It's a MEC-A Good Time!

This past week several of the CAS staff had the opportunity to attend MECA. That's right, the Mississippi Educational Computing Association brought teachers, technology coordinators, and IT professionals from across the State to downtown Jackson to discuss what's happening with technology in education. MECA has a unique tie-in with Computer Applications and Service. Over 25 years ago Dr. Dan Brook co-founded MECA, since it's original founding MECA has grown into a 1,000 plus member organization, and it is one of the largest educational computing conference in the southeast. Some of the topics we covered at the conference were:

1. Fun with 3D Gamesand Animation Using Alice - Teaching Your Students
(Presented by: Dr. Tom Hutchinson, Dale Jordan)
2. Content with Robots: Teaching Your Curriculum Enhanced with Technology
(Presented by: Eric Heiselt, Mariah Smith)
3. 4-H and U: The Power of Utilizing SET Programming to Engage Your Students Technology
Potential
(Presented by: Mariah Smith, Dr. Linda Mitchell)
4. Distance Education Toolbox: What's in It and How Do I Use It?
(Presented by: Dr. Susan Seal)
5. Protecting Our Children from Cyber-Bullying
(Presented by: Mariah Smith, Connie Templeton)
6. The Supreme Court is in Session: Ask the Experts
(Presented by: Dr. Larry Anderson, Julene Reed, Will Richardson, Dr. Dan Brook)
7. Becoming a Cyber Digizen
(Presented by: Connie Templeton, Mariah Smith)
8. Creating Basic Learning Objects with Flash
(Presented by: Dale Jordan, Dr. Thomas Hutchinson)