ECOO Conference November 2010-2011

This week Jennifer and I, along with a teacher colleague (Rose) had the opportunity, thanks to our TLLP funding, to attend the ECOO. The conference was a wonderful way for the three of us to build our knowledge about technology and how we can further use it as a tool to support student engagement and learning.

We each attended a variety of sessions on topics including using the Smartboard as a tool to support math in the Primary and Junior grades, Digital Storytelling, Using Clicker 5 and Photo-Story. The professional learning for each of us was fantastic!! Presenters shared many wonderful resources that we can now use to support our students and can share with other educators!!

Thanks to the TLLP for providing us with the funds to attend this conference and to help us support both teachers and students in their use of technology for teaching and learning.

Click on the links below for the information we received in our conference sessions.

Pete's PowerPoints. Here you will find a collection of free PowerPoint presentations on a variety of subjects and topics which you can download and use.

Off to a Good Start. Here you will find links to a number of web 2.0 tools. Also check the section called more, more, more for additional links. Thanks to Gaily Lovely

Motivating Boy Writers. Here you will find a link to a blog written by Kent Manning. He provides several links to visit. Thanks to Kent Manning

Using SmartBoards in your Primary and Junior Math program. Here you will find Smart Notebook files with many math tasks and manipulatives ready for use in Notebook 10.

Blog by Brenda Sherry. Brenda was one of the ECOO conference organizers. Her blog contains many wonderful links.