T+L Conference Diversity Leads to Innovation

Collaboration and Learning w/out Walls Social networks, blogs, wikis and other web 2.0 tools are being leveraged by educators to collaborate and conduct learning for themselves and their students Personal Learning Network (PLN) – Got a PLN? epals.com – allows educators to connect their learners to other learners throughout the world for free Diversity leads to Innovation – The Medici Effect by Frans Johansson

Technology Support Model A work study program around computer science to help our IT department It is good for teachers to look like learners in front of their classes - our students can help us figure out how to use the technology

On-line School Hybrids K12 on line schools ( is partnering with public school districts to provide hybrid models of on line learning Research appears to show that their program is working and at half the price. Disrupting Class – by Clayton Christensen

The Crystal Ball Netbooks, netbooks, netbooks – cheap version of a laptop 4 Textbooks = the cost of one netbook ready to go (and the price is falling fast) 1 to 1 computing model for zero net budget increase Opensource – opensource and opencontent – it’s free! – well almost Bandwidth not processor speed – Moore’s law no longer in effect

More Crystal Ball Publisher’s are getting into the data fray and trying to link it all together (may not be the best database at each individual task, but the best at tying it all together) McRel’s Power Walkthrough – using iPod Touches – Expensive – experimenting with alternative way A new kind of AUP – you can’t teach ethical use through censorship

Technology Savings Opportunities EducationCity.comEducationCity.com – free trial of web based educational games connected to state standards (cheap deal if useful) EducationCity.com % matching grant on flip camcorders (Buy one at $150 and they will match it give you one free) Podcasting grants (cameras, digital audio recorders, ipods, etc.) Send free text messages and to parents and community ( )