Microsoft : E² Online: Your ticket to attending the E² Global Educator Exchange

Microsoft: Introducing E² Online: Your ticket to attending the E² Global Educator Exchange Budapest: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 9:00 AM Chicago: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 2:00 AM Get ready! Join us on March 9th for Microsoft's E2 - Educator Exchange. Wherever you are in the world, you're invited. For the first time, we are opening the virtual doors to this amazing event for every educator around the world, all through an online live stream. E² is Microsoft in Education's annual event recognizing and celebrating the achievements of educators who are combining content, pedagogy, and technology in exemplary ways to prepare students for success. When you join E² Online, you will be able to interact with the speakers and educators around the world, participate in E2 Educator Challenge, and leave inspired. Get ready for E² inspiration About The Event Throughout the event, you will hear from Anthony Salcito, Microsoft Vice President of Worldwide Education, who will share some of the latest trends in education, supported by inspiring stories from amazing educators around the world. Salcito will also be hosting a series of live, interactive demonstrations that uncover innovative approaches to learning enabled by technology, including some of his favorite ways to #hacktheclassroom. Stephen Reid , a Microsoft Minecraft Educator from ImmersiveMinds, will show how digital games like Minecraft, Little Big Planet and Papo and Yo have influenced the lives of learners across the world, not just as games for play, but as unique and powerful platforms for learning. Reid's sessions will provide inspiration and guidance on how you can use games to facilitate immersive learning experiences. Be part of something bigger! Join this live global web-event and hack your way into a more innovative learning environment for your students. Agenda March 8, 2016: 9:00am - 10:00am: Central European Time (UTC +1) 9:00am - 9:30am: Welcome Activity 9:30am - 9:15am: Don Grantham, Corporate Vice President, Central and Eastern Europe, Microsoft 9:15am - 9:30am: Tamas Deutsch, Hungarian politician and member of the European Parliament 9:30am - 10:00am: Panel Discussion on Minecraft, Educator Empowerment, & Students as Creators March 9, 2016: 9:00am - 10:30am: Central European Time (UTC +1) 9:00am - 10:30am: Keynote - Anthony Salcito Vice President Worldwide Education, Microsoft: Inspiring Educators to Do More March 10, 2016: 9:00am - 10:15am: Central European Time (UTC +1) 9:00am - 9:30am: Guest Speaker 9:30am - 10:15am: Keynote - Stephen Reid: Game Based Learning Miss Hack The Classroom? On January 30th, Microsoft hosted Hack The Classroom digital event where inspiring educators and thought leaders shared their ideas during the Hack the Classroom digital conference. Register Today: Don't miss out - it's your turn to be part of something bigger. Register today to attend the E² live, global web-event. You, too, can transform your teaching into a more innovative learning environment for your students. We'll see you at E² Online on March 9th from 9:00am - 12:00 Central European Time (UTC +1).(Kenyan, East Africa Time EAT from 11.00AM) Key Words: Education Technology, Education Leaders, k-12, trends, 21st century skills, Training, Technology, Events, Innovation, Best Practices, collaborate, Fun, Immersive Learning, Microsoft, educators, education