Last February 5 – 9, I had the greatest pleasure to be in Austin, Texas for the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Conference. It was a blast! Most of the workshops and concurrent sessions I have attended were worth waiting in line for, although you have some presenters who were not that very good. Nevertheless, I took a lot of notes on those who had great knowledge and skills, and knew exactly what they were doing. Here is a list of workshops and sessions that I have attended, which I highly recommend in case they present again next year:

• Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Integration (workshop) with Larry Happy – Adobe Systems, Inc.
• Creating Powerful Online Secondary Learning Activities (workshop) with Janice Schlottmann – Bryan ISD
• I.T.S. About Podcasting and iPods in the ESL Classroom – Year 2 (concurrent session) with LaDonna Conner
• Integrating Podcasts in Education (concurrent session) with Deana Nunley
• Global Voices: Interactive Podcasting and VOIP Classroom Projects (concurrent session ) with Wesley Fryer
• iTeaching: iPods Enhance Student Engagement (concurrent session)with Bobby Morris

Other sessions that I attended, co-presented, or facilitated were:

• Teachers as Students
• Producing a Professional Sounding Podcast
• Developing a World Class Immediancy Program
• Creative Technology Integration

Too bad, I missed out on Carol’s session, Use Your Website as an Educational Tool with Blogging. If I was not busy going from one workshop or session to another (and trying to dodge human traffic), I was at the Exhibit floor where I met with our district’s suppliers.