My new consulting business, Fran Mauney Consulting, LLC, is bringing incredibly talented people into my life. Partnering with the ImaginGO Creative Team, has been a breath of fresh air and ignited my passion for empowering students, as I train companies and schools how to expand their imagination and become more creative thinkers. Kathleen and John Fox, brother and sister team, saw a need and an opportunity to develop student imaginations in order to prepare them for solving larger, more complex real-world problems in the future, thus the birth of ImaginGO.

Working with my dear childhood friend, Dr. Rahul Mehra and the Game Changer Program as a corporate and academic trainer with student athletes at Limestone Univeristy, has given me the opportunity to share life experiences and learn more about the students and their lives. Each session highlights Emotional Vaccines and promotes insightful conversations with students.

If you would like more information about these programs, please reach out to me at fmauney@gmail.com.

Life really changed for our family over the last year.

1. I moved mom to Assisted Living at The Gardens in Feb. All the paperwork, meetings, dr. Visits, calls with insurance companies consumed my life.
2. Luckily, we got a 5 year old Beagle named Ruby from my niece in NC on Feb. 15.
3. Mom fell a few times in Feb. and got very sick in March. Moving to Assisted Living was hard for her. She missed her friends and had to adjust to new people and surroundings, which is difficult when you can’t see well or hear well.
4. In April, I left SYNNEX to take care of her and help her transition to her new home. I ate lunch with her, participated in activities and were her eyes and ears.
5. We started an Online Talk Show via Facebook Live called Frankie’s Encouraging Words. She is quite popular and has several people who follow her each week.
6. Ruby and I enjoyed long walks at Paris Mountain in Spring and Summer.
7. I launched my Arbonne business in June and started the 30 Days to Healthy Living Program (lost 17 pounds!) It REALLY works.
8. Roger and I celebrated 30 years of marriage and loved traveling to Sandals resort in Bahamas.
9. I was able to lead at Gauntlet and learned so much! Best part was making 2 new friends: Lori and Joanna.
10. We did a family beach trip at Hilton Head Island in Sept and spent time with Rick.
11. In October, Roger took a full time job with HealThy Self at Bob Secours and I became the Interim Project Specialist for Greenville Schools. HAPPY GIRL!
12. We also started Women’s Gathering at NewSpring. I get to help plan the events with 3 amazing Godly women and I learn from them weekly. HUGE BLESSING!
13. Roger turned 60 in November so we celebrated with friends at our home. Jake and his girlfriend and Nick helped us celebrate the occasion.
14. Lots of parties in December and mom had me shopping daily (since November) for gifts.
15. Thinking of my focus for next year and excited about what the future holds. I can’t wait to see what God has planned.

I’m honored to share my experience with Technology Integration in Education with the wonderful Grant Writers at the American Grant Writers Association Conference in Arlington, Va.

Here is the link to the Padlet that I created for your Ticket Out the Door.

Please share your feedback so I can continue to grow as an educator.

Also, please follow me on Twitter @fmauney as I share the latest research that pertains to education, technology integration, and innovative ideas for grants.

Welcome to my website! I plan to educate others for the next few days using this site and posting my material here for easy access.  This is Flipped Learning for Resellers.

Here is the link to access the Padlet Presentation: http://padlet.com/fmauney/oydp8twqzu9g  Please have this information open during the presentation so you can interact with me and others.

Here is the QR Code for my Padlet Presentation if you would like to scan with your SmartPhone:

Links to websites from Vendors:

Bretford Furniture Link http://bretford.com/hillbrook-research-summary/

OneNote in the Classroom Video 

Word Cloud Summary

Website to research School Districts:  http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/

You will find all the material and ideas on the Padlet and you will have the opportunity to interact during the presentation on the Padlet wall.  It’s your chalkboard!

 Presentation

 5 Steps to Ed Tech Purchasing by a Superintendent

Interactive Summary of Fran’s Presentation, mouse over the word cloud and it will pop!  This is the Function of Frequency, the more times the word was mentioned the larger the word will appear in the presentation: Bigger Words are the bigger ideas.

As I transition into a new job in the business/education sector, I realize the importance of planning effective webinars.  I would like to share some information that will help presenters in the business and education setting as we communicate with others.  As teachers are flipping their classrooms and online classes are becoming extremely popular, meeting the needs of students and teachers is made easier by providing content in a meaningful manner.  In the business sector, this is the primary means of communicating information to our audiences.  Here are some tips that I gathered about planning effective webinars:

http://presentationpanda.com/uncategorized/how-to-design-an-amazing-webinar-presentation/
http://l1.osdimg.com/online/dam/pdf/en/resources/wp/Gihan-Perera-GoToWebinar-The-Secret-Formula-for-Webinar-Presentations-that-Work-Every-Time-eBook.pdf

1. Slides do not need a busy colorful border, it distracts from the content of the slide. The eyes will focus on the border and will be distracted instead of focusing on the content. Simple slides hold the eyes attention better.  Google makes their slides simple so content is the focus, not colorful designs or background.

2. Meaningful, relevant images that illustrate the point will be remembered much better than a slide full of text. The brain can remember the image and the meaning/main point, but won’t remember a long list of bulleted text.  (This is how we teach students to design digital stories)

3. Graphic organizers with shapes, arrows, flow charts, work well to illustrate key points or the process and the brain captures the image for recall.

4. Links to documents, videos, and research should be embedded in the presentation for later viewing.

By using Google slides, I have been able to create a “website” type of learning environment for my audience with all the links to research, videos, pilot programs, and documents stored in the presentation. Attendees have taken the information and several have downloaded it to their computers either as a PowerPoint or in their Google Drive account via Google Slides. This has helped meet their learning needs along with the recording of the webinar. This is my work around since we don’t have a designated website for webinars.

Here are the Top 5 Topics in Education today. http://blog.iste.org/5-topics-explore-iste-2014/

Don’t miss the chance to learn about these at ISTE.

1.Maker Movement (Girls and STEM)

2.Augmented Reality

3.Mobile Learning 1:1 and BYOD

4.Gaming and Gamification

5. Project Based Learning and Flipped Classroom