FAQ

Please see our “For Participants: Getting Started” page on our conference wiki for updated conference information.

This is a our archived list of frequently asked questions regarding the 2008 K-12 Online Conference.

1. When is the conference being held? The 2008 conference presentations were published the weeks of October 15 and 22, and all of the presentations remain online for anyone to access in the future. A preconference keynote was published the week of October 8, 2007. Live events were also scheduled during the weeks of the conference. The dates of the 2008 conference have not been set yet.
2. Is there an archive of 2006 and 2007 conference presentations? Yes, everything from K12Online06 remains online and freely available. K1207 sessions are also are available here.
3. Is there any cost involved? No, this online conference is free and open to anyone to view and comment.
4. What form do the presentations take? Please feel free to use your imagination! The only requirement is that people can view your work online. Obviously, the larger the file (i.e podcast or screencast) the longer it will take to download from our servers. In 2008, we are encouraging all presenters to provide a “podcastable” version of their presentation to be included in the conference podcast web feeds.  All presentations will be kept under 20 minutes. More information specific to presenters is available on our presenter’s page.
5. How do I get my presentation to you? Once your submission has been accepted, we’ll let you know how to upload your work to our servers. (You will be notified of acceptance by July 11, 2008)
6. Who chooses what presentations are accepted? A committee of three people will be doing blind readings of each of abstracts and select the top nine in each strand.
7. I hear there will be “live” sessions. How will that work? We will have weekly live Elluminate sessions so that conference participants can interact and ask questions of the Keynote speakers and other presenters. A link will be posted to the blog that will give you access to the weekly Elluminate sessions. If you are unable to attend the Elluminate chats, we will make an archive of the event available.
8. How will I know what time to attend the online sessions? Other than the Elluminate chats all of the sessions will be pre-recorded for you to watch/listen to at your convenience. The Elluminate session times will all be published on the conference blog well in advance of each event. Watch the blog for more details. Instructions will be posted on the main conference EVENTS page.
9. Can I subscribe to conference presentations in a podcast channel? Yes! Two podcast channels are available! You can Subscribe to K12Online08 Video Podcasts and Subscribe to K12Online08 Audio Podcasts.
10. Are other web feeds available? Yes. The main conference blog feed includes all posts, and a separate feed for blog post comments is available. Because of blog spam issues comments are moderated, so your comments may not show up on the site or the comment feed right away.
11. Feedburner feeds are blocked at our school! What can I do to access the feeds? We hope everyone will use our main feedburner feeds, but if you’re in China or another location that blocks feedburner a set of feeds is available that are hosted on our conference blog. You can use those to subscribe to both podcast channels, blog posts as well as comments.

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