Ideas+for+2009

Keynote Speakers
(List names of people/groups who are engaging and would generate conversation about learning, integrating technology, disruptive trends, emerging educational technologies. With each person, if you can, include a link to a website where biographical or background information can be found)

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 * Elliot Soloway - University of Michigan "[|Disruptive Technologies]" - [|Profile]
 * Chris Dede - MIT "[|Think, Share and Do]" - article in THE Journal - [|Profile]Comments (see Discussion for response by Chris Dede)
 * David Pogue - NY Times "[|State of the Art]" (column) - [|Profile]Comments (see Discussion for response by David Pogue)
 * [|Scott McLeod] - Iowa State University Blogger on Ed Leadership [|Dangerously Irrelevant] and [|LeaderTalk] for Education Week
 * James Paul Gee - [|video from Edutopia]- games in education - [|Profile]

Ideas for Presentations
(Include an idea with the name of a potential presenter. Indicate if the presenter is a Keynote teacher and whether he/she presented at TRETC before.)
 * Jose Aires - Fox Chapel Area High School teacher / use chats for online discussions for discussion of literature / never at TRETC

Idea for "Tracks"

 * Decision maker track for Supts, Asst Supts, Curriculum Coords, and Tech Coords - specifically aimed at these folks, the sessin would be a half-day, with continental breakfast, keynote speaker, Q&A with heynote immediately following, time to attend 1 other session, concluding with lunch. Requires special pricing structure = keynote must be of interest to this groups.
 * Technology-focused track - Tech Coords can follow this or bring along a network admin or other technical person, and the vendors would make "mini-session" presentations on the aspects of their wares that this group would want to know.
 * Students - making presentations about their work, and panel discussions. Seek foundation funding to subsidize their attendance costs.
 * "Force" attendees to select their sessions so that we do not overflow in one, and no one in another.

Tag Line for Conference

 * It's All About Learning [from Tim Devlin]

On the fly thoughts...
 * Create a Twitter account for the conference. This would allow us to view who is following us while quickly sending out updates.
 * Allow for mini sessions focused on ways to build personal networks. Example: 2 minute Skype, Diigo, Facebook, LinkedIn, Ning, etc... These could be presented as screen casts and placed around the vendors.
 * Badges for online presences. Add to web sites, blogs, wikis, social networks so they link back to TRETC.org.
 * Flags for attendee badges. This will help vendors and peers identify individuals from specific areas of interest.

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