An end to the conference
Today is Friday and it marks the end of summer camp….er…um…..TCEA 2009. It is sad to see everyone packing up their belongings and leaving us! The big group is gone and there are just stragglers left behind hoping to get one last mug or T-shirt from the vendors. And I am not casting judgment on them as I am in that group as well!
I am sitting by myself in the Blogger’s Cafe right now. It is sad to see the table empty except for the power surge protectors and discarded vendor pamphlets. But, it is exciting for me to be able to work on a form I am sending to my district participants so I can get their input about this conference.
I just made it on Google Documents which embeds the form online and then generates the spreadsheet behind it to gather all the data. Next week, I get to share their experiences with the district leadership team and we can start building our framework for technology vision for our district. It is exciting and motivational to be part of this process from the ground floor.
Though I am using this form only to gather data from my district, I thought I might share it with you all in case you would like to generate a similar one for your district/campus.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?key=pcJ_EAVrg90uwhN_UriPRUw
Only a few more sessions for me to attend followed by the keynote address by Dr. Robert Ballard. I confess that I am a Titanic geek and Dr. Ballard was the discoverer of this great ship at the bottom of the ocean. I am really looking forward to his session and am sure it will be a great close to this awesome conference.
And then, I will raid that exhibit hall for any crumbs and leftovers I can find!
Ciao!
