To Play or Not to Play
The 2011 K12 Online Conference came to a close tonight with an AfterGlow live event tonight. The recording link will soon be posted on the K12 Online Conference blog. There was a great representation of presenters and viewers tonight. We got into a discussion about the theme ‘purposeful play’ and how many in education view [...]
Last Day to Nominate for the Edublog Awards
Today, December 2nd, at midnight EST is the last day to nominate a blog/site for the Edublog Awards (#eddies11). Our webinar series, Classroom 2.0 LIVE, was nominated last year and we won first runner up and were greatly honored to be nominated and to have won among some stiff competitors. The Edublog Awards is a fun [...]
Screencasting 101 K12 Online Conference Video Presentation Teaser
Lorna Costantini has definitely found her niche. Lorna blogs at ‘Our School.ca‘ and is a screencasting guru! She is presenting ‘Screencasting 101′ for the 2011 K12 Online Conference and I am thrilled to share the teaser with you. The following 68 second video, from Lorna Costantini, is a teaser for her presentation in the “Sandbox Play” strand: [...]
The 2011 K12 Online Conference Has Begun!
November 21 was the release of the Pre-Conference Keynote for the 2011 K12 Online Conference. The theme this year is purposeful play and people have submitted video presentations that fit into one of the four following strands: Sandbox Play Story Time Team Captains Level Up Angela Maiers kicked off the conference with a bang! She [...]
The K12 Online Conference Wants You!
I missed much of the initial planning for the 2011 K12 Online Conference due to my back surgery so I am playing catch up. This year’s FREE online conference will take place the weeks of November 28th and December 5th, 2011, with a pre-conference keynote on Monday, November 21st. We are looking for participants to [...]
Be a Part of the 2011 K12 Online Conference – Purposeful Play
As one of the K12 Online Conference organizers, I am asking my PLN members to volunteer to assist the organizers and co-conveners and/or submit a proposal to present for the online conference. The conference co-conveners are as follows: Wes Fryer – Team Captains Jose Rodriguez – Sandbox Play Darren Kuropatwa – Story Time Ginger Lewman [...]






