tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post7404259790177404220..comments2024-01-01T09:56:35.745-06:00Comments on Speaking of History...: Podcast #179 - Does the Economic Situation Create a Tipping Point for Online Conferences?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-73335263755628178972009-08-09T14:05:26.477-05:002009-08-09T14:05:26.477-05:00Eric,
I am a new 8th grade Social Studies teacher...Eric,<br /><br />I am a new 8th grade Social Studies teacher starting in the classroom for the first time this year in Lincoln, NE. Just recently I attended a new curriculum meeting and someone mentioned your site. <br /> The past few days I've been scouring the past years of posts you have made and have so many great ideas I'm stoked to use in the classroom. <br /> Thanks so much for the wealth of ideas. <br /><br />Go Huskers!<br />-Steve Orton<br />Schoo Middle School (Fallbrook)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-35179408134276832462009-02-19T06:59:00.000-06:002009-02-19T06:59:00.000-06:00I am a homeschool mom and prefer virtual conferenc...I am a homeschool mom and prefer virtual conferences. I can tell you that our school district has eliminated all travel for teachers and they are cutting 400 teacher positions as well. Booster clubs are trying to step up but donations are down because of the economy so they're not much help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-48390990726035783582009-02-17T11:35:00.000-06:002009-02-17T11:35:00.000-06:00I would pay to "attend" a conference virtually - w...I would pay to "attend" a conference virtually - whether in Second Life, or by being able to download the information at a later time. We have considered offering a virtual attendance option for our statewide FCCLA student conference. Questions that must be considered, though, include will the sponsoring organization make enough $ from those virtual attendees to cover the real costs of hosting the conference? F2F conferences have so many expenses for the sponsoring organization that attendees never realize exist. Professional speakers vs. laypersons giving presentations is also something to consider. Many professional speakers have contracts limiting recording and distribution of their presentation in its entirety. But, I think it is an option that we must take a look at and begin to do some experimentation. Thanks for posing the question in this format.Missouri FCCLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07517700306448756017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-32159893776669675642009-02-16T23:08:00.000-06:002009-02-16T23:08:00.000-06:00Dean - Yes, I love the K12 online conference and e...Dean - Yes, I love the K12 online conference and encourage anyone who has not visited to benefit from its vault of great content. <BR/><BR/>Quick question - are schools in Canada being hit with the same harsh economic cuts that are happening in part of the United States right now or is there a difference?Eric Langhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521377945238878862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14110331.post-25758944571305281882009-02-16T22:55:00.000-06:002009-02-16T22:55:00.000-06:00Hey Eric,K12 online while not designed to replace ...Hey Eric,<BR/><BR/>K12 online while not designed to replace f2f conferences already offers much of this for free. In addition, our sessions are designed specifically for the web whereas simply recording presentations often don't translate all that well.<BR/><BR/>Not that the conference was done to combat the economic down turn, since it's been in existence for 3 years, it does provide a powerful, way to provide high quality PD for schools. Given there are already 3 years of content and over 100 presentations, it's a great place to start.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com