Converse on the NECC Ning!
Building on the successes of last year, ISTE is again using a Ning social networking website to encourage NECC 2009 attendees to collaborate, network, dialog, and connect before, during and after the conference. Instead of naming the network for a specific conference year, however, the Ning is now titled “NECC Ning” and is accessible from www.neccning.org. Last year’s NECC Ning address (www.necc2008.org) also remains functional, but the new address is the one you’ll be seeing advertised at the conference and by ISTE in other venues.
If you are a NECC 2009 presenter, be sure to check out the NECC Speaker Instructions from Anita McAnear which she shared on June 4th. These instructions explain how each lead presenter should create a new discussion forum post on the Ning, and then copy/paste that link into the NECC Presenter Menu website. I followed these steps to create a forum post for the session on “The Power of Our Family Learning Blog” that I’m co-presenting with my children, and the entire process took about ten minutes.
I think ISTE is right on target in modeling how a Ning site can be used to extend conversations and learning before, during and after a conference.
If you use an aggregator or feed reader like Google Reader, remember you can subscribe to RSS feeds from the NECC Ning to stay up to date on conversations taking place there. After clicking the FORUM link on the NECC Ning, look for the feed/RSS icon in the lower left corner.
Copy and paste that address into your aggregator and you’ll be able to readily monitor the pulse of conversations on the NECC Ning from the comfort of your own feed reader!
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