http://mkrill.edublogs.org Talking Education (& Technology) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:07:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/07/02/necc-from-the-exhibit-floor/ There will be many posts coming out of San Antonio this week. I was disappointed (and secretly relieved) to find out that the fitness center in my hotel was closed for renovations. Now that I've experienced the vastness of the NECC convention center, I realize I'll be getting tons of ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/06/29/views-from-necc/ Using Diigo and Grazr, I will be feeding in any links from NECC 2008 that I bookmark. Technorati Tags: necc2008 diigo mkrill mmkrill http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/06/28/links-from-necc-2008/ 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 ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/06/23/untitled/ A group of teens participated in a prank that involved tossing a soft drink in the drive through window at the establishment employee. Then, they posted a video of the incident on YouTube. Interestingly enough, the victim at first thought the prank was personal, but then heard about the YouTube ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/06/12/shame-as-punishment/ The Literature Mapping site is really cool! At first glance it might seem bland, but go ahead and give it a try. I think you will quickly see that the literature mapping site could be really useful in class. Enter an author name and click the continue button. An author ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/04/30/literature-mapping/ Here's hoping you find some of these useful:) Edheads - Activate Your Mind! Edheads helps students learn through educational games and activities designed to meet state and national standards. We partner with various school systems in the United States, which help us research, design and test our activities every step of the ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/04/27/weekly-diigo-feed-4282008/ Enjoy the links! I hope you find them useful:) National Education Network GalleryAll the resources in this Gallery have been provided freely for Educational use only. Animals Public Domain Pictures, Free Photos, Royalty Free Stock ImagesRoyalty free stock photos. All images are free for commercial and personal use. Tools for facilitating PBL? » ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/04/20/weekly-diigo-feed-4192008/ The results from the Speak Up 2007 survey (formerly Net Day) have been compiled and released in a seven page pdf file. The following notes are my annotations from Diigo. Many of the findings are interesting, these are the ones that struck me as I read through the press release ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/04/14/speak-up-2007-findings-released/ dogtrax - Animation-Claymation Camp Overview tags: stopmotion, claymation, animation Top News - States struggle with assessing tech literacy At CoSN's annual conference, representatives from two states discussed how they are meeting this challenge tags: techplan, digLiteracy, assessment Research: Students Actually Use the Internet for Education : August 2007 : THE Journal It ... http://mkrill.edublogs.org/2008/04/12/daily-post-04122008/