Attend+Online+Conferences

Group 5 – Attend Free ONline Conferences – [] =Phase 1 - Exploration= In this activity, you will be assigned to one of six teams with no more than 3 people per group. Please select a group that has an item that you do not know much about. Let the facilitators know if this applies to you before the activity begins. Divide Your tasks 1) Go to the home page of the wiki 2) Make sure that you have joined the wiki by clicking “join wiki” 3) Click on the workshop agenda 4) Click on Activity B Connection Jigsaw 5) One person Click on Your Wiki page 6) Hyperlinks and information will be on this page or you can just use links here. 7) Explore the tool along with your partners and fill out the information on the wiki page. Explore Your Topic What is an online conference? online professional development by teachers for teachers; focused mostly on technology topics
 * Using Google and links below, answer the following .**

What is the cost for online conferences? FREE!

What are the ways you can participate in an online conference? in live events AND asynchronous conversations; could also (like we did) view old presentations independently

Prepare to explain your topic to your new group and give a brief “tour” of the tool. What are some questions you need to resolve before you are ready to explain this to someone else? //(Write them below. Find an answer – this includes asking a facilitator if you wish.)//
 * Go to** [] **and find at least one presentation that interests you. Follow the hyperlinks and resources, and time permitting, watch the video or podcast that came with the presentation.**
 * · ****What did you learn from the presentation?**

Further Exploration (Time Permitting) Are there other online conferences?

Do face to face conferences let you participate virtually?

=Phase 2 Explanation= Each person will now go to another group. You will briefly explain the tool and demonstrate it to the others in the group. Take notes to prepare to discuss this tool with the others. To do this, you should pick one or two people to share your tool and then swap with the others until you have seen all 5. At no time should the group be larger than 3. You will also learn about the tool that they are teaching you.