Tis conference season once again
I probably should have posted this one a few weeks ago, letting everyone know where I was going to be and when, but somehow it slipped my mind!
I was at METC yesterday for a quick presentation and dinner with a bunch of DEN folks. The presentation was on Blogging and Podcasting, and was only 1 hour long. Far too much yummy juicy information to cover in a mere 60 minutes, so I narrowed it down to what I felt were the most important subjects. For blogging I covered the ideas behind blogging and how to get connected and inspired, and for podcasting I covered subscribing, Audacity and then crammed GCast in right at the bell. It’s just so hard drawing the line where there’s so much you want to share!
Best part of the conference by far was seeing people I hadn’t seen for quite a long while now, like Dave Warlick, Wesley Fryer, Eric Langhorst, Meg Ormiston, Cindy Lane, and many others. I wish I had more time to hang out, but that was a quickie for me so I could get back home to the wife and baby.
Tomorrow is one of the highlights of the conference season for me though, IL-TCE Conference. I’ll be doing two sessions there: Top 10 FREE Web 2.0 Sites (which is probably going to be cut down to Top 5 due to time constraints!) and The New Permanent Record. Discovery Education is camping out in the Topaz room, so the rest of the time I’ll probably be hanging out there. If you’re going to be at IL-TCE, swing by the room and say hello!
After that, I’ll be heading up to Detroit for MACUL! I’ll be doing four presentations there: The New Permanent Record, Going Mobile: Cellphones Handhelds and Gameboys in the classroom, The Ten Best FREE Web 2.0 sites (which will also probably be knocked down to 5!) and then a session on the various Builder’s in unitedstreaming. I’ve never been to MACUL so I’m really looking forward to seeing what Michigan has to offer. I’ve been to a couple other conferences there before and they’ve all been fantastic experiences.
That’s about it for the near future. If you’re going to be at IL-TCE or MACUL, let me know so we can try to carve out some time to chat!
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MACUL will not dissappoint you Steve
I’ve been going for the past 4 years, and this year promises to be one heck of a treat. With a model classroom full of technology gadgets, a brand new , and some very interesting sessions being done about Internet2, I’m really excited to be heading there for my fifth year. And to be able to see you in action again is a thrill. After your presentation in Holland last spring at the Connecting & Collaborating Conference, I’m eager to see your Handhelds & Gaming presentation.
Ben
2/28/2007
That was supposed to be a link to the brand new Conference Blog (http://macul.edublogs.org), but I fubar’d the hyperlink, silly me
Ben
2/28/2007
I agree with you, Steve, that IL-TCE is great! It was at last year’s IL-TCE that I first saw you and got inspired to start listening to and experiment with podcasts. I then saw you again at the DEN Midwest Summer Institute. (I took the Mac vs. Windows picture of you and Joe.) I’m looking forward to your Top 10 Free Web 2.0 Sites presentation.
By the way, at MACUL you should try to connect with the folks from the Geek!Ed! podcast. They sound like a hilarious group of people to hang out with.
Pam Nielson
2/28/2007
See you at IL-TCE. Don’t forget to add to the IL-TCE blog site.
http://iltce2007.blogspot.com/
and check out the Flikr site. Tonight was the Exhibit Hall Kick Off and we’ve had two great days of full day workshops. I think this year will be the best!
Lori
2/28/2007
looking forward to seeing you live & in person at MACUL, love your blogs & podcasts. Can’t wait for some teach42 time in Michigan!
Dean
3/1/2007
Awesome sessions at IL-TCE, as always. It was good to talk with you, again. You had great crowds and even better info. As always, a pleasure.
Come see us for the Mt. Vernon Conference!
Butch
3/2/2007