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Additional Fee Required: US$105 (Workshop includes program, lunch and materials)
The focus of this workshop is to illuminate the broad range of technical and non-technical issues surrounding deployment and use of the Internet in schools, with an emphasis on primary and secondary education settings. It will be a day-long event on Tuesday, 24 June, at the Putra World Trade Center, Hall 1(B). This year's Workshop is being supported by Cisco Systems.
To Register
To register for the K-12 Workshop and/or the INET 97 Conference, complete the INET 97 Registration Form.
Tentative Agenda (subject to change).
For more information, follow the links from the sessions for an overview of the presentation and biographies of the speakers.
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Track 1 |
Track 2 |
Track 3 |
08:00 - 09:00 REGISTRATION |
09:00 - 09:15 WELCOME |
09:15 - 10:30 Plenary Panel |
Visions for Fundamental Change in Teaching & Learning (John Morgridge with Phil Bossert, Odd de Presno, Okhwa Lee & Rick Wertheimer) |
10:30 - 11:00 BREAK |
11:00 - 11:45 Session 1 |
Opportunities for Structural Reform via Technology (Philip Bossert, HERN) |
GLOBE: Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (April Marine) |
Tools for Internet Training (Robin Murphy, InterNIC) |
12:00 - 12:45 Session 2 |
Using Instructional Technology as a Catalyst for School Reform (Mario Zinga & Rick Wertheimer, Common Knowledge: Pittsburgh) |
Establishing and Managing a School-based Server (Andrea McCurdy & Mark Stokes) |
Educational Uses of the World Wide Web (Cynthia Thomas & Dave Thomas) |
12:45 - 14:00 LUNCH |
14:00 - 14:45 Session 3 |
Building a Self-Help Community of Educators (Jodi-Ann Ito, University of Hawaii) |
ThinkQuest - the $1M Educational Web Contest for Kids (Al Weis, Advanced Network & Services) |
Inside the Internet (Jim Williams, FARNET) |
15:00 - 15:45 Session 4 |
Learning via Internet (Abdul Rashid Bin Mohd. Ghani, Telekom Malaysia) |
Kidlink (Odd de Presno) |
Connection Technologies for Schools (Peter Elford, Cisco) |
16:00 - 16:45 Session 5 |
Challenges in Technology-based School Reform (Okhwa Lee) |
International Schools CyberFair (Steve Wolff, Cisco) |
Providing Professional Development about the Internet via the Internet (Dave Thomas & Cynthia Thomas) |
17:00 - 17:50 Plenary |
Managing Internet Content with Kids: Challenges and Strategies (Jean Armour Polly) |
17:50 - 18:00 CLOSING |
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