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Scott McLeod, Iowa State University Scott is one of the leading academic experts on K-12 school technology leadership issues in the US, for administrators. He is the Director of UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education CASTLE www.schooltechleadership.org

1. Wikis (QA has a subscription to http://www.qataracademy.wikispaces.net where professional collaboration is already taking place. In addition, teachers such as Dav… Continue

Keynote 1 Getting the Traction to Move Forward
Stewart Crais - Laussane Collegiate School, Memphis (have had a 1:1 laptop program for 7 years)

• Are we listening to our students? Are we too busy?
• Think about how we can benefit our students? Who are they?
• They are collaborative, networked, self directed, globally aware
• Leadership is needed to make change happen
• Ask the hard questions... Do we have the right people? Who is on the bus?
• Collaboration is of vital importance
• David… Continue

There is an interesting discussion from classroom teachers saying that you don't have to teach the tech skills. She was giving the example of students making films following a study of Julius Caesar. The students felt all the movies would have been the same if the teacher had directed them about using Movie Maker. The teacher should MODEL making the movie but not necessarily how to do it. The value of atomiclearning.com was reiterated.

PD - multiple workshops offered - teachers, with appropriat… Continue

We are still in the workshop discussing a 21st Century Skills Game matching classroom examples with 21st Century Skills (Digital Age Literacy,Inventive Thinking, Effective Communication, High Productivity). The skills are on the site http://www.ncrel.org/engauge/skills/skills.htm (My faltering attempts at ning posts demonstrates development of my basic literacy skills.)