K-8 Education Technology Conference 2010 – Aug 3-5 in Missoula, Montana: Presentation Proposals Requested by April 5.

The call for proposals is now open for the 2010 Education Technology Conference — Technology Tools for Inspiring Young Minds, August 3-5 in Missoula, Montana. The three-day conference is powered by Blackfoot Telecommunications Group http://blackfoot.com/ and hosted by The University of Montana College of Technology http://www.cte.umt.edu/ and Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences http://www.coehs.umt.edu/ .

The program for this leading technology event in K-8 education will follow these tracks:

· Classroom Education Technologies

· Distance Education Technologies

· Future Technologies in Education

· Funding a Future Technology Program

· Internet Safety and/or Digital Citizenship

· Hand-Held Classroom Technologies

· Technology Maintenance and Trouble-shooting

Guidelines for Proposal Submissions

Proposal Form: http://www.matr.net/files/ETCProposalForm.doc

Proposals must be submitted by April 5, 2010

Applicants will be notified about proposal status in May 2010.

The Education Technology Conference will take place at The University of Montana Phyllis J. Washington College of Education and Human Sciences on August 3-5, 2010.

Presentations from all organizations (i.e., institutions of higher education, corporations, and associations) interested in future technologies in K-8 classrooms should be proposed on topics and key issues suggested in the track area descriptions.

Sessions may follow one of these formats, or you may suggest an alternative format:

· Traditional presentations (60-90 minutes) offer the opportunity to present on topics of community interest or a paper, with time for questions and answers.

· Traditional presentations and Hands – On Demonstrations (90-105 minutes) offer the opportunity to share technology in education experiences through informal, interactive, brief presentations. This format gives attendees and presenters the opportunity to share and examine problems, issues, and solutions in a more casual, direct, one-on-one environment. These sessions are a great way to learn from interactions with technology and the participants that attend.

Proposals will be reviewed by the Education Technology Conference Program Committee. Proposals will be selected to provide a program that offers a comprehensive, non-commercial, objective, and diverse treatment of issues related to the conference theme. Proposal authors will be notified of decisions in May 2010.

For corporations, a variety of opportunities are available to showcase and market products and services. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Submit completed proposals http://www.matr.net/files/ETCProposalForm.doc to [email protected]