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=**Professional Virtual Event**=

=﻿I had the priviledge of taking part in the 2009 K12 Online Conference via the Internet. What a strange and wonderful world that we are a part of that allows us to travel back in time to garner some wonderful knowledge while sitting at our desks with headphones on. The conference schedule with session listings and descriptions can be viewed at [].=

=﻿I went into the first session with trepidition as I was unsure that I could possibly learn anything valuable. Thankfully, I was very wrong. I chose sessions based on areas that I feel either passionate about or ineffective in.=

=﻿Session 1: Organizational Learning and Technology Collide led by Ben Grey. The word technology struck me as I am constantly trying to find new ways to integrate and new technology tools to use.=

=﻿Session 2: The I-Pod Touch in the Classroom led by Kern Kelley. As a member of a household that has two I-Pod touches and one I-Pad, I was intrigued by ways that I might incorporate these tools into my classroom especially with below grade level readers.=

=﻿Session 3: Using E-Books to Motivate Pupil's Writing led by Colin Hill. As a lover of reading and writing, this seemed like the perfect blend of the two.=

=﻿Session 4: Bridging History Using Web 2.0 Tools led by Robin Beaver and Jean Moore. The main reason that I chose this workshop was to find new ideas for a grant project that we are currently developing as a cross-curricular unit in social studies, language, and media. In addition, I collaboration on a weekly basis with several teachers, and I felt instinctively that this might be a session that would give me valuable tools for this.=