Obstacles to Opportunities
“Starting From Scratch: Framing Change for All Stakeholders”

Ben Wilkoff
Denver, Co, USA
Blog: http://yongesonne.edublogs.org
Bio
Ben Wilkoff is a 7th/8th grade Language Arts teacher at Cresthill Middle School in Colorado (a Denver suburb). He has been immersed in the world of school 2.0 ever since he started reading Will Richardson’s blog in 2004, and he was recently awarded the Totally Wired Teacher of 2007 award by [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
“Creating a Paradigm Shift in Technology”

Shawn Nutting
Trussville, AL, USA
Blog: http://www.trussvillecityschools.com/Teachers/Shawn.Nutting/default.aspx
Bio
Shawn, Dir.of Tech. for Trussville City, IT for 20 years. Published in Business Week Online,T.H.E.Journal, AL Best Practice Center’s WorkingToward Excellence, Access Control&Security Systems. Presenter at AETC, T+L, NECC, and SITE. CNS degree from ITT tech. District V rep. to the AETA, state committee child Internet safety, member of SSA, ISTE, [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
“Web 2.0 Share the Adventure”

Sylvia Martinez
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Blog: http://blog.genyes.com/
Bio
Sylvia Martinez is president of Generation YES, working to empower students in K-12 schools through digital technology. Sylvia has designed educational games, curriculum, and online experiences for teachers and students. Sylvia speaks and writes on subjects such as the use of technology, simulations and games to enhance educational opportunities and [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
“Acceptable Use and the Web 2.0”

Joseph Bires
Trenton, NJ USA
Blog: http://www.edtechleadership.com/wordpress2/
Bio
Joseph J. Bires is the Supervisor of Technology for the Marlboro Township School District. Prior to Marlboro, he was the technology coordinator for the Manville School District. He possesses over nine years experience as a technology leader and teacher in K-12 education. He earned a masters degree in computers in education [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
“Me blog? No way!!!”

John Pearce
Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaBlog: http://johnp.wordpress.com/
Bio
John Pearce is a primary, (elementary), school teacher in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. He has been working with blogs and other web 2.0 tools both with his students and personally for a number of years. Drawing on these experiences he has presented at numerous face to face conferences as well as at [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
“Pushing the Envelope or How to Integrate Web 2.0 Tools on a Shoestring”

Lisa Durff
Hagerstown, Maryland, USA
Blog: http://durffsblog.blogspot.com/
Bio
Mrs Durff is a PreK – 12th grade teacher and media center specialist at a private, Christian school in Hagerstown, Maryland, USA. She currently teaches computer to 3rd grade – 8th grade, Study Skills to 7th grade, & facilitates Spanish 1 & 2. She podcasts with Kindergarten and 1st grade weekly, [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
“The Technology Specialist as Teacher Leader: Strategies to Ensure Successful Technology Integration and Student Learning in Schools”

Patrick Ledesma
Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Bio
Patrick Ledesma is a School Based Technology Specialist (SBTS) and National Board Certified Teacher in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he helps teachers and students integrate technology in the classroom. He is currently in the Ph.D. program at George Mason University.

Bio Page
https://k12online07presenters.wikispaces.com/Patrick+Ledesma
Presentation Title
“The Technology Specialist as Teacher Leader: Strategies to Ensure Successful Technology [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
Crossing the Copyright Boundary in the Digital Age”

Karen Richardson
Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
Blog: http://witchyrichy.wordpress.com
Bio
Karen is a full-time doctoral student in Curriculum and Educational Technology at the College of William and Mary. She also serves as an adjunct instructor at the College. Her “real” work varies from helping school divisions update technology plans to working with principals who are learning about their roles in the [...]

OBSTACLES TO OPPORTUNITIES KEYNOTE
“The Why’s and Wherefores”

Brian Crosby
Sparks, Nevada, USA
Blog: http://www.learningismessy.com/blog/
Bio
Brian Crosby, an elementary teacher for 26 years, teaches fifth grade in Sparks, Nevada, and has infused technology into teaching since the 1980’s. While piloting a 1:1 laptop program,students in his class utilize many Web 2.0 tools including Skype, Fiickr, blogs and wikis. His award winning student produced video about including [...]

Obstacles to Opportunities
“Challenging Assumptions About Technology Professional Development”

Sylvia Martinez
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Blog: http://blog.genyes.com/
Bio
Sylvia Martinez is president of Generation YES, working to empower students in K-12 schools through digital technology. Sylvia has designed educational games, curriculum, and online experiences for teachers and students. Sylvia speaks and writes on subjects such as the use of technology, simulations and games to enhance educational opportunities and [...]