NECC Here I Come!

For the last three years I have attended MICCA in Baltimore. Two of those three years I presented. For the first time, I will be attending NECC in Washington, DC and I cannot wait. The allure of seeing the new technologies for improving student learning is exciting. I am always on the loo-out for new ways to help my students succeed (Yes, I know that school is out and teachers are supposed to be "off"). Hope to see you there!

i3U conference Day 1

The HCPSS just provided a great opportunity for teachers to stretch their minds regarding technology and teaching. The keynote for this conference was Will Richardson. He opened with a few stories and ended with a challenge. In the end, he rather threw down the gauntlet as far as integrating technology. I was also lucky enough to attend his workshop today on literacy. He has me convinced to try twitter to get class going this year as I am teaching a class (US History) out of content. I am thinking about using twitter to get ideas from the weblogging world. In the past at workshops like MICCA, WR convinced my to try blogs and wikis in my science teaching. Guess what!? Kids loved it! It is a practice that I plan to continue. From WR, I also learned about the location widget that you now see on this page. Thanks Will!

BTW...I WR also autograph my copy of his book...I know....call me a geek.