NECC 2008

Welcome

Dive into the Ning!

Welcome to the NECC Ning Network, designed to help you connect to like-minded NECC attendees and extend the conversations.

We hope you will use the Ning to:

Document and share your NECC experience by posting videos and photos
Interact with conference speakers
Create your own profile and find like-minded colleagues
Discuss and review conference sessions
Start or contribute to a forum discussion
Create a group for your school or organization
Stay on top of the action during the conference by receiving RSS feeds to your mobile

Please help us spread the word!

Thanks,

Donella Evoniuk, Director of Conference Services, ISTE

Anita McAnear, National Program Chair, ISTE

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Videos

The Landing at River Walk Added by Karen Hurd
Extreme Makeover: School Library Edition Added by Peggy Milam Creighton

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Tweets on NECC

Looking for the web address for the Txt msg polling demoed at PETE&C and NECC...anyone remember link?

I must say congrats to my fellow TLTC's from LA for winning Best of NECC for our presentation....2nd year in a row. Way to go All!

@JeffNugent Classroom 2.0 Ning? NECC Ning? Those were started by 1 or 2 folks, but it's the "citizens" that manage it on their own.

did anyone attend the NECC session on diversity and equity?

@glassbeed Thanks! Christine Southard did most of the editing. We narrated it sitting on the floor in convention center when we met at NECC

@mmkrill starting to lose steam, should've gone to NECC, need some positive energy

@dwarlick Hello all from West Des Moines, Iowa. My PLN is rooted in ISTE and NECC experiences and acquaintances, including DW.

@ddraper Sweet, thanks. Start of school here in NY doesn't start until after Labor Day. Course, we work until late June, right up to NECC.

@markwagner hey, what was that baby name popularity wizard website you were showing me at NECC?

Greetings, tweets! Yesterday was my 1st day in Twitter since NECC! New post: Apathy, distrust, and nonparticipation http://snurl.com/3h6zm

@featheredflower Are you back to the admin program through NECC again??!! Slow down, girl!!

We are taking a group of people on an impromptu tour of the Storyworlds build Maggie presented at NECC!

[-O] @coolcatteacher you know it :) Shared the pre-NECC Web 2.0 Smackdown at edubloggercon with my.. http://tinyurl.com/6l6rm4

@coolcatteacher you know it :) Shared the pre-NECC Web 2.0 Smackdown at edubloggercon with my good pubschool teacher-students in July :))))

Listening to NECC Panel bust myths about Internet safety. Reality check that confronts the fearmongers. http://tinyurl.com/6a2occ

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Forum

Research Paper Writing Tips & Tricks 1 Reply

Every person will have to write a research paper at some point in their lifetime. If you do not know the steps to writing a research paper, then it can become an overwhelming proposition. However i...

Started by Jack Smith in General. Last reply by Jack Smith 20 hours ago.

Flickr Help! 1 Reply

Is there a way to use Flickr in classroom projects without registering each student in the class? The registration asks for parent permission because registering for a Yahoo e-mail account is neces...

Started by Penny Bower in General. Last reply by Kellie Doty 1 day ago.

How do we connect kids in meaningful ways and how do we let them drive? 4 Replies

Many times we devise, dream up, create, imagine and build lessons and invite kids to join. How do we allow kids to be not only equals in the dream business but individual dreamers who lead learning?

Tagged: dream, leaders, student, lead, kids

Started by Kevin Honeycutt in General. Last reply by Kevin Honeycutt Aug 13.

Camtasia vs. Adobe Captivate 3 19 Replies

I really enjoyed the session on Adobe Captivate, but learned that my school is going with Camtasia. Has anyone used this program before and is it similar to Adobe Captivate?

Started by Patricia Young in General. Last reply by Patricia Young Aug 7.

MOODLE 47 Replies

My first NECC and my first session was closed one hour before it began. I guess Moodle is the hottest item this year. I am very discouraged.

Tagged: sessions, closed, moodle

Started by Cheryl Sawyer in General. Last reply by Deborah Ferguson Aug 6.

Atomic Learning 10 Replies

I just recently joined VSTE and received an email about Atomic Learning. It looks like a great tutorial site that helps teachers, students and tech administrators. Since I have no hands on experien...

Started by Patricia Young in General. Last reply by Patricia Young Aug 1.

NECC Webquests 1 Reply

Thanks so much for making the NECC Webquests available to us here. Is it possible to download the posted sessions to our iPods? If so, could someone post the directions? The RSS feed doesn't seem t...

Tagged: webquest, necc2008, iste

Started by Christine Southard in General. Last reply by Anita McAnear Jul 24.

James Surowiecki 7 Replies

This is a survey question / discussion. Last night's keynote from James Surowiecki was very interesting, and potentially very relevant to education and Ed Tech and 21st Century Learning. However, i...

Tagged: WisdomOfCrowds, Surowiecki

Started by Paul B Griffith in General. Last reply by Norman Morgan Jul 18.

FREE Student Tech Assessment - FOR EVERYONE! Unlimited students! 2 Replies

Things just got crazy here! Many of you may have heard of the NECC Promo for the Free Tech Assessment that was limited to 250 students, one month, limited reporting. Well....at NECC we realized the...

Started by isi_techgirl in General. Last reply by isi_techgirl Jul 16.

Website Investigator: From 21st Century Information Fluency

Website Investigator: An Introduction to Information Forensics begins Monday, July 14th. (2 Weeks $34) View as Guest - Register A facilitated online learning experience in Web Site Investigation. ...

Tagged: website, evaluation, skills, search, fluency

Started by Dennis O'Connor in General Jul 15.

Need input on a new prof. org. 5 Replies

Hey gang, (sorry for x-post) I have the grand opportunity to put in a proposal for a new professional organization related to gaming and learning. One of the criteria is to delineate what k-12 educ...

Started by Jeremy Koester in General. Last reply by Sandra Jenkins Jul 14.

Closing session

Did anyone hear who won the ISTE and New Vendor prizes? They have been announced at the closing sessions in past years, but I hear nothing this year.

Started by Martha in General Jul 10.

Microsoft Office 2007 2 Replies

Does anyone remember who I should contact for the educational pricing of Office 2007? They said at the conference it was $85, but I can't find that price online....HELP!! Thanks!

Started by Mike Schiemann in General. Last reply by Martha Jul 10.

What was your AHA! moment? 23 Replies

Tell us one or two things you were impressed with that you will take back and try next school year. Or is it something you can use right away? It can be from posters, sessions, NECCunplugged, Edubl...

Tagged: necc2008

Started by Robin Martin in General. Last reply by Stephanie Jul 10.

Welcome! Please Introduce Yourself! 148 Replies

Please introduce yourself by posting a short message.

Started by NECC 2008 in General. Last reply by Joleen Thordson Jul 9.

Those little ribbons 11 Replies

Just curious - how many different ribbons are there for the NECC attendees? I only ask because I saw a guy walking down the main registration hall with four of them attached to each other. One of t...

Tagged: attendees, registration, necc

Started by Dan Froelich in General. Last reply by Terra Sieberman Jul 7.

NECC Wrap-up Show--Live, Saturday, July 5th, 8am Pacific / 11am Eastern / 3pm GMT 2 Replies

We'll be having an NECC wrap-up and review show Saturday morning--while memories are still fresh! EduBloggerCon, NECC Unplugged, the Bloggers' Cafe, and all the rest. The best links, leads, streams...

Tagged: neccunplugged, ebc08, necc2008, necc

Started by Steve Hargadon in General. Last reply by Steve Hargadon Jul 5.

NECC 2008 Follow-up Fireside Chat 2 Replies

As a follow-up to NECC 2008 sig1to1 would like to invite you to join us for a "Fireside Chat" in Elluminate on Sunday, July 6, 2008 from 9:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. EST/USA. Please take advantage of th...

Tagged: follow-up, necc2008, necc08, necc

Started by Barry Pace in General. Last reply by Durff Jul 5.

Mac Dual Boot? How are you purchasing your Windows OS for your Macs? 3 Replies

Hello everyone, I am really hoping to included Windows on my latest Intel-based Macs that will be arriving next month. My question is not how to dual boot or virtualize those machines but instead: ...

Tagged: Licensing, Purchasing, Boot, Dual, Apple/Windows

Started by Matt Brooks in General. Last reply by Jeff Windsor Jul 5.

del.icio.us and Diigo bookmark sharing at NECC2008 105 Replies

If you use del.ico.usand/or Diigo please post your username here and be sure to tag all the great links you collect at NECC with necc2008. We can then add each other to our del.ico.us / Diigo netwo...

Tagged: bookmarks, diigo, delicious, links, del.icio.us

Started by Lee Kolbert in General. Last reply by Jeff Windsor Jul 5.

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Blog Posts

Online Conference at Second Life

I'm looking forward to diving into this world called Second Life. Quite honestly, I really don't get it and don't understand why their avatars are so "off-the-wall." I assume there are good and no so good "islands" in the 3D environment, but I've just struggled to find out what the point is. So in any case, I am going to dive in 3D glasses and all and join in to participate in this Pre-conference for Learning 2.008… Continue

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1950 Prediction of the home computer by 2004

I think they got it right...who would have known that my toaster would have more computing power than this thing. … Continue

Posted by John Costilla on August 19th, 2008 at 1:00pm — No Comments (Add)

Are you Geek enough?

So what type of geek are you? I recently came upon this interesting set of characters that illustrate 56 Geeks types by Scott Johnson.… Continue

Posted by John Costilla on August 19th, 2008 at 10:25am — No Comments (Add)

The Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE)

Background The Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education (GCCCE) is an annual conference which has been held in Guangzhou (twice), Hong Kong (twice), Macau , Singapore , Taiwan , Beijing , Nanjing , Hawaii . Over 11 years, it has become a major event for scholars and researchers around the globe who are interested in IT education in the Chinese communities. Aims and Objectives The conference serves as an important forum providing a critical opportunity for the researchers and educato… Continue

Posted by Meiyu Fu on August 18th, 2008 at 7:57pm — No Comments (Add)

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Chinese Students Get Math Boost with Logo 1

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Web 2.0 Workplaces

Have you ever wondered what and where the folks at some of your favorite sites such as Twitter, Flickr, Digg or Facebook might look like? You would think that folks from Web 2.0 environments might have a more vibrant, high energy look and feel. I think that the people and the work place tell a lot about your organization. Some places are in high end… Continue

Posted by John Costilla on August 18th, 2008 at 5:30am — No Comments (Add)

Stumbled Upon Textorizer

One of my new favorite "toys" is Stumble Upon. I added it a while back, but never really gave it much attention. Now I find it very addictive and interesting all the same. It's a great place to generate… Continue

Posted by John Costilla on August 15th, 2008 at 7:34am — No Comments (Add)