Conference. For details, check out the conference blog (
k12onlineconference.org). For me, the conference last year:
1. Transformed me in positive ways which I am just beginning to
understand. It challenged my notions of what should be done to prepare
students, faculty, administrators, and parents to prepare them for the
shifts that I believe are happening in the world around us. I have begun to
act up those notions in my professional practice.
2. The presenters last year mentored me to making a real commitment
to embed the use of these new tools into my daily practice. I owe a huge
debt of gratitude to the opening keynote speaker, David Warlick whose
presentation pushed me to blog consistently for the past 11 month now, to
Vicki Davis whose hands-on activity on wikis provided me with real
experience as to how wikis can be utilized in the classroom, and to the
contributions of other presenters such as Mark Wagner, Jeff Utecht, Chris
Lehmann, and Ewan McIntosh.
3. Many of individuals who I got to meet during the As Night Falls
(scheduled for October 26th - October 27th this year) I now count amongst my
friends. They have provided me opportunities to grow and learn both
professionally and personally. And from this group, I have been introduced
to an even larger pool of people who now fall within my friendship group. I
now feel that I can travel nearly anywhere throughout the world and know
that I can connect and share with these great people.
The conference kicked off today with the posting of the Pre-Conference
Keynote by David Warlick. There is both an audio and a video component of
the presentation. (http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=144). On Monday and
Tuesday, there is a live chat that you can participate in (
http://davidwarlick.com/k12onlinekeynote_chat/signin.php) and on Tuesday at
6:00 p.m., there will be an opportunity to participate in an live
discussion, facilitated using Elluminate.
Beginning next Monday and continuing until Friday, October 26th, there will
be four sessions a day that will be available to "attend". There are
additional Fireside Chats on Saturday, October 20th and Tuesday, October
23rd, where participants can converse with each other and with the
presenters.
The culminating event, When Night Falls, will begin on Saturday, October
27th at 0:00 GMT. This 24 hour event allows for participants to connect with
each other and provides a starting point to keep the conversations alive.
The beauty of the conference is that it remains available beyond the scope
of the three weeks, so you can "attend" when time, energy, and motivation
permits.
On 10/8/07, Pamela Livingston <livingstonp@mac.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Wizards and ISED-L Colleagues (cross posting!)
>
> Sending this along to everyone - about the K12 Online Conference
> which is amazing and really useful - and a terrific example of the
> morphing and interactivity of conferences for both asychronous and
> synchronous connected-ness:
>
> http://k12online07.wikispaces.com/First+Time+Attendee
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> Pamela Livingston
> livingstonp@mac.com
> Author of "1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work"
> writer, presenter, consultant
> Web: http://www.pamelalivingston.com
> Blog: http://1-to-1learning.blogspot.com
> 973-476-4819
>
>
>
>
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