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| 2007 Keynote Presentations | ||||||||||||
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The conference planning committee, in conjunction with NHPTV, is pleased to announce that keynote
presentations will be made available via web streaming in RealVideo and Windows Media format.
Tuesday Keynote Video: Will Richardson View Tuesday keynote presentation in RealVideo format View Tuesday keynote presentation in Windows Media format Thursday Keynote Video: Hall Davidson View Thursday keynote presentation in RealVideo format View Thursday keynote presentation in Windows Media format If the RealVideo links above do not work, download the free player from www.real.com | ||||||||||||
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| Will Richardson ~ Blogger, Author & Learner at Connective Learning, LLC |
Will Richardson is known internationally for his work with educators and students to understand and implement instructional
technologies and, more specifically, to weave the tools of the Read/Write Web into their schools, classrooms and communities.
A former public school educator for 22 years, Will’s own Weblog (www.Weblogg-ed.com) is a leading resource for the creation and
implementation of Web 2.0 technologies on the K-12 level, and he is a leading voice for school reform in the context of the
fundamental changes these new technologies are bringing to all aspects of life. His critically acclaimed, best-selling book
Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms (March 2006, Corwin Press) is being used by tens of
thousands of teachers to reinvent their practice. Will’s keynotes, presentations, and workshops to audiences around the
world communicate a fresh and inspiring vision of what schools can and must become.
He is a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation, an adjunct instructor at Seton Hall University where he co-teaches with Alan November, and a monthly columnist for District Administration Magazine. He is a founding partner of the Connective Learning Group which is dedicated to assisting educators contextualize and implement Read/Write Web tools into their schools and classrooms.
Will lives along the Delaware River in beautiful Western New Jersey with his wife Wendy and his children Tess and Tucker, all of whom are bloggers. More information is available at Will’s website: www.weblogg-ed.com |
| Timothy Tyson ~ Former Principal, Mabry Middle School, Marietta, GA |
Dr. Tim Tyson, former principal of Cobb County, GA's Mabry Middle School, has been called "the Pied Piper of Educational
Technology" by the School Library Journal. He earned his doctorate at the University of Illinois and has been
in the field of education for over 25 years. A technology enthusiast, Dr. Tyson began the Mabry Film Festival, when he
arrived at Mabry in 2001, as a way to help teachers and students infuse technology into highly engaging learning practices
for students. Mabry students participate in the annual Mabry Film Festival, an "Oscar-like" celebration of the digital
academic content they have created. Mabry recently received Scholastic and Intel Corporation's prestigious Schools of
Distinction Award for Technology Innovation.
In the six years that Tyson has been at Mabry, his students have become content creators and worldwide publishers of digital media. Through MabryOnline.org, which serves up over 1.5 million files a month, and the iTunes store, digital media content created at Mabry is shared with viewers all over the world. Educators from all over the country visit Mabry to see first-hand the innovative ways technology is used to maximize student achievement. A self-described geek, Dr. Tyson believes that technology is neither "the answer nor the magic bullet" but a tool that, when appropriately leveraged, brings people together so that they can collaboratively create and share with unprecedented ease and facility. He believes that the most beautiful thing in the world, which is closest to his heart, is helping children reach their highest potential. He challenges students to work hard and do their very best, to strive, to learn and to achieve, to create knowledge and solutions, and to rigorously pursue goals with the utmost integrity so that our world will be a better place for everyone. When he is not traveling, reading, dabbling with photography, digital video, or on the computer, he enjoys arranging and composing music. In fact, most people don't know that he is a published composer. He values creating more beauty in our world in all of the many different forms it can take. You can visit the Mabry School website: mabryonline.org Information is also available at Dr. Tyson’s website: www.drTimTyson.com |
| Hall Davidson ~ Director, Discovery Educator Network |
Hall joined the Discovery Educator Network team in 2005 after serving as the Director of Education Television Services
for KOCE-TV for 15 years, where he produced programming for K-14. Prior to his years with KOCE-TV, he taught middle and
high school English, mathematics, Spanish, and electives. He has served as a technology advisor for software manufacturers,
commercial and PBS broadcasters, for organizations including the California School Library Association and Technology for
Results in Elementary Education; and been part in numerous technology education task forces and committees. At Discovery
Learning, Hall focuses on creating blogs and webinars and develops educational partnerships.
He serves as adjunct faculty on two California colleges teaching technology for teaching credential candidates. He is past president of Video-Using Educators, and serves on the board for Computer-Using Educators (CUE), the largest technology user group in the western United States. For a dozen years he coordinated the nation’s oldest student media festival, the California Student Media Festival and has reviewed over a thousand student projects. He has keynoted most major technology conferences and consulted for professional organizations and corporations, including global media companies, and published in a number of national publications. He has two children who attended Los Angeles public schools, one of whom is now at the University of California. He was re-elected as site chairperson at the local elementary school where the budget requires his signature. More information is available at the Discovery Education website: www.discoveryeducation.com Or at Hall’s own website: www.halldavidson.net |
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