If you are a teacher looking for session suggestions and you are open to my opinion, here is one strategy you might consider.<\/p>\n
Evaluate the following issues:<\/p>\n
A) Am I developing my tech skills or searching for ideas to help my students learn? There is nothing wrong with either or both goals.<\/p>\n
B) Am I interested in focusing learning about technology or learning with technology?<\/p>\n
If want strategies to improve student learning of content areas, consider this perspective. Look for sessions that propose how students might use technology to process learning experiences and externalize evidence of personal understanding. Sorry if this sounds like prof speak – it is. Think of an updated version of “writing to learn” if that helps. Google docs and peer editing, any production tool that creates a multimedia product based on knowledge acquired, book authoring, etc.<\/p>\n