2011,+August+8+meeting

Agenda for August 8, 2011 NOTES for 8/8 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 - Propel has offered to share a student]
 * National or regional leader - Alice Wilder
 * Karen Cator

Closing Keynote speaker - Tech Council will contact CMU Entertainment Technology Center. Don Marinelli - top choice, but excellent second choices - Drew Davidson, MK Haley, or Jesse Schell

2. Discuss status of sponsors Title Sponsor - SmartSolutions Title Sponsor - Grable Foundation (for pre-conference) Other possibilities discussed: Promethean (Logical Choice) SmartEd Mimio Hartcourt Online SkillsTutor BuildABook Samsung Turning Point

Sponsorship package (see TRETC-Sponsorship.pdf)

3. Discuss ways to get presenters - application on line 11 presentations submitted as of August 8 (including some of the ideas below)

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) + FCAHS student __ 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 - Holly asked about reimbursement for speaker/ possibility for video conference instead of travel

New ideas for sessions: CarnegieCadet - Nikki Navta will reach out to INI at CMU City High - Tech Department run by students (Nina Butler follow up) McGuffey HS - QR codes (Toni will reach out) Video conference - National Archives/ Library of Congress (Kevin and Janna will follow up) CoSN over lunch video conference (Norton) Game Based Charter School - Norton will check with Elbie Yaworsky who is visiting Quest to Learn in NYC

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. Steeltown will also produce a 3 hour workshop on November 15.

- pre conference workshops on November 15

Discovery - Jana will reach out CoSN - definite interest - Norton will meet with Sean McDonough and Vince Humes on August 11 to work out details Apple - Norton made a proposal / need to follow up Digital Media - video (Steeltown) - confirmed by Norton / audio sessions (Hear Me - CMU) Robot Diaries - CREATE Lab at CMU SafariMontage - Norton will follow up

- Pre-Conference presentation: Diane Rhoten Presentation (Grable Foundation) - cofounder of STARTL, designing and evaluation education policy, faculty at Stanford, focus on innovation and learning,

- 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 - no final decision/ 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 8/11 eight 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) || Jana will coordinate the evaluation in September ||
 * < 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 / Justin updated "theme" for site (8/11) ||
 * Develop short video testimonials || 8/11 - 9/11 || Tech Council ||  ||
 * Email campaign for participants || 8/11 - 11/11 || Tech Council, IUs ||  ||
 * < Market to targeted audiences ||< 07/11 - 10/11 ||< IUs/ Committee members/ Tech Council ||  ||
 * < Evaluate /Act 48 ||< 11/11 - 12/11 ||< AIU/ Tech Council ||  ||