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BarCamp Memphis

BarCamp Memphis, November 13, 2010

“BarCamp isn’t just a Web 2.0 conference. It’s an unconference.cWhat does that mean, exactly? Well… that’s up to you. The entire event will be crafted by attendees (you), so you can learn about the specific technologies, trends, gadgets you really want to learn about – and hear from the people you find interesting. We’ll be voting first thing in the morning to determine the day’s sessions. Totally crowd-sourced!” (Source)

Register here.

BarCamp Memphis 2010 will be at Emerge Memphis downtown. Located at 516 Tennessee Street in the historic South Main Street district of downtown Memphis, EmergeMemphis sits at the corner of Tennessee and G.E. Patterson (formerly Calhoun) Streets. The site is only two blocks west of the main Memphis train station and adjacent to the main gated entrance to the well-known South Bluffs residential area.

Emerge Memphis
516 Tennessee St
Memphis, TN 38103-4717
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Event Tag: #bcmem

Upcoming EduEvents

K-12 Online Conference
Oct. 11 – 29, 2010
Online
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Georgia Mathematics Conference
Oct. 13 – 15, 2010
Rock Eagle 4-H Center
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AECT International Convention
Oct. 26 – 30, 2010
Anaheim, CA
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North Carolina State Math Conference
Oct. 28 – 29
Greensboro, NC
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Tennessee Educational Technology Conference
Dec. 1-3, 2010
Nashville, TN
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Midsouth Technology Conference
Dec. 8 – 9
Memphis, TN
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DEN’s Shining Star Webinar
Dec. 15, 2010
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Our Family’s Favorite App

I decided to share AudioBoo during my presentation at TeacheMeet Memphis. Our kids and I have a lot of fun with this service. AudioBoo makes podcasting and audio blogging a snap and can positively impact your classroom (See previous posts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5). Here are my notes as well as the Ustream archive from my session. My full presentation notes are also available on my wiki, Learning Telecollaboratively.

Tutorials
Publishing to AudioBoo from a Web Browser
Creating an AudioBoo from iPhone

Teacher-Created Examples
2 Announcements
AudioBoo in the Classroom
More Examples

Student-Created Examples

First Day of Preschool


Kids Get Creative


Dear Mrs. Estep…

Let’s Connect
Clif’s AudioBoo Profile

Upcoming EduEvents

Martin Institute Fall Conference
Sept. 30 – Oct. 1, 2010
Memphis, TN
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Mid-South EduTweetUp
Oct. 1, 2010
Memphis, TN
R.S.V.P.

TeachMeet Memphis
Oct. 2, 2010
Memphis, TN
Organizational Wiki

K-12 Online Conference
Oct. 11 – 29, 2010
Online
Website

Tennessee Educational Technology Conference
Dec. 1-3, 2010
Nashville, TN
Website

Midsouth Technology Conference
Dec. 8 – 9
Memphis, TN
Website

DEN’s Shining Star Webinar
Dec. 15, 2010
More Information

Wrap-Up of Mid-South EduTweetUp (Aug. 2010)

(Cross-Posted from Martin Institute Press Releases)

The first Mid-South EduTweetUp of the 2010-11 school year was held last Tuesday evening at Panera Bread Co. in East Memphis. 25 people representing several school districts and area independent schools enjoyed an informative evening of networking and idea-sharing.

The goals of the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence were shared and the details of the 2010 Fall Conference were announced.

Also included in the evening’s festivities was a Web 2.0 Smackdown, where attendees had the opportunity to demonstrate their favorite Web 2.0 tool and share how it can be integrated with teaching and learning.

Thanks to everyone that participated and made this a fun and informative event. The next EduTweetUp is scheduled in conjunction with the 2010 Martin Institute Fall Conference on Friday evening, October 1. Click here for details.

Event Tag: #metu

Wrap-Up of Memphis EduTweetUp (May 2010)

Memphis’ inaugural EduTweetUp was a great event. Eighteen teachers from many different schools and districts in the greater Memphis area, Tipton County, TN, and Byhalia, MS, enjoyed an evening of food and fun as we networked and shared ideas. The Web 2.0 Smackdown was a fun way for us to share online technologies and services and discuss strategies for integrating them with teaching and learning. A special thanks to Melissa Smith for co-organizing the event.

Below are the slides from the meeting followed by a few resources from the evening.



Review the tweets and links using the event tag: #metu.

EduTweetUps for the Fall are already in the works. Please add your information to the Memphis EduTweetUp database to receive information about future events.

MidSouthEdTech is a Google Group open to anyone in the region interested in educational technology.

Here are the links from the Web 2.0 Smackdown.

  • PhoneVite – Community-based voice broadcasting (Phone tree service)
  • Spanish PowerPoints – Games and resources for learning Spanish
  • Google Voice
  • Super Teacher Tools
  • Big Huge Labs
  • Sweet Search – A search engine for students
  • A Thin Line.org – Developed by MTV to empower students to “identify, respond to, and stop the spread of digital abuse”
  • Sync.in and Primary Pad – Alternatives to EtherPad
  • Historical Reenactments with Twitter
  • EduTecher – Resources for teacher
  • Triptico – eLearning design and professional development
  • Blabberize
  • Google Squared
  • Storybird – Collaborative storytelling

    • TribeCamp Memphis Is This Saturday

    “TribeCamp is an unconference dedicated to tribes in the tech community from social media to development to programming to design, and how we can build relationships to build knowledge, skills and success.” (Source)

    Saturday, April 24, 2010
    8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
    Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering
    Registration

    TribeCamp Memphis

    Upcoming Opportunities for Professional Development

    TeachMeet Nashville
    April 1-2, 2010
    An event organized by teachers, for teachers, at no cost.
    Event Website

    DEN Summer Institute Applications Due
    April 12, 2010
    “Attendees will have the opportunity to connect with fellow STAR Discovery Educators from all over during an exclusive, intensive, week-long networking and professional development event.”
    Learn More

    EdCamp Philly
    May 22, 2010
    “An unconference devoted to K-12 issues and ideas!”
    Event Website

    EduBloggerCon
    June 26, 2010
    “EduBloggerCons are about conversations that teach. Questions are asked, problems posed, experiences shared, and everyone learns.”
    Event Website

    ISTE Conference (Formerly NECC)
    June 27-30, 2010
    The premiere event for educational technology professionals.
    Conference Website

    Podstock
    July 16-17
    “It’s a conference. It’s a conversation. It’s family.”
    Conference Website

    Laptop Institute
    July 18-20, 2010
    “An international think tank for schools using or considering laptops or tablets as tools for learning.”
    Institute Website

    Free Apple Seminar for Educators

    Reaching All Learners:
    The event for forward-thinking education and IT leaders

    Monday, February 8, 2010
    9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
    The University of Memphis, FedEx Institute of Technology

    At this interactive event, you will have the opportunity to experience a digital learning environment first hand and see how Apple technologies can help you meet the diverse needs of today’s learners, including those with special education and language literacy needs.

    Who Should Attend?
    This event is designed to host leadership teams from your school district or private institution: Superintendents, Curriculum Supervisors, Board of Education members, Special Education Directors, Title I Directors, and Education Information Technology professionals.

    Full details and registration is here.

    Remembering Dr. King

    I’ve visited the National Civil Rights Museum several times recently as we’ve had friends and colleagues come through Memphis. Standing near the place where Dr. Martin Luther King was assassinated never ceases to move me. Although many will spotlight Dr. King’s I Have a Dream speech (which I’ve also done in the past) this MLK Day, I have decided this year to spotlight his final speech referred to as I’ve Been to the Mountaintop (View full text). It was actually given at the Mason Temple here in Memphis the night before his death. I created the below Wordle of this speech to present the major topics from this passionate dream of a new day.

    “While the untimely death of Dr. King was the end of an era, it also marked the beginning of a movement – to take the lessons we learned from his vision and transform our future.” (Source)

    Suggested Resources

    Biography from Nobel Prize

    A View from the Mountaintop: MLK in Memphis

    MLK Online

    Videos and Slide Shows available at YouTube, TeacherTube, and SlideShare

    More about Civil Rights