My Day at NCCE

At this point, I am POOPED and ready for dinner. Been at it strong since 8 this morning and have learned some GREAT stuff. Here is a rundown:

• Tammy Worcester knows her technology! Check out www.tammyworcester.com for a list of some totally awesome, time-saving and FREE sites. My favs are as follows:

1. vocaroo.com
2. evernote.com
3. wheresmycellphone.com
4. kickyoutube.com (WAY,WAY cool)
5. bibme.org

Check out her site and click the HANDOUT tabs for more

• Phillip Cousteau was pretty interesting. He basically bragged about how sweet his life and job are (don't get me wrong, I like mine too) and railed about how we are killing the Earth (which I agree with). Good times!
• COPYRIGHT LAW......this was kinda confusing, but interesting. I, along with many of you, regularly "borrow" from the infinite resources out there. However, as I learned today, we can be liable for violations as teachers. If we are, it is our butts, not the schools...be careful! Visit www.edtech2020.com for details.
• The Library of Congress has some sweet stuff, primarily pictures, that would be great in American History classes. However, you could apply many of the resources to just about any topic. Go to www.loc.gov/teachers for more....
• LASTLY......Microsoft Office 2010 is on its way!!! From the looks of it (BETA version), it will be quite similar to 2007 for those of you familiar. A few updates include:

1. Embedding of video (PowerPoint primarily)
2. Even more user-friendly setup
3. Lots of web friendly additions

OK....I am hungry. Check back for more later!