NECC09

Chris Lehmann and Marcie Wull

Kathleen, Cheryl and Lucy did a great job on this... I am so jealous that I couldn't be part of the team that put this all together. I will be sharing this with administrators when I present to them in Southern California next week.

Attention is a skill that must be learned, shaped, practiced; this skill must evolve if we are to evolve. The technological extension of our minds and brains by chips and nets has granted great power to billions of people, but even in the early years of always-on, it is clear to even technology enthusiasts like me that this power will certainly mislead, mesmerize and distract those who haven't learned - were never taught - how to exert some degree of mental control over our use of laptop, handheld, earbudded media.

Tutorial developed by Vickie Davis.

Research from the NSBA: Research and Guidelines on Online Social and Educational Networking. Online social networking is now so deeply embedded in the lifestyles of tweens and teens that iit rivals television for their attention,according to a new study from Grunwald Associates LLC conducted in cooperation with the National School Boards Association. The 12-page report covers the positives, the gaps and expectations and interests, as well as information for school board members on striking a balance.

Need to set a reminder for yourself or schedule a holiday, birthday or other special event? Just schedule a TextMemo, and TextMemos.com will send a free text message reminder to the phone at the scheduled time.

Get all your friends status updates from Twitter, their messages from Facebook and their latest photo uploads from MySpace - all in one place.

Today's Meet is a temporary meeting room that you can use for a backchannel and to connect with your audience in realtime. Encourage the room to use the live stream to make comments, ask questions, and use that feedback to tailor your presentation, sharpen your points, and address audience needs.temporary meeting room

Nings, wikis. What do I teach when I teach writing in a digital age? What are effective ways of incorporating technology into writing?

GoAnimate.com is an entertainment website that enables the simple creation of unique computer animated stories, satires and sentiments that can be shared with the entire online community. The site offers simple to more advanced innovative features that provide users with a multitude of possibilities for customizing their animations.

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

Go to the Program Search and find the checkbox for Handouts to Date near the bottom of the page. By clicking on that box, you'll get a Search Results page showing all presentations whose presenters have submitted a handout or research paper.

Congratulations to Karen Rose and her 3rd grade class from the Melissa, Texas. Selected by attendees at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) as "Best Picture" from among digital shorts produced and edited by students and teachers from across the country.

ScratchEd was designed and developed through a collaboration between Karen Brennan of Lifelong Kindergarten and OHO Interactive

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