Reminders+&+Details+-+Feb+15th

Greetings,

As we get closer to Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation, we thought it was a good time to drop you a quick note to tell you about some details, point you to some resources, and let you know about your pre-conversation homework. We’re looking forward to seeing you at Arapahoe High School on Saturday, February 23rd at 9am sharp.


 * Registration**

First things first - if you're no longer able to join us, then please forgive this intrusion - and please send us a quick reply letting us know that you can't make it so that we can take you off of our list, free up a little of your inbox, and pass the seat on to the next person. We do have several folks on a waiting list and any information about your status would help us and them to make arrangements for our day. If you have a colleague who wanted to register, but just didn't make it, send a quick reply, too, with that person's name and e-mail address - we'll send them information about the waiting list.

We promised lunch, and we're going to deliver what we hope is a reasonable mid-day meal. We hope to meet most folks’ dietary needs – but we realize that we might miss a few. Unfortunately, what we didn't say in the previous sentences was "so we'll have a great breakfast and coffee bar, too." You'll need to bring your own caffeine and look after breakfast on your own. If you arrive a half hour early or so, you can visit one of the many coffee-ish places within close proximity to the school. There are also several restaurants and stores in the area if we miss any particular dietary needs. We’re sorry. We hope good conversation makes up for a lack of get together accessories.
 * Food**


 * Internet Access**

Arapahoe High School will have wi-fi access for you if you bring a computer. Hopefully, we won't use up all of their bandwidth - but it might happen. There will also be wired machines available in some parts of the school for your use during the day.

Dan Maas, CIO of Littleton Schools, has made arrangements with Adams State for graduate credit for participants of our conversation. There will be more information and details available on the day of the event as well as on the wiki.
 * Credit**


 * Weather**

As the day approaches, we'll be keeping an eye on the weather. If things get hairy and we need to call things off, we'll send an e-mail to your registered address as well as post an update to the wiki. Keep your fingers crossed and the wiki on standby.


 * Directions**

[|Here's a link to a map] showing you where Arapahoe High School is and also where to go when you get there.


 * Homework**

We're hopeful that this conversation, like others that you're engaged in, is not an end unto itself. We expect to enter into the middle of conversations that you may already be having with colleagues either face to face or virtually. We also hope that our event leads to more conversation. We've posted links on the wiki to some of the good conversations that we know about. Check them out. Add your own. Start something. More content will be appearing on the wiki as presenters share information about their sessions. Look, too, for a [|blogroll of Colorado edubloggers]. Let us know if we miss yours. Don't have a blog yet? Well, perhaps it's time. Come on the 23rd prepared to talk about what you’ve been reading and thinking about. We all have lots to learn from each other. Also, while you're at the wiki, go ahead and sign up for the roundtable portion of our day. If you want to lead a roundtable, go ahead and list a topic and pick a table. Just want to talk and not facilitate? Great - sign up for what looks good. Want to suggest a topic but don't feel comfortable leading? That's fine, too - put it down. Might get filled. Might not. Conversations are messy like that. So's learning. We're fine with it.


 * Questions**

If you have any questions that aren’t covered in this e-mail or on the wiki, feel free to write back and ask them. Our e-mail address is learning2.0colorado@gmail.com.

We can't wait to see you on the 23rd at Arapahoe High School. We hope it's a useful day. In fact, we're counting on you to work with us to make it so.

See you then!

Ben, Bud, Karl & Mike The Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation Planning Folks http://colearning.wikispaces.com