Summit-Schedule

National Level Regional Level Local Level
 * Some Potential Discussion Questions (in no particular order)
 * - How do we integrate the new ISTE NETS into this effort?
 * - Is there any part of NCLB that relates to FOSS in the classroom?
 * - Should we be doing something now to get ready for Jan 20th 2009?
 * - What conferences should we attend as FOSS & K12 advocates?
 * - --NECC
 * - --COSN
 * - --National librarians conference?
 * - --National Rotary
 * - Should we try to join up with OSCON?
 * - Should we snag large FOSS developers/vendors such as RedHat, Canonical, etc. to become a part of the larger group and assist with "evangelism"
 * - --Can we use those vendors, or even Education Foundations, to create pooled grants to fund evangelism/presentations at conferences?
 * - Are regional conferences (FOSSED, NWLS, etc) a model for spreading the word?
 * - What do people need for support to create these?
 * - We have New England (FOSSED) covered and South East, but Southwest and the mountains states?
 * - How can we duplicate the strong support for FOSS in "pockets" around the country...particularly the Northeast, Pac NW, and North Central?
 * - How do we help a single teacher?
 * - Do we need to prepare materials for people to bring to schoolboards and admin teams?

General Questions
 * - Where is our best point of leverage?
 * - students/parents/teachers/tech coordinators/principals/school boards/state ed departments/ businesses ?
 * - What is holding up adoption?
 * - --lack of knowledge
 * - --inertia
 * - --fear
 * --- misconceptions
 * - Should we try to form some kind of coalition, consortium, cabal?
 * - Do we need to explain difference between FOSS and Web 2.0 apps?
 * - Can we create a common set of promotional materials?
 * - Can we become a marketing department for FOSS & K12?
 * - Do we need to do anything or just let it happen without help?
 * - Do we continue to distinguish ourselves as the alternative...or another solution?
 * - With what tangibles do we want to end the day?
 * - Scaffolding for a regional conference kit?
 * - Outlines of marketing materials?
 * - What are our "next steps?" What kind of "legs" do we want to give to this summit?

Wild Ideas