I have been sharing links to blog posts of other participants at the recent International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Denver via my Twitter account and thought it was time to share my own impressions of this event. This was my second ISTE conference (formerly NECC) which I was privileged to attend and I found this to be an even more rewarding experience than my previous conference.

I believe the key reason I was able to benefit so much more from this ISTE experience is that I did a much better job of planning my time in advance of the conference. The conference itself and all the activity associated with the event can be overwhelming. It is clear to me that a study of the session program, a plan of attack for which vendors to approach in the exhibit hall (if one chooses to set foot in their at all), and a list of those folks with whom you want to personally connect is important for a satisfying experience. Fortunately, I was prepared to do all of these things in 2010.

 

Here is a list of observations and activities which were meaningful to me at the conference, listed in no particular order:

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Happy National Lutheran Schools Week! Do you want to hear why our students love attending our school? Click here and follow the link to the first grad...

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I would like to introduce you to our school 21st Century Skills wiki. This wiki has been created to document specific lessons and projects used with students at Shepherd of the Hills that connect to standards within the core curriculum but also build practical skills for a student's future. We have identified and defined eight specific 21st Century Skills, and now anyone may view the activities which serve to build these skills.

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Saturday I had the privilege of attending Learning 2.0: A Colorado Conversation -- a single day conference which drew over 200 participants, primarily public school teachers, to discuss technology and education. It was a fascinating and beneficial day. You may view some of the conversations here.

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Here is a list of links which may be of interest to teachers in Lutheran schools:

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I've been intrigued by the educational possibilities of Wordle, an online site which converts text into beautiful word clouds. The service works by pasting text or a link into the creation tools, and a word cloud will result. Here is a cloud from President Obama's inaugural address.

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Many of you who have followed this blog know that I very much appreciate the innovative tools which Google has produced the past several years, especially those connected to education. I've shared these tools with many other educators through this blog, through work with my own faculty, and when I work with other schools. However, my honeymoon with Google is over after they announced plans yesterday to end development of Google Notebook, a great application which allows users to copy web clippings to a virtual notebook for saving and organizing.

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Don't forget to check out and participate in the Online Conference for 21st Century Lutheran Education, being held for the first time this week, Thursday through Saturday. You may participate live in the scheduled sessions, or view archived content at a later time.

There are many sessions of interest to teachers in Lutheran schools. Here are some of the highlighted sections:

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Here is a list of educational links for this first Monday of January:

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Every once in a while there is a post on an LEA listserv asking about mentoring programs and resources. I am proud to say that my dad has run such a p...

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I'm still struggling with making blogging a priority -- struggling with the knowledge that there are resources which I'm finding that may be useful fo...

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Here is a list of online sites and resources I've discovered recently -- sites which may be of interest to other educators: Cool Text creates free lo...

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With Election Day coming into view, here are three resources for helping students better understand the Electoral College and how it works: El...

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It's been a while since I've added a post. It was a busy week past in teaching, evaluating, facilitating, parenting, etc. In the meantime I've collect...

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I was at my daughter's volleyball game last evening and I was seated by a couple students and their parents. One of the students kept joking about how...

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Here are some links which may be of interest to Lutheran educators which I've discovered over the past week: Some of you know that I use Twitter to f...

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I am a firm believer in the power of the wiki as an exceptional tool for 21st century learning. To that end, Wes Fryer has some good thoughts about ho...

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Love this post from the Cool Cat Teacher about the similarities between Fred Astaire and great teachers, probably because I love the associated move c...

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Here are some reflections on the past week -- some coherent, and some perhaps not! I was reminded again that illness may be one experience which God ...

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  Here are some simple online resources with educational connections -- resources I've discovered over the past week: Tech-Ease offers solutions...

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