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So what have I been up to? Well quite a bit actually. A lot of my time is spent researching connections for teachers and students. Once I find them I email the teachers and for the one's interested I set up the connections. I went to the MACE, Mid-America Association for Computers in Education Conference March 5th & 6th. The conference is designed for educators to go to different types of classes to learn about the latest technologies available for education. I had a great time and learned a lot. Some people I saw up there was Chad Tischauser and his wife. Chad teaches in Centre and is a tech-geek (in the god sense). I sat with them during the keynote speaker who was fantastic! One of the coolest things he did was to ask everyone to bring out, ues bring out their cell phones. He then took an online poll where we responded by texting the poll to give our answer. Teachers get ready for phones to be used in the classroom. One class I attended was; Kansas Technology Initiatives: the state discussed changes with Technology Plans and erate. Pretty interesting but not too fun. Another class I went to was about One-to-one laptops for students. This was extremely interesting as our districts begin looking at the same thing. I learned some pros and cons about them as well as the education needed for teachers, parents, and students in order to utilize the laptops effectively in the classroom. I also learned how dangerous websites like Livewire really is! Not only is it illegal but when you have the application on you computer, people all over the web have access to your files. Hopefully you do not keep bank accounts and such on your computers! I went to a lot of other classes as well and had a lot of fun. The next conference I am going to is April 6th-9th! This one is in Corpus Christi, Tx! I am so excited but very nervous too. I do not like to travel by myself. But the conference is all about the IDL network. I hope I come bah with many ideas about our network. We are doing very well with the IDL classes. Next year, there will be over 20 classes offered, up 3 times more than this year. When I get back I will will have to update everyone! |
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