I am so glad I did! I missed Adam Bellow's closing keynote at ISTE 2013 due to flight schedules. The virtual conference allowed me a chance to catch the highlights, hear from the man himself, and to become inspired to "change the world". I also enjoyed the Q & A with ISTE 2013 Ignite presenters and the tech coaches that offered such practical tips. Key points from various presenters included "ed tech done right is about education", "making something and not sharing is selfish", and parents must be trained and a lot of planning goes into a successful 1:1/BYOT initiative. I have listed a few of my take aways from the conference below.
- futureme.org: email yourself in the future (great exit ticket, reminder, etc.)
- curate with bit.ly and scoop.it
- use padlet.com or en.linoit.com to allow teachers to share tech integration ideas
- makerspace resource: inventtolearn.com/resources
- edcamp locator: edcamp.wikispaces.com
- STEM resource: zstem.weebly.com
