e
by educators for educators around the world interested in integrating
emerging technologies into classroom practice. A goal of the conference i=
s
to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually
changing learning landscape.
Our first live event of 2009 will occur this Saturday, September 26, as w=
e
host a LAN party from 2:00PM to 5:00PM EDT and encourage everyone to get
together with colleagues to engage in lively discussions. Past
presentations will be shown and you are invited to participate in live
conversations about the presentations with the featured presenters. A K12
Online Conference overview will be posted at the EdTechTalk website 30
minutes prior to the LAN party.
Here is the schedule for this event (all times EST):
2:00 =96 2:45 Film School
Mathew Needleman, Apple Distinguished Educator, has been integrating vide=
o
in the classroom for seven years as a teacher of kindergarten, first, and
second grade. Make better classroom movies with simple tips that will hel=
p
elevate your vodcast to the next level in terms of artistic and technical
merit. Learn how to storyboard like a pro, choose shots that support the
telling of your story, and capture better lighting and sound.
2:45 =96 3:30 Open, Social, Connected
Dr. Alec Couros is a professor of educational technology and media at the
Faculty of Education, University of Regina. This presentation unravels a
recent open graduate course offering titled =93Open, Connected, Social=94=
that
was offered at the University of Regina, Winter 2008. The presentation
describes the theories influencing the course, types of open practice,
reflections and outcomes, and goes on to describe the emergence of =93ope=
n
teaching=94.
3:30 =96 4:15 Wiki While You Work (Basic)
A former high school English teacher, Mark Wagner has since served as an
educational technology coordinator at Estancia High School, the
Newport-Mesa Unified School District, and the Orange County Department of
Education. His session briefly introduces participants to the Read/Write
Web, and to wikis in particular. A live demonstration of wikispaces.org
and wikipedia.org will illustrate that=85 =93If you can use a word proces=
sor,
you can use a wiki.=94
4:15 =96 5:00 We Like Our Blogging Buddies: The Write Stuff with Blog Men=
tors
Kathy Cassidy is a grade one teacher at Westmount School in Moose Jaw, SK=
,
Canada. In the winter of 2008, Patrick Lewis=92s university class of
pre-service teachers were blogging mentors for Kathy=92s grade one studen=
ts.
This presentation talks about that collaboration and the results of the
research that was conducted about the effect this mentorship had on the
students=92 writing.
More information, including a PDF flyer for the event, is available here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/20033516/Sept-26-LAN-Party-Invite
We hope you can join us on Saturday; please don't hesitate to contact us
if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Patrick Woessner
K12 Online Public Relations Chair
Middle School Coordinator of Instructional Technology
MICDS
101 N Warson Road
St. Louis, MO 63124
314-995-7375
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