Backchannel Information
ICE Conference Backchannel has been created: Click HERE to participate in the backchannel! (http://tinyurl.com/icechannel)
There will be a single chatzy backchannel run throughout the entire conference. All presenters and attendees are welcome to take part in this backchannel. At times during the Thursday and Friday Keynotes, and some of the Spotlight sessions, the backchannel will be moderated by a conference volunteer. Additionally, the backchannel will be archived periodically and posted here for review. In the event that the single backchannel becomes overwhelmed, the Conference will sponsor opening a second channel. Participants and attendees are not prohibited from forming backchannels, however, everyone is encouraged to use the official Conference backchannel.
Description of "How to Moderate a Backchannel Session"
ICE Conference Guidelines for Session Streaming
While not as large as NECC, we face similar streaming bandwidth issues for ICE. Below are conference policies on back-channeling and streaming. Our goal is to keep them simple, yet clear. Our guidelines are in line with what ISTE currently allows at NECC.
Video and audio recording—including streaming—of sessions for commercial use is strictly prohibited. Recordings for noncommercial use may be made only with permission of the presenter. Any permitted recording should respect the presenter's rights and not be disruptive.
Presenters have the right to permit or deny the recording of sessions by attendees.
We are planning on webcasting the Keynotes on Thursday and Friday of the conference, so individual streaming, e.g., Ustream, cannot be permitted, as copyright and bandwidth issues both are factors here.
Conference policy, as well as common courtesy, would also require that you check with presenters before back-channeling any session on your own. Since live streaming of a session may lead to bandwidth issues, in addition to checking with the presenters, also check with conference tech staff, before attempting a live stream of any session.
Presenters, if you have not used a wiki before, uploading and attaching your presentations and supplemental information here is very easy. Below are step by step instructions for attaching any handouts or information you would like to share in your sessions. Additionally, you can click on the image to the right for a video walk thru of How to Upload and Attach Presentation Materials.
If you have any difficulties please email Scott Weidig at scottweidig@me.com
Click Here to download these instructions in Adobe PDF format. If you do not have Adobe Reader, you can find it here.
| Step 1: On the right side of the screen in the "Navigate Pages" menu Step 2: Click on the appropriate session day (i.e. Thursday or Friday). This will bring you to that days session matrix. NOTE: Keynote and Spotlight Speakers, please add your session materials to the appropriate pages under Keynote Speakers or Spotlight Sessions. |  |
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Step 3: Click on the  "Edit" button to begin editing the wiki page. If there is an empty row of cells, begin adding your information there in the approperiate columns. If there is not an empty row, simply click into the session handout link cell for the last session, and hit the "Tab" key to create a new row of cells. |  |
| Step 4: After you have entered your session information, be sure that your cursor is in the "Link to Attached Handouts" Click on the  "Insert Web Link" icon in the editor to begin attaching your files and creating a link to them. |  |
| Step 5: Click on the "Attachments" tab under Insert / Modify Link window. Now click on the "New Attachments" hyperlink. Note: If you receive a windows popup about navigating away from the page, click "Continue" - This will not effect the page you are editing. | 
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| Step 6: Click on the "Browse" button and locate your presentation on your computer. -Enter a description for the presentation, and then click on "Upload File" to save your presentation to the wiki. |  |
| Step 7: Last Step! After you have clicked the "Upload File" button you will be brought back to the "Attachments" tab. Unfortunately you will now need to "search" for the file you just uploaded. To do this, enter a couple of characters from the file name of your presentation and then click "Search." Your presentation should appear with a radio button in front of it. Click on the radio button (it will be marked with a green dot after you click on it). Now you just need to enter the "Text" that you would like attendees to click on to download your presentation. Now Click "OK" and you will see the text you entered as a hyperlink to your file. |  |
| Scroll up to the top of the page and click  Be sure to check your link! Click on your link to ensure that it begins a download. If you have any issues, please email scottweidig@me.com |  |
