Teachers Conference

The teacher's conference addressed a very important topic in todays education, which is technology. Technology is such a vital topic in today's society. I believe that the key is to find the right balance of technology in the classroom. Too little and too much can be very easy to do. The key note speaker had very good examples of technology and how big it's influence it is in today's society. Two sessions that stuck out for me the most were the first one, which first year teaching was talked about. This session was interesting but not too informational. Most of the topics talked about were almost common sense. On the other hand, there were some good strategies talked about regarding obsacles the first year. One of these included dealing with a mentor teacher and finding a good one, if you were given one that does not exactly mesh well with you.
The second one that I found very interesting was the session on digital storytelling. Digital storytelling seems like a great way to incorporate technology into a curriculum. Although this seems like a great idea, there is always the problem of technology not working or being troublesome. I didn't get to see an actual working one, because of technical difficulties, but the idea still seems good as a whole. This was a good experience to explore new ideas and meet new people.