The document summarizes the agenda for the 13th Annual Members Conference of the LAHC Communication Platform. The conference will focus on integrating education, communication, and technology through a social network platform to connect members, exchange information and knowledge, and encourage collaboration. Videos and presentations will explore digital learning trends and visions for the future of education involving new technologies. Discussion topics will address relationships between education and technology at the school, teacher, and student levels and debates around traditional vs virtual education models. Collaborative projects are proposed around issues like global warming, recycling, and developing global citizenship through virtual learning exchanges.

1. 13th ANNUAL MEMBERS
CONFERENCE
LAHC Communication Platform

2. Video: quot;Famous Failuresquot;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hz_s2XIAU

3. Basic Concepts
EDUCATION: the act or process of imparting or acquiring
general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning
and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or
others intellectually for mature life.
COMMUNICATION: the act or process of
communicating: the imparting or interchange of
thoughts, opinions, or information by
speech, writing, or signs.
TECHNOLOGY: the sum of the ways in which social
groups provide themselves with the material objects of
their civilization.

4. Combining the basic concepts is
essential...let's see it from the
main characters.

5. DIGITAL LEARNERS
Video: quot;A Vision of K12 Students todayquot;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8

6. That was a clear message from
the students, but what about
us, teachers and policy-
makers?

7. Video: quot;A Brave New World Wide Webquot;
http://blip.tv/file/1262079/

8. The LAHC has chosen a way to
gather their members in to
promote
communication, exchange
information and
knowledge, engage in discussion
and encourage people to
collaborate....how about all in one
place?

9. What are the benefits of a Social Network
Platform?
·Send Invitations to Members and others
interested in Education and ICT.
·Customize your personal page.
·Meet all the members of the network.
·Upload Photos.
·Upload Videos.
·Start a Forum Discussion, or many.
·Arrange a date for an Event, connected
with other applications: Audio and Video
Conference, Virtual class, Online Test, etc.
·Organize Groups to exchange information
or for select topics and/or regions.
·Use the power of Blogs to communicate.
·Customize the appearance.

11. Other Tools to Consider
TEACHERS.TV WIKIS
TWITTER
BLOGS
TWEET DECK
TWEETGRID
SIMPLY BOX
GOOGLE
EDMODO
DOCS
MANY MORE

12. PREDICTIONS
Ferguson (1994)
·Social transformation will be a
consequence of personal
transformation, which means that a change
will be produced from the inside out.
·A transformation in the learning
modes, even within the brain, will be
encouraged.
World Future Society (1997)
·The existence of so much information will
imply rethinking what students should
learn.
·Creative work will be increased by the use
of computers.

13. Video: quot;Did You Know 3.0?quot;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8
&feature=fvst

14. EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL
The Implementation of Technology at
School institutionally is a highly
recommended practice, in order to
integrate administrative and academic
areas.
TEACHERS
Teachers require an efficient and
interconnected system to collect and update
information which combined with
methodological techniques can produce
learning and knowledge in students.
STUDENTS
Students have been born with Digital
media, they are Native Digital users, not like
us, we're Digital Immigrants. School should
not be a downgrade in technological aspects
when coming to education, it should actually
be a smooth combination of Technology and
Education.

16. Proposed Topics of Discussion
Education and Instruction
Are they the same? Are they complementary or
mutually exclusive.
Technology and Methodology
What is an effective way to integrate technology
into the pedagogical methodology?
Traditional Education vs. Virtual Education
What are their diffrences? Will virtual be the standard
in the future?

17. Proposed Collaborative
Projects
Global Warming Use of Technology
Recycling of Materials Students preferences
Reforestation Students production
Biodiversity Teachers needs
School policy on Global Parents needs
Warming Community Outreach
Nature or Man-made?
Global Citizens
Interconnected VirtualLearning
Videoconferencing between LAHC schools
Exchange programs between LAHC schools for ICT savvy
students
Interconnected Language learning
international IB projects