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Please join us on November 18, 2009 at

22:30GMT/3:30pmPST/4:30pmMST/5:30pmCST/6:30pmEST for a live event of the 2009 K12Online Conference 

On November 18, the K12Online Conference is hosting a LAN party from 6:30PM to 8:30PM ESTWe invite everyone to gather at the LAN party site with colleagues in order to view two pastconference presentations and then engage in lively discussions in the EdTechTalk chat room. Thefollowing presenters will be in attendance:

6:30  – 7:15 Second Life: K-20 Educators Exploring Virtual Worlds - PanelKevin Jarrett and Sylvia Martinez

Kevin Jarrett has been a K-4 Technology Facilitator at Northfield Community Schooin Northfield, NJ USA since 2003. In this role he is responsible for technologyinstruction in a lab setting for the entire elementary student body (540+ students).Rather than just “teaching computer class,” Kevin delivers engaging, informative

challenging and enjoyable lessons that integrate with content being taught by hisclassroom-teacher peers while leveraging state-of-the-art Web 2.0 and social mediatechnologies. Kevin began exploring Second Life in early 2007 thanks to a $10,000Faculty Excellence grant from Walden University where he teaches online, part-timeHe works closely with ISTE via their presence in Second Life and helps to manage thevery popular Tuesday night "Speaker Series".

Sylvia Martinez is president of Generation YES, working to empower students in K-12schools through digital technology. Sylvia has designed educational games, curriculum,and online experiences for teachers and students. Sylvia speaks and writes on subjectssuch as the use of technology, simulations and games to enhance educational

opportunities and enable youth voice.

6:45  – 7:30 Release the HoundsChris Harbeck

Chris Harbeck teaches grade 8 math to approximately 140 students each year. Hehas been teaching middle school students for over a decade and is in his fifth year ofusing 2.0 applications and "21st Century Learning" in his classroom. Despite the fact(or more realistically because of the fact) that math is one of those subjects studentsoften reflect back on with distaste, fear or indifference, Chris has moved from teaching

both social studies and math to the one subject. He has been involved in developmentof the middle years math curriculum at the divisional and provincial level. With hisstrong focus on conceptual understanding, Chris has discovered that using 2.0 toolsand applications make math fun and interesting. An encouraging trend has emergedstudents do not run away and saying "I hate math"; they love to do assignments and

have started to see the beauty in math.

The EdTechTalk community will host this event at http://www.edtechtalk.com/live  For questions or more information, contact Susan Van Gelder, Live Events Committee,

at susanvg@mac.com or on Twitter at @k12online.