Educational Technology Conferences--What Are Your Favorite Shows?

What educational technology shows/conferences do you attend?

Is there a good list somewhere of the local and national educational technology shows that are held? I'd like to put them all in a calendar and have them show up here at Classroom 2.0.

==UPDATE==

Now in a calendar at the bottom of the front page.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Mirtschin on April 27, 2008 at 5:47pm

Thanks for your suggestion, Susan. I am like you and so far away and would love to attend this conference, but I have joined the wiki now. I just hope that the time zones allow me to. Does anyone have any suggestions for international conferences? I am looking at Learn 2.008 in Shanghai, (if my budget allows). Any comments on this one.

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Permalink Reply by Chris Clementi on July 5, 2007 at 9:34am

I have attended the TIE conference in Copper Mountain Colorado. It is a wonderful conference in a beautiful setting. http://www.tiecolorado.org/

Chris

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Permalink Reply by Sylvia Martinez on July 5, 2007 at 3:27pm

Favorite conference? It's tough to say. Small conferences tend to offer a more intimate experience, plus if it's a local one, you connect with local people so it's easier to find people who you might see fairly often. Bigger conferences have great buzz and excitement, more to see and do, although they can also be exhausting and overwhelming. Sometimes big conferences feel like lots of overlapping small conferences, and like the edublogger experience at NECC, you end up feeling like you saw a tiny piece of what was going on. It just highlights eveything you missed!

It will be interesting to see how online conferences add to the experience as time goes on. They are relatively new, and I'm not sure anyone knows yet if they are a replacement for face-to-face conference experiences, or something completely different. I know the few I've participated in haven't made me think that they are going to replace real conferences anytime soon - there's still a feeling of disconnectedness, of there being "no there there". It's not like you can have a real conversation with anyone through Elluminate or Moodle, or even in a string of blog comments.

PS Lucy - NAIS consistently has the BEST lineup of keynote speakers I've ever seen...

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Permalink Reply by Kelley Irish on April 26, 2008 at 3:26pm

Plus- at the conference you get to see all the new cool stuff from the vendars

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Permalink Reply by Lucy Gray on July 5, 2007 at 3:50pm

OH I also heard that there is some brain and learning conference in Boston that's supposed to be fabulous. A friend said it was the best conference she's ever attended.

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Permalink Reply by Brian Bridges on July 5, 2007 at 9:29pm

Generally, i'd say the best conferences are those you can attend. Professional development, whether it happens online, via web 2.0, or a live event brings people together. yes, i'd prefer to attend NECC every year, but i can also satisfy my needs through other means. In California, that means attending and presenting at the California Computer Using Educator's conference, our mecca for the past 30 years. however, most teachers lack the resources to attend even this statewide conference.

so, many CTAP (California Technology Assistance Project) and CUE affiliates create one-day, local conferences, usually on Saturdays to meet our customers' needs. For a fraction of a state or national conference cost, minus the cost of travel and hotels, teachers and administrators have access to a full day of professional development.

We may all be thinking globally about great conferences like FETC and NECC, but acting locally spreads the news just as effectively. in California, the CUE conference will next be held March 6-8, 2008 in Palm Springs. Locally, the CTAP 6 Education Technology Conference will be held March 1, 2008 in lovely Modesto, CA.

Brian

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on July 6, 2007 at 8:50am

I don't know if the calendar I'm keeping (available at the bottom of the main page here) is going to help, but I am adding in each conference. I put the CTAP 6 conference in--I'm assuming there a list of all the CTAP regional conferences somewhere. Helpful to put them all in?

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Permalink Reply by Brian Bridges on July 6, 2007 at 11:17am

Here are a few that i had at my fingertips.

Central Valley CUE Conference
October 13

CTAP Region 3/CapCUE Ed Tech Conference
January 26, 2008

CTAP 10 Emerging Trends Conference
Aug 8-9, 2007

Brian

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Permalink Reply by Ed Barry on July 10, 2007 at 2:48pm

Hi Steve:

Just wondering how to add to your calendar. We have a conference here in Vermont on November 1-2 called Vermont Fest 2007. This year's theme is "Teaching the Way They Learn: Using 21st Century Tools." It is sponsored by VITA-Learn the state educators' technology association. This will be our 23rd year. For additional information go to http://homepage.vita-learn.org

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Permalink Reply by Becky Hart on April 19, 2008 at 11:36am

Does the calendar still exist? I can't locate it.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on June 3, 2008 at 9:33am

No, I didn't keep it up. Would love to link to a listing of ed tech conferences if anyone knows where one is on the web.

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Permalink Reply by Kelley Irish on April 26, 2008 at 3:23pm

MACUL conference every March in Michigan. As the district no longer pays for professional development or conferences for us (don't ask me what they do with the NCLB funds). Michigan conferences are all I can afford. The good news is that I get to learn froma ll of you