Dean+-+Monday

Went to four different sessions today and I think two of them were pretty helpful. It's hard to tell how much you're actually learning because it all just starts to blend together after awhile. Great experience and meeting a lot of interesting folks here. Having a great time, but trying very hard to stay focused. Very easy to get caught up in all the hubbub and want to do more and more. Must remember to keep the steps small and manageable.

Transforming schools into 21st Century Learning Organizations - a good overview of how we need to come up with new methods of reaching students on their playing field - technology. Networking seems to be the way to get things done. Got me starting to think about our Green Lake project and how we might possibly use it to combine technology and networking to help promote, enhance, and further develop this program.

__**Oh, the things you can do with Google apps**__ - Needed to wait in line to see this one since I didn't sign up for it in advance. I was the last one they let in. Unfortunately, the system couldn't handle all the people wanted to use the network and very few people could get on. The presenter was able to show us some cool things that I would like to try once I have the time. Try iGoogle and to to more and then even more and find out what you can do!!!

__**Maximizing Improvement in Student Outcomes through proven Technology Implementation Strategies**__ - Diane and I took in this session together since they offered lunch for the first 150 guests. Very good history lesson on SMART technology and where they hope to go with it in the future.

__**The School Safety Index: Reality check and checklists**__ - I didn't stay for this whole session. I was hoping it would be at more of a student level of keeping them safe, but it turned out to be more of a district wide discussion on how and what school districts use to keep their systems up and running. Got a good overview of these procedures, but not too applicable for my situation.