October+2008+meeting

Attending: Norton Gusky (recorder),

PROPOSED SCHEDULE Wednesday November 5th Schedule
 * 1. Review Schedule for workshops (11/5) and presentations (11/6)**


 * Five Hands On Learning Workshops**

4:00 - 5:00 Registration 5:00 - 7:00 pm ... Workshops 7:00pm – 9:00pm…..[|Dinner and Keynote Address - Patrick Supanc] [need to check on any special requirements]

Thursday November 6th Schedule

7:00AM - 8:00 AM - Registration and Breakfast

8:00AM - 8:15 AM - Opening Remarks

8:15AM - 9:30AM - [|Keynote Speaker - Tim Magner, U.S. Department of Education]

9:35AM - 10:50AM - Session 1 (9 strands)

10:55AM - 12:10PM - Session 2 (9 strands)

12:15PM - 1:30PM - Lunch

Dedicated vendor time, and business meeting for technology coordinators and library media coordinators.

1:35PM - 2:50PM - Session 3 (9 strands)

2:55PM - 3:30PM - Raffle / Act 48 forms [Kevin Conner will check] [All materials for conference bag by October 28] Issue: Will there be items for raffle? [yes from vendors - Tech Council]

Pre-Conference Workshops (5:00 - 7:00) Issue: How will people register? Will there be a limit of participants? [name, title, organization, email, phone for each presenter] to: events@pghtech.org Co-presenters should register and pay Can presenters find out how many folks register for their session?

Tablet PCs in the classroom - Ananda Gunawardena (CMU) Digital Story-telling - Kevin Conner (AIU) Advanced PowerPoint **-** Jana Baxter (AIU) Web 2.0 tools (Wikis) - Mike Baker (South Side Beaver) Programming with Alice - Don Slater (CMU)

Additional presentations (received after meeting): Recommended (see below) 7. Bob Tozier - Differentiating Instruction using Yo Soy Artista [too narrow in scope] 15. Mike Baker - Eduwiki.us - open courseware (MIT, etc) - [withdrawn and will do workshop] 18. SVS - (need details) [not in list]
 * 1. Dan Mullen - Data Collection Technologies
 * 2. Gina Oliphant - Using Technology to Assist with Differentiated Instruction
 * 3. Jim Beeghley - Using Technology to Teach the Civil War
 * 4. Dodie Smith - Study Island - Standards Mastery
 * 5. Panel - School Safety
 * 6. Norton Gusky/ Kevin Conner - iTunes U
 * 8. Joe Bires - Integrating Interactive Whiteboards into the Classroom
 * 9. Ron Reyer/Matt Johnson - Returning to Sanity via Application Virtualization [too narrow in scope]
 * 10. Traci Blazosky - Improving Writing Through Art & Animation
 * 11. Adam Conroy - Fly High with Google Earth
 * 12. Janice Abernethy - Wikis and Blogs to Create Authentic Learning
 * 13. Michael Graham - Quick, Easy and Scalable Webcasting
 * 14. Wendy Zuber - Creating an ACTIV Classroom (should this be a vendor presentation?
 * 16. Verizon Wireless - Panel on School Safety
 * 17. Tom DeMarco - OnHand Schools - Seamless Connection between Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction
 * 19. Grace Poli - An iPod in your Classroom Toolbox (Apple Distinguished Educator)
 * 20. Shawn Walk - Lego League
 * 21. Scott Hand - 21st Century Student Leadership
 * 22. Jackie Shia - An Adventure In Distance Learning
 * 24. Beth Kovalchik - From the On Switch to Learning Across Oceans: Getting Started With Videoconferencing
 * 25. Robin Shoop - Robotics
 * 26. Bruce Howard - CyberSurgeons: An Interactive Videoconference Simulation
 * 27. Adele Weitz - Wikis, Blogs,Oh My

Presentations not in line-up [rationale for not including] 28. Laurie Korte - Moodle Magic: Make It Happen [out of state presenter - Illinois/ is it worth her traveling?] 29. Benjamin Althof - 'Is Google Making Us Stupid?' [questionable title] 30. Jim Hazen - Virtual Curriculum Enhancement ~ Using On-line Training for Business in the Classroom [too narrow in scope] 31. Toni Sulkowski - The Principal as a Technology Leader - [withdrawn] 32. Ward Cochenour - Blackboard in the High School [too narrow]


 * 33. Joe Oliphant - Think Outside the Board
 * 34 NetTrekker

PROPOSED SCHEDULE (Kevin and Karlton are proposing to keep the Mediasite capture stations and laptops using uStream in the same room for all three sessions to reduce technical errors, etc.) USTREAM || 13. Webcasting   || 3. Civil War
 * Session A || 5.School Safety Panel || 2.Using Tech to Differentiate

MEDIASITE || 14.Activ Classroom ||  || 26. Cybersurgeons USTREAM || 25.Robotics

MEDIASITE || 9. Virtualization || USTREAM || 20. Lego League || 19.iPod in Classroom MEDIASITE || 12. Wikis, Blogs - Authentic Learning ||  || 17. Vendor -Seamless Connection USTREAM || 24.Video- conferencing MEDIASITE || 11.Google Earth - Cancel || USTREAM || 10. Writing || 34 DI: NetTrekker MEDIASITE || 21. 21st century Student Leadership ||  || 22. Distance Learning USTREAM || 27. Wikis, Blogs, Oh My MEDIASITE || 33. Outside the Board || Issues: By October 17 need content for program guide
 * Session B || 6.iTunes U || 8. Integrating Whiteboards
 * Session C || 1. Data Collection - cancel || 4. Study Island
 * How many rooms should be booked for presentations (including vendors - 9)?

Vendor Presentations: 1. Pearson - SuccessMaker 2. AEC Issues: >
 * <span style="color: rgb(253, 104, 104)">What other vendors will be do a product presentation?
 * <span style="color: rgb(253, 104, 104)">How long should these presentations last?[30 minutes]

Compass Odyssey OnHands Rodata Sound Video Verizon HP Creative Web Entersys LIghtspeed Questeq Nettrekker AEC Apple <span style="color: rgb(253, 83, 83)">(what should their cost be for bringing Apple Distinguished Educator) [send Rusty C;s contact info] ? CMU ? RPC Video ? Polyvision
 * 2. Review participating vendors:**

Who's missing? Discovery ePlus

<span style="color: rgb(254, 128, 128)">Issues:
 * <span style="color: rgb(254, 128, 128)"><span style="color: rgb(254, 123, 123)">When should vendors setup?

> Rooms for Lunch - Technology Leaders [Tim Devlin] BIRD OF A FEATHER - Keystones [Jana Baxter & Mike Baker] - CFF [Kevin Conner]
 * 3. review room needs and other details for Regional learning alliance**

> Keystones through Eric<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102)"> [What will be the policy for paying for TRETC?] > CFF mentors > Tech leaders > Library/Media > WPSLA > Tech Council email blast / electronic newsletter > > Curriculum Coordinators > PaIMS > PAECT web site - regional events
 * 4. plan for getting people to register**