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Well, NECC will be over in about an hour and I’m finally sitting down to my first session! I just met Tim Tyson for the first time yesterday when we shared the stage for Podcasting for the Complete Beginner. It was nice to hear him speak yesterday, but he was restricted to 3-4 […]

As I sit here in the lobby of the Omni, I realize that this is the first time in the last four days that I haven’t been actively involved in a conversation with people. When I used to go to conferences, as a young and budding blogger, I’d typically sit down along the wall […]

EduBloggerCon has come and gone and to say it was a success would be an understatement. The networking alone made it a success, but it was the conversations that are going to stick with me. I’m still not 100% sure whether we’ll be able to look back on it as any sort of […]

Chris Lehmann’s session on Administration and School 2.0 “We finally have the tools to realize Dewey’s dream” What changes do we need to make structurally in our schools to achieve this dream?
Data: NCLB is a reality. Need to find ways to stop wrapping education around the testing, rather teach what needs […]

I would happily take two or three days of this. Being able to talk face to face with dozens of people who I’ve read, followed, Skyped, chatted with, and listened to for so many years. To be able to discussion something in real time.
So often the conversation is passive. I […]

Posted by mobile phone:In a session on what the schiol of the future sould actually look like. I’m recordng it and Vicki has been taking great noted (I’ve been watching over her shoulder). So keep an eye on Twitter and the edubloggercon wiki for details of this great conversation.
Tags: EduBloggerCon07 EduBloggerCon2007 NECC2007 NECC07

First session of the day at EduBloggerCon. Description is:
But is there anyone interested in taking an hour to discuss the creation of a short list of talking points regarding the uses of the Read/Write Web in education? What key points should we be making? What key points CAN we be making? To whom should we […]

This was the most uneventful trip through O’Hare airport that I’ve had in months. Not a single delay, not a single problem. I love Atlanta already!
I checked the weather report. It’s hot and it ain’t cooling off. But that’s alright. Perfect weather for a conference.
Ever since I started […]

Things are crazy busy leading up to NECC and EduBloggerCon. If you don’t believe me, just check out the flurry of activity on Twitter lately. Definitely much more than usual.
Hope to see everyone there. If you want to know where to find me, it’s going to be pretty simple. […]

This one gets loud, so if yer at work, keep the volume control handy.
Taylor Mall is a slam poet, who addresses a question that every teacher has heard at one time or another, “So, what do you make?” Take notes everybody, because I found this to be one heck of an answer.

Got an email today from AOL. It told me that if I wanted a custom email address of my choice, they’d provide it for me. So AOL is now giving away emails that don’t end in AOL.com? Interesting!
I decided to give it a try. If you go to domains.aol.com, you can […]

After doing a brief writeup of the new Safari 3 for Windows, I realized how many little add-ons I’ve installed into Firefox that make it so incredibly useful as a browser, and so hard to migrate away from.
Here are my own personal fav’s.
1) Gmail notifier - When new email comes in, I must know about […]

Why hasn’t anybody thought of this before? I have no idea, but thank goodness they have now.
Do newcommers to your site have any idea what a blogroll is? What you mean by del.icio.us links? What the heck a Twitter stream is? Maybe they do, but maybe they’d like a […]

Wow, the future really is now! Using Reactee, you can create your own T-Shirt. I know what you’re thinking, so what? You can already do that with Cafe Press.
Well, here’s the difference. With Reactee, your shirt will have instructions on it along with a keyword of your choice. […]

Ever try to explain what a wiki is to somebody and just getting a blank stare in return? This video may help. I really enjoyed their RSS video as well, and hope they continue to create more. There’s something about using paper cutouts that make things seem easy and accessible to people […]