TWT2009+letter+to+presenters

Presenters,

Thank you for agreeing to present a workshop at the NYSAIS Teaching with Technology conference on May 1, 2009 at the Packer Collegiate Institute in Brooklyn, NY.

Please use the following information to help organize your presentation for the conference:

1. **Materials:** Please bring any printed materials that you will need for your presentation. We'll supply projectors, speakers, and Smartboards in all rooms. You will need to bring a laptop, a dongle (if you have a Mac) and anything other materials you will need for your presentation.

2. **Conference wiki:** We have created a wiki for you to post your presentation notes and handouts. All sessions are linked from the schedule page.

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4. **Internet access:** There is wireless access throughout Packer's campus. Make sure you are bringing a laptop with wireless capability. We'll have connection instructions on site.

5. **On-site technical assistance:** Members of NEIT committee will be assigned to each workshop room to help with any on-site technical assistance you may need. //We ask that presenters arrive no later than 9:15am// on the morning of the conference to check the set-up in your assigned room and resolve any technical or set-up issues you may have.

6. **Workshop facilitation - time for reflection:** To insure that the conference day run according to schedule we are asking that you keep your presentation and Q & A to 50 minutes. This will leave the last 10 minutes of your session for quiet reflection. We want to allow time for reflection as part of the workshop to encourage all participants to process what they have learned, write down questions/action plans or start applying what you have just taught them.

7. **Extended the conference with video streaming:** We're planning on video streaming one presentation per session. If you are interested in having your presentation video-streamed so those who cannot attend in person can participate in your workshop please contact NEIT so we can schedule your workshop in the appropriate room. All workshops that are streamed will also have a chat room component. Streaming and chat room monitoring will be handled by our on-site student staff on that day. There is no additional work for you in order to extend your workshop to a live audience over the internet.

Thanks again for your willingness to share at this conference. If you need any technical support before the conference, please don't hesitate to contact us at neit@googlegroups.com.

We are excited about the day and look forward to meeting you all.

Best, The NEIT Committee