HAPPY NEW YEAR !!

WOW, Never in my wildest dreams did I think 2010 was going to be that FANTASTIC!!!

I was able to learn so much and teach so much and travel so much...well, let's just say all my original goals were blown away!!

I think that 2011 is going to be another stellar adventure with just glancing at January alone..

Silver Springs, Detroit, Chicago, Toronto, Orlando...yep..suitcase, laptop and brain ready to learn, explore and most of all ....ENJOY!!

Just One of the COOL KIDS!

This coming FETC 2011 is going to be EPIC! I've heard from many of my friends and seems to be the place to be in January! (OK, Florida in January--anybody see a problem?)
So, this year I'm a spotlight speaker sharing the stage with Steve Dembo in THE BIGGEST USER, SEASON TWO...so excited to have a chance to share some great tools with educators...
Hope to see you there!!

Ladies in my Life...

Every once in a while, both Laurens come into town and I NEVER get to spend enough time with either one of them.

These ladies have such big brains and hearts and I can't wait to see all they accomplish with their chosen fields.

They are such fun to play with...hope they show up again soon!

Take me out to the TIGER'S game!

Comerica park is extraordinary! Contrary to what Shannon thinks, even though I was sporting my 2006 Cardinals/Tigers World Series hat, no one gave me trouble! In fact, I found the crowd to be very knowledgeable

and friendly. They even talked about baseball players that used to play for Detroit!

I learned that Yadia Molina (catcher for the Cardinals) actually has TWO other brothers that are catchers for baseball teams. One actually plays on the Texas Rangers team and they won the game!

Detroit is in a serious slump, but I'm not! Life is always good, and especially awesome if I can get to a baseball game!

SECOND GREATEST DAY EVER!

The 1st GREATEST day of my instructional technology career was becoming a Google Certified Teacher in 2008 out in Mountain View, CA and meeting all of my wonderful colleagues who share my passion.

The 2nd GREATEST day ever was meeting up with them again at ISTE 2010 in Denver, Colorado! Molly(my lovely blonde colleague) and Colette (my gorgeous brunette colleague) and I were working the Google Booth throughout the conference. Funny that Google Earth is showing above us, because THAT is what I was sharing at the Google Theatre and helping passerbys to understand the value and instructional wealth of resources GE has to offer. What an inspiring wonderful memory ISTE 2010 has given me. I have so many new friends and old friends to cherish and reflect upon!

MY DEPD PLN and more!

The weather is wonderful, the coworkers are stellar and yes, believe it or not we're working hard! California is another great learning time!

Zipling is the most fun you can have!

This is my favorite picture of my favorite day in Hawaii with my family. We are in the middle of ziplining in Hawi and having the best time ever. I can't remember ever having this much fun with my family. What an adventure we had and I can't wait to do it again!!