LA Conference

During the LA conference my I presented with my ED640 graduate class. Our presentation was about Developmental Stages of Spelling. Our presentation introduced the stages that children go through when dealing with spelling. The topic we chose was unique because everyone that would attend it would be able to relate to the topic because they would have kids or are teachers.
It was such a whirl wind and exciting. I have never presented in front of many people. We were only suppose to accept 20 people but we ended up having 51 people attend the our presentation. There was not enough folders and handouts. The biggest problem was that there was not enough time to expand on our presentation. I believe that everyone who attended really enjoyed our presentation. From our evaluation feedback we were able to conclude that we needed more time so that they could really be active in learning about the developmental stages of spelling.

Where is the technology revolution in education?

Today technology is making an impact in all sectors of the community. Micheal Rusell talks about how technology has impacted the business world and he also talks about the impediments that have limited the use of technology in today's schools. Today the use of technology in our world has doubled in the recent years. Schools on the other hand is still in the process. Despite the increases of computer uses, education has been largely unaffected by computer-based technologies. Most teachers still stand and deliver a curriculum. Micheal Russell depicts the impact that technology can make in education. Resources could be limitless, community could be reached, and communication could be enhanced through technology. The education sector must push and push to to catch the technology trend of today so that our students can learning Basic Life skills.

Another article by Micheal Russell that you might be interested:
http://escholarship.bc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=intasc