Registration is Open!!!

Registration is now open – click here to register and take advantage of the discounts . As a Technology Director or Curriculum Director, you must work together for effective curriculum integration. Start NOW by attending this conference.

17th Annual MIEM Technology Conference and Expo being held January 30-February 1, 2008 in Dearborn at the Dearborn Inn. NEW DATE and PLACE!!!

Building Bridges with Technology is our theme this year. The program is complete with some new and exciting topics and opportunities for you. Register by January 1 and have a chance to WIN a LCD HDTV courtesy of VSC.

· There are more choices for the MSBO Voluntary Certification – School Technology Management Program (STM). Read through the brochure and pick your sessions.
· Collaboration with the Michigan Association of School Curriculum Directors (MASCD) will enhance the essential partnership between Technology Directors and Curriculum Directors.
· Six strands to choose from to get the most out of this conference.
· Register Now!!

Overnight accommodations can be made online using the MIEMIEA code for the special rate of $119. Make your reservations by December 30 to receive the special rate. Wireless connection will be available in the public areas of the hotel and in your room at no extra cost.

If you have other colleagues who are interested in the certification program or the conference, feel free to forward this e-mail on or contact Debbie Kopkau or Courtney Byam at cbyam@msbo.org.

Potential Clinic Sessions

48 Potential topics and speakers for Tech 08
34 sessions needed for the conference

Please indicate which topic should be included by indicating the strand you believe it will fit into.

Integrate educational technology into the classroom
Disaster Recovery Plan
Network Design
The Next Generation Classrooms
Print Management Solutions
Managing Learning via Distances
Michigan Integrated Technology Support (Special ED, use of technology to access curriculum
New Gadgets session
How to Deal With the Business Office
Tech Tools: How do we impact instruction & Student achievement
CIA – Curriculum, instruction, Assessment (CIA)
NCREL – Balanced Leadership
Legislation
CEPI
Grants
What does a 21st Century media center look like?
Curriculum Support for Tech Directors
Leveraging Technology to support Collaboration
Saving $$$s through Shared Resources and Services Data Warehousing Refer to MAISA Data Warehousing Survey Results)
E-Rate
Technology Certification
Collaboration
Professional Learning Communities
Online Learning for Educators
Online Learning for Students
Information Literacy: 8th Grade Tech Assessment and Online Learning Requirement
Open Source Alternatives
Policy
Leadership
Funding
One to One Institute

Proposals Received

Below are the topics of the presentations I have received.

Please indicate if we should pursue and what strand they would fall into:

Proposals turned in: 15

IP Telephony
Content Filtering Strategies
Community Safe Surfing control
AV Projection Planning
Managing School Technology
Interactive Whiteboard Classrooms – Real Collaboration
IP Security Cameras – A Structured Approach
Improve your parent/teacher communication over 100% in 3 months!
Open Source Applications in the K -12 Curriculum
The New Michigan LearnPort
Find Funds for Technology: The Dynamic Technology Planning © Program
Linux Clustering and Disaster Recovery
Management of Technology Labs and The Classroom – No Software Required
Integrating Online Learning with General Education Classes
Differentiating Instruction wtih Technology in K-5 Classrooms
Understand Student Population Dynamics with Geospatial Tools and Technologies
Geographic Information Systems and Purposeful Applications of Technology Based Education
Using Technology In Career Exploration: A Collaborative Effort to Meet Multiple Requirements

Need Approval for Strands at MIEM Tech Conference

Here are the five final strands based on your comments.

1. Policy/Leadership
2. Research/Practices That Work
3. Managing Resources
4. Digital Age Literacy
5. Managing Data for Success