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Enjoy a look back at Piecing IT Together!

Here are the presenter notes from sessions you may have attended.

Richard Byrne Video Presentation http://www.freetech4teachers.com/p/video-creation-resources.html#.UXPissrJDdg

Richard Byrne 50 Tools in 50 Minutes http://richardbyrnepresents.com/?page_id=95

Richard Byrne Making Learning Collaborative http://richardbyrnepresents.com/?page_id=93

Scott Conrad http://bit.ly/GCalVoih

Jodi Dodson Super Hero session http://bit.ly/Zqv8ox

Monte Gaukler Using YouTube Creatively http://bit.ly/11dBCtN

Charity Nix Mobile devices

Rae Ann Vandrovec Creating Digital Storybooks with Elementary Students Presentation

Save the date on your calendars for the Fall F2F in Minot on Oct. 7-8, 2013!

Technology Leaders, Teachers, Administrators

Registration is open!

The deadline for registration is March 29th! Onsite registration will be available but will have a $10 late fee.

40 Sessions + 30 Vendors + Microsoft Tour + Richard Byrne(freetech4teachers.com) + Technology +Food + Fun= NDATL

The NDATL Spring F2F Conference will be held on April 11-12, 2013.  This year’s theme is “Piecing IT Together.”

What is your learning tech strategy missing? Find out at the NDATL  Spring F2F Conference and put the pieces together for a more effective learning environment.

Let NDATL  puzzle  your brain with modeling, connecting, informing and managing learning with technology .  This conference is about creativity and inspiration and is both informative and fun!  As you can see, the presentations are varied and exciting! Presentation descriptions 2013 and the Agenda for Spring F2F  Agenda Spring 2013

Join us at the Doublewood Inn and Conference Center in Fargo, North Dakota.  Make your room reservations early by calling 701-235-3333.

Featured Guest Speaker—Richard Byrne

NDATL is proud to announce that Richard Byrne will speak and present several break-out sessions at the Spring Conference in Fargo on April 11-12.

Richard Byrne is best known in the educational technology community for his award-winning blog Free Technology for Teachers. On a daily basis Richard’s blog http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ reaches a subscriber base of more than 53,000 educators. In addition to writing Free Technology for Teachers, Richard writes a monthly column for School Library Journal, is a contributing author to What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media, has written for Teacher Librarian, and recently launched iPadapps4school.com. He has presented at conferences and at schools across North America and Europe. His work is focused on sharing free resources that educators can use to enhance their students’ learning experiences.

Richard became a Google Certified Teacher in 2009. In 2010 he was a finalist for ACTEM’s (Association of Computer Teachers and Educators in Maine) educator of the year award. Tech & Learning Magazine named Richard one of their “people to watch” in their 100@30 30th Anniversary celebration (http://techlearning.com/article/26660). In 2012 Richard received a MERLOT Classics Award from California State University’s Chancellor’s Office.

Examples of some of the presentations are included in this press release .

Microsoft Lunch and Tour April 11

We have also added a Microsoft Lunch and Tour on Thursday, April 11th.  We will meet at the Doublewood Inn and Conference Center Lobby at 12:00 noon.

There will be shuttle service to and from the Microsoft Complex.  Lunch will be provided at 12:30 with a tour to follow.

To see the Animoto video of the Fall F2F below.

The session descriptions and the tentative schedule for the Fall F2F in Minot on Oct. 2 are now available. Check out the sessions and choose the ones that work best for you! See you next week in Minot!

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Agenda fall 2012

NDATL is proud to announce that Gretchen M. Shipley will be speaking about Cyber Ethics at the NDATL conference on Oct. 2nd in Minot.

This nationally known speaker will focus on legal issues related to technology in today’s education environment.  Ms. Shipley advises school districts and delivers workshops to students, employees and district leaders nationwide on the promotion of cyber-citizenship in the school community and the implications of cyber-misconduct in the classroom and workplace.

We are encouraging all school districts to send staff members to hear this dynamic speaker and attend the conference.

NDATL Fall F2F Conference will be held on October 1-2 at the Grand International Inn in Minot, ND. Reserve your room early!