I attended the NJAET conference yesterday at Georgian Court University. I was excited to attend the conference based on the workshop discriptions they provided. After registering, it was difficult to find more information about the event, like the times and exact location on campus. This was extremely frustrating. Sadly, this was only the beginning of the let down.
Upon arrival you could only register for on hand on workshop. Also, the wireless connection didn't work and the labs were over booked with students of the college using the lab while the workshops were going on. The highlight of this otherwise dark day was one session I attended with Dr. Jung Lee. Using technology for higher order thinking applications was very informative and made me look at technology in a different way. She gave examples of digital storytelling, Comic Life, and even different ways to use PowerPoint.
Ericka,
ReplyDeleteThat is so frustrating. I hate signing up for workshops, then being disappointed. I signed up for a free (should have seen the red flag then) workshop over the summer. It was a Smartboard workshop over the course of two days, five hours a day. I was so excited to go and learn new things! Well...a few minutes after I sat down, I realized that it wasn't a workshop, it was more like a sweatshop. They expected us to create ready-made Smartboard lessons to place on their website for others to download. Now, don't get me wrong, I am a user of those such websites, but I didn't think a week before school starting with my classroom a mess was the best time to participate. I'm glad you got something out of Jung Lee's presentation..at least it wasn't a total wash! :)
Wow Erin, good to know...they should have told you ahead of time!
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