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2006 Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference
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| 2006 Keynote Presentations | ||||||||||||
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| Alan November ~ Acclaimed author, consultant, and educational leader |
Alan November is recognized internationally as a leader in education technology. He began his career as an
oceanography teacher and dorm counselor at an island reform school for boys in Boston Harbor. He has been
a director of an alternative high school, computer coordinator, technology consultant, and university lecturer.
As practitioner, designer, and author, Alan has guided schools, government organizations and industry leaders
as they plan to improve quality with technology.
Alan is well known for applying his humor and wit to inspire us to think about applying technology to improve learning. His areas of expertise include information and communication technology, planning across the curriculum, staff development, long-range planning, building learning communities and leadership development. He has delivered keynote presentations and workshops in all fifty states, in every province in Canada, and throughout the UK, Europe and Asia. Classroom Computer Learning Magazine named Alan one of the nation's fifteen most influential thinkers of the decade. In 2001, he was named one of eight educators to provide leadership into the future by the Eisenhower National Clearinghouse. His writing includes dozens of articles and the best-selling book, Empowering Students with Technology. Alan was co-founder of the Stanford Institute for Educational Leadership Through Technology and is most proud of being selected as one of the original five national Christa McAuliffe Educators. More information is available at Alan's website: www.anovember.com |
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| David Weinberger ~ Nationally renowned writer, speaker, and entrepreneur |
The Wall Street Journal called David Weinberger a "marketing guru." He's the co-author of the The Cluetrain Manifesto,
the bestseller that cut through the hype and told business what the Web was really about. His next book, Small Pieces
Loosely Joined, was a highly regarded work that considers the effect of the Net on our most basic ideas. His latest book,
Everything is Miscellaneous, will be a lead book from NY Times Books in May 2007. He's been a frequent commentator
on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. He's written for the Fortune 500 of business and tech journals,
including The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Miami Herald, The Boston Globe, USA Today, The Guardian,
and Wired. Journalists from The New York Times, Newsweek, The Boston Globe, The Los Angeles Times, InformationWeek,
and many more turn to him for insight..
David was a philosophy professor for six years, a comedy writer for Woody Allen's comic strip for seven years, a humor columnist for Oregon's major daily newspaper, a dot-com entrepreneur before most people knew what a home page was, and a strategic marketing consultant to household-name multinationals and the most innovative startups. He holds a Ph.D. in philosophy and is currently a Fellow at Harvard Law's prestigious Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Dr. David Weinberger is also one of the most entertaining and acclaimed presenters around. He turns this remarkable range of experience and knowledge to the most important question facing every educational institution today: How is technology changing the way administrators lead, teachers instruct, and students learn; and how is all this changing the greater learning community? More information is available at David's website: evident.com |
| Deneen Frazier Bowen ~ Engaging educator and actress |
The road to being a professional actress was not a direct one as it took Ms. Frazier a decade to fully commit
herself to professional acting. During that time, she forged a career in education, working with schools and
teachers to better leverage new technologies as learning tools.
For more than a decade, Deneen Frazier Bowen has applied her acting, teaching, and technology experience to help educators harness technology to expand student learning. An early advocate for the power of technology, Deneen co-authored the ground breaking and internationally distributed book, The Internet for Your Kids and founded NECC's Student Technology Leader Awards. Her commitment to innovation is reflected in the wide range of roles she has held, including:
For more information about Deneen's session, check her website at www.thedigitalnatives.com |
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