Use of computer/software, multimedia, interactive distance education and other emerging technologies for:

• Broadening curricular offerings
• Providing teacher, technology coordinator, technical staff and administrator inservice opportunities
• Automating administrative, record keeping, and accountability tasks
• Enhancing school-based community linkages
• Allowing for enhanced educational access to students with special needs
• Enhancing network security, electronic access, and infrastructure support
• Using individualized, self-paced interactive intelligent curricula
• Creating linkages between all disciplines, professions and students

Strategies for implementation of educational innovations/technologies into the school system:

• Exemplary classroom activities and lessons
• Building an educational technology team
• Integrating technology into the curricula
• Sharing infrastructure, access and technical support strategies and best practices
• Obtaining support
• Involving the community
• Planning for continued growth and development

Technology is a tool for all learners. Please consider use of your presentation information to meet learning needs of all students, i.e., inclusion of special education students, regular education students with challenges but not eligible for special education and students with a 504 plan.

Format for Proposals:

All proposals must include the following:

• Presenter(s) name, address, day and night telephone number, professional title and current position (up to 2 presenters per session will receive free registration).
• Title of presentation
• Format of presentation (discussion, panel, lecture, hands-on computer lab.)
• Brief description of presentation for conference program (50 words or less)
• Audiovisual requirements (projection unit, Internet, and screen available)
• Audience (pre-k, elementary, middle, high school, administration, technology coordinator, higher education, applies to all grade levels)
• Strand (math, reading, science, social studies, history, art, music, physical education, special education, cross curricular, infrastructure/technical, accountability/assessment, professional development, administration, library, other)
• Technology focus (Windows, Mac, cross platform)
• Type of Presentation (1hour session, 2hour workshop, poster session)

Please indicate your willingness to repeat the presentation.

All PRESENTATIONS must be submitted no later than May 1, 2008 to be considered.

Any questions contact:

Allison Larsen
IETC Committee
Email: ajlarsen@earthlink.net

All CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS must be submitted no later than May 1, 2008 to be considered.

Conference registration fees will be waived for a maximum of two presenters per session.