2011,+September+12+meeting

Agenda for September 12, 2011 NOTES for 9/11 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 - Mk Haley from the Entertainment Technology Center at CMU confirmed.

2. Discuss status of sponsors Samsung Turning Technologies AverMedia IntegraOne Applied Video Technology NetExperts Apple eSchoolview Questeq Zulama will apply Title Sponsor - SmartSolutions Title Sponsor - Grable Foundation (for pre-conference) Other possibilities discussed: Promethean (Logical Choice) SmartEd Mimio Hartcourt Online SkillsTutor BuildABook

Sponsorship package (see TRETC-Sponsorship.pdf)
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3. Discuss ways to get presenters - application on line 21 Presentation proposals as of 9/8/2011 (including some of the ideas below) Jana Baxter will head sub-committee to fill slots. Anticipate 8 presentations per session = 24 total presentations. This includes vendor presentations/ keynote panelists/ spotlight presentations.

Spotlight = Don Knezek from ISTE to share new technology standards.

Ideas for Panels from June meeting: Presentations __ Online Learning - submitted __ Mike Baker - moderator Possible participants = Denise Dechek (AIU - Waterfront Learning){confirmed}, Nick Trombetta (PA Cyber){tentatively confirmed} Randi Leonard (FCASD){confirmed} Denise Manganello (SVASD) {confirmed} __ 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 __Technology Standards__  Confirmed with Don Knezek from ISTE

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) - Vince Hume and Sean McDonough will lead the discussion 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 Kurlander. 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 - decided just to have a presentation on the new certificate program for Technology Administrators Apple - will join as a vendor and support Apple-related digital playground activities Digital Media - video (Steeltown) - confirmed by Norton / audio sessions (Hear Me - CMU) Robot Diaries - CREATE Lab at CMU SafariMontage - still waiting on decision Classroom Salon - will submit

- 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) Justin reported that the marketing campaign will reach out to a diversity of potential participants to try to diversity the audience. Norton added that Greg Behr has sent out an initial message and will follow up with the Kids and Creativity mailing list.
 * < Develop marketing campaign (theme, logos) ||< 3/11-7/11 ||< Tech Council || Norton and Tech Council met to review ideas/ New logo still pending/ Monthly email blasts/ Kids and Creativity mailing list/ IUs ||
 * < 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/ Mk Haley confirmed as closing speaker ||
 * 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) / Planning team in place with Carl Kurlander taking the lead / ||
 * < Identify presenters ||< 311-8/11 ||< Planning Committee || As of 8/11 eight presenters / 21 potential presenters as of 9/11 ||
 * Identify sponsors for workshops || 4/11 - 8/11 || Planning Committee/ Tech Council || Sponsor package ready/ Sponsors on board include: SmartSolutions and Grable/ 11 vendors on board (9/11) ||
 * < 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) / Norton update site (9/11) ||
 * Develop short video testimonials || 8/11 - 9/11 || Tech Council ||  ||
 * Email campaign for participants || 8/11 - 11/11 || Tech Council, IUs || Monthly email blasts as of 8/11 ||
 * < Market to targeted audiences ||< 07/11 - 10/11 ||< IUs/ Committee members/ Tech Council || Gregg Behr will share with Kids and Creativity mailing list ||
 * < Evaluate /Act 48 ||< 11/11 - 12/11 ||< AIU/ Tech Council ||  ||