Whilst I intend to post in a lot more detail about what I learnt at ISTE2013 in San Antonio, I am going to start with a brief overview that I am also sharing with my staff about the main “takeaways” I had from this experience.
So where to now…
Lots and lots of resources to check out!
Videos
- First and foremost the must see video from the conference is the final speaker, Adam Bellow and his keynote entitled You’re Invited to Change the World. It was a very moving and inspirational keynote and I feel very privileged to have been in the room to witness it and to meet Adam throughout the conference. If you weren’t there though it is well worth the watch.
- The Ignite Sessions that happened before the opening keynote were fantastic – 10 speakers with only 5 minutes each to present their ideas. It was fast paced and full of great ideas!
- ISTE also have a great YouTube playlist that showcases a wide range of presentations on topics from iPads, Digital Image, BYOD, Storytelling and much more. I know I will be going back here to view some things I wanted to see but just couldn’t get to.
Her website can be found here
Her Twitter account is here
See some of the games she has worked on here
TED Talks
Jane McGonigal: The game that can give you 10 extra years of life
Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world
His website can be found here
His Twitter account is here
TED Talks
Steven Johnson: Where good ideas come from
Steven Johnson: The Web as a city
Adam’s Keynote from the Google Glass POV
Adam Bellow’s Educational Tech Commandments
His eduTecher website can be found here
His Twitter account is here
Websites
My earliest email newsletters from Kathy date back to the early 2000’s and she was one of the first education technology gurus that I followed. That is why it was such a thrill to meet her at ISTE and to see that, all these years on, she is still sharing fantastic resources to a wide audience.
Kathy Schrock’s iPads4Teaching resources
Kathy’s Website http://www.schrockguide.net/
Another website with resources for iPads
The One iPad Classroom by Jennifer Bond
Other People’s ISTE Resources
While I haven’t necessarily had the time to go through all these resources myself – here is a whole host of resources tweeted out by other educators during the conference that cover a wide range of topics. A miscellaneous treasure trove of resources just waiting to be explored!
http://pinterest.com/edutopia/iste-2013/
http://www.ipadartroom.com/iphoneography-apps-ideas-resources/
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1xSQF9/www.socialable.co.uk/16-tools-to-make-awesome-infographics/