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ESC Region XI
Virtual Technology Conference
construct your own conference from your desktop
Coming To You 09' ... November 10-13, 2009
A conference to learn, collaborate and network with K-12 colleagues held entirely on the Internet! Construct your own schedule from a variety of exciting presentations to attend throughout the conference that fit your interests and time.
Please browse through this web site to learn how you can participate in this exciting event.
Participants:
Prospective Presenters:
Vendors:
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 Ewan McIntosh, based in the Edinburgh, Scotland area, helps people understand how emerging technologies such as social media, mobile ubiquitous computers and gaming can help them learn better, work better and live better. Ewan advises Governments, public service corporations. educational institutes, and private companies on how new technologies can be used to help improve organizational learning and knowledge management.
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 Steve Dembo, a former kindergarten teacher and Director of Technology, is currently the Online Community Manager for the Discovery Educator Network. Under his direction, the DEN website has been awarded the 2006 Award of Excellence from Technology and Learning Magazine, the 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award for Instructional Websites from the AEP, and a 2008 BESSIE Award for Best Professional Development Website.
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 Anita Givens, Deputy Associate Commissioner for the Texas Education Agency, has worked at TEA for nearly 17 years and in the public education arena for 26 years, brings a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience TEA. She is known nationally for her leadership in educational technology and instructional materials. Along with her service at TEA, Givens is a former kindergarten and second grade teacher and has taught educational technology classes at all levels from elementary through graduate school. Givens holds a master of science degree from the University of Houston-Clear Lake and a bachelor of arts degree in early childhood education from Houston Baptist University.
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 Jason Cole, Ph.D, Remote Learner Chief Learning Officer has had extensive experience in instructional systems design and implementation of large scale educational technology projects. Dr. Cole was tapped by Open University UK in 2005 to assist OU with its transition from a homegrown LMS to Moodle. Over the ensuing 2 years he successfully architected a system that currently supports over 225,000 student users with multiple enrollments; this installation is the largest online school known to exist worldwide. Jason is the author of Using Moodle (c2006 & 2007) published by O'Reilly Community Press, and has been the organizer of several successful Moodle Conferences in the US and UK.
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 Susan Patrick is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL is the international K-12 nonprofit association representing the interests of practitioners, providers and students involved in online learning worldwide. She is the former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. As Director, she published the U.S. National Education Technology Plan for Congress and managed research and technical assistance programs on educational technology. In addition, she co-chaired the federal government’s Advanced Technologies Working Group for Education and Training; and served as a member of the Secretary’s Rural Education Task Force.
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 Susan Brooks-Young has been involved in the field of instructional technology since 1979. She was one of the original technology users in the district where she taught and has continued to explore ways in which technology can be used to facilitate student learning. Susan has worked as a computer mentor, technology trainer, and technology curriculum specialist. As a site administrator technology continued to be a high priority for her, and in 1993 she was key in founding Computer Using Educators' Administrators Special Interest Group which still serves as a network and resource for school administrators across the country and in Canada.
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 Adora Svikak is an eleven-year-old internationally published author and the youngest teacher in the world. She's became an in-demand speaker at schools and education conventions around the world. Making the most of her insider's perspective (who has a better grasp of today's kids than today's kids?) she's become a force for change, demonstrating how to reinvent curriculums by changing the delivery system--integrating technology and creative learning strategies while enhancing classical content.
Adora began her speaking career talking to students' through her live performances and her popular video-conferencing series, she has reached more than 300 classrooms and school auditoriums. As she wowed students and shared her innovative ideas about education on some of the world's leading media outlets (including BBC, CNN, CCTV, VOA, NBC, TLC, FOX, UK Channel 4, UK Telegraph and France 24) school administrators and technology advocates began requesting Adora's expertise. Today, in addition to her regular workshops in some of the nation's most prominent school systems, Adora conducts professional development seminars for teachers and speaks at education conferences.
Because Adora is both a teacher and a student, she has a uniquely comprehensive grasp of today's educational landscape- her vision for the future is innovative yet realistic. She advocates for technology and inquiry-based learning while simultaneously emphasizing the importance of delivering classical knowledge in a captivating context.
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 Tammy Worcester has nearly twenty-five years of educational experience. She began her career in the classroom, teaching various grades from kindergarten to middle school. While teaching, Tammy also served as the technology coordinator for her K-8 school.
For the past twelve years, Tammy has worked for ESSDACK, an educational service center, as an Instructional Technology Specialist, providing staff development and training in the area of technology integration.
Her website, “Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers” (www.tammyworcester.com) is a popular online resource for teachers around the world. Tammy has developed several software applications for teachers and is the author of several best-selling technology resource books that are published and marketed nationally.
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Prospective Presenters
Create a VTC account NOW to Be a Presenter! We want you to share experiences, successes, and challenges with your colleagues. Please consider being a presenter for the conference. It should prove to be a unique and rewarding experience.
The conference fee will be reimbursed for all accepted conference presenters.
- All live presentations will be 45 minutes
- A Web Conferencing (Elluminate Live!) room will be provided.
- Training will be provided on using the Elluminate Live! room.
- An optional asynchronous discussion forum will be provided upon request.
- On-Demand presentation sessions share presentation documents as a asynchronous poster session.
- On-Demand presentations will include a discussion forum for asynchronous participation.
- It will be the presenters responsibility to facilitate that discussion forum.
- Presentation training provided according to schedule (no registration required)
- Presentation "Best Practices" resources
Presenter Practice Room open 24/7
To propose a presentation:
- Create an account, If you do not receive a confirmation email please contact Connie Swiderski at cswiderski@esc11.net
- Login
- From the "Main Menu" in the left column, click on the "Program" link
- Enter the "enrolment key" vtc09 if asked for
- Click the "Add entry" tab
- Enter the required proposed presentation information
- Click the "Save and view" button
- A message will be sent to you shortly after submission informing you of the status of your proposed presentation.
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Vendors
Watch Virtual Technology Conference and What that Means for Vendors for a clearer picture of why VTC is for you!
Registration:
Step 1: Create a VTC account.
- If you do not receive a confirmation email please contact Connie Swiderski at cswiderski@esc11.net.
- Creating an account alone does not register you as a vendor with a virtual booth,
Step 2: Register for a virtual booth using the online Vendor Registration form. Virtual Booth ($150) You must be logged in with your VTC account to access the registration form.
Deadline for registration is October 1, 2009! Register early and have a more extended web presence
Included in your registration
- A dedicated virtual booth presence featuring:
- Chat
- Question forum
- Webpage/s presence
- Web presence accessible till 10' VTC
- Google searchable
- Scheduler
- Door prize drawing system
- Two 45 minute live presentation sessions
- Training on using the conference systems
Please feel free to explore the vendors already setup in the Exhibit Hall to see the different features mentioned above.
Sponsorships: Bronze ($125), Silver ($350), Gold ($500), Keynote Speaker ($1200)
- Highlighted in the Keynote Speakers presentation and forum
- Highlighted in conference presentations other than a Keynote an additional 2 times
- Conference front page acknowledgment
- Exhibit Virtual Booth front page acknowledgment
Bronze, Silver, or Gold
- Highlighted in conference presentations other than a Keynote an additional 1 time for Bronze, 2 times for Silver, and 3 times for Gold
- Conference front page acknowledgment
- Exhibit Virtual Booth front page acknowledgment
Door Prize Donations: Donations are recorded in the Vendor Registration Form
- Virtual Booth donation and company listed with winners on front page
- Social Hour donation and company listed with winners on front page!
Next Steps
Step 3: Your virtual booth area will be setup with administrator rights upon payment. Information on how to access your virtual booth will be sent when payment is received.
- Other administrator accounts can be setup upon request (for additional admins to your booth, please have their account created in the conference site before requesting admin access for others)
Step 4: Access your booth to begin customizing (recommend only adding to the site and not altering the basic structure)
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