* * * Late Showcase Registrations Accepted at Door on the 18th * * *
2012 Southern Illinois Technology Showcase
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
John A. Logan College, Carterville, Illinois
Leslie Fisher, Keynote Speaker, Fisher Technologies, Inc., Technology Time Machine
Meg Ormiston, Administrators' Academy #1252, The Future of Leadership: Technology and the School Leader
David Jakes, Spotlight Speaker, Coord of Instructional Technology, Glenbrook South High School, Glenview, IL
All educators, administrators, Information Technology (IT) staff in Southern Illinois are invited to attend the 2012 Southern Illinois Technology Showcase to be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, to explore new ways of using technology to meet the needs of a new generation of learners. The Technology Showcase is being held at John A. Logan College in Carterville, Illinois. It is being hosted by the Franklin-Williamson Regional Office of Education in cooperation with the Area 6 Regional Offices of Education and the Area 6 Learning Technology Centers.
The General Technology Showcase will include Keynote, Spotlight Speaker, 40-45 Break-out Sessions, Exhibitors, Lunch, Professional Networking, Drawings, & CPDUs. $65.00
Administrators'Academy will include Keynote, Adm Academy, Exhibitors, Lunch, Professional Networking, Drawings, & Adm Academy Credit. $150.00
Click Here for the Showcase PROGRAM
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Keynote Speaker |
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Leslie Fisher |
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Fisher Technologies, Inc. |
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Technology Time Machine |
We have always been surrounded by technology and watched as it changed the world around us. This Keynote session will take an informative and entertaining look at what technology meant to teachers throughout the decades while discovering great technology tools we can use now. We will also take a look at where we are heading with a sneak peak at some products and features of the future.
(BIO) Leslie Fishers interest in technology began while studying music at the University of Southern California. She quickly realized the value of utilizing computers for music mixing and recording. She grabbed her 300 baud modem, jumped on the Internet (before anyone really called it the internet) and started looking for music resources. She soon realized she was spending more time discovering technology than playing music so she changed her major and tried to figure out what geeky thing she could do for the rest of her life. After graduating from USC with a Business and Marketing degree in 1989 and a quick stint as a Trainer, Leslie joined Apple Computer in 1992. When the Internet took off in 1994, Leslie was one of the first Apple employees assigned to study Internet growth and implementation. In 1997, Leslie was roadkill on Apple's road to recovery and part of their massive lay off. Leslie planned to spend most of her huge severance package golfing and waiting a few months to look for a job. The day after her layoff, her phone began to ring with Apple customers requesting consulting, training and presentation services. Before she could say fore, Fisher Technologies Inc. was created to help educators with their technology implementations and decisions. Fisher Technologies Inc. is now a worldwide company (meaning one employee named Leslie gets to travel the world teaching) specializing in Web Development, Web Tools as well as Digital Photography, Editing and Workflow. Leslie Fisher's website.
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Spotlight Speaker |
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David Jakes |
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Coord of Instructional Technology |
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Glenbrook South High School |
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Glenview, IL |
David Jakes has spent 26 years in education as a teacher, staff developer, and technology coordinator. From his first Macintosh Classic to his current iPad and Chromebook, he has witnessed firsthand the changes in education that educational technology has empowered. Jakes shares this knowledge as a frequent speaker at technology conferences across the United States, and has spoken in Canada, Europe, and China. His interests in educational technology include design thinking, digital storytelling, mobile learning, and the development of spaces for learning. He currently maintains a web site (Jakesonline.org), a blog (strengthofweakties.org), and a variety of other resources (jakes.editme.com) dedicated to improving the use of technology in education.