On May 29, 2013, our very own Mimi Wong(@blubeetle) and Kimble McCann(@Handyside) were invited by Burt Lum(@bytemarks) and Ryan Ozawa (@Hawaii) to talk about our KS UNconference on their Hawai’i Public Radio Show, Bytemarks Cafe.  It was an exciting day for us and we were especially thrilled because Ryan and Burt are also Unconference enthusiasts!  They’re the organizers of the annual Unconfrenz, another must attend Hawai’i event!

To listen to the show please visit http://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/audio/BMC_052913.mp3

Mahalo nui Burt and Ryan!

In addition to twitter and instagram, we’ll be posting all the photos from the KS UNconference to a Flickr group.  The Flickr group is public and can be accessed here.  We encourage participants to upload both photos and video to the group.  Instructions on adding to the group from the Flickr App on your mobile device are below:

Note – Android users, this tutorial is from an iPad, but I think it may be similar on a droid.  If not, please comment.

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That should do it!  Your Photo will be uploaded to the KS UNconference group.  I know this looks like a lot of steps, but it’s really quite easy!

If you’re a Skitch user, you probably know that’s the app that was used to edit the images above.  If you’re not a Skitch user, you should try it!  It’s an excellent image editing tool!  It even allows for annotating PDFs!

Seventeen more days to our first ever KS UNconference and boy are we getting EXCITED!  Registration is not required to attend our UNconference, but we highly encourage it.  Space is limited to 100 attendees and preference will be given to Eventbright registrants.

Still not sure of what an UNconference is or why you’d want to attend?  Check out Why Edcamp by Edutopia.  Josh Reppun shared this article with us and it’s a great read on why edcamps are trending in education (edcamp=UNconference).

A “typical” day of learning at an Edcamp doesn’t really exist. Each Edcamp is unique and based on the needs of the participants.

This is what makes edcamps and UNconferences so exciting.  Attendees decide what is going to be shared and discussed!  Check out some topics EdcampRSD6 came up with here.

While we will choose our topics on June 3 for our UNconference, if you have an idea for a topic, please use our idea board to share it!  You can also tweet your idease using #ksuncon.  Hope to see you soon!

As if sharing with like-minded, awesome people in education is not enough, we will have some great prizes at the end of the UNconference on June 3!  Space is limited to 100 participants so register while seats are available!

Our KS UNconference is only 31 days away and we’re getting really excited about it!  What we’re wondering is if everyone knows what an UNconference is.  An UNconference is really like an Edcamp and luck for us, Simple K12 has come up with a wonderful guide on how to create an Edcamp.  We wanted to share a table from the guide that compares an UNconference to a Traditional Conference.

As you can see, an UNconference is participant driven and discussion based and the goal is to connect with like minded people and be able to leave with information that can immediately be applied to the classroom. Oh, and it’s FREE!

When we say participant driven, the participants at the UNconference decide what’s going to be discussed.  We do have a place for you to suggest session ideas, rather DISCUSSION ideas, and there will also be an opportunity to make suggestions that day.

So join us for a fun day of sharing with like minded people at our very first KS UNconference!

Have an idea for a breakout session at #KSUNcon?  While you are more than welcome to share your idea the day of the unconference, you can also share your idea here.  But wait…it gets better!  Not only can you use the link to suggest a breakout, you can also vote for the break out as well.  So what are you waiting for?  Start sharing and voting on ideas!

Get ready for an amazing, social event filled with interesting conversations with like minded people who want to connect and share!  Please join us for our very first KS Unconference.

When:          June 3, 2013
Where:        Blaisdell Center, Maui Room
Time:          12:00 PM – 4:30 PM.

What’s an Unconference?  At an unconference there is no set agenda or scheduled keynotes. Nor are there any formal presentations.  Just facilitated conversations.  Attendees meet, propose, and vote on topics of discussion, then attend sessions based on interest.  No preparation needed!

Have an idea and want to facilitate a session?  Please share it here!

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