We Made It!

    It has been a very busy day.  We crossed into Texas the first thing this morning.  Then on through Houston which is a very big city!  We stopped in Luling, Texas for some awesome barbeque.  Texas serves their barbeque very different then anywhere I have been in  the South. We really enjoyed the experience.
  Then it was on to San Antonio and the Convention Center.  I registered for the conference and then went to get the new Microsoft Surface.  It is really a nice tablet.  In fact, I am typing this entry on it right now.  It is the size of the regular iPad and you have a visual keyboard as well as a keyboard you can attach.  So far I can see lots of possibilities for it in the classroom.
  Our hotel is not downtown near the Convention Center.  It is about ten  miles south of the downtown area.  ( I got  a good deal on HotWire)  We came and checked it and the took a two hour nap! 
  Our rule for this trip is we can not eat at any chain restaurants or fast food restaurants.  We have to eat at local establishments.   We found a great one tonight.  It was featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.  El Bohio featured pulled pork and beef.  I really liked the empanada. Everything was so good.
   Tomorrow begins the conference.  The opening Keynote is by Jane McGonigal .  I am excited to hear her speak.  She is a leading speaker on games and the application  of game design to education ,

 The Lone Star State-Texas

At El Bohio with Jeff.