It typically takes a group of people to organize the event. They come up with a common theme of what they want the Edcamp to focus on and then they invite educators from around the school, district or state to attend and present. Attendees do not all have to present but some Edcamps encourage it.
Edcamps are about building an educational community and sharing best practices. Camps are known for bring diverse people together for a common good and Edcamps have the same goal in mind.
"Imagine an unconference. No keynote speaker. No proposal deadlines 6 months before a conference takes place. In fact, take it a step further and think of a conference where there is no need to pay a fee. This type of unconference is called an Edcamp and it's a trending idea in education around the world."
Wow! Jam-packed ISTE12 presentations by Vicki Davis. Vicki rocks!
Vicki will be co-presenting a Diigo workshop on Tues 3:45-4:45pm, SDCC 31AB. Hope to see you there!
Although I teach SEN students they like to use new online technologies . Please click vote if you like our projects . We use social media and many edtools and also we use GlogsterEDU to present our work because we develop and coordinate many educational projects . Thank you in addvance .
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