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I've been uploading the presentations that I shared at NECC -- I don' t have all of the audio files, yet, but here are the slideshares: Wikis in Education with Adam Frey Women of Web 2 I shared some cool new tools in Web 2 (including some from other bloggers at the blogger cafe that day!) Flat Classroom Project: Online Learning with a Web 2 Spin This was a poster session -- Here was our poster (designed by my sister) This album is powered by BubbleShare - Add to my blog And the handout (in pdf format) explaining the basics of the Flat Classroom and Horizon Projects in a comparison grid. If you want to know what we did, this is your handout. Elluminate/ Crick Software Presentations I spent some time with these companies and shared a presentation I call Think Global/ Teach Global (redone in Presentation 2.0 style, of course -- still getting there.) **It didn't upload correctly to slideshare so it will come your way later.** Some other Must see NECC resources: NECC Live We...

I am packing, tweaking my presentations for tomorrow at noon and 1:30, IMing with John Pederson and figuring out how I'm going to check out at 7 and be at a breakfast meeting at 7. Wifi was nonexistent in the morning keynote, but I took these notes and what to share them with you. It was phenomenal! A lot of discussion of going global and the need for creativity and innovation. Outstanding teacher and leader awards. They are recognizing Carole Colburn - Howell public schools in Howell, Michigan. Does a lot of community service with her students -- project skill (they do the "thank you speeches" on video -- they are edited and very good -- this a great idea.) What it would be like to be a senior citizen in today's world. Culminating event was to have local senior citizens into the classroom. Her students serve as their mentors. (Great idea -- have the grandparents organization -- teach the grandparents!) Charlene Chausis 2007 Outstanding Leader -...

We're over at edtechtalk.com and in the chat room (click "chat") and to listen to it, click Listen to get the channels to listen. We will be streaming in just a moment. We are also streaming live into Second Life (for the first time ever) -- Eduisland II 68, 107, 22 -- you can listen live there -- so cool. Also some people from here in the lounge are going into the show as well. So cool. So, join us here, if you have questions, let us know -- we have a lot of really cool people here. tag: WOW2 , NECC2007 , NECC07 , edtechtalk

Tonight if you'd like to be there in real life we will be in the Second Life Loungue on the 2nd level and when you come into the Georgia World Congress Center you must clearly specify that you are there for the Women of Web 2 podcast in Second Life. We will arrive around 8:30 pm and go live at 8:45 until 10 and will leave promptly at 10:05 -- no post show - just 15 minutes of pre show. If you are there, we may ask you to say "hi." If you cannot attend, you DO NOT WANT to miss this show -- come on over to edtechtalk.com early and meet all of these great people that we have met! tag: necc2007 , WOW2 , edtechtalk

Session with Sheryl Abishire Foundations aren't going to fund what you should already be doing (textbooks, computers). How can you frame your proposal to doing something different. Look at innovation in place and take it up a level. Keys to great Grant Writing Integrated program elements Aligned components High quality and continous improvement, professional development, evaluation Tied to high standards Innovation Coordination Program ties to local needs Buy in You're going to evaluate it when it is done. If there is technology in your grant that is hooked in the network -- what is the skin in the game you're providing - e-mail, filtering, space, tech support. staff, internet service, copying -- what things you are doing to show what you've got in the grant -- even though you're not paying that -- the school will contribute that. Bring out resources to show that you have that skin in the game. Tie your program to local needs. Talk about what the need is to the...

Wow, what a great conversation that we had with our table -- Camilla Gagliolo - SIG Representative for ISTE, Julie Lindsay , Joyce Valenza , Larry Telbert, Dr. Stephanie Baird, Laura Machusa de Silveryra, Teresa Aldrete. We had a wonderful discussion with these items that my table took away from the session: The three issues from the roundtable discussion at the International Leadership : 1) Redefinition of the team a. Researchers need to have active teachers on their team b. Teachers need to be able to find something and say “hey” come over here. c. Researchers can publish to a wiki (only the approved researchers can edit) – but teachers and others are allowed to submit on discussion tabs. 2) It is not about creation it is about finding a. We need to move away from islands of effort into continents of cooperation b. We need tagging standards i. NETS ne...

I am live blogging the first international leadership summit -- Mark Van 't Hooft has just talked about the priorities of making educational research relevant and understandable to teachers as well as creating effective opportunities for research on the newest technology. Dr. Robert MClaughlin Whose in the room -- state, industry, R&D, foundations, international committee of ISTE, telelearning teachers -- leaders of national and international organizations and leaders in R&D and dissemination. How can we dramatically improve what fostering responsive learning technology development, Research, and Dissemination. Challenges to responsive development, research, and dissemination: Largely supply driven -- solutions being thrust into schools without sustained and valuable input from educators themselves withouth adequate professional development. The tools given aren't in response to their priorities. We believe that this conversation this morning is going to have very seri...

Do I take the red pill and start blogging my four pages of notes from Anthony Zotti's presentation today and my dinner with some amazing educators including Julie Lindsay, David Warlick, Jeff Whipple, and Chris Craft and the humbling experience of receiving the SIGTel Online learning award at the opening session? or do I take the blue pill and go to bed and see how far down the rabbit hole my dreams will go? Sorry, guys, this is a once in a year-time opportunity and I've got to focus on F2F for a bit -- blue pill wins. tag: NECC2007

My blogger is acting up as are many of my add ins. I'll do my best to hand code this post, but oh what a pain! Today was like trying to cram a watermelon down the throat of a squirrel -- lots of sweet goodness and not enough room to hold it all! I will be writing about the things I have pondered from today for months and even years to come. Here are my major "take aways." I believe that every NECC and every state technology conference should have an Edubloggercon of sorts -- perhaps bloggercon is a misnomer because we had podcasters and others there. However, the need for informal discussions and tackling of projects with those who have a certain knowledge base is something that should be harnessed and directed. I believe that educational organizations and lobbies should advocate mandatory digital citizenship courses for all early middle school students. We had discussions at the early morning session facilitated by Will Richardson and Chris Lehman about this. Ple...

Just finished a great discussion with Steve Hargadon's session on School 2.0 (don't turn me out) -- but it was about what we need to do to build a mass repository of best practices and resources. The answer... don't build anything new but harness the power of something like delicious, etc. Great discussion (see the notes.) Summary We need a database for links and database for matching common curricular needs/ time frames. We need tagging standards by grade level and subject area (content level). See http://k12wiki.wikispaces.com/Tagging+to+help+Teachers We need a volunteer group to volunteer to tag resources in delicious. We will investigate the possibility of having a network and pull the RSS feeds for the standard tags from just that delicious network. (if it is possible) It needs to be simple and have video tutorials or other information to help people get up to speed. tag: ebc07cr20 , edubloggercon07 , edubloggercon2007 , NECC2007

OK, guys, it is going to take forever to get all of these things in. I am posting my raw notes here - - have also posted at the wiki where others will edit and correct. I'm so sorry that I didn't get everyone's name on there correctly. My opinion Guys, it was awesome -- it was awesome -- it was transformational -- we've got to have a plan for advocating digital citizenship and literacy or it will be done for us. When we go to politicians, it shouldn't be with a laundry list but with a proposal for what we should do. Enjoy the notes, guys, I'll make more sense of it later for you. Session with Will Richardson and Chris Lehman -- Contextualize the change. - Active Boards - Brian Crosby -- the use of active boards is changing his society. Turn lose in a car - we have a national cause. When you go to DC -- have one pitch. -- National Internet training. Importance of having one thing with a politician. Not a laundry lis...