A few hours ago I read Lee Kolbert‘s blog entry about vendors at NECC 2009. I wanted to comment, but worried that my comment would be too long. I decided to respond and piggyback on her entry with my own! As a ‘Newbie’ to NECC, I had heard mixed things about the Exhibit floor. “Don’t…
So here’s my second experiment with Comic Life. It’s a little hokey, but it’s fun. I will try to limit them to one a month from now on!
NECC 2009 Opening Keynote Malcolm Gladwell, author I, ashamedly, have never had a chance to read one of Malcolm Gladwell’s books (The Tipping Point, Blink, and Outliers). Now that I have finished grad school, I will finally have the time! If his opening Keynote Address is anything like his writing, then I am hooked. Heady…
Written on June 30th, the night before I left Washington, D.C. “It may be, in the end, that a good society is defined more by how people treat strangers than by how they treat those they know.” – James Surowiecki, The Wisdom of Crowds If this is true, then the members of the ISTE network…
A Band Without Instruments? So I was sitting in the Blogger’s Cafe and realized that the person sitting near me had a guitar out. He was strumming and noticed my ‘Rock Star’ ribbon on my badge. He then explained that he was playing guitar on his iPod touch and oh boy was I intrigued! I…
The second keynote address at the conference was an ‘Oxford-style’ debate about the question below. I have summarized the main points by each contributor below. It was moderated by Robert Seigel from NPR’s All Things Considered. Video archive here from ISTE Vision Four panelists, 2 for and 2 against (5 minutes each)Q: Are bricks and…
So I’m experimenting with blogging using Comic Life. I took a BYOL workshop and now I’m determined to figure out how to make these bigger to take up the whole screen. Please give me feedback!!! Of course, any future posts would have much more content. This is an experiment!
What a great first day! I met a lot of wonderful people and participated in a lively and informative discussion at the EduBlogger Con event. My badge to the left shows a little about how my first day went. First, I attended an EduBlogger Con session, which, in my humble opinion, should be a must…