ICE+Conference+2007

=ICE Conference 2007=

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8:00 Keynote - David Pogue
[|www.davidpogue.com] FK -- Obvious key points: "Tech gadgets are here to stay. So how do we deal with it?" "The continuous challenge is for teachers to adapt and embrace the new technologies." "We cannot extrapilate the future of tech by today's information." Pogue spent a lot of time on Web 2.0: blogs, podcasts, and long distance collaboration. New for me: There are now flash drives available that will not only carry your documents, but also program applications.

9:45 Google For Educators - Cristen Fondella
[|www.google.com/educators] FK -- Quick run through of Google applications for teachers - highlights included Google Docs and Spreadsheets,Google Earth and Google Sketchup. Sign up for their quarterly newsletter. Google has also started up a Google Teacher Academy. New for me: [|www.gaggle.net] "safe email" - okay for all ages.

10:45 What Is A Technology Coach? - Darlene Andre
[|http://fs.meadowbrook28.net/~dandre] FK -- Darlene pointed out how her job as a coach is much different than when she was a coordinator. Basically she works directly with students and staff and as she says "no boxes, wires, server issues and inventory." Interesting point: In her district the parents receive a packet at the beginning of the year with a form for "opting out" so students will not be in school photos, etc.

11:45 Communicating Using iCal and iWeb - Matt Fuller
FK -- Download his comprehensive handout at [|www.mattfuller.com/ice] Recommends discovering the "new" ALI at: http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/

2:45 Using Video in Your Classroom and School - Matt Fuller and Debby Atwater
FK -- Download this comprehensive handout at [|www.mattfuller.com/ice] Demonstrated some student made iMovie projects.

3:45 The 10 Best FREE Web 2.0 Sites - Steve Dembo
FK -- View his presentation at [|http://top10freesites.pbwiki.com] In 45 minutes, Steve breezed through all ten sites ranging from Bloglines (rss aggregator) and del.icio.us (his pick for #1) to Picnik (free online photo editing), Jumpcut (free online video editing) and VYEW (for professtional development). Also mentioned, though not on his list, [|archive.org] for royalty free video, etc.

9:45 Guerilla Graphics (and Sounds, too) and Web 2.0 - Joe Brennan
FK -- Download his handout at http://members.iceberg.org/Brennan/GG/ Joe's take on media literacy: "Students who make commercials themselves, never look at a commercial the same again."

10:45 Introducing Web 2.0: Opportunities, Challenges and Implications - Tim Wilson
FK -- View his presentation at http://technosavvy.org/?p=479I (Fred) has enjoyed reading Tim's blog and his podcasts with [|Tim Lauer] and [|Will Richardson]. Thoughts from Tim about professional development: "Avoid just-in-case training with 30 teachers at a time, instead use just-in-time model of coaching with a small, interested group." "Feed the rabbits, starve the snakes." (Find and support the ready-to-go teachers.) "Leaders have to lead! Administrators must step up to the plate and get a blog and/or podcast."

11:45 Using Wikis In the Classroom - Adam Frey (co-founder of Wikispaces)
FK -- The presentation was an introduction to wikis, the power of wikis as a learning tool and a how-to set up a wiki. IMPORTANT: [|Wikispaces] is giving away 100,00 FREE wikis to teachers (25,000+ spoken for already). Plus they are AD FREE. The company is very interested in supporting teachers and pride themselves on being very accessible! I sent two "help" emails to Adam and received an answer to both withing 24 hours.

12:45 Community Building and Advanced Wiki Use - Adam Frey
A follow-up to the first workshop where participants actually researched a topic (that Adam established) and contributed to a group wiki (in 15 minutes). FK -- I am a big fan of Wikispaces/wikis and see lots of applications for teachers and schools.