2009+Caucus+Responses

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 * Top Jewels from ASTE 2009**

Web 2.0, Google Apps Peer Education Model and Disruptive Technology-how can I change and save my school district Laptops to ipods-mobility Sessions for ed tech department or IT people Presenter downloads available on website before and after conference (cuts down on paper waste, very handy for after conference use Practical applications of useful tools that we can use in our classrooms Apple Repair GSX, Apple Server/Client Management &amp; Deployment, Final Cut &amp; Podcast Training Keynote speakers - Brian Housand; need for creativity in our curriculum. Links to websitesNew perspectives of Technology Play with Toys/Toolsfood is wonderful Good wake-up call on the future of education; this will percolate

Points of Improvement

Space in some sessions broadband issues Preparing for Presenters&lt;br&gt; Prescreen keynote speaker slideshows&lt;br&gt; Consider early registration opening and deadlines. Higher registration fee for registration after the registration deadline.&lt;br&gt; Need more MtnDew :-)&lt;br&gt; $18 a day for parking is a little high.&lt;br&gt; Spread out the elementary strands so that they don't all fall into the same time slots&lt;br&gt; More strands for library&lt;br&gt; Just had a conference at the Marriott- same price for rooms, and they validate your parking and the pool is free. The Cook is EXPENSIVE-- $18 for parking, $10 for pool. Time to change!&lt;br&gt; Setup a NING for ASTE&lt;br&gt; Make sure announcements, like overflow rooms are mentioned more than once and loud.&lt;br&gt; Utilize MobilAP for a a schedules and announcements/ set up more screens that have current information. &lt;p&gt; What do You Want to See Next Year &lt;p&gt; More Google Apps and usage&lt;br&gt; Practical hands on for building a digital classroom&lt;br&gt; A retrospective theme on how technology has changed over the years - past, present, future&lt;br&gt; Hands-On Web 2.0&lt;br&gt; More forward thinking keynote speakers&lt;br&gt; Having food provided reduces problems.&lt;br&gt; More software exhibitors and free samples.&lt;br&gt; Make sure that the conference speakers and presenters have really uploaded their content&lt;br&gt; Bring back the "iDidaActivity" where we go to stations to learn how to make some of the projects in the iDidacontest; also have all the entries available for attendees to sample, view, etc.&lt;br&gt; Hand-on sessions "How to get started on ... website, moodle, wiki, etc." where you walk though getting started&lt;br&gt; More forward thinking keynote speakers&lt;br&gt; A link on ASTE to all the different Mac's that have been created.&lt;br&gt; internet predators in AK by region or in general4. Internet citizenship&lt;br&gt; Post-secondary contentSpace, Use of the convention center or one of the college campuses.&lt;p&gt; IdidaContest Comments&lt;p&gt;

It was great to watch-it might be cool to have contest winners present a "how to" as a session&lt;br&gt; "How to Be Fresh" was awesome&lt;br&gt; Expanded options for participating was good&lt;br&gt; Improve registration process for contest Provide iDidaContest booth or listening viewing station&lt;br&gt; Have slideshow loop going up on screen in ballroom with all photos that were submitted when conference is in session&lt;br&gt; KUDOS! Growth of the contest over the past few years!!!!&lt;br&gt; Provide some feedback for why our entry didn't make the cut&lt;br&gt; Bring back HawaiiCan we vote?&lt;br&gt; Sound Quality was bad&lt;br&gt; Too long, the movies were GREAT show them and display the photos in a booth, link to the audiopodcasts&lt;br&gt; Separate the food and the presentations so audio can be heard - maybe present the iDidi content following the last session followed by a reception -- or not and people can go out to eat&lt;p&gt; Speakers for Next Year&lt;p&gt;

Brain rules&lt;br&gt; shorter key notes-or key notes with activities in them&lt;br&gt; BSSD-They're doing so much in the state already-we need more grass roots inspiration&lt;br&gt; Effect on humanity&lt;br&gt; What careers or areas are we preparing our kids for in the future&lt;br&gt; Audience participation, something to keep the audience engaged.&lt;br&gt; Research based on kids learning&lt;br&gt; Dr. Debra Pickering (spoke at NCCE 2009 in Portland&lt;br&gt; Speakers that promote artistic uses of technology.&lt;br&gt; Research based on kids learning&lt;br&gt; Dr. Debra Pickering (spoke at NCCE 2009 in Portland)&lt;br&gt; Keep a good variety.Mark BegichFran Ulmer (what's she doing these days?)&lt;br&gt; Ways to make tech cheaper so that more in AK can have it.&lt;br&gt; Apple users were in Mass but not the Apple company on display.&lt;br&gt; More content/speakers for K-20 vs.K-12&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Additional Comments:&lt;p&gt;

Suggested Vendors to add for next year: Wacom&lt;br&gt; Have breaks for physical activity during the day. ex. Group Coastal Walks, walks downtown, etc. Bandwidth was great - in workshops there was no problem of everyong being on the internet - better than many conferences I've been to&lt;br&gt; Recycle Bins&lt;br&gt; Issue clickers to people when they first arrive and at all sessions where we gather, ask questions, gather feedback. You could ask people to vote for things-- get them more actively involved in the process. (long ago they issued alphasmarts or checked them out to people and sold out, bet the clicker people would do twice the business if you did this too!) code