ISTE Post #2

I finally made it to ISTE this afternoon, after a day of travel disappointments.  Of course, because all of Colorado is swarming with conference goers, I had some wonderful conversations.

I'm now sitting here in the Blogger's cafe, not sure what to do.  The cultural expectations of this space escape me.  Perhaps staring into a computer screen makes me a bit reclusive.

Two thoughts so far:

1. Last year, Shelly @teachpaperless described "two conferences" happening simultaneously in D.C.  After sitting through twenty minutes of the opening ceremony, it appears he was on to something.
2. I might be reading into something that isn't there, but the "weapons" used to fight the "monsters" standing in the way of edtech evolution were mighty proprietary.  A top sentiment is that teachers make new ways of learning happen, not tools.  Fighting closed networks and minimal district funds for new resources with an amazon kindle and an ipod touch seem a bit disingenuous to me.   Am I being obtuse?