Presentation for WOW AzTEA Conference by Peggy George and Ann Lumm. Slideshow created originally by April Chamberlain, Darren Kuropatwa, Shawn Nutting, Sheryl Nussbuam-Beach, and Wesley Fryer--"Lessons Learned from K-12 Online 2006" and modified slightly for our hands-on workshop. April 28, 2007.

1. The Learning Goes On and On: K-12 Online Conference Presenters: Peggy George and Ann Lumm WOW Technology Conference April 28, 2007

4. Lessons Learned from K-12 Online 2006 Wesley Fryer, Darren Kuropatwa, Shawn Nutting, Sheryl Nussbuam-Beach, April Chamberlain Special thanks to all of the above presenters for sharing their PowerPoint presentation (which we have modified for you.) http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/03/30/podcast141-lessons-learned-from-k-12-online-2006/

8. Personal Learning Community www.flickr.com/photos/nadya/216185063/

10. http://incsub.org/awards/2006/

11. K-12 Online Conference 2007 Schedule 8-12 October 2007 Pre-Conference 15-19 October 2007 Week 1 (Strands 1 and 2) 22-26 October 2007 Week 2 (Strands 3 and 4) 27 October 2007 When Night Falls All published times for the conference will be GMT, and links to time converters will be provided. Mark your calendars

12. 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! The conference theme for 2006 was “Unleashing the Potential.” First - The conference announcement post Second- The Submission guidelines post Followed by- Our growing FAQ page K12Online Conference Announcement

13. Conference Components Four Strands over Two Weeks Week 1 Strand A: A Week In The Classroom These presentations focused on the practical pedagogical uses of online social tools (Web 2.0) giving concrete examples of how teachers are using the tools in their classes. Strand B: Basic/Advanced Training (one of each per day) Basic/Advanced training focused on “how to” information on tool use in an educational setting.

14. Conference Components Week 2 Strand A: Personal Professional Development Tips, ideas and resources on how educators orchestrate their own professional development online around school-based goals. Strand B: Overcoming Obstacles Tips, ideas and resources on how to deal with issues like: lack of access to tools/computers, filtering, parental/district concerns for online safety, and other IT concerns while trying to focus on best practice in the use of Web 2.0 tools.

15. Conference Components KEYNOTES Preconference Keynote: David Warlick David Warlick is a 30 year educator, author, blogger, and Web 2.0 programmer. David blogs at http://2cents.davidwarlick.com and podcasts at http://connectlearning.davidwarlick.com. A Week In The Classroom Keynote: Bud Hunt Bud Hunt teaches high school language arts and journalism at Olde Columbine High School in Longmont, Colorado. Bud blogs and podcasts about his practice and larger educational issues at http://www. budtheteacher .com . Basic/Advanced Training Keynote: Alan Levine Alan Levine is the Director of Member & Technology Resources for the New Media Consortium (NMC, http://www.nmc.org/ ). Before this, he spent 14 years evangelizing technology for the Maricopa Community Colleges. Alan works from home in Phoenix, Arizona and publishes his work on CogDogBlog. http://cogdogblog.com/

16. Conference Components Personal Professional Development Keynote: Ewan McIntosh Ewan McIntosh is an educational technologist and teacher of French and German. Based in the Edinburgh area of Scotland he frequently works around the UK and Europe, leading student and teacher workshops and conferences. Ewan blogs at http://edu.blogs.com Overcoming Obstacles Keynote: Anne Davis Anne currently works at Georgia State University in the Instructional Technology Center in the College of Education as an Information Systems Training Specialist. Her weblog, EduBlog Insights is a co-winner of the Best Teacher Blog in the second international Edublog Awards, a web based event that recognizes the many diverse and imaginative ways in which weblogs are being used within education.

17. Agenda Two presentations with links and bio information went live each day of the conference Many had interactive components Conversations with presenters occurred organically via the blog As presenters’ sessions became live on the blog they were linked to the master agenda to make it easier for folks to access. http://k12onlineconference.org/docs/k12online06-agenda.html

21. Sample Motivational Poster created with Flickr Toys http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

22. What you can do with Flickr Toys

23. In addition to the archived conference presentations that could be viewed by participants anytime, anywhere there were several scheduled Fireside chats that enhanced the online collaboration of presenters and participants. http://k12onlineconference.org/?page_id=9 Live Events

24. When Night Falls As a culminating activity, conference participants volunteered to moderate and attended a 24 hour Skypecast called “When Night Falls.” This live event spanned through all time zones across the globe.

25. Local Events http://farm1.static.flickr.com/105/279026791_de982a5733.jpg

28. A Few More Stats Number of visitors Month by Month

33. Q & A www.k12onlineconference.org

36. K-12 Online Conference 2007 Schedule October 8-12, 2007 Pre-Conference October 15-19, 2007 Week 1 (Strands 1 and 2) October 22-26, 2007 Week 2 (Strands 3 and 4) October 27, 2007 When Night Falls Mark your calendars