NECC from the Exhibit Floor

One more time, this is my first time at NECC! One of the things that is very different from my state educational technology conference is the size of the exhibit floor. It is immense and the displays are the size of small stores that I might find in my hometown. Clarence Fisher, over at Remote [...]

NECC will be busy!

With NECC quickly approaching, I’ve been working to design my conference experience using the conference planner. After talking to folks that have attended in the past, I added all the concurrent sessions I have an interest in and will decide which to attend once I’m there. The problem is that I want to attend [...]

Where are you?

After reading a recent post, The Thinking Stick ยป Stages of PLN adoption, from Jeff Utecht, I’ve determined that I’m in Stage 3. It’s my hope to begin to define my top goals and priorities to move on to Stage 4 in the very near future. I assess myself on the Internet Addiction test [...]

Measuring Up

In the past 6 months, I have attended more workshops, conferences and trainings than ever before in such a short time. I love to learn new things, so I balance the time away from my family with the knowledge I gain.
The one problem I’ve discovered is that when I’m at these workshops, I find myself [...]

Pete and C 2008

I *heart* my network! I have attended Pete and C every year for a good number of years. The sessions are usually pretty good, the keynotes are great and the chocolate is flowing (the conference is in Hershey, PA). This year was the best year so far. I’ve really expanded my network this past year, [...]

Unpacking the mind…

My Educon 2.0 (and SLA) takeaway thoughts…not fully processed…but I’m trying!

For all the talk of global communication, it is just as important to build a sense of community within the school. Teacher to teacher, teacher to student, student to student - these types of relationships and sense of “we’re in it together” will make the [...]