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2011 2011-Team Captains

Building a Uniquely Montana Program: The Montana Digital Academy

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Presenter: Jason Neiffer
Location: Missoula, MT, USA
@techsavvyteach

Presentation Title: Building a Uniquely Montana Program: The Montana Digital Academy

Presentation Description: The Montana Digital Academy is Montana’s statewide virtual school built on a foundation of partnerships and working together to provide digital online learning to students in Big Sky Country. Learn about the formulation of our program and steps we are taking to work together to innovate in online learning for our students.


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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
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Additional Information:
Jason Neiffer
Curriculum Director, Montana Digital Academy
Information at www.neiffer.com
Blogging at www.techsavvyteacher.com
Program at www.montanadigitalacademy.org

2011 2011-Team Captains

The World is My Classroom

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Presenter: Anne Mirtschin
Location: Hawkesdale, Victoria, Australia
@murcha

Presentation Title: The World is My Classroom

Presentation Description: Learn how a virtual, global, and culturally-blended classroom is not just a dream, it’s a reality. Listen to stories from classrooms in a small rural P12 school that is isolated culturally and geographically where innovative technology is used to engage students allowing them to connect, communicate and collaborate with students/classrooms across the globe. This is a big classroom where:

  • blended classrooms may be global in nature
  • learning is 24/7/365
  • Experts and students of all ages learn together – learning is vertical and horizontal
  • learning goes beyond physical walls
  • global projects are encouraged
  • learning can be “˜messy’ but the learning outcomes amazing!

Listen to classroom stories, learn of favourite online tools to use and ways to use them. Explore different ways to get connected to others, join projects and how to have your students take initiative.

Presentation:

iPod videomp3 audio

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://murcha.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/the-world-is-my-classroom-presentation-for-the-k12-online-conference/

Additional Information:
Teacher blog
Class blog

2011 2011-Story Time

When Learning Becomes An Event

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Presenter: Andy McKiel
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
@amckiel

Presentation Title: When Learning Becomes An Event

Presentation Description: As an educator, how do you make learning sticky for your students? This session will explore the concept of making ordinary lessons and projects extraordinary by celebrating even the little things that occur within our classrooms and schools on a daily basis.

Find out how you can make learning become an event by considering common elements woven through a variety of success stories and reflecting upon your own personal successes as an educator.


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Additional Information:
Find out more about Andy McKiel:
about.me/amckiel

2011 2011-Team Captains

TEAM CAPTAINS KEYNOTEPlaying in Public

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Presenter: George Couros
Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
@gcouros

Presentation Title: Playing in Public

Presentation Description: As social media continues to grow, the opportunity to engage in our own learning publicly and learn from others, grows with it. In this presentation, George Couros shares some examples of people “playing publicly” and learning with no end in sight. To be comfortable in doing this, leaders must show that they are risk-takers and lead by example in this environment. George shows how when leaders are willing to learn in such a public manner, it trickles down to all educators, and most importantly, our kids.

Presentation:

iPod videomp3 audio

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
bit.ly/playinginpublic

Additional Information:
Feel free to connect with George either on his blog (georgecouros.ca) or Twitter (@gcouros)

2011 2011-Story Time

STORY TIME KEYNOTEThe World’s Craziest Educational Videos Featuring ds106

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Presenter: Jim Groom and Tom Woodward
Location: Fredericksburg, VA USA
@jimgroom & @twoodwar

Presentation Title: The World’s Craziest Educational Videos Featuring ds106

Presentation Description: In this episode of the World’s Craziest Educational Videos you host detective Kim Droom takes you inside the Massive Open Online Course ds106. An online storytelling community that started as a class but has become much, much more. Some people call it a cult, others the second coming of the creative web. We report … you decide!

Presentation:

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Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
bavatuesdays.com/k12-online-conference-disclaimer-credits-resources/

2011 2011-Keynote

2011 PRECONFERENCE KEYNOTEThe Sandbox Manifesto

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Presenter: Angela Maiers
Location: Clive, Iowa
@angelamaiers

Presentation Title: The Sandbox Manifesto

Presentation Description: The “Rules of the Sandbox” are not just for kids. There is much we can learn as teachers, leaders, and citizens of the web and world.

See how playing nice and playing well is not only good behavior it is good strategy for success on the Social Web. Join me as we explore how the tenets of “The Sandbox Manifesto” can serve us in our classrooms and communities.

Presentation:

iPod videomp3 audio

Link to presentation’s supporting documents:
http://www.slideshare.net/angelamaiers/the-sandbox-manifesto

Additional Information:
YOU MATTER: New TED Talk

YOU MATTER- 2 World Changing Words

12 Ways to Let People Know They Matter

The Social Web: Presentation and Resources

Social Media: The New Digital Divide

2011 2011-Teasers

Teaser Pre-Conference Keynote – The Sandbox Manifesto

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Teaser Pre-Conference Keynote – The Sandbox Manifesto
The 2011 K12 Online Conference is about to kick off with the Pre-Conference Keynote by our fabulous, inspirational presenter, Angela Maiers. Take a look at this special teaser she has prepared for us, and then watch for her presentation when it is posted on Monday, November 21 at 8:00am EST. All of the conference recordings are available any time/any place once they are posted during the conference. We invite you to read and comment on Angela’s blog posts as we begin to explore together the theme of this year’s conference: “Purposeful Play.” Check out The Sandbox Manifesto: Life, Learning and Success on the Social Web and Lessons from the Sandbox, and join us daily as new presentations are shared from Nov. 28-Dec. 9. You can also subscribe to all of the presentations as video or audio from our iTunesU Channel (see details on our blog). We are so excited that the conference is finally here. Follow the latest updates on Twitter: #k12online11 or @k12online

2011-Teasers

Teaser Sandbox Play – Screencasting 101

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The 2011 K-12 Online Conference is just around the corner, and you know it’s coming soon because some of our presenters have started submitting “teaser videos.” These short videos are like a “movie trailer” for an upcoming presentation. The following 68 second video, from Lorna Costantini, is a teaser for her presentation in the “Sandbox Play” strand:  “Screencasting 101: First Steps to creating “On Demand” tutorials and presentations.”

In the days ahead, conference organizers will be adding details for presentations on our 2011 conference schedule. Thanks to Lorna for sharing this teaser video for her upcoming presentation!

2011 Announcements Featured

2011 K-12 Online Conference Call for Proposals and Announcements

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The 2011 K-12 Online Conference is coming to a computer near you soon! This year’s FREE online conference will take place the weeks of November 28th and December 5th, 2011, with a pre-conference keynote on Monday, November 21st. The 2011 theme is, “Purposeful Play.” Educators and students worldwide are invited to respond to our 2011 call for proposals. Presenters create twenty minute, engaging video presentations shared during our two week conference. Please check out some of last year’s presentations. Not sure what the conference theme “Purposeful Play” includes? Bud Hunt provided a great description on his blog. “To play on purpose is to take risks.  To challenge what you know.  To ride the edge between what is and what might be, what never was and what should’ve been. How are you making time for play in your learning? And we mean “play” in the best sense of the word.  Fiddle.  Tinker.  Explore.  Discover.  Try.  Fail.  Reengage. ”

'sandbox with a sand castle entrance!' photo (c) 2010, Torley - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Deadline for proposal submissions is October 17th at midnight PDT. Selections will be announced October 28th. Ten presentations will be featured in each of our four strands for 2011, for a total of forty presentations. (*Note these dates have been revised as of Sept 19th.)

Sandbox Play – Just as children need a sandbox to explore and playtime to learn together and try out new ideas, we as teachers need sandboxes to try new things, risk, and sometimes fail in safe and collegial spaces on the web. Presentations in this strand will be appropriate for beginners new to the use of technology in the classroom. Jose Rodriguez is the strand convener.

'Sandbox play' photo (c) 2005, Alex Kerney - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Story Time – Everyone loves story time. Presentations in this strand will focus less on communicating large amounts of information and more on sharing compelling stories about the effective uses of technology to increase student engagement, global collaboration, and improve learning.

'Campfire songs and stories' photo (c) 2011, David Veksler - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Team Captains – Playgrounds and schools need good leaders. Presentations in this strand will address key leadership issues for visionary school leaders. Students, teachers, administrators, parents, and community members all play important leadership roles in the school community. Wesley Fryer is the strand convener.

'Paul, Gill and Andy - British Dragons captains at Queen's Baton Relay Event' photo (c) 2010, Graham Hills - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Level Up – In games, players ‘level up’ or gain ‘experience points’ by completing quests, overcoming obstacles, and for successful role-playing. Those who have taken student learning to new levels of engagement with technology will share their expertise. Ginger Lewman is the strand convener.

'OZ_  1318' photo (c) 2005, marco antonio torres - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

We would love presenters to involve students and include student voices when appropriate in presentations. (Student participation is NOT required or expected, but is welcomed.)

The 2011 Conference: What’s the same?

  1. Price: Free!
  2. Basic format: Each weekday of the two weeks of the conference, four presentations (two per strand for that week) will “go live” / be published on our conference blog.
  3. Pre-Conference Keynote: Still the week prior to the “˜regular’ conference. this year it’s on November 21st.

The 2011 Conference: What’s different?

  1. We are not going to have a separate “student voices” strand this year, but instead invite students to present with educators and individually in any of our four strands.
  2. We are simplifying the presentation submission process this year for our presenters. Rather than directly uploading to Blip.tv and DotSub.com, presenters will share their presentation via our conference Dropbox account. Strand conveners will upload videos to Blip.tv and iTunesU.
  3. Live Events: Our conference has always been primarily asynchronous (download videos and watch them whenever you want) but in the past as featured some live events. This year, however, we will not schedule any live events to coincide with the conference. We are encouraging people hosting live events focused on education to invite and feature many of our speakers, however.
  4. Presentations will be in English, and selected presentations (based in part on presenter wishes / requests) will be translated into Spanish via DotSub.com. Due to time demands, we’ve decided to back off the Spanish language presentations a bit this year.

How Can You Help?

  1. Spread the word! Share K12Online11 via your social networking connections, blogs, email, and face-to-face colleagues!
  2. Submit a proposal to present! We love first-time presenters. It’s a 20 minute recorded presentation. Screencasting tools are better than ever today. You can do this. Hundreds of educators worldwide want to hear your ideas and your voice!
  3. Encourage others to present! Each year many of our submitted proposals come after someone sends a personal invitation. If you know a teacher who should present, ask them to submit a proposal!
  4. Volunteer! Our 2011 Call for Volunteers form is also available.

Volunteers are needed for the following committees:

  1. Publicity / Public Relations
  2. Live Events
  3. Professional Development
  4. Accessibility
  5. Help Desk

Save the date for Saturday, October 8, 2011 12:00noon EDT/9:00amPDT: Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar will feature the 2011 K12 Online Conference (intro/overview/history; upcoming features and keynote presenters)