYS? YOU GOT IT! NOW MAKE SURE YOU SIGN UP FOR THE 2015 FALL CONVENTION!
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Future Planning… Summer 2016: WEBIT Summer TechCamp (stay tuned!) Fall 2016: Fall Convention, Wisconsin Dells Fall 2017: Fall Convention, Stevens Point Fall 2018: Fall Convention, Wisconsin Dells 2015 Open Board Positions (beginning 11/01/15) Treasurer and Web Master