First off, the last of my VSTE photos have been posted here.  Enjoy!
Now. The final session. This is where Dan, VSTE’s executive director, takes the time thank everyone who came to the conference, and everyone who helped with the conference. The final session is also where everyone else shows up for a chance to win [...]

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Just wanted to let you know that Rich K. and I finally made it back. A little late due to the pursuit of the elusive Outback Steakhouse for dinner, then traffic at the HRBT.  I will post my wrap up of VSTE tomorrow. Until then, ‘night!

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A bunch of Virginia Beach folks –Katie, Kristie, Sara, Sheila and me — are sitting in the Express Yourself session right now, watching the presenter struggle with the wireless connection.  We are learning how to make still and animated avatars, inserting faces into silly pictures, and creating talking animations using online tools. Some of it [...]

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Wow. It’s been an uphill battle with edublogs today. They apparently were doing database maintenance, and I am only just now able to get into my blog.  On with the update…
It was (apparently) a fairly late night last night for many of the Virginia Beach attendees. Rich K. and I finally got back to our hotel [...]

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What a terrific day it has been! It’s hard to believe we only have a few more hours of conference left (tomorrow).  Time for me to jot a few things down, then call it a night.
After relaxing, twittering, and emailing for an hour or so, I had the privilege of going to dinner with a [...]

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I headed down to the merchandising table a little after 2:22. Fortunately, the crowds had died down a bit. Picked up a bunch of t-shirts, a 1GB flashdrive wristband, and got a free t-shirt and a vinyl VSTE portfolio. (Back in the day, we called it plastic. Vinyl was  a record.)
Slipped into the Web 2.0 [...]

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Okay, had a few minutes and decided to upload my photos thus far for Monday. They are probably showing up in backward order, so just ignore that.
More to come. I hear locust descending on the merchandising booth. Must be 2:22.

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Lunch is over and the next set of sessions start in a few minutes, so I thought I’d jot down a few notes about our meal and my trek through the exhibitors’s hall.
Lunch was a choice of several types of sandwiches (turkey, italian, chicken salad, vegetarian, and something else), small salad cups, a selection of [...]

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I had a couple of informative session this morning on GoogleEarth and Pixie. Some of the 11 a.m. sessions I wanted to visit were either standing room only (and here I am with my cane…) or no more room. So, I found a nice quiet spot near the Cyber Cafe where there’s plenty of coffee, [...]

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Well, good morning, world!
After a decent night’s sleep, we’re up and ready to tackle the day. Rich K. and I caught the VSTE bus and took the short trip back to the conference center. We decided to park the car at the conference center since we had to pay for it anyway, and just take the [...]

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