IL-TCE Conference

Last week I had the opportunity to attend IL-TCE (the Illinois Technology Conference for Educators) in St. Charles. The conference was enormous and the professional development opportunities were overwhelming!

I attended a podcasting workshop which gave an overview of how to make a simple podcast using GarageBand. Then we were given time to create our own podcasts, and I made a sample video podcast about 826CHI, an organization with which I volunteer. It went really smoothly and I was happy to see that podcasting is not a daunting task. I am already brainstorming for ways to use this fun tool with the kids.

I attended many sessions about activities and resources to use with elementary and primary level students, and learned about new software titles that sounded very intriguing. I also learned about new technologies being used by libraries across North America!

The presenters' projects were very inspiring. I look forward to using my new knowledge with Todd Hall students.