David Trask wrote:
On the topic of conferences....I'm not sure how effective a national
conference would be as you'd only attract those who can afford to fly to a
national conference.
At least initially, we need to bring the message itself to existing
Ed-Tech conferences or directly to educators, rather than create our own
conference. People attending an Open Source in Education specific
conference would be mainly the already converted, so this would be
mostly "preaching to the choir". Not the most effective use of limited
resources.
For this reason, I highly suggest the top initial priority should be the
production of an educational documentary video. This is an easy to
reproduce message that scales cheaply, in a package that can more easily
reach the uninitiated.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3189434260015988242
In addition to DVD distribution, the video could have the high
accessibility and convenience of a simple URL like this example.
(Requires Macromedia Flash.)
An educational documentary would simply be the most bang-for-the-buck
and largest boost for the entire K12LTSP effort. I believe if we do
this, this makes all subsequent promotion much easier. Entice educators
nation-wide with this video. Then say, "Come to our regional OSS in
Education conference to learn more."
They will.
Warren Togami
wtogami@xxxxxxxxxx
