TCEA 2026

 

TCEA 2026

January 31 - February 4

This year TCEA was in San Antonio.  That is a fun town.  I stayed at the historic Menger Hotel near the Alamo; so I was walking distance from everywhere I needed to go.  As usual, my schedule was jam packed with all of the things I wanted to see and do.  I did manage to squeeze in some time to see my bestie, Sara.  Can't leave SA without that visit!

I used the 31st & the 4th as travel days.  Pam and I presented on Sunday the 1st, and this was my schedule for the rest of the time . . . 

Sunday - Feb 1

• Genially  bit.ly/genially26
  

• Matt Miller  https://ditchthattextbook.com/tcea/
  

• FriED Technology - Adobe https://www.friedonline.com/course/tcea2026 
  

• Selfies & Shelvies https://www.canva.com/design/DAG_qhmBgxs/0aTTSQXURNufE4rtgfBlUw/edit 

Monday - Feb 2

• Reading Renaissance https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iml1oH9PHqbC-5xOJX0_0iSov4twFJjM0dD0wb5354w/mobilepresent?slide=id.g3bdec81d919_0_0
  
  

• FriED Technology - MagicSchool AI https://www.friedonline.com/course/tcea2026
  
  

• Genially Escape Rooms bit.ly/TEEescapegames
  
  

https://view.genially.com/684ca911eb83f900fec54561/interactive-content-tee-play-an-escape-game 

https://sites.google.com/view/techededu/tcea-2026

• Beyond the Bulletin Boards et al https://www.canva.com/design/DAG-avrD5A4/JDy5F2MRs08bTjkmk8xGkg/view?utm_content=DAG-avrD5A4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer 

Tuesday - Feb 3

• Leslie Fischer https://lesliefisher.com/calendar/tcea
  
  

• Book Creator March Madness (in Book Creator) https://app.bookcreator.com/library/-Ojx7dxi8oarOjMoWKdi
  
  

• Tech Tools Smack Down https://www.canva.com/design/DAG-avrD5A4/JDy5F2MRs08bTjkmk8xGkg/view?utm_content=DAG-avrD5A4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=viewer
  
  

https://padlet.com/j2training/tcea26-smackdown-lcf2wslrezak 

https://app.smore.com/n/ja51t 

• FriED Tech - ELL Tools https://www.friedonline.com/course/tcea2026

This was and always is a great conference.  I made the decision not to go to TLA this year as it is only 3 days long and in Houston.  By the time I get there, I will have one full conference day before I turn around and come home.  In addition, Pam and I are not presenting this year.  So I am going to save my money and look towards next year.  At this conference, Pam, Amy and I talked about maybe teaming up to talk about EBSCO.  It's not a new resource, but I'm not sure everyone understands it's full potential.

Our presentation at TCEA was the same one we did for Region 10, Region 11, and the District 7 meeting.  So by the time we arrived in San Antonio, we were good to go. 

Here is our presentation: Small Steps, Big Impact: Cultivating Community Through Your Library Program, and according to Canva, we have had over 200 visitors click the link to our presentation.  So that is definitely a win!