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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 [...]

Leadership and PD: Critical Keys for 1:1 Success

Out of 535 school districts in the state of Oklahoma, only five are currently implementing 1 to 1 learning initiatives with student laptops. This morning I attended a meeting convened by our State Department of Education with the superintendents of those five districts, which include Crescent Public Schools, Frontier Public Schools, Stidham Public Schools, Lowrey [...]

Sub-$100 Netbooks are coming

My crystal ball reading skills are admittedly weak, but if I was going to make a “buzz prediction” for NECC 2009 it would focus on netbooks. I agree with Tony Vincent who observes that both netbooks and webapps are exciting because they are “easy, free, and cheap.” I’d add “powerful and flexible” to this list [...]