Bruce+Deger

• Room filled by 8:10 for 8:30 session, so he started at 8:15! • http://www.partnersinrhyme.com • [|www.podsafeaudio.com] • [|www.jamendo.com] • Freeplay music user agreement has restrictions of which I was not aware. • User PowerPoint to save titles/text for iMovie as jpegs. • [|http://nextvista.org/] • [|piclens.com] • [|search.creativecommons.org] • morguefile.com • Photo Story 3 is good software for Windows users for creating slideshows w/music/transitions, etc. • Audio Technica (BH Photo) lavalier wireless mic
 * Monday, 8:30: "Very Cool Tricks for Using and Making Videos"**

Presenter was very animated...a Steve Martin clone. Nevertheless, the session reminded me why I'm not a conference guy. I'm not ADHD, but I get bored after 20 minutes. I need to look for some "unconference" sessions.


 * Monday, 11:00 a.m.: "Next Generations NETS: How to Implement New Standards for Teachers**"
 * New NETS-T: **http://tinyurl.com/6o5a5a************************************************************
 * They panel is reading the standards to us; they should expect that we read them prior to the session. Panel leader says we will have "5 minutes" to react/ask questions.
 * I like the new standards...consistent with the new NETS-Students; emphasis on creativity, collaboration, modeling, leadership, digital citizenship, reaching out beyond the classroom walls. The old teacher standards, like the previous student standards, tended to emphasize technical skills.
 * //personal reflection: Stillwater Tech Division should be part of Teaching & Learning. NETS for teachers would be best promoted as part of curriculum review process.//
 * Panel comments on challenges and barriers to implementation of new standards; what needs to change: increased need for collaboration with colleagues and students.
 * //personal reflection: At the risk of appearing negative, why would this presentation be done in this format? The standards could have been posted on a blog or wiki along with each of the panelists comments. We could all comment/interact asynchronously.//
 * The gentlemen next to me learned something today. I just showed him how to turn his volume off, much to the delight of all those within 15 feet of us.
 * How to assess whether teachers are meeting/delivering the new standards? The old ones were easier to assess (because they were more objective, lower level). Having said that, we really didn't attempt to assess the old ones **either.**

Monday, 12:30 p.m.: "Got STEM? Building Interest in STEM among Girls and Minorities" Tuesday, Keynote, 8:30 a.m. 11:00, Student Podcasting Shaping Global Citizens: The United Nations Millennium Development Goals. I decided to attend this session because yesterday's Keynote motivated me to find additional resources to support global connections for our students. I suspect that Bob Manning will already have these and more for us when he returns to SJHS for the coming school year. [|www.globalrunproject.org]**
 * http://www.zoeysroom.com A safe, online community for girls age 9-14 to engage them in learning science and math.
 * After school clubs for girls. Use formal/informal social community tools.
 * http://www.pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp/ A matching service/clearing house for STEM programs looking for resources/tools. Over 1000 organizations in the directory. National Girls Collaborative Project. Local collaboratives provide professional development.
 * Great examples of international collaboration
 * [|http://takingitglobal.org]
 * http://iearn.org/
 * **Cool examples of how to add effects/background sounds to Audacity...crunched potato chips with hands to simulate a person walking into the room. Presenter had volunteers come up to generate sounds/record voices.**
 * **http://www.chrisshamburg.com/**
 * **Ideas for student projects: oral history reviews, memoirs, Shakespearean audio dramas, interviews, journalism features.**
 * 3:30, First Robotics**
 * **Carl Hayden H.S. in Phoenix. 90%+ Hispanic.**
 * **intro: litany of "World is Flat" stats; especially as it pertains to lack of U.S. engineers.**
 * **Team entered robotics contest against colleges (including MIT and won! Received no press until several months later Wired magazine picked up story. Then the story spread to all the major media...ABC News Nightline. This is quite an amazing story!**
 * **The four members of the team were actually undocumented immigrants.**
 * **[|Watch the videos.]**
 * Wednesday, July 2, 8:30 a.m.
 * **[|www.global-leap.org]**
 * **[|Global Nomads Group]**
 * **[|Global Education Motivators]**
 * **[|iEARN]**
 * **related link for "local" project ideas: http://www.edutopia.org/how-to-regional-history-resources**

Magic of Digital: Collaborative Interaction in Teacher PD"** 1:30 p.m. ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT)**
 * 10:30 a.m.
 * **Wesley Fryer et al have every possible piece of communication hardware/software going; this should be an experience. I'm hoping to find some suggestions to help in my position next year as the facilitator for the Region 11 Math and Science Teacher Academy training.**
 * web-based tool; password protected: http://icot.craftyspace.com/
 * 1) record observations
 * 2) organize data
 * 3) store records
 * 4) password protected
 * 5) download observations
 * 6) download app that allows local entry/upload data later