MICCA

The MICCA technology conference was impressive. My favorite things were seeing LanSchool, a company that creates software that enables teachers to manage the computers in their room. I also enjoyed learning about the Pixie software. I'm looking forward to experimenting with Imageblender, which sounds like Photoshop but for a fraction of the price. I also enjoyed seeing the hardware that can connect 6 monitors and keyboards to one tower so you can have one tower in your room and 6 other computers.

Media PhotoStory

I created my own story about the day in the life of the Media Center. This was a great way for me to look at all of the different ways that the Media Center is used. Plus all of the different age groups.

Podcasting

Today, we had a work session on podcasts. I had no idea you could subscribe to podcasts through your Ipod. Podcasts could be a great tool to help skills express themselves orally and possible enhance their public speaking skills. I'm looking forward to getting microphones/headsets so I can work with the students on creating podcasts.