As many of you know, I have been working at Montclair State University for a few years now actively monitoring, repairing, and maintaining the campus network as a Student Network Technician. Within the past two years, I have been working closely with an organization called NJECC, short for New Jersey Educational Computer Cooperative. Their meetings are gatherings of technology coordinators or teachers from districts all around New Jersey. Since they are all highly tech-savvy, they usually carry laptops, iPads, iPhones, and etc with them so they can constantly stay in the loop with their district. This is where I come in, making sure that all of their devices are registered and properly working on our network... but that's not the point here!
In their meetings, they discuss different ways to incorporate technology into the classroom. They are constantly bouncing ideas off of one another, collaborating during presentations, taking notes, and participating in demonstrations and instruction. Every meeting is sure to provide everyone with at least one beneficial technological advancement in the classroom before they leave.
I highly recommend getting involved in this organization. They meet once a month in University Hall. I plan on staying in touch with all of the people who organize the event; not only are they amazingly nice people, but they have been supportive of my teaching career since day one!
More information can be found at their website:
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