So we leave for ISTE 19 in only four days from today and I kind of feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas to come. I might even make one of those paper ring things that kids make to countdown to Christmas. The ISTE conference is where I go to find "my people, my [...]
Category: ISTE
The Ultimate #ISTE18 Twitter Guide
If you are attending #ISTE18 or #NotAtISTE18 one of the best ways to experience more sessions, gain my knowledge and find out about all of the amazing things educators are doing around the world is viewing the ISTE Conference through Twitter. While standing in line, waiting for a session to start or waiting to beat [...]
Results – Can VR Help Close the Achievement Gap
So recently, I published a blog post about the thought of using virtual reality to help close the achievement gap. Part of that belief was the idea that the achievement gap is created in part by a lack of experiences. So can VR give students those experiences virtually to help close that portion of the [...]
Exciting Adventures of ISTE Day 3
Welcome back to the adventures of the ISTE 2016 Conference. So I just wrapped up Day 3 for ISTE and today was a good day with only one bump in the road. So my day started with a session on Innovative Learning Spaces + 1:1 Technology = Powerful Learning. During this session, there was a [...]
ISTE Day 2 Overview
Greetings from ISTE on Day 2 or the first official day. Today started with TeachMeet ISTE where individuals could share ideas for 2, 7 or 20 minutes long. I had the ability to present on our new technology plan and encouraged individuals to use our materials in creating their own technology plan for the district. [...]
First Impressions of ISTE 2016
So I just arrived at ISTE2016 about 3 hours ago and I have had the time to walk through the Colorado Convention Center and peek into a bunch of rooms. My first impressions are I love the convention center, it is well designed with wide hallways and lots of extra spaces to sit and relax [...]