Don't miss these incredible keynote presenters at TechEd's daily General Sessions!

Alan November
Senior Partner, Building Learning Communities
Opening General Session, Monday, April 4
1:00 - 2:15 p.m.
"Teaching Zack to Think: Developing Critical Thinking Skills on the Net"
Too many students are not sure how to separate fact from fiction on the Internet. The Internet can provide any version of the truth to support almost any belief. We can teach students how to read the “grammar” of the Internet and to apply strategies to validate information on a web site. This keynote presentation provides step-by-step teaching tips that help students and teachers think critically about Internet information.

Robert C. Hagerty
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Polycom
Named ''CEO of the Year'' by Frost & Sullivan!
General Session, Tuesday, April 5
9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
"Breaking the Barriers of Distance and Distributed Learning to Deliver the World to the Classroom"
The educational equity of videoconferencing gives students a high-degree of classroom collaboration, allowing students to interactively participate regardless of geography or classroom size. Through interactive distance learning, an instructor can motivate and expose students to people, places and experiences without the traditional restrictions of time or location. Come hear Robert Hagerty, Chairman of the Board, CEO and President of Polycom, discuss how to overcome barriers of the classroom and deliver the future of education through distance learning. Through customer success stories, Mr. Hagerty will explain how teachers can focus on the education and not on the technology, ultimately bringing the world to students and enriching their lives for the future.

Stephen Johnson
World Famous Digital Landscape Photographer
Closing General Session, Wednesday, April 6
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
"The Magical Digital Bus: Dynamic Visual Education in the Landscape"