TWT+Letter+to+Presenters

Presenters,

Thank you for agreeing to present a workshop at the NYSAIS Teaching with Technology conference on Thursday, February 13, 2014, 8:30 am - 4:00 pm, at the ** Lycée Français de New York ** **Map**505 E 75th St, New York, 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 or simply post your materials to the wiki page for your presentation. We'll supply projectors, speakers, and Smartboards (interactive whiteboards) in all rooms. You will need to bring a laptop or tablet (with charger), a VGA dongle (if you have a Mac, tablet, etc.) and anything other materials you will need for your presentation. //Unfortunately we will not be able to provide any wireless mirroring (AirPlay) for this conference.//

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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3. **PowerPoint presentations:** If you're creating a powerpoint presentation, we strongly recommend you post your slides online using [|Slideshare]. You can then embed them into your wiki page. Below is an example of a Powerpoint presentation that has been uploaded to Slideshare and then embedded on this wiki.

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4. **Internet access:** There is wireless access throughout the school 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 8:45am// 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.

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@nysais.org.

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

Best, The NEIT Committee