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[...] Everywhere I go as I wander through my Bloglines account, there is a mention of this upcoming conference, so I finally traveled to the site for the K12 Online Conference myself to see what it was about, and it seems interesting. Certainly the names of people that I admire in education and technology seem to be represented and the call is for all teachers to participate and learn from others. [...]

[...] Time to plug an important event that’s just getting started – the k12 Online Conference 2006. “The “K12 Online Conference” is for teachers, administrators and educators around the world interested in the use of Web 2.0 tools in classrooms and professional practice! This year’s conference is scheduled to be held over two weeks, Oct. 23-27 and Oct. 30- Nov. 3 and will include a preconference keynote. The conference theme is “Unleashing the Potential”.” (More details on logistics, etc., and the full agenda). This conference is entirely online, entirely free, and incredibly important if you want to learn how to use Web2.0 social tools to work with today’s students, meet your curricular objectives, and enjoy a whole new world of opportunity in teaching & learning. If you’re already using technology, this conference will give you ample opportunities to advance your knowledge with: “(a) advanced technology training (eg. how to write your own blog template or hack existing ones), (b) new tools to make use of in your classes, (c) teaching ideas on how to mash tools together to create “something new,” (d) a pedagogical understanding of how technologies such as Weblogs, wikis, podcasts, social bookmarking sites, RSS feeds and others can deepen learning and increase student achievement, or (e) use of assessment tools to measure the effectiveness of Read/Write Web technologies in your personal practice and with your students. (more on conference tracks here). Vicki Davis, a teacher for whom I have incredible respect, and who is a key participant in my new project, is leading a groundbreaking session that will immerse you in a collaborative experience using a wiki – I guarantee you’ll be so excited by the wiki after this, and eager to use it in your own courses! Here’s her description: “I’m so excited about my part of this, I’m going to give you a little “heads up.” We’re going to have a live wiki option for my presentation. I will release the URL next Monday and you can sign up on Monday and Tuesday. Then, on Wednesday, registration will close and I will pair you up by subject area to wiki (according to the wiki guidelines I use in my classroom) on a topic that hopefully most of you KNOW NOTHING about with 4 other teachers from around the world! Then, next Thursday through the following Sunday, October 29th, you will take time to post. [...]

[...] John Connell is the man that set up SSDN and has only just handed over the reigns to Marie Doogan. He has been taking part in the K12 online conference, and his contribution is well worth checking out. [...]

[...] John Connell is the man that set up SSDN and has only just handed over the reigns to Marie Doogan. He has been taking part in the K12 online conference, and his contribution is well worth checking out. [...]

[...] I am an 8th grade science teacher who is always on the lookout for new ways to engage students.  After attending a recent conference given by MassCUE, I became intrigued with the idea of incorporating blogs and wikis into my teaching.   After doing a little research and running across two fantastic K12Online Conference 2006 presentations by Mark Wagner of Educational Technologies and Life, I decided to bite the bullet and jump into the blog-o-sphere with both feet.   I will start with baby steps, but as I gain more confidence and experience I hope this will grow into a vital tool for both me and my students.  So here goes! [...]

[...] 19th, 2007 · No Comments Announcing the 2nd Annual K12 Online 2007 convention for teachers, administrators and educators around the world interested in the use of Web [...]