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=ISTE 2012=



Video highlights and presentations from the 2012 Conference are available on the ISTE Video YouTube Channel. Be sure to keep checking back as new videos are being uploaded daily. http://www.youtube.com/user/istevideos

**Here's one example of the amazing keynote by Dr. Yong Zhao.**
media type="custom" key="19731548" Dr. Yong Zhao addresses ISTE 2012 attendees on the topic of " Global, Creative, and Entrepreneurial: Defining High-Quality Education."

How do you prepare students for their future when globalization and rapid technological changes make it almost impossible to predict what the future will be like? In this presentation, Dr. Yong Zhao shows how the current measures of education quality, such as the PISA and TIMSS, are misleading, and how the so-called high-performing education systems do not actually produce the kind of creative and entrepreneurial talents we need. He makes the case for a future-oriented education starting with each child instead of an authoritative prescription of knowledge and skills. He discusses the education necessary to prepare students to be globally competent and creative entrepreneurs. Also featuring remarks for ISTE CEO Don Knezek and a recognition of long-time ISTE staffer Anita McAnear, who retires at the end of July.

If you were able to attend ISTE 2012 or if you'd like to relive the experience and refresh your memory on some of your incredible experiences, you will enjoy this conference kickoff video.
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Catch the excitement of being at ISTE’s Annual Conference and Exposition!

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IMPORTANT DATES:

 * February 16, 2011 || View program details; add workshops, tours, and BYOL sessions ||
 * March 31, 2011 || Super early-bird registration closes ||
 * April 13, 2011 || Housing cancellation deadline, no fee ||
 * May 1, 2011 || Early-bird registration closes ||
 * June 10, 2011 || Mail registration closes ||
 * June 10, 2011 || Online housing reservations close ||
 * June 17, 2011 || Web, phone, and fax registration closes ||
 * June 20, 2011 || Deadline for cancellations (accepted in writing) ||
 * June 25-29, 2011 || Onsite registration opens in Philadelphia ||


 * ISTE 2011 is coming next month in Philadelphia! Have you registered yet?**


 * Learn more about this exciting conference by visiting the ISTE 2011 page on the AzTEA website.**


 * Are you presenting at ISTE 2011? If so, send Chris Johnson the details and he'll add it to the page.**

Learn more about the conference by visiting the conference web page or by participating in the following social media

Choose one of all of the communities below to stay connected before, during and after the conference. You’ll find all kinds of helpful information including session information, travel and housing tips, and advice for getting the most out of your conference experience! **Important Activities**
 * [[image:http://www.isteconference.org/ISTE/2011//images/misc-photos/ISTE-Communities-default.jpg align="right" caption="Communities photo"]] || * Conference Ning—pre- and post-conference buzz
 * Twitter #iste11—the conversation is lively
 * ISTE Connects Blog—news and commentary from the global world of ed tech
 * ISTE Community Ning—ISTE general and member information
 * ISTE's Facebook page—become a fan! ||
 * //**Event**// || //**Date**// || //**Time**// || //**Location**// ||
 * **Affiliate Reception** || Monday, June 27 || 5:30pm-7:30pm || [|The Mission Grill] ||


 * To whet your appetite for great things to come at the conference this year, here are some photos from ISTE 2010 in Denver**

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 * If you aren't able to attend the ISTE 2011 Conference, you don't need to be left out! Participate virtually, for FREE through Elluminate presentations from ISTE Unplugged. Schedule for presentations can be found here: @http://www.isteunplugged.com **
 * Keep checking back for updates. **

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Important Dates
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 * **September 8, 2009** || Registration opens ||  ||
 * **September 9, 2009** || Call for Participation opens ||
 * **October 7, 2009** || Call for Participation closes ||
 * **November 4, 2009** || Housing reservations open ||
 * **February 17, 2010** || Add Workshops and Tours ||
 * **March 31, 2010** || Super Early-Bird Registration closes ||
 * **May 1, 2010** || Early-Bird Registration closes ||
 * **June 11, 2010** || Mail registration closes ||
 * **June 18, 2010** || Web, phone, and fax registration closes ||
 * **June 21, 2010** || Deadline for cancellations (accepted in writing) ||
 * **June 26–30, 2010** || Onsite registration open ||  ||

@http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/2010/program/

==If you are planning to attend ISTE 2010 in Denver, we invite you to share your contact information so we can coordinate plans and communicate during the conference. FYI: this is not a private wikispace behind a password but it is "protected." Everyone can view pages, but only members of the wiki can edit pages. You do not need to be an AzTEA member to join the wikispace.==

AzTEA-"4 Corners" Reception at ISTE 2010 Please plan to join us!
Date: 29 Jun 2010 (Tues) Time: 5:30 - 7:30 Location: Lucky Strike Bowling Alley

**Hotel Information for ISTE 2010 for AzTEA:**
If you will be attending ISTE 2010 in Denver, make sure you take advantage of our hotel block of rooms. I have included two PDFs with the information you will need to make a reservation and a fact sheet about our hotel, the Courtyard Marriott Downtown.





Don't wait until you get to Denver to start connecting with other ISTE 2010 enthusiasts—there are already lots of ways to get involved with your peers and ISTE. Our networking Ning and ISTE Connects blog site are great ways to find out how others are learning, playing, and teaching. Upload video and check out contests at ISTEVision, and come to Denver ready to hang out with people from your personal learning network! Sunday, June 27, the conference focuses on networking and group activities. Plan to spend the day with us starting with the **Conference Kickoff and Member Celebration** at 1 pm!

==**This was a message to all members of Classroom 2.0 from Steve Hargadon which provides an excellent overview of many opportunities at the conferences beyond the scheduled sessions and keynotes. (May 21, 2010)**==


 * This is just a brief update on the FREE Classroom 2.0 community-based activities happening as a part of the ISTE 2010 Conference in Denver at the end of July. If you're attending ISTE, hopefully there is something here that will be fun and exciting for you! If you're not attending ISTE, hopefully some of the virtual content will let you participate remotely.**


 * EduBloggerCon** - now in its fourth year, this all-day unconference gathering for those interested in social media / Web 2.0 in education takes place the Saturday (July 26) before the official ISTE start. Honestly, this is a great event, and many will tell you it is the event to attend at ISTE because it's all about connecting and sharing. We'll socialize and create the session schedule from 8am - 9am and will finish roughly at 4pm. The website for EduBloggerCon is at http://www.edubloggercon.com and the now-obligatory Facebook page is at http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=104806156230000 If you want others to know that you are going to attend, you can sign up on the Facebook page or here, although no advanced registration is actually required. We meet in the Colorado Convention Center thanks to the generosity of ISTE, we have access to free wireless, but bring extra computer batteries or make sure you're fully charged up because this is a BYOP (bring-your-own-power) event.


 * OpenSourceCon** - for the first time ever, a parallel FREE all-day unconference for those interested in Open Source Software in education. Same basic details as EduBloggerCon (8am - 4pm on June 26th in the Convention Center) and you can even go back and forth between the two activities! The Facebook page is at http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=129729370370845 or you can sign up at http://community.k12opensource.com/events/opensourcecon-1, or you can just show up!


 * Bloggers' Cafe** - also in its fourth year, this is an amazing gathering place at the conference center where there are couches, tables, chairs, and fun people to meet all during ISTE. This is an open event--do not be intimidated if you are new to the social media world. We want you to come and be a part of this informal gathering, and if we don't welcome you be sure to just come in and introduce yourself. Biggest idea for this year, and now approved by ISTE: we'll have a live webcam and mic so that those not at ISTE can say hi and chat with those who are in the Bloggers' Cafe. Not that this needs a Facebook page, but what the heck: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=118907761481941


 * ISTE "Unplugged"** - this will be the second year of this incredible opportunity to present at ISTE even if you have never done so before, or weren't accepted to speak, or just have something valuable to say! Run inside the convention center near the Bloggers' Cafe, on the same timetable as the conference, you can sign up to present to in our small presentation are to both live and remote audiences (those not at ISTE can watch all the presentations via Elluminate). We still can't believe that ISTE lets us do this, but they do, and we think they are awesome because of it! The website just went live, so sign up to present or see who's presenting at http://www.ISTEUnplugged.com. (Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129492867064828)


 * Classroom 2.0 Birds of a Feather Meeting** - Tuesday, 6/29/2010, 4:45pm–6:15pm. Come meet other members of Classroom 2.0 and have some fun as we share with each other. Usually a big crowd for this one!


 * Classroom 2.0 LIVE Broadcast** - Wednesday, June 30, 1:30-2:30pm. Come meet with Peggy, Kim, and Lorna as they broadcast a live show from ISTE that features YOU as the guests. :)


 * Open Source Pavilion, Speaker Series, and Playground Area** - this terrific speaker track, supported generously as a formal part of the ISTE conference now, is not to be missed if you're an Open Source enthusiast or wanna-be. We need volunteers, too, who can help to man some of the playground stations during the conference (free limited admission)!

I've said it before: this is an AMAZING list of community-generated activities. If you're going to be at ISTE in Denver this year, it will be fun to be together. For those that can't attend, we hope we provide you with lots of good, streamed content so that you can have some of the same fun.
 * Global Education Poster Session** - as part of the amazing 5-day online Global Education Conference in November that we're just starting to announce, we'll be manning a poster session table on Sunday night, June 27th, to give details and make connections with the larger community.

Visit Classroom 2.0 at: http://www.classroom20.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network


 * To whet your appetite for great things to come at the conference this year, here are some photos from NECC 2009**

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Welcome to the AzTEA NECC 2009 Wiki Space. Hello everyone, This space has been set up to record and share our learning at NECC 2009. We hope this will provide a place for you to capture some of the highlights of your experience and to share them with all of us, especially those who were not able to attend NECC. Share your fun, excitement, connections, aha moments...anything that inspired, motivated or challenged your thinking. Don't forget to include experiences such as EduBloggerCon, Constructivist Consortium, workshops, ISTE-SIG forums, Affiliate events, NECC Unplugged (the unconference strand), Keynotes, Blogger's Cafe...

What did you find interesting at NECC. How will you plan to use what you've learned when you return home? What should others know? What unanswered questions do you have? Did you learn any really neat links you'd like to share? Favorite quotes? New tools, software, equipment, resources? What was really cool? Share!

You're invited to join the conversation!

P.S. it will be helpful if you would place a horizontal rule in between each posting. If you haven't inserted one in a wiki before, it is to the right of the bulleted list button in the menu above.


 * Several great resources to track the news and events at NECC even if** **you who can't attend NECC.**

NECC is just hours away from going full speed ahead. Many of you are in planes, trains, and automobiles on your way to DC. But many more of you weren’t able to attend this year. For those of you staying home, you can still get a good taste of what’s going on in a variety of ways:

http://www.neccning.org http://www.isteconnects.org http://www.iste-community.org http://www.neccunplugged.com – streaming with Elluminate
 * Nings and blogs:**

http://www.istevision.org
 * Archived and streaming videos:**

@Isteglobal @Isteconnects
 * Twitter:**
 * 1) necc
 * 2) necc2009


 * Stay tuned to all these sources even after the conference and keep the conversations going. These are great resources for everyone whether you are attending NECC in person or virtually**

Here's a special treat for you if you were unable to attend NECC, or even if you were there, but didn't get to participate in Rushton Hurley's BYOL session on "Cool Tricks for Using and Making Videos." You can view the entire presentation here on our AzTEA Livestream Channel. media type="custom" key="4071481"

This is Wednesday's closing keynote presentation by Erin Gruwell at NECC. "...an inspirational look at the 10+ years worth of technology-supported projects initiated by Freedom Writers Founder Erin Gruwell, courtesy of Microsoft Corp. The closing keynote also features a preview of ISTE 2010 in Denver. - Erin Gruwell, Erin Gruwell Education Project Wednesday, 7/1/2009, 2:45pm 4:00pm" It was a very inspiring presentation and a great model for the power of storytelling! media type="custom" key="4148297"

Existing “Virtual” Components associated with NECC 2009
 * Also, here is a summary of some other virtual conference resources you should find helpful.**

[|NECC Unplugged] (Live and recorded sessions for virtual participants throughout NECC) On this wikispace you'll find the entire schedule of presentations. Recordings will be posted soon after NECC so check back to find the links for viewing presentations.

One-day curriculum developed in conjunction with four remote locations; coordinated by Laurie Thornley of Conference Services in conjunction with national Program Chair Anita McAnear. SIGIVC provides technical support onsite and guidance during program development. This is an evolution of a program started several years ago, originally called “V•NECC.” Sites pay a nominal rate of $1,500 for their content, which features a Keynote (VOD), a half-day workshop, and a session.
 * Remote NECC**

Multi-channel video environment that was initially conceived to provide improved VOD functionality for sessions recorded at NECC 2009. In 2009, VOD was expanded to include 5 rooms of content (from three in 2008 and 2007) — more than 60 2009 sessions will be captured and served via ISTEVision. In addition to session content, ISTEVision will serve a minimum of 8 channels of content. Some content, like “News & Information” and “Features,” will come from content generated onsite at NECC. Other content, like Webinars, Digital Storytelling, and Machinima, will be a combination of user-generated content and ISTE proprietary content. User uploads will be allowed preconference as well as onsite. The functionality of the site is evergreen and can be expanded upon to allow for greater administrative control and hosting of media beyond video (such as pdfs, audio, and photos).
 * [|ISTEVision Network]**

The Nings and ISTEConnects blog are integral ways for ISTEites and attendees to share resources, hold meaningful discussions, and stay in touch with each other year-round. During the conference, users can leverage the power of these environments to schedule events, share fun media, and communicate with large groups quickly.
 * [|ISTEning], [|NECCning], and** [|ISTEConnects]

Just to get the conversation started (since excitement is building as we prepare for NECC) I thought I would share the PageFlakes page I created for NECC 2009. [|PageFlakes] is a site where you can basically create your own "home page" to track all of the latest blog posts, podcasts, wikis and conference happenings in one place. Once you register for the site (free) you can create as many PageFlakes as you like. You can also copy someone else's PageFlake and then edit it to make it your own. Click on the "Copy" tab at the top of the page. This is the link to [|my PageFlake for NECC] which I modified from an excellent page created by Mrs. Durff. Feel free to copy and use it if you find it helpful. It's called: NECC 2009-Peggy's Page. :-) Peggy George

This annual reception brings together AzTEA folks at NECC. Always great food and conversation. Huge thanks to Kim Thomas who made all of the arrangements. Reserve the time. Hope to see you there! AzTEA & NMSTE Reception Monday, June 29 5:00 - 7:00 pm Fado Irish Pub 808 7th Street NW Snacks provided, no-host bar. Come and enjoy an evening of food, beverages and conversation with your friends from Arizona and New Mexico and fellow AzTEA and NMSTE members.
 * If you're attending NECC, be sure to join us for the AzTEA reception on Monday, June 29 from 5:00-7:00pm at the Fado Irish Pub.**

If you weren't able to attend EduBloggerCon 2009, Saturday, June 27, 2009, you'll find some great tips for Web 2.0 tools and resources in this streamed session of the Web 2.0 Smackdown facilitated by [|Vicki Davis]. (All of the links for shared tools during the Smackdown are on the Web 2.0 Smackdown link so you don't have to take notes while you watch the video) media type="custom" key="4088267"

=**NECC 2008 Memories**=

Want to see what you missed? To view **webcasts from NECC 2008**, go here. https://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2008/program/podcasting.php

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 * Photos from AzTEA Reception at NECC**--fantastic crowd of at least 100 people. We got to help **Helen Padgett** celebrate her newly announced position as **President-Elect of ISTE**!! Congratulations, Helen! We're all so proud of you and know you will bring outstanding vision and passion to your new role!

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