So my favorite time of year is just around the corner.  No not Christmas, not the Fourth of July, not even summer vacation.  But it is time for the 2017 ISTE Conference!!!  Yes, remember I am a tech geek!  So ISTE is the largest educational technology conference in the world.  The conference starts on Saturday with preconference events and sessions and then officially begins on Sunday and runs through Wednesday.

Last year there were over 500 EdTech conference, 16,000 educators, and over 1,000 learning sessions.  The whole thing is so exciting it makes your head spin.  Do I attend this or that session?  My favorite part is the networking and meeting all kinds of new and interesting people and extending my own personal learning network.

This year I am honored to be able to present five different times via snapshots, panel discussions, PLN lounges, poster sessions, and PLN networking events.

Here are the resources from my ISTE 2017 events:

ISTE 2017 Presentations:

• • ISTE 2017 Presentations:

    • ISTE Presenter Landing Page
      
    • Using Virtual Reality to Close the Achievement Gap – Poster Session
      • Slide Deck
      • How to Creat a Virtual Reality Classroom Kit
      • ISTE Article – Using VR to Close the Achievement Gap
      • Google Expeditions – Complete List
    • CTO Boot Camp: The One Panel – Panel Discussion
      • Pickerington Schools’ Comprehensive 10-Year Technology Plan
      • Pickerington Schools’ Technology Plan Overview
      • Pickerington Schools’ Tradigital Road Map
      • What We Learned by Going One2One (Infographic)
      • Pickerington Schools’ Data Non-Disclosure Form (NDA)
      • Pickerington Schools’ Student Online Personal Information Protection Agreement – For EdTech companies and content providers
      • Pickerington Schools’ Building Technology Advisor New Job Description
        • One staff member per building, stipend position ($1,500 per year)
      • Evaluation Metrics:
        • Future Ready – Readiness Assessment
        • ISTE Lead and Transform Diagnostic Tools
        • Apple Educator Profile
      • EdTech Resources for CTO:
        • Digital Leadership by Eric Sheninger
        • Blended by Michael Horn
        • Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 by Catlin Tucker
        • SAMR Sorting Activity
        • Student First, Not Stuff Article
        • More Verbs, Fewer Nouns Article
      • Professional Development (Out of the Box)
        • “Let’s start measuring PD by competency, instead of seat time.” 
        • Liberty Leadership – Using Social Media to Curate Tweets, Pins and Posts
          • Contact Dr. Randall Sampson
        • Badging
          • Google Certification
          • Apple Teacher – Apple Learning Center
          • Create Your Badges with Credly
    • Key Things to Consider When Changing Your Learning Spaces – Panel Discussion
      • Slide Deck
    • Learn About Learning Spaces – PLN Lounge Discussion
      • Blueprints of Remodeled Learning Spaces
    • Learning Spaces – Snapshot
      • Slide Deck
      • Blueprints of Remodeled Learning Spaces

I will be using Twitter every day throughout the conference, so please follow me @SeymourEducate.  Plus if I have time I will try and do a few videos of the conference and walking through the giant vendor hall.

Follow me and the hashtag #ISTE17 for everything from the ISTE 2017 Conference in San Antonio!