Another year has passed, and it's time once again for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. I've been to several ISTE conferences (many when it was known as NECC), and each one leaves me feeling overwhelmed, enthusiastic, and frustrated.
Overwhelmed? With hundreds of vendors and sessions and posters and playgrounds, it's impossible to cover it all in a few days. Fortunately, ISTE has an iPhone app that allows me to select a few sessions during each time slot so that if one is full, I have a backup plan. More and more of the sessions are BYOL (bring your own laptop), and those must be reserved in advance. Those are my FAVORITES!
Enthusiastic? Oh, gosh! So many websites, applications, people willing to share what they do--I can't help but be recharged. There's always someone with far more technology than we have in our district (and that's when I get technology-envy), but there are also those with far less who still manage to do remarkable things.
Frustrated? You bet. How can I share this with all of you who can't be here? You'd LOVE this stuff.
So, as I have done before, I'm going to write about the highlights of the conference. Sometimes I might just give you are URL to check out. Other times, I'll share some of the discussion or commentary. If you see something interesting, let me know. Perhaps we can work together on getting this going in your classroom or at your school. It doesn't start with me, you know. It starts with you. :-)
Monday, June 27, 2011
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