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NECC Exhibitors Bring Ed Tech to Life
I had such an amazing time helping the ISTE Connects team document NECC this year. With the internet at our fingertips, it’s easy to check out the latest products in educational technology, but seeing the top names in technology taking up a 473,000 square foot exhibit floor was overwhelming to say the least. Coming down [...]
We Are All Individuals!
In my last post here I talked about reaching out, and meeting others. In that I pointed out two contradictory things, by reaching out you can find other like minded people, but you can also find different perspectives. Really, you never know what you might get. There are cyclical complaints about group-think in edublogging circles [...]
Expanding your network…
Being the parent of a child with autism makes you a little more aware of eye contact in conversation. I’m noticing some interesting patterns at NECC that say a lot about how I socialize. First, there are times when it has become painful for me to make and maintain eye contact. That has to be [...]
The Definitive NECC ‘09 Wrap-up Post
Across the last week, more than 18,000 educators, administrators and technologist from more than 61 countries flocked to Washington, DC to attend ISTE’s NECC (National Education Computing Conference) 2009. After four days (June 26th – July 1st) packed from morning to night with education technology insights, it is my sad duty to report that NECC [...]
A new world of digital choices
NECC 2009 (the last NECC, since next year it will be ISTE 2010) was a fantastic conference for many reasons. For me, as in the past, the opportunities to have conversations with other educators striving to find new ways to engage students, connect professionally with peers, and utilize cutting edge digital tools to expand the [...]
Video: Civil War Sallie Interview
We conduct a final closing interview with Civil War Sallie about her NECC 2009 experience.
Video: ISTE Announces “League of Scientist” Game Collaboration
ISTE CEO Don Knezek announces “League of Scientist” educational video game in collaberation with Tabula Digita.
Video: “Wired Administrators Engage Teachers” Session
We were live at the ‘Wired Administrators Engage Teachers: Improving Learning and Teaching’ session with Eric Soskil and Troy Todd.
Video: Carleigh McKenna from @cramster
Carleigh McKenna from the @cramster team stopped by ISTE Central for an interview.
Video: “NETS in Action” Session
We covered the ReadWriteThink session discussing NETS in action.
