Learning 2.0 conference aftermath

The week of August 20 was exciting, interesting and educational. If you missed the Learning 2.0 conference with its wealth of sessions on all aspects of educational technology and its use in the classroom, you really missed out. From games in education to creating Google projects for the classroom, to the exciting area of mobile devices, all provided food for the creative teacher and librarian to use in their schools. And, having so many experts and educators willing to share their ideas, practices and insights was truly amazing.

So, what can you do?  Recordings of the keynote addresses are available here,  Especially interesting if you are a librarian was a panel by four librarians who understand technology and how to use it effectively.

Many of the recordings for sessions during the conference can be found here. In order not to miss these educational events, sign up free at Classroom 2.0 or Library 2.0.  You won't be sorry!

Set your date for Computer Using Educators Conference (CUE)

Set aside time to attend the CUE conference in Palm Springs, CA on March 15-17. As a past presenter at the conference, I know sessions, networking and other activities are really technologically worthwhile and fun too!

Attend hands-on sessions, workshops, Diverse Learners Symposium, the Bloggers Cafe, CUETips, Poster sessions and so much more.

At the same time as the conference, attend CUE Unplugged, a series of activities that take place in, around, and with the support of the annual conference. All of these events are free and do not require signing up anywhere except to be registered for CUE.

Register now!

Global Education Conference Reflections

A week full of speakers, videos, keynote presentations and so much more took place from Nov. 14-18 at the Global Education Conference. Topics from Virtual Field Trips to Digiteen, Bloggers Collaboration to Lit Trips with Google Earth illustrate the versatility of the conference. Extremely well-organized, sessions included content and examples for all grade levels and subjects and a wide range of countries. Three or four presentations each hour let educators find out about new technologies, special sites to review, and each session was recorded so you could review the sessions you missed.

Congratulations to the co-chairs who did a fantastic job! As follow-up a downloadable spreadsheet of all conference sessions is available at http://globaleducation.ning.com/page/2011-conference-quick-links?xg_source=msg_mes_network. And, you can connect to a list of recordings at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?hl=en_US&hl=en_US&key=0AhKqffzq3AqvdFhhT3VOOGVwQ3NxakdZUVpFZmZqUHc&single=true&gid=1&output=html.

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A Newsletter for K-12 Librarians and Teachers

Librarians/Teachers, are you familiar with the newsletter Information Searcher, designed for K-12 educators who want to use technology in the curriculum? This quarterly newsletter, written for and by librarians, is great for educators who are interested in incorporating technology into their lessons. It contains articles on the latest technologies being used in K-12 and provides ideas on how to get started, sites to visit for curriculum ideas and projects. Books, such as Podcasting at School or Educator's Podcast Guide, were reviewed in the last issue. A complementary web site contains additional ideas and suggestions for using the Internet in the curriculum. Check out the web site.