TCEA 2013 Conference

In just over a week I will be on the road the the TCEA conference in Austin, TX.  Just like any conference, I try to plan out the sessions I will be attending.  This conference offers a similar struggle.  Usually I find one or two sessions that are really appealing and make sure I get a seat in those sessions. Then I try to find other sessions to fill the time that I might be able to find information to take back and share with others.  This is one of the larger conferences I have attended in a while, so my struggle this time is narrowing down my choices.  I have too many options that sound appealing to me.

When I get to that point I have to balance between attending sessions that are completely self serving and centered around my interests or attending sessions that will have information I can share with others when I return to school.  If it fits both, then it is a no brainer.

The first day of the conference I am able to attend the Google Academy sessions and am really looking forward to picking up a lot of ideas to use and bring back to the rest of the teachers in Clinton.  Here are the sessions I currently plan to attend that day and will post information from them when I return.

1. Opening Keynote: Unleashing the Power of the Web in Education
2. Becoming a Google Apps Certified Trainer-This has appealed to me for a while.
3. From Template to Training Site in Two Hours-Still debating this one.
4. Deeper Dive into Google's Cloud
5. Undecided
6. Blending GoogleApps  and iPad to Achieve Collaborative Learning
7. Tech Slams

These are the sessions I currently plan to attend.  By the day of the conference a few of them will likely change, but I will post updates throughout the conference.

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