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You are invited to attend
CoSN Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Leadership Forum
Digital Content and Role of CTO
Co-Sponsored by T.H.E Journal and the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
Monday, June 30, 2008
8:30 am-10:30 am
The Pavilion by Hilton
300 S. Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX
Join us for an interactive CTO Forum
· Hear the recommendations from the Congress on Future of Content
· Engage in a discussion about the role of district technology leaders in stimulating a re-examination and adoption of digital content in our districts.
For further information and to register go to www.cosn.org/events/cto_forum/index.cfm
I wanted to let you know about a very special session at NECC on Monday morning. ISTE is partnering with the Cable & Telecommunications Association of Marketers to hold an Internet Safety Town Hall Meeting. Below is information on time, location and speakers. Please spread the word. Hope that you can make it.
Jon
NECC Internet Safety Town Hall
Monday, June 30, 2008, 10 AM-12 PM
Room 217B and C
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
Welcome – Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE, Washington, DC
Keynote – Anastasia Goodstein, Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Ypulse, San Francisco, CA
Panel I – Internet Safety Issues
Lead Presenter and Moderator: Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet and American Life Project, Washington, DC
Panel:
Jeanne Biddle, Director of Technology, Scott County Schools, Kentucky
Julie Evans, Executive Director, Project Tomorrow, Irvine, CA
High School Student
Panel II – Resources and Tools
Lead Presenter and Moderator: Adam Thierer, Senior Fellow and Director, Progress and Freedom Foundation, Washington, DC
Panel:
Lan Neugent, Assistant Superintendent of the Virginia Department of Education
Dr. John Slivka, Technology Director, Albertville Public Schools, AL
Richard Stevens, Vice President of Business Services, Time Warner Cable, San Antonio, TX
Closing – Hilary Goldman, Director of Government Relations of ISTE, Washington, DC
Sounds great! I've diligently filled out my conference planner, double-booking some slots and leaving others open, for browsing the endless offerings and for connecting with people I want to see.
It looks as if I'll be at the Hyatt most of Monday- so let's do it!
:-) Joey
Looking forward to connecting with you again in San A! The connections you help people to make are so valuable, and make the huge community of educators and related professionals seem much smaller and closer. Bravo!
Cheers,
Joey
Looking forward to connecting with you again, too! The connections you facilitate are SO valuable, and make the larger community of educators seem smaller and closer.
Cheers!
Joey
I'm curious if anyone has used SWAT (Students Working to Advance Technology). This site offers structure to starting technology clubs K-12.
Here's an explanation from the site (www.swatweb.net):
"Students are willing to meet these standards becau...
(written for a recent in-service day I facilitated)
I believe that the most important thing any teacher can do, ever, with no exception, is to learn. I believe it so strongly I want to say it twice, because I recently learned what an effective fo...
Dear Jennifer,
Welcome to the ISTE NECC 2009 Ning! You are now an important member of a year round social network where educators can make plans for the upcoming conference and start discussions to continue on site as well as share tech ideas, re...
Dear Alicia,
Welcome to the ISTE NECC 2009 Ning! You are now an important member of a year round social network where educators can make plans for the upcoming conference and start discussions to continue on site as well as share tech ideas, reso...