FETC+2008

=FETC 2008=

January 24th -25th Orlando, Florida [|Link to FETC Information]

What session do you want to attend?
 * Thursday, January 24, Eye Opener 7:45 -9:00am**

**Kathy Schrock** Nauset Public Schools The overall goal of the session is to offer participants a choice of options for use of synchronous online environments to support teaching and learning and provide them with the knowledge necessary to make informed decisions. At the completion of this session, users will come away with the understanding of the common components of synchronous online environments. These components will provide the background for the brief overview and evaluation of current online tools. The participants will also begin their own process of examining how a multi-user virtual environment can both impact their own professional practice, as well as understand how this type of environment can be utilized to support teaching and learning. //I may be aiming too high! I don't know if I'll be up!, but it looks like a great one -- Samiya (1/16/08)//
 * //Get A MUVE On: The Power of Synchronous Online Environments// Room 320GH**

OR Alan November Thursday, January 24, 2008 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM in Room 320AB
 * Cultivating a World-class Work Ethic Description**

TAKE THE UNIVERSITY TO WORK... Planning for our session --during opening of the conference
 * SESSION 1 9:15 a.m. - 10:10 a.m**

Alan November Bio November Learning Room 320AB
 * SESSION 2: Thursday, January 24, 2008 10:35 AM - 11:30 AM**
 * Building Learning Communities Description**

Chris Dede Bio Harvard Graduate School of Education

Room 320EF //I plan on attending this one! -- Samiya (1/16/08) and Leigh plans on this one too!//
 * How Web 2.0 Tools are Transforming “Learning” and “Knowledge” Description**


 * SESSION 3:

It's Elementary: Integrating Technology K-5 (Jessica & Brandy)**

SESSION 4: Thursday, January 24, 2008 1:50 PM - 2:45 PM

Cheryl Lemke Bio Metiri Group**
 * [[image:http://www.fetc.org/_images/fetc2008_featuredSpkr/Cheryl%20Lemke-featured%20speaker.JPG align="left"]]

It’s Different! Learning through Networked Communities Description //I plan on attending this one! -- Samiya (1/16/08) And Leigh wants to attend too!//
 * in Room 320GH

FRIDAY

Friday, January 25, 2008 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM** Inventive, Critical Thinking Description
 * in Room 320AB



Ken Kay Bio Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Chris Dede Bio Harvard Graduate School of Education New Strategies for Educational Assessment Description Friday, January 25, 2008 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM in Room 320EF

SESSION 1: 2008 9:15 AM - 10:10 AM Ken Kay Bio Partnership for 21st Century Skills** Route 21: A New Technology Tool for Implementing 21st Century Skills Description This one sounds good - Leigh
 * Friday, January 25, 2008 9:15 AM - 10:10 AM in Room 320EF

What ideas do you have for group plans?

Is there anything besides Disney World and Sea World that we can do as a group and Orlando is known for?

I went to the Pirates Dinner Adventure when I was down in Orlando for work a few months ago. The food is okay (chicken and if I remember correctly salad and veggies for our vegetarians) but the entertainment is excellent! http://www.piratesdinneradventure.com/ - Leigh - well as great as it was tickets are $60 each! (obviously I did not pay) but there is an online option for group rates if anyone wants me to inquire.

What questions do you have?

Planning for our session --during opening of the conference**

__Highlights from the FAQ previously posted on Google doc:__

11000 Westwood Blvd Orlando, FL 32821 Phone: 800.889.9728 Fax: 407.387-2680 residenceinnseaworld.com Hotel and Guestroom Highlights: · Complimentary hot breakfast buffet each morning · Internet access: The entire hotel is wireless, free of charge. FETC is hosting a reception at the Conference Exhibit Hall on Wednesday evening (Jan 23 from 5-7 PM); Pepperdine is hosting a reconnect reception with dessert at the hotel from 8-10pm.**
 * Residence Inn at SeaWorld (all suites hotel)

Transportation: Conference shuttles: http://fetc.org/confshuttles.aspx__ Complimentary shuttle service is available to transport you between the Residence Inn and the conference site (2 miles). Shuttles leave the convention center every 20 minutes - top of the hour, 20, and 40 past the hour. Please allow 20-30 minutes between the convention center and the hotel. Please look for the FETC sign**
 * To/from Orlando Int’l Airport (MCO): [|www.fcn.state.fl.us/goaa/ops/bus_taxi.htm]; estimated fare to/from hotel (13 miles) is $40

__Meals:__
 * We will have an all cadre dinner on** Sunday evening after classes are over**. The cost for this dinner (exclusive of any alcoholic beverages) is covered in the fee you paid to Pepperdine University.

Meals: Breakfast is included in the hotel price; 1 lunch (Saturday) and 1 dinner (Sunday) has been covered by your VirtCamp fee. You will probably purchase pre-packaged lunch on Thursday & Friday at the Conference site. Please budget for the remaining meals throughout your stay; that means meals on your travel day (the FETC reception 5-7pm may have light appetizers, and OMET will provide dessert at our 8-10 reception), dinner on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and lunch on Sunday. There are plenty of affordable dining options in the area.

//__SHOULD I BRING MY LAPTOP & DIGITAL CAMERA?__//
Yes. This might be a good time to use your digital cameras to capture things that happen at the meeting and to update your web pages. FETC offers free wireless access throughout the Convention Center, except in the Exhibit Hall area, where there will be an e-mail station with computers available for your use. For more information about the conference, please refer to [|www.fetc.org]

=__WHAT ARE THE DRESS EXPECTATIONS?__= Dress throughout this meeting will be casual. Weather at this time of year in Florida can range from a low of 30 degrees to a high of 80 degrees so come prepared!

//__HOW MUCH SHOULD I BUDGET FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP?__//
This depends largely on whether or not you are willing to share a room. In addition to the 5 nights of accommodations, please be sure to account for the following:

· Transportation to and from the airport – arrange car/taxipools in advance (see above, apprx $40 each way)

· Meals: Breakfast is included in the hotel price; 1 lunch (Saturday) and 1 dinner (Sunday) has been covered by your VirtCamp fee__. You will probably purchase pre-packaged lunch on Thursday & Friday at the Conference site. Please budget for the remaining meals throughout your stay; that means meals on your travel day (the FETC reception 5-7pm may have light appetizers, and OMET will provide dessert at our 8-10 reception), dinner on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and lunch on Sunday. There are plenty of affordable dining options in the area.