I am tired.
But, very happy.
There were a few fires to put out at the first of the day of #ECOO13 and I’m convinced that the internet can never be your friend if you’re running a conference but beyond that, what a day!
The Google Spot was huge. I was hoping to be able to sit in and take a look but there literally was no room. The attendance at DJ’s keynote just filled the ballroom. So, I thought I would go next door and sit in on the French session. Things were going well until the conference walkie-talkie picked up conversation between people in the building. My apologies, Lise and Pierre. Sigh.
I toured the Minds on Media. There’s so much good learning happening there. Collaborating in groups was the order of the day. Extra internet access points provided the needed network access. I did get a smile. Those who were running the event were tinkering with the best of them! I saw a remote controlled helicopter and a Promethean table in action.
The food was awesome – a bunch of us dined in The Learning Space and I made my first tour of the Exhibit Hall. I just had to take his picture outside the Promethean bus as they were hanging up some T-shirts on a clothes line.
I finally solved an identity problem. For months now, I’ve been interacting with cubeforteachers.ca. An old friend came up to chat during a break and identified himself – not in the life I know him from but his new role as the social media presence for the Cube. It was a nice, nerdy conversation about PHP and SQL. Good stuff.
There was the usual round of trouble shooting. Some things were easily solved; others required a little more thinking!
The ultimate though was the opportunity to meet the many people I interact with online in a face to face situation. Ontario Educators are such a great bunch. Friendly. Open. Collaborative.
Lost! It’s the first time at a new location and there must be some scientific reason, being so close to the Falls. The helpful conference committee in the light blue shirts did their best to get people to the right place.
At the end of the day, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
That certainly put the day over the top for me. I’m looking forward to more of the same on Thursday.
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