Presenter Information 2013 Bronx CUNY EdTech Showcase

Session Description/Presenter Bio
The moderator will require final session descriptions and the presenter bios– please send one NOW via this link so as not to forget:  Biography/presentation Submission: http://bit.ly/ZAliS7

*This form is for the lead presenter to submit a one paragraph biography and 1 paragraph session description for use in our program and conference website: http://cuny.is/bronxedtech. It is an excellent venue for future promotion and professional use so we encourage you to complete this post. Even if you are sure you submitted a bio to an organizer we ask you to please re-submit so the final version you see will be from this form. Thank You!

Parking (PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN PARKING LOT)
Student parking lot located at Goulden Avenue between 197 and Bedford Park Boulevard: identify yourself as a conference attendee if necessary. (There is a button to speak with security located at the unattended guard gate should the gate be down). Look for Gate 2 at Carman Hall. Do not enter via the central steps going up to Carman Hall. For easy access to auditorium B04 you will take the left hand side lower basement ramp entrance of the building.

Subway
The #4 Train to Kingsbridge road is the closest to Lehman College/Carman Hall. Walk on the side of the Armory two long blocks (in the direction of W195) & make a left onto the campus at the guard gate. Carman hall is the building at the end of the walkway.

Registration Table
The registration table is located at the lower level of Carman Hall outside Auditorium B04. When you arrive we will check off your name and provide you with a lunch ticket, a program and room map, an at-a-glance day schedule with Room assignments and times, and a gold moderator button/name tag. We are providing a light breakfast, lunch and coffee/cookies at nearby tables.

Carman Hall Session/Breakout Map
INTERIOR MAP-BASEMENT CARMAN

Technical Details/Equipment

1. Rooms will have a Mac or PC computer, an Internet connection, projector and computer speakers and PowerPoint, Word, etc. available. If your presentation has been pre-selected for videotaping or live streaming we will contact you in advance. (Recording will take place in auditorium B04 only, so if you have agreed to present to a live streaming audience you will be placed there.)

2. You may decline this offer. Any presentation illustrating student work must have prior approval by your students in writing.(see below for details)**

3. Email a copy of your final presentation/notes to yourself prior to the event and have a copy also saved on a flash drive as a backup. You may use your own laptop but only if there’s a special use case, as setting up and breaking down takes time we do not have between presentations. Unless you have already requested some special setup that has been acknowledged by the committee in writing, please bring all ‘Special’ cable connectors (ipad to VGA etc) as the only connectors available will be VGA to mac/pc.

4. The moderator and the timer are available if you need technical assistance.

Presentation details
Presenters are asked to be in their assigned room 15 minutes prior to session start time to minimize delays. Here are a few other suggestions:

1. Feel free to introduce yourself to the moderators/timers if there isn’t a presentation already in session- they will have name tags that identify their roles.

2. Bring along copies of any handouts that you would like your audience to have. Plan on bringing 25 copies. It is recommended that you email your handouts to your campus organizer prior to the event so we can post them on the website.

3. If you have been told that you are presenting alongside another group or individual, the time to allot for your own presentation is 20-25 minutes (allow for the last 5 to be for q and a or you may take questions during the presentation if you desire). If you are presenting alone, you will have at least 45 minutes plus q and a time.

4. Please try to begin no later than 5 minutes into the session scheduled start time. The moderator will introduce themselves and the session recorder and allow time at the end for questions.

5. The moderator will use the session descriptions and the presenter bio that has been provided to the organizers- If you have not already sent them – please do so NOW so as not to forget:  Biography/presentation Submission

6. Recorders will take notes of the highlights and report out for the group if asked by the presenter. Recorders/timers will also keep track of time and give one 5 minute notice and one 1 minute notice if they do not end sooner than the time allotted for their presentation– keep this loose if the presentation is going well or questions are flying but do know that you will be offered timing guidance so people have adequate time to move to the next room.

7. There will be fresh water bottles for the presenters. (Water is also available all day at the refreshment table for participants who ask).

8. Moderators may be logged on to twitter (http://www.twitter.com) and tweet any of the highlights from your presentation. They will use the following hashtag at the beginning or end: (#) #bronxedtech

FERPA Notice
*For student work to be illustrated, this link offers a FERPA-Sample_GenPermission form to grant permission. Contact one of the organizers to help make this happen if you have an online class. We have an online survey similar to this one that your students can respond to.