2011+eTech+Conference

The Ripley High School ARRA Grant Team Attends the 2011 Ohio Educational Technology Conference What a great conference we had this year! There were so many different educational learning opportunities! Literally hundreds of sessions, consisting of six tracks; ranging from planning and designing learning environments to application of technologies. Several different formats were offered with these sessions, as well. Apart from the traditional lecture, we could choose to attend a project presentation, and BYOT (bring your own tools) hands on session or a panel presentation.

The grant team was very impressed withThe //__Technology Learning Center__//. This was the enrichment side of the conference. This hall housed some very unique displays, including robotics demonstrations, a distance learning center, gaming demonstrations, poster and interactive displays of the ARRA grant recipients and even “Fashion Hack”; a workshop on using technology to create interactive fashions; and finally, “Prototype: Design Camp”, where last year’s “Classroom of the Furture” is brought to a whole new level by having students and professionals collaborate to solve real-world design problems. These displays, along with several others

[|Mr. Bowery's Prezi Presentation]