tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87846556762926013172024-02-07T07:23:04.419-08:00CPS TechTalkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784655676292601317.post-71375117745996706542012-01-31T07:21:00.000-08:002012-01-31T12:15:26.815-08:00Thank you for attending TechTalk!This year’s TechTalk was truly a success and it was all thanks to you, the participants. We hope you keep up the energy by taking the information that you learned back to your school and your students.<br />
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<a href="http://app.mailings.erepublic.com/e/er?s=1222&lid=19087&elq=618e80cdff494043b5eb335e163e3f71">TechTalk Survey</a> - Please provide your feedback on the event!<br />
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Session presentations will be posted to this site, under the tab titled "Session Presentations". Please continue to check this tab, as we will be posting presentations as we receive them.<br />
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<b>Obtaining CPDUs</b>:<br />
Please make sure you enroll in the event titled "<b>TechTalk (13192)</b>" in CPS University by Feb. 9, 2012. This is a district requirement and also the way to obtain CPDUs. No CPDUs will be issued after the Feb. 9 deadline. Beginning, Feb. 10, you will be able to retrieve your CPDUs.<br />
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<i>To hear all the buzz from this year’s event, visit Twitter.com and search for the hashtag: #cpstt.</i> <br />
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<b><i>Keep the Momentum Going with Digital Learning Day</i><o:p></o:p></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Wednesday, Feb. 1</b> is nationally designated as Digital Learning Day. Here at CPS we are asking all of our schools to participate in our district-wide digital learning activity: <b>Your Three Words</b>. Simply take a video of you and your students displaying three words that describe what digital learning means to you, and send <a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=8784655676292601317&postID=7137511774599670654" name="_GoBack"></a>us the clip. We will collect all of the footage and turn it into a CPS montage. Please click <a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwznJ_A_Wl6GNzFhMTY1OGQtNmQ4ZC00MGJlLTgxNmMtNWZhYmM4MjI2ZmYz">HERE</a> for details.</div><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784655676292601317.post-67976045732787544712012-01-26T12:23:00.000-08:002012-01-26T12:24:47.600-08:00See You at TechTalk!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We can't wait to see you at TechTalk! Here's a few logistical notes for tomorrow's event:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>We will begin with the color guard promptly at 8:30 a.m., so please arrive early to get through registration, take advantage of the continental breakfast, and find a seat in the auditorium</strong><br />
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<strong><a href="http://app.mailings.erepublic.com/e/er?s=1222&lid=18838&elq=9a08563534c84d2e846b02a1a196703f"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Agenda:</span></a></strong><br />
7:45 - 8:30 a.m.<strong> - Registration & Exhibitors</strong><b><br />
</b>8:30 - 9:45 a.m. <strong>- Opening Address and Keynote</strong><b><br />
</b>10:00 - 10:45 a.m<strong> - <a href="http://app.mailings.erepublic.com/e/er?s=1222&lid=18835&elq=9a08563534c84d2e846b02a1a196703f">Concurrent Sessions 1<br />
</a></strong>11:00 - 11:45 a.m.<strong> - <a href="http://app.mailings.erepublic.com/e/er?s=1222&lid=18836&elq=9a08563534c84d2e846b02a1a196703f">Concurrent Sessions 2</a></strong><b><br />
</b>12:00 - 1:00 p.m.<strong> - Lunch & Exhibitors</strong><b><br />
</b>1:15 - 2:00 p.m.<strong> - <a href="http://app.mailings.erepublic.com/e/er?s=1222&lid=18837&elq=9a08563534c84d2e846b02a1a196703f">Concurrent Sessions 3<br />
</a></strong>2:15 - 3:00 p.m.<strong> - <a href="http://cpstechtalk.blogspot.com/p/presentations.html?elq=9a08563534c84d2e846b02a1a196703f&#session4">Concurrent Sessions 4</a></strong><b><br />
</b>3:00 - 3:30 p.m.<strong> - Concluding Session/Raffle</strong><b><br />
</b>3:30 p.m.<strong> - Adjourn</strong><b><br />
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<strong><a href="http://app.mailings.erepublic.com/e/er?s=1222&lid=18839&elq=9a08563534c84d2e846b02a1a196703f"><span style="text-decoration: none;">Location:</span></a></strong><br />
Roosevelt High School<br />
3436 West Wilson Ave.<br />
Chicago, IL 60625<br />
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Participants can enter through either the main entrance on Wilson Ave. or through the center doors adjacent to the parking lot.<br />
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<strong>Transportation via CTA:</strong><br />
Roosevelt High School is located right at the last stop on the CTA Brown line. We highly encourage participants to go green and take the CTA to TechTalk!<br />
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<strong>Parking:</strong><b><br />
</b>Limited Parking is available in the parking lot behind the school. Participants attending TechTalk have also been granted permission to park along the perimeter of the school and on the neighborhood streets. <em>Please print out this parking pass to put in your car for the day of TechTalk if you are planning on parking in the neighborhood: <strong><span style="text-decoration: none;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BwznJ_A_Wl6GMzIxMGUyMGMtNzMyZC00MmMwLTlmOTMtNjg2YzFjOGIzMmE1&pli=1">TechTalk Parking Pass</a></span></strong>. </em></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Note: </b>Please note, you cannot park in the fire lane in front of the school. You are free to park on all other streets.</span> <br />
</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784655676292601317.post-61935916222878357882012-01-24T07:09:00.000-08:002012-01-24T07:14:44.526-08:00Deadline to Register for TechTalk is Jan. 25!<div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRQhWSV7BMGcjnl_-RPjlx-SSuMx4cSVmB3nepgGtTItgiTb5x22rmqHD4edu2foEHjxXEmDaPwJyC1ih1TIWmzhbqh8vVILIB5kA-0w65r9hWFjVz1gsf9iGmbPTA5od8WSixE9eaoQ/s1600/IMG_1577.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRQhWSV7BMGcjnl_-RPjlx-SSuMx4cSVmB3nepgGtTItgiTb5x22rmqHD4edu2foEHjxXEmDaPwJyC1ih1TIWmzhbqh8vVILIB5kA-0w65r9hWFjVz1gsf9iGmbPTA5od8WSixE9eaoQ/s200/IMG_1577.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>TechTalk is just around the corner! This year’s event is filled with dynamic breakout sessions, lively discussions and networking. TechTalk is a great opportunity to see and hear how fellow CPS educators are integrating technology into their schools and transforming their classrooms into 21st century environments. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">The deadline to register is Wednesday, Jan. 25! <a href="http://www.convergemag.com/cdg-events/cdg-event-registration/TechTalk.html?rurl=http://www.convergemag.com/cdg-events/TechTalk.html&surveyID=41854657"><b>Register Today</b></a><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://cpstechtalk.blogspot.com/p/presentations.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Breakout Sessions and Descriptions</a> | <a href="http://cpstechtalk.blogspot.com/p/speakers.html"><b>Keynote Speakers</b></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">Additional CPS U Requirement: </span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">In addition to registering for TechTalk in the conference link above,<b> </b></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">please make sure you also enroll in the event titled <b>"TechTalk (13192)"</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space">in CPS University by <b>Feb. 9, 2012</b></span>. This is a district requirement and also the way to obtain CPDUs. No CPDUs will be issued after the Feb. 9 deadline. Beginning, Feb. 10, you will be able to retrieve your CPDUs.</span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784655676292601317.post-68279903957939819042012-01-17T17:21:00.000-08:002012-01-17T19:30:15.419-08:00Video Post: Let's Talk TechTalk<div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="300" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/35230652?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="400"></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784655676292601317.post-31221991465878528092012-01-10T14:15:00.001-08:002012-01-11T06:52:37.922-08:00TechTalk Keynote Speaker and Breakout Sessions Announced!<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hyphenhyphenlm6U2A2qHPWNsfw2_iRT6geEAbqXdOaqZX0Gj11Rzrtk1d_evACKpblrZQmbduKofggYsGLvDV16e3SiHUXvdKPFxYu-QdQZpqU3dhkuIslK9qrnte1c7XBjKcWMigR-Fu6L9AGNk/s1600/Alan-Novemeber_web.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hyphenhyphenlm6U2A2qHPWNsfw2_iRT6geEAbqXdOaqZX0Gj11Rzrtk1d_evACKpblrZQmbduKofggYsGLvDV16e3SiHUXvdKPFxYu-QdQZpqU3dhkuIslK9qrnte1c7XBjKcWMigR-Fu6L9AGNk/s1600/Alan-Novemeber_web.png" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #2e2e2e;">TechTalk is a great opportunity for teachers, technology coordinators, librarians and principals to bring your teams to TechTalk and receive innovative tips and insightful information on leveraging technology at your school.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #2e2e2e;">This year’s keynote address will be delivered by Alan November. Alan November is an international leader in education technology. His areas of expertise include planning across curriculum, staff development, new school design, community building, and leadership development. Alan's humor and wit pushes the boundaries of how to improve teaching and learning. This will be an enjoyable keynote address that you won’t want to miss!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #2e2e2e;">Sessions Announced!<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #2e2e2e;">TechTalk will be jam packed with dynamic breakout sessions and captivating discussion. Check out the <a href="http://cpstechtalk.blogspot.com/p/presentations.html"><b>Sessions tab</b></a> to view the many sessions that we will offer this year. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #2e2e2e;"><a href="http://www.convergemag.com/cdg-events/cdg-event-registration/TechTalk.html?rurl=http://www.convergemag.com/cdg-events/TechTalk.html&surveyID=41854657"><b>Sign up today</b></a>! Those who register prior to Friday, January 13 will be entered to win a technology-related prize. Participants will receive 6 CPDUs for attending TechTalk for the entire day. To secure your CPDUs, please make sure you have signed up in CPS University in addition to signing up on the conference registration page in the above link. Note: Please make sure you sign up in both places.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784655676292601317.post-24335968542471588172011-12-29T10:45:00.001-08:002011-12-29T10:51:51.237-08:00Preparations for TechTalk are Underway!<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8GDtqMVAD3SwP8ZgCdun-ogiuLqm8M7fLbRUWX5kSSHOYL1cFW4PF-Bx0AMcouuH-qIaI1QWy5cdOhq8EO8Z1Nwz-3UX0rQz1s6lMcI_2lCoGmYplxatKh2z4jVD0-P8l1Af4mF8ch0/s1600/IMG_1334.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji8GDtqMVAD3SwP8ZgCdun-ogiuLqm8M7fLbRUWX5kSSHOYL1cFW4PF-Bx0AMcouuH-qIaI1QWy5cdOhq8EO8Z1Nwz-3UX0rQz1s6lMcI_2lCoGmYplxatKh2z4jVD0-P8l1Af4mF8ch0/s200/IMG_1334.JPG" width="200" /></a>Preparations for TechTalk are underway and we have a few new updates for you.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
First, thank you to all who have submitted a TechTalk presentation proposal and/or a nomination for the Ones to Watch Awards. The TechTalk planning team is currently reviewing all submissions and will let you know if your presentation has been selected as an official session. We were very pleased to receive a large number of proposals highlighting some of the innovative ways CPS educators are integrating and managing technology in the classroom.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">A high-level agenda of the day has been posted on the <i>Agenda</i> tab. Please continue to check back for further details regarding sessions and their descriptions. Over the next few weeks we will also post bios of our featured speakers slated to present at this year’s TechTalk. Check out the <i>Speakers</i> tab for more information.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Lastly, we are very excited to introduce more social media at this year’s TechTalk. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">We created a Twitter hastag for the TechTalk conference so that you can stay up to date on news, announcements, and key updates! If you want to join in on the fun, just put #cpstt at the end of any tweet you write about TechTalk.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 12.0pt;"><br />
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At this year’s TechTalk, we are looking for teachers, technology coordinators, and administrators to present in 45-minute sessions on managing or integrating technology at your school. If you would like to showcase how your school is doing just that, we want to hear from you! <br />
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We have found that the most compelling sessions are those taught by fellow school-based staff. Simply, click <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHZSbzFHMURFNEpJLVliWjRkeDRINUE6MQ">here</a> and tell us about your proposed presentation. A committee will review the presentation proposals and determine the final selection for TechTalk. The deadline has been extended, so please submit your presentation request by <strong>Friday, Dec. 16.</strong><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Ones to Watch! CPS Tech Innovator Awards</span></b><br />
<b><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">At this year’s TechTalk we are excited to introduce our first annual CPS Tech Innovator Award! We discovered a need to showcase the great educators, technology coordinators, and administrators that are advancing technology in this district, and decided to create an award highlighting those individuals. We are now accepting nominations for the CPS Tech Innovator Award. To nominate someone or for more information see: </span><a href="http://cpstechtalk.blogspot.com/p/ones-to-watch-tech-leader-award.html?elq=abfd2c46464c4321b5657b0945d10e38" style="background-color: white; color: #213abb; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;"><b><i>Ones To Watch!</i></b></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> All nominations must be submitted by </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Friday, Dec. 16.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784655676292601317.post-71699652175402470912011-10-18T07:35:00.000-07:002011-10-22T04:59:31.827-07:00TechTalk Coming January 27! Register Now<div class="MsoNormal">In partnership between the Office of Instruction and Information & Technology Services, this year’s TechTalk will be held Friday, January 27 at Roosevelt High School (3436 W Wilson Ave). This is a PD day for both Track E and Track R schools, which we feel is the best way to conveniently include teachers, technology coordinators, librarians and administrators. We are in the process of finalizing other logistics, and will continue to share more information with you as we get closer to the event date. <br />
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<a href="http://www.convergemag.com/cdg-events/cdg-event-registration/TechTalk.html?rurl=http://www.convergemag.com/cdg-events/TechTalk.html&surveyID=41854657"><b>Register online!</b></a><br />
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Sign up today! Those who register prior to Friday, January 13 will be entered to win a technology-related prize. <b><br />
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Showcase Your School at TechTalk!</b><br />
If you would like to showcase how your school is managing or integrating technology, we want to hear from you! We are currently looking for technology leaders to present in 45-minute sessions at TechTalk. Simply, click <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHZSbzFHMURFNEpJLVliWjRkeDRINUE6MQ&elq=abfd2c46464c4321b5657b0945d10e38"><strong><span style="color: #004276; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">here</span></strong></a> and tell us about your proposed presentation. A committee will review the presentation proposals and determine the final selection for TechTalk. Please submit your presentation request by <b>Thursday, December 1.</b><br />
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Ones to Watch! CPS Tech Innovator Awards</b><br />
At this year’s TechTalk we are excited to introduce our first annual CPS Tech Innovator Award! We discovered a need to showcase the great educators, technology coordinators, and administrators that are advancing technology in this district, and decided to create an award highlighting those individuals. We are now accepting nominations for the CPS Tech Innovator Award. To nominate someone or for more information see: <a href="http://cpstechtalk.blogspot.com/p/ones-to-watch-tech-leader-award.html?elq=abfd2c46464c4321b5657b0945d10e38"><b><i>Ones To Watch!</i></b></a> All nominations must be submitted by <b>Thursday, December 1</b>. <b><br />
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</b>Participants will receive<b> 6 CPDUs</b> for attending TechTalk for the entire day. After Friday, January 13 you will be able to register in CPS University to secure your CPDUs. <br />
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