CR20_LIVE_Workshop_Planning

=CR2.0 LIVE Workshop Planning=
 * Coordinator: Steve Hargadon**

**AZ Facilitators and contact information:**
=(Please add your Skype name to this information and correct any information already here)=


 * Cherie Stafford**, **Local Contact Person,** cstafford@pvschools.net, Technology Integration Facilitator, Paradise Valley Unified School District


 * Peggy George**, pgeorge@mac.com, Skype: pgeorge1, Co-Chair-Westside AzTEA Chapter, retired educator


 * Jennifer Merrill,** jennifer_merrill@gilbert.k12.az.us, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Gilbert Public Schools


 * Julia Lott,** julia_lott@gilbert.k12.az.us, Skype: jdlott, CORE Technologist, Gilbert Public Schools


 * Ann Lumm,** alumm@schools.maricopa.gov, Technology Integration Specialist, Maricopa County


 * Brett Hinton,** Brett.Hinton@azed.gov, Skype: hintbw, Educational Technology Program Specialist/Education E-Rate Coordinator, AZ Department of Education

Use this phone bridge number to call in: 866-453-8891. When you are prompted for a code enter the code - 631882 and the # key. You will hear music until a moderator joins the call. You can call this number from any phone or you can use Skype if that is more convenient.
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 * Workshop Dates:** Thursday, May 8 and Friday May 9, 2008

15002 N. 32nd St. This is just south of Greenway. There is an exit off SR 51.
 * Location:** Paradise Valley Unified School District Office

I investigated further and found we could get 3 rooms here on the 8th and 9th. One of the rooms might be needed at 3:30 on Thursday. Would 3 rooms work? (2 are the adjoining rooms with folding wall) All of these rooms have some space for food (counter or tables). All have tables and chairs, which can be configured in any pattern we want. We can have a projector for each room. All have white boards for screens. I was not sure what time it would be so I reserved the rooms for 7:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. I was guessing it would not be earlier than 8:00 and not past 4:00. There are fast food places nearby.
 * Cherie wrote:**


 * Peggy:** Everyone on the planning team agreed that the dates and location would work for them. We are eager to have a conversation with you or to get some additional information about exactly what is expected from all of us. We have lots of questions. :-) How would you like to set up the communication?

How many do you think will want to attend? Phoenix was a popular request. How many could be accommodated? I've typically had one large room for all-group activities, and then an additional room which allowed us to break into two smaller groups for different sessions. Just need to make sure there is a) power available so everyone can keep laptops charged :), b) wireless available that is also not too aggressively filtered to reach Web 2.0 sites, and c) local food/lodging available (food for lunch breaks, lodging depends on how much you want to open up the workshop).
 * Steve**: I'd prefer to use the http://www.classroom20wiki.com/Local+Workshops start page since I keep everything there, but if you've started somewhere else we can link to that.


 * From Cherie** - answers to above: The rooms we have could accommodate 80-100 people. Two rooms open together for large group gatherings and then have a folding wall to close them off. a) We need to ask people to bring power strips, unless that can be purchased somehow. b) Our Director of Technology is highly supportive of hosting the conference and is already working to make sure we have enough wireless access for 100 people to hit the network. We have some filtering, but things like You Tube are not filtered - nor some social networks (MySpace and Facebook are blocked).c) Food is not a problem, but there is not really any lodging close by. PV Mall has some lodging around it - about 5 miles away.

**Questions for conference call week of March 17-20:** **Please add any questions you want to be sure to ask Steve in this call)** Link to download audio of the conference call: http://download.yousendit.com/386DA0FB61C65F75


 * Julia Lott:** What we need to do to prep. Snacks? Drinks? Paper? Poster? Post-it notes? Will this cost any money? How much?


 * Cherie Stafford:** Ideas on presenters- us? national speakers? do we solicit others? And who do you suggest we look to for sponsors? Who will contact them? Any special room configuration? Can we invite teachers and/or administrators?


 * Peggy:** What kinds of requests/suggestions do we want to make for participants? Bring own laptops with wireless connection? Bring power strips? Lunch plans? Should we have lunch delivered or provide an hour lunch break for people to go out and get lunch on their own? Should we attempt to do some ustream.tv live presentations to allow more people to drop in and join the conversations? Do we build in time for participants to do some hands-on exploration of tools that are presented? Do we need to provide professional development certificates for participants or are those unnecessary because they occur during the contract day? How many topics are reasonable to present in a 2-day workshop? (list below is pretty long) Do we attempt to survey participants for needs or just make the decisions within our planning group? Is pre-registration important to make sure we can accommodate the number of people who are interested in participating? Is 50 a reasonable number to target for the workshop? Are we building on plans that Steve has already developed for previous workshops or are we starting from scratch? Is there a "keynote" speaker? Is there any charge for participants? If we need to find sponsors for the event, what would we be asking them to fund? Which specific websites do we need to make sure are not blocked during the workshops? Will the workshop include some of the "5-7 minute lightning demos" Steve has initiated? Do we need to do anything to prepare for those demos? Should we be making plans for dinner on Wednesday or Thursday evening for workshop planners/presenters with Steve or is that important personal time for people? Do we need to make hotel/travel arrangements for Steve?

Peggy: We're thinking of targeting the LIVE conference specifically for ed tech folks who would view it as "training of trainer" model. It is the close of the school year (beginning May 21 in some districts) and we felt that the ed tech people are more available while teachers are wrapping up their year and closing down their classrooms for the summer. Is this target appropriate for the Workshop? We anticipate up to 50 people attending. Is that a large enough audience for your purposes? We're thinking that it will reach the key tech trainers/facilitators in the valley and they can take the training back to their district teachers.


 * Workshop Topics May Include:** (add or elaborate on any of these)
 * Web 2.0 Resources for Effective Instructional Integration (include [|K12Online Conference] resources)
 * Integration Strategies
 * Wikis
 * Blogs
 * Open Source Resources
 * Creating Classroom Social Networks
 * Creating Podcasts
 * Live Classroom Streaming
 * United Streaming/Discovery Education
 * Video Conference Collaborations
 * Classroom Webinars
 * RSS in the classroom
 * Effective Communications with 2.0 tools for Teacher/Student/Parent
 * Multimedia projects using 2.0 tools