TCEA

Welcome to the Belton/Rosebud-Lott ISD TCEA 2009 Wiki **Brent Harris Wrote:** This Wiki was created to be a location to communicate and discuss the events of TCEA 2009. This is the place to discuss what you have learned, kick around ideas, share resources, and coordinate plans for the trip.

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 * Terice Ahr Wrote:**

Well, the day has been a blast! Terice and I have seen several of our teachers out and about. Every one is loving the **TATN** (Technology Applications Network) experience!
 * Vicki Ventura Wrote:**

Remember that the opening session tomorrow beins at 9:00 AM. Lisa Ling is the keynote speaker. (Ballroom D)

For fun networking activities: check out pages 15 trough 17 of your TCEA program. Special note to the Networking Exhibit Hall Reception Wednesday from 4:00 - 6:00 PM in the exhibit hall and TCEA;s After Dinner Social on Thursday from 8:00 - 11:30 PM in Ballroom D.

I hope to see all of you over the next couple of days.

OMG...that is "Oh My Goodness", What a phenominal, fantastic, and overwhelming day. My head is still spinning with ideas and things I want to take back to my teachers to try, such as: using and combining Discovery Streaming with Movie Maker, using Power Point to create bookmarks, designing trading cards in Excel to create autobiographies, projects for Science and History, and so much more. Today showed me that simple is sometimes better and that technology does not have to be difficult. I discovered that there is an abundance of resources available for teachers that are free. Get ready Vicki and Terice as I will be asking for more information on Time Liner, Garage Band, Dream Weaver, and Moodle. Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings. Thanks ever so much for letting me come! What a great day!
 * Ava Bartek Wrote:**

Manda and I are here! Lisa Ling was //awesome.// We are now in the hotel lobby waiting for our room to be ready...the 5:30 a.m. Starbucks has worn off and we are sleeeeeepy. So, if you are walking through the hotel lobby later this afternoon and see two sleeping girls with laptops, please wake us up! : ) Oh, and Brent, Jeremy from HP said to tell you hello.
 * Brooke Holt Wrote:**

I only came for the day, but saw a ton of great ideas! If you get a chance, check out the Lego booth-the WeDo Robotics booth, not the MINDSTORMS (not that they aren't cool, also). The WeDo Robotics Construction Kits are the latest and greatest in Robotics. They are perfect for elementary kiddos. The kits and software are relatively inexpensive and are a great way to incorporate Science, Math, and Technology TEKS. Kids would love this! Hmm...a good idea for the Beef Grant.......
 * Shaney Shaffer**

Tuesday was awesome, and today was fantastic. I heard someone say that kids are only limited by their teachers. If we don't set limits on their abilities, they could do the most amazing things. We saw kids using video clips and using movie maker to create their own voice overlays. We also saw websites that students created having interactive pieces, music and original drawings. My head is filled with so many ideas for our students and teachers. I can't wait to try the many free sites that I have been exposed to today. I have never seen so many exciting presentations and the exhibit hall was great. I loved all the freebies. Be sure to check out Mobi, Tech4learning, and Pexagontech booth. The virtual desktops would be nice to have. I think it would be a great idea for the district to provide all our teachers with flashdrives with Belton ISD engraved on them at the beginning of the year or as a teacher appreciation gift at Christmas.
 * Teresa Corbitt**

Brook and Amanda did a great job on their presentation. They had a fantastic crowd for Friday morning. Everyone was very engaged. I think a lot of those teachers will seriously look at adding iPods to their classroom instruction. Thanks for taking the time to prepare and present. You represented Belton ISD well.
 * Brent Harris:**

TCEA was awesome. I was a volunteer for a paid workshop Thursday morning and really enjoyed it. I was able to listen, observe, help others, and learn all in the process. I would definitely do it again. The presenters also gave me copies of the handouts and CD. I have a better understanding of how to make interactive power points. On another note, Trista Reid, my co-teacher and assistant tech for our campus, won a fabulous interactive package for her classroom! We are so excited!!!!!!
 * Joyce Myers:**

I though last year was great.....this year blew LY away. The Teacher Network sessions on Tuesday were totally awesome. I would recommend it to anyone that attends the convention. There is so much valuable information that is shared freely. Each day brought new ideas to light. I am so glad 8 of our teachers got to attend and I urge each of them to share what they learned with their collegues. To the organizers of the convention, all I can say is a job well done!
 * Jim Bartosh:**

What can I say? I had an amazing time at the TCEA Conference. This was my first year at the conference and I learned so much information to go back and share. It is hard to explain how overwhelming the experience was. I volunteered to facilitate a paid workshop on Photoshop which was great. I haven't really worked with Photoshop too much and so it was very informative. I am also excited about winning the $7500 interactive classroom. I ordered it yesterday and it should be here in the next few weeks. We have decided to do a Technology Open House later on in the year to show the parents, school board members, and community members how beneficial it is to have technology in the classroom. Hopefully that goes well and we get others excited about the integration of technology in the classrooms. I hope to go again next year to "Chart New Waters".
 * Trista Reid:**