2011+July+11,+2011

Agenda for July 11, 2011 NOTES from 7/11 NOTES from 6/11 1. Review conference details:

Keynote Panel
 * Distinguished educator - Norton Gusky contacted Traci Blazosky
 * Student (s) - need to identify - Need to identify a student [Norton - I have a FCAHS student who will join the iPad panel. Should I invite Ramon as a keynote speaker? He's very articulate and has done a number of teacher workshops in the past year]
 * National or regional leader - Alice Wilder

Closing Keynote speaker -Bill Strickland did not confirm. Tech Council will contact CMU Entertainment Technology Center. Don Marinelli - top choice, but excellent second choices - Drew Davidson, MK Haley, or Jesse Schell

2. Sponsorship package (see TRETC-Sponsorship.pdf)

3. Discuss ways to get presenters - application on line Ideas for Panels from June meeting: Presentations __ Online Learning - submitted __ Mike Baker - moderator Possible participants = Denise Dechek (AIU - Waterfront Learning), Nick Trombetta (PA Cyber) Randi Leonard (FCASD) __ Students Bringing Their Own Technology __ Scott Hand or Tim Devlin - moderator Possible participants = Mike Graham (Hempfield SD), PDE representative - Mike and Norton will check on possible presenters from state-wide video conference, CoSN representative [Norton - contact Bailey Mitchell to find out his availability via video-conference] __ iPads in the Classroom - submitted __ Norton Gusky - moderator Possible participants = Crystal Eastly (FCASD) + other FCASD folks __ Student Apps __ Nikki Navta - moderator Possible participants = Aileen Owens (South Fayette SD), students from Freedom, South Fayette and Winchester Thurston), corporate partner __Virtual Animal Friends__ Tim Devlin - moderator Possible participants = Ken Lockette (Principal, Avonworth HS), Students (Tim will follow up with meeting week of 7/11)   __Technology Standards__  Kevin Conner will reach to Holly Jobe to try to identify speaker

4. New Directions

- app student symposium - Aileen and Nikki

- student video (Steeltown) - Mike Baker and Toni Sulkowsky Norton met with Carl Urlander. Steeltown will have a presentation with student winners from 2011 contest - Shot Heard Around the World.

- pre conference workshops

Discovery - Jana will reach out CoSN - definite interest Apple - Norton will meet App development - Nikki Digital Media - video (Steeltown) - confirmed by Norton / audio sessions (Hear Me - CMU)

- Pre-Conference presentation: Diane Rhoten Presentation (Grable Foundation)

- vendor setup

5. Review marketing plan 6. Other issues: attracting conference goers with budget reductions Committee felt the need to target non-classroom teachers, e.g. technology leaders and non-public school teachers/ Norton and Mike will investigate grants for participants / Approach vendors to sponsor presenters and pay for key personnel (if not e-Rate issue)
 * < Develop marketing campaign (theme, logos) ||< 3/11-7/11 ||< Tech Council || Norton and Tech Council met to review ideas/ New logo still pending ||
 * < Identify keynote speaker ||< 3/11 – 7/11 ||< Planning Committee || Karen Cator on board / Norton reached out to Bill Strickland/ Tech Council will contact Entertainment Tech Center ||
 * Establish video contest for students || 4/11 - 9/11 || Mike Baker / SteelTown || Norton contacted Carl Kurlander to have students present videos/ Mike Baker agreed to work on/ Norton met with Carl (7/11) ||
 * < Identify presenters ||< 311-8/11 ||< Planning Committee || As of 7/11 five presenters ||
 * Identify sponsors for workshops || 4/11 - 8/11 || Planning Committee/ Tech Council || Sponsor package ready/ Sponsors on board include: Samsung, ||
 * < Register presenters/vendors/ participants ||< 6/11– 11/11 ||< Tech Council || Presenter form onllne ||
 * < Evaluate proposals ||< 8/11- 9/11 ||< AIU/ Planning Committee (sub-committee) ||  ||
 * < Arrange for equipment needs ||< 6/11 – 11/11 ||< Tech Council/AIU ||  ||
 * < Update web site/ distribute marketing materials ||< 4/11 – 10/11 ||< Web committee/IUs/Tech Council || Update with new info online ||
 * < Arrange for food ||< 9/11 – 11/11 ||< AIU/ Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Pay bills ||< 8/11 – 11/11 ||< Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Provide food / necessary space / tech support ||< 11/11 ||< RLA facility ||  ||
 * < Distribute marketing materials ||< 08/11 - 11/11 ||< Tech Council/ IUs/ Committee members ||  ||
 * < Market to targeted audiences ||< 07/11 - 10/11 ||< IUs/ Committee members/ Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Evaluate /Act 48 ||< 11/11 - 12/11 ||< AIU/ Tech Council ||  ||