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COMING SOON!  Many sessions during the 2009 Symposium were videotaped and many will be posted here as soon as they are available.

• Technological Lifestyle
  by Michael Huarte and Dedric Sanchez
  Ysleta ISD
   

• David Weinberger - Keynote Speaker
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:58:03)

  • David Weinberger is a technologist and commentator, probably best known as co-author of the Cluetrain Manifesto (originally a website, and eventually a book). Weinberger's work focuses on how the internet is changing human relationships, communication, and society.  He is also an avid blogger.

  • Filmed and edited live by students from the Jack E. Singley Academy

• Angus King - Former Governor of Maine

  • Dr. King spoke to us VIA video conference at the symposium - you can view Governor King’s , keynote address International One-to-One Computing Conference Sydney, Australia - June 2004

• Mike Muir - 'The Four E's'
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:)

• Jim Moulton - 'A Tale of Two Networks'
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:)

  • Jim Moulton, through his deep involvement in the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (Maine's statewide 1 - 1 computing effort in grades 7 & 8), is uniquely prepared to consult with schools, districts, or state & national departments of education around this rising topic in educational computing.

• Jack Singley - Superintendent of Irving Independent School District
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:24:08)

  • Jack Singley is superintendent of Irving ISD where all students in grades 9-12 have wireless laptop computers for use at home and school during the school year. All teacher PK-12 also receive and use a wireless laptop computer. In October 1997, $47 million in bond funds were approved that funded a five-year instructional technology plan that included networking schools and other facilities. In October 2001, $54.8 million in bond funds were approved to update equipment and to provide equipment for new facilities and new programs.

  • Filmed by students from the Jack E. Singley Academy

• Keynote Speaker - Chris Moersch
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:01:02:39)

  • Dr. Chris Moersch is the Director of the National Business Education Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to elevating the level of technology implementation (LoTI) in school systems nationwide. Prior to launching this organization in 1987, he was a school and county administrator and classroom teacher in several school systems throughout California.

  • Filmed and edited by students from the Jack E. Singley Academy

• 21st Century Skills: A MILE Guide
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:01:08:26)

  • Karen Bruett, Dell

  • The Partnership for 21st Century Skills will present the "MILE Guide." This tool helps schools integrate 21st Century Skills with basic skills, resulting in a more effective curriculum that helps educators work smarter, not harder. The presentation will also cover 1x1 computing initiatives and an update on 21st Century Skills.

  • Filmed and edited by students from the Jack E. Singley Academy

• Manatee County's EDGE (Education Through Dynamic Global Experiences)
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:01:08:26)

  • Tina Barrios, Manatee County School District

  • Experience Manatee County's one to one initiative, the EDGE (Education Through Dynamic Global Experiences) project. See videos, student projects, and data from the past 2 years of implementation. Learn how we started with a small pilot and built a successful implementation plan using a variety of funding sources.

  • Filmed and edited by students from the Jack E. Singley Academy

• The Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Not Another Tech Buy
  ( Windows Media Video | Length:01:27:24)

  • Mike Muir, University of Maine at Farmington

  • Maine is the first state to give schools portable, wireless computers for each of their 7th & 8th grade students and teachers. But this project is not about equipment as much as creating engaging learning environments and about building collaborative networks of educators for professional and curriculum development.

  • Filmed and edited by students from the Jack E. Singley Academy