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===**Breaking free of traditional conferences, the upcoming K-12 Online Conference: Playing with Boundaries (October 15-19th & October 22-26th) provides educators with an engaging, ongoing learning experience without time constraints. The K12 Online Conference is a unique professional development opportunity for teachers to engage with ideas and technologies that are having a real impact on 21st century classrooms.**=== ===**The entire conference will be delivered as downloadable digital media via the Internet with over 40 sessions presented in four strands: Classroom 2.0, New Tools, Professional Learning Networks, and Obstacles to Opportunities. The conference launches with a keynote address on October 8th from respected blogger and author David Warlick and concludes with a global 24 hour live event, As Night Falls.**===

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Phone: Fax: E-Mail: Press Release No. 001

Worldwide Online Conference for K-12 Educators**
 * K12 Online 2007 – Playing with Boundaries

===Breaking free of traditional conferences**,** the upcoming **K-12 Online Conference: Playing with Boundaries** (October 15-19th & October 22-26th) provides educators with an engaging, ongoing learning experience without time constraints. The K12 Online Conference is a unique professional development opportunity for teachers to engage with ideas and technologies that are having a real impact on 21st century classrooms.=== ===The entire conference will be delivered as downloadable digital media via the Internet with over 40 sessions presented in four strands: Classroom 2.0, New Tools, Professional Learning Networks, and Obstacles to Opportunities. The conference launches with a keynote address on October 8th from respected blogger and author David Warlick and concludes with a global 24 hour live event, As Night Falls.===

**Online Multimedia** **[|2006 Release]** **[|2006 Conference Archive]**
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 * [|Slideshare presentation] about last year's conference(with audio) [|Teasers] (previews of sessions from k12 online created by presenters)

Testimonials and more information: A year ago, the organizers of K12 Online expected that it would be attended by 100 or so teachers wanting to talk about web 2.0 and education. Two weeks, and 54,000 web hits later, it was obvious that this conference was going to take off.

Some testimonial quotes from 2006:

"I am currently teaching an online graduate technology course at Wichita State University and I invited my whole class to attend the K-12 Online Conference. I’ve never been able to take a class on a two-week field trip–ever. Imagine the logistics, funding, and other issues I would normally have in providing this kind of experience and relevant information for my students – the web provides a great information and discussion tool!!**

"Thank you to all the presenters. this was beyond excellent. It was top notch. I’ve been sent to all sorts of technology conferences and I have NEVER EVER learned as much. I’m sad it’s over. But I think I will come back and back to this resource….it’s a treasure chest. I only wish there was an ongoing community of folks that wanted to hang out together and talk about this stuff all the time. Help each. Lean on each other. inspire each other." Posted by [|Marsha Ratzel] | [|November 5, 2006, 12:03 am]===