Mark+Hines+NECC+summary

Hi All- I have posted my remaining days notes from NECC [|here]- A lot to chew on. For those who want to get a global sense of what the conference was like, they post webcasts of some of the key sessions - including folks like Cheryl Lemke (metiri group), David Thornburh, others - [|here] I just checked and the links don't work yet, but I would guess they will be up by next week - worth a look if any of the topics interest you. The closing keynote was striking from [|Idit Caperton] - she is quite a powerful woman - involved in the early days of the development of constructionism and was defining a new way to look at it Her new website is [|globaloria] in fact the whole list:

Mali Bickley and Jim Carleton Tuesday Keynote Idit Harel Caperton Wednesday Keynote James Surowiecki Sunday Keynote available to ISTE Members on ISTE Web Site.

Spotlights

Larry Anderson Podcasting &amp; Podcatching for the Absolute Beginner Jim Brazell Pandora's Box: Video Games for Education, Health, and Social Change Ed Coughlin Nurturing Understanding of a Shrinking Planet: Technology and Global Awareness Hall Davidson The Man Behind the Curtain: Really Simple HTML for Non-Wizards Hall Davidson It's in Your Pocket: Teaching Spectacularly with Cell Phones Chris Dede Edtags.org: Academic Social Tagging to Aid Learning and Assessment Bernie Dodge Using Authentic Problems to Scaffold Decision-Making Skills Judi Harris Truly Technologically Integrated Planning for Teaching and Learning Annette Lamb Get FIT: Fired-up through Information and Technology Cheryl Lemke The Ripple Effect: 21st-Century Research Innovations that Matter Alan November Designing Rigorous and Globally Connected Assignments (only available through 12/31/08) Mitchel Resnick Grassroots Creativity: Helping Everyone Become a Creative Thinker Elliot Soloway A Disruption is Absolutely Coming: Computers Disguised as Cellphones David Thornburg Why Linux, Why You, and Why Now? Luke Walker Social Networking for Social Good David Warlick Our Students · Our Worlds Tammy Worcester Quick and Easy Computer Activities for Kids

Lectures

Mark Andrews ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT) Frank Guttler AFI Screen Education Center: Digital Filmmaking in the Core Curriculum Ben Smith Student Creativity and Innovation in Schools Peggy Healy Stearns Beyond Testing: Project-Based Learning, 21st-Century Skills, and ISTE Standards

Events

Don Knezek Internet Safety Town Hall