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July 24, 2007 01:37 PM
Opening Keynote: Marco Torres
 | Now What Do We Do With IT? Sunday, February 17, 2008 at 5:30pm Mt. Hood Ballroom |
Now that we've grown it, pulled it, built it, mass produced it, mass consumed it, digitized it, and even googled it-- its time we create with it, be creative with it, remix it, and create new "its". Schools, now more than ever, have to re-shift the focus to the right side of our brains and make sure learning is as creatively rich as it can be. If the US wants to continue to lead and add value to the global community, we must take full advantage of ALL of the channels we have available to us to help our kids see schools as more than just schools-- but as studios, stages, and communities waiting to network and grow. As educators we need to embrace options, and technology today can help us achieve a connection that had been absent from our classrooms. See how producing movies, music, photography, and the arts in our learning spaces can REALLY keep us adding value to our children, but to the world as well.
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July 23, 2007 02:59 PM
Closing Keynote: Dr. Tim Tyson
 | The Gift of Significant and Meaningful Contribution Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at 12:30pm Mt. Hood Ballroom |
Too often in today’s discussions about educational technology we focus on the technology. In this keynote Dr. Tyson emphasizes leveraging "meaningfulness", significance, and the gift of contribution with the tools we now have available to us. Peppered with a generous number of powerful student-made examples, this presentation reframes our conversation away from technology and connectivity. These students have designed their digital media to be deeply moving and to convey a substantive message in a compelling way that calls for thought and action from everyone who experiences their work. They beg us all to rethink a mindset that underestimates the capacity in our children to have an international voice that can make our world a better place!
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