Tomorrow I leave for the Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference (KTLC). I will be attending seven different workshops while there. Here’s my schedule of events:

Wednesday, March 5th
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. - Registration (I’m leaving tomorrow afternoon from work, so I’ll be registering around 5:00 hopefully.)

6:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Opening Reception

6:45 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Welcome - from the Kentucky Commissioner of Education
Special Presentation - Building KEN to Prepare Student Learning for the 21st Century
Cruise Giveaway (Hope I win a cruise! Wish me luck! :D)

Thursday, March 6th
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m Using Technology Effectively in the Social Studies Classroom
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Just Like Hollywood: Look What I Can Do! (Digital cameras and video software)
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Wherefore Art Thou Podcast (Podcasting! Yay! :D)
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Beyond the Basics: KEY EncycloMedia for the Advanced User

Friday, March 7th
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Copyright for online Teaching and Learning
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. KET EncycloMedia - Basic Learning Tools and Features for Teachers and Students
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Teaching Tools for Animation and Computer Science

I’m going to be busy tomorrow at work until I leave. My principal just called me and said it’d be fine for me to leave at 1:30. I should get there in plenty of time now (I hope!). I just hope I don’t run into any thunderstorms or snow.

I’m a little nervous about the trip. I’ve never really gone away out of town by myself before. I’ve never stayed at a hotel by myself before. I’ve never gone to a conference by myself before. It will just be weird being away from Colin and Pouncy. I’ve only spent the night away from Colin for like two nights since we’ve been married (because he was gone to a conference). It’ll all be fine I’m sure, but it will be a little nerve-wracking at first probably.

In other news- my brand new pink camera just arrived in the mail from Staples! I’m charging the battery right now. I can’t wait to try it out to see if I’m going to like it. If I don’t like it, I am totally sending it back. I had a $20.00 coupon and a $125.00 gift card, so it only cost me like $40.00. Bargain!

I have been obsessed with iGoogle ever since Colin showed it to me a few days ago. It’s basically like My Yahoo if you’ve ever used that. There are so many add-ons! I’ve got several add-ons installed including: craft tip of the day, interesting thing of the day, Disney character of the day, a fun game called Flood It, and other random things. You can add different pages of things. I’ve set up a page for all of the blogs I read with their RSS feeds linked. I also have a news page and an entertainment page. It’s fun.