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t t t KEYNOTES & FEATURED PRESENTERS KEYNOTES & FEATURED PRESENTERS Get inspired and gain in-depth knowledge from this year’s remarkable featured presenters. TONY vINCENT Tony Vincent works with students, teachers, and schools around the country, inspiring them to use technology to do amazing things for teaching and learning. LEIgh ANNE TUOhY SUbjECT OF “ThE bLIND SIDE” Wednesday Opening Session Dubbed a “warrior princess” by author Michael Lewis in his best-selling book “The Blind Side”, Leigh Anne is the inspirational matriarch of the Tuohy family. At the podium, Leigh Anne inspires audiences to recognize the full potential of individuals in their community and to find value in those who society has deemed valueless. She shares her personal blind side observations, from seeing Michael Oher for the first time to how the experience changed her as a person and the Tuohys as a family. jOAN gORE AND jANET CORDER Take a journey with Janet Corder and Joan Gore as you explore new and exciting technology ideas. Integrating technology into the curriculum continues to be their passion. MARK NIzER ExPECT ThE IMPOSSIbLE 3D PRESENTATION Thursday General Session Mark Nizer has changed the way people view the world. The impossible is possible, the improbable is probable. His invention of new juggling tricks and juggling technologies, combined with his unique wit have set him apart from his peers. Original comedy, world class juggling, movement, music and technology, has made Mark’s performance one of the most popular corporate and theatrical events in the entertainment market today. You’ll never know what is possible until you see for yourself. jENNIFER WAgNER Jennifer Wagner, creator of JenuineTech.com, has been succesfully encouraging teachers since 1999 to use online projects in their PreK-6 classrooms. gINNO KELLEY An Education Strategist at Promethean. Prior to Promethean, he was the Assistant Director for the Florida Center for Instructional Technology’s Florida Digital Educator Program. DAvID POgUE ThE DIgITAL gENERATION COMES OF AgE Friday Closing Session David Pogue is the personaltechnology columnist for the New York Times. Each week, he contributes a print column, an online column, an online video, and a popular daily blog, “Pogue’s Posts.” David is also an Emmy award-winning tech correspondent for CBS News, and he appears each week on CNBC with his trademark comic tech videos. With more than three million books in print, David is one of the world’s bestselling how-to authors. TAMMY WORCESTER Tammy began her career teaching various grades from K-8 and served as the technology coordinator. The past 12 years she has worked for ESSDACK, an educational service center, as an Instructional Technology Specialist. TIM ChASE A classroom teacher, who lends a strong voice to the promotion of technology in education through his involvement in Oregon’s EdTech Professional Development Cadre and The Central Oregon Technology Team. 2011 Convention & Exposition MIChAEL bUTLER Michael Butler serves as the Senior IT Research Analyst/Professional Development Manager for the College of Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has more than 15 years of technology experience. http://www.JenuineTech.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - November/December 2010

District Administration - November/December 2010
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Administrator Profile
District Profile
Black Children Still Left Behind
ARRA Funds Empower Schools to Power Down
A Call for Technology Leadership
Readers Pick Top 100 Products of the Year
Going Mobile
Superintendent’s Insights
Supervisor’s Opinion
Professional Opinion
Student Counsel

District Administration - November/December 2010