So today was the first day of Common Ground 2015. It started early and is ending late. Tomorrow is the big presentation. I wish I was as cool a cucumber as the presenters I saw today. My head is swirling with lots of "OOOHHHH, I want to try that" and "OOOHHHH, I want to learn more about that" and "OOOHHHH, I wonder if I could go visit them" thoughts.
Today I learned about QUADBLOGGING and using Skype and Google Hangouts from Nicole Cafarelli-Long, a dynamic speaker/teacher from Frederick County. I foresee this coming to a library near me in the future. Check out her class at mrslongsclass.com.
Then I walked into Rebecca Oxley's presentation entitled, "Turn Up Your Classroom" and, yowza!, that is one high energy, tuned in, techy librarian. So excited to explore more of the links and sites she referenced.
Next up was learning how Stephanie Brandt created a culture of reading at her elementary school. It was great to see my school's S.T.A.T. teacher in this session too and we got to have a quick chat/brainstorm session about how this related to our school. Always good when someone from your school is hearing the same words you are!
Finally, I was able to see my own colleague, Joquetta Johnson aka The Digital D.I.V.A. , present about Mixing Hip Hop and Technology to Create Student Engagement. What an enthusiastic, passionate speaker she is and so creative! I was emailing a third grade teacher during her presentation saying, "You have to check out this website! Your kids will love this vocabulary video on Ancient Egypt."
Now off to bed (as if I can sleep!) and more new learning tomorrow. Not sure if I am hoping people will stick around and be interested in what Kelly and I have to say or if they will want to get out of Ocean City and head home. Either way, I am grateful for the opportunity and proud of what Kelly and I have worked on together.
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