Blackboard to Acquire Elluminate and Wimba: http://www.sys-con.com/node/1457362
-----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Abe Loveless Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:01 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] IL CTO There have been enough messages go by, that I'm not sure what the original concern was, whether it was membership in the group... or proximity to meetings. If it would help, I have a very nice space in Belleville that I would offer up as a satellite meeting place... assuming there isn't anything fancy required for the Elluminate service. (I'm not yet familiar with it.) Let me know, Abe On 9/14/2010 9:40 AM, Chris McMahon wrote: > I don't want to be misunderstood. I think alot of good could come from > a group like this and many could benefit. > I just wanted to shed the light on the fact that there are many of us > "down here" that want to participate. I'm willing to support that > effort to make that happen. > > Chris McMahon > Belleville #118 > > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Richard Kasson > <rkas...@valmeyerk12.org <mailto:rkas...@valmeyerk12.org>> wrote: > > I’ll agree with that. Those folks do have a lot to offer. > > *From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > <mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org> > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > <mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org>] *On Behalf Of *Jim Flanagan > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:16 AM > *To:* Tech-Geeks Mailing List > *Cc:* Tech-Geeks Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] IL CTO > > I think there is an important issue raised here. > > While as an EdTech group we really have to try to make the best use > of all technologies that are available. And, as someone who was in > the emergency room with a screwed up knee last Tuesday nite I was > very great full for the opportunity to still participate via > Eluminate. It cannot substitute for the experience of being in the > same room with people like Peterson, Donovan, et al. > > Plus, lunch is nice. > > I personally don't see a problem with a group setting up a satellite > site and feeding the Eluminate feed into it. As long as you can get > more than a couple of people there. > > Jim > > > Sent from my iPad > > Cell 773.396.4638 > > Chicago 773.463.5494 > > Beaver Island 231.448.2109 > > Privacy Notice: The information contained in this electronic > message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to > which it is addressed. This message is private and may contain > information that is privileged, confidential and/or inside > information and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you > are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any > dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is > strictly prohibited. Please contact the sender by reply e-mail and > destroy all copies of the original message > > > On Sep 14, 2010, at 9:01 AM, "Richard Kasson" > <rkas...@valmeyerk12.org <mailto:rkas...@valmeyerk12.org>> wrote: > > Is there a possibility of structuring more like the unions and > keep the goals and ideals in tact? Set up locals and the local > officers are responsible to make it to the meetings at Heartland > or to get the information out to the members of the local. Just > $.02. I would love to be able to attend meetings at Heartland, > but no matter how I slice it, it’s a 4-hour (or better) drive > from Waterloo. > > *From:* tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > <mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org> > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > <mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org>] *On Behalf Of *Hunt, > Jeffrey > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 14, 2010 8:22 AM > *To:* tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org <mailto:tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org> > *Subject:* [tech-geeks] IL CTO > > Thanks for the discussion about IL CTO membership and > participation. Right now the group’s membership is mainly > focused in DuPage, Kane, Lake, and Cook counties, with other > members peppered across the state. The individuals – Guy > Ballard, Jim Flanagan, Jim Gerry, Connie Hodson, Pete Knopf, > Jeff Romani and me -- who wrote the organization’s goals, formed > the original corporation, and gained 501 (c)(3) status work in > these counties. We met to address professional development > needs of our peer CTOs. In our jobs we are asked to provide > professional development for many groups in our districts, but > it seemed as though nobody was interested in our professional > growth. In meeting we promoted the group with our geographic > peers. From early in the organizational meetings we knew > addressing the professional development of all Illinois K-12 > CTOs would be difficult. There is a large potential group > across the state. We’ve tried a variety of means of bringing in > CTOs who are not from the area. > > In those early discussions, several of the founders were at or > nearing retirement, but we thought that we could anchor the > start-up of the organization and hand it off to the next group > of CTOs for growth and stability. Only three of the founders > are left on the current board of directors as this handoff > occurs. Jim Flanagan encouraged Jim Peterson to run for the > board. Jim P is the president-elect and will serve his term > starting in 2011. Keith Gillette, the current president, has > several goals, including improving member services on the web > site, expanding membership, and providing consistent electronic > connections to the on-site meeting. The first step is > immediately outside the membership area – that means the > northwestern part of the state and north central; so the > proposed meetings at Starved rock and Bloomington. > > On April 15, 2011, the group, through Jim Peterson’s guidance, > will be meeting at Heartland Community College as an outreach to > potential members. Sure, that’s far from Belleville, but not > much farther than a drive from Waukegan. We have members in the > Chicago area who have never attended a meeting, but they think > that membership is important. Proximity has nothing to do with > participation. Do you want to be part of a group that is about > CTO professional development? Personally, I belong to several > professional organizations, volunteer on their committees, and > participate through the Internet and the telephone, but I do not > attend their conferences. > > We’ve had discussions about having remote sites where members > can collect to network with peers and participate in the > meeting. It takes somebody at a location to reserve the room, > order lunch, set up a projector and connect their computer to > the Internet and the meeting. We have one open board slot in > 2011. Several have written about their motivation, interest, > and issues of resistance on this list about joining the group. > Jim Peterson, as the coordinator of the slate for board > elections, may be calling you to run for that position. To be a > board member, you have to be a member of IL CTO. Your first > step to bring meetings farther south is to be a member. Join today! > > -=- > > Jeff > > Jeffrey L. Hunt, Ed.D. > > Director, E-Learning > > Treasurer, Illinois Chief Technology Officers, NFP > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > > > -- > Chris McMahon > Director of Technology > Belleville Public School District #118 > 105 West A St. > Belleville, IL 62220 > (618) 233-2830 > cmcma...@belleville118.org <mailto:cmcma...@belleville118.org> > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org| | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
