I haven’t had time do to a great deal of in-depth aggregation (job search took priority — sorry)… but I have been able to skim many wonderful posts and I want to take a few minutes to jot down some of the things that caught my eye today 
First — let me say that I am not even going to touch on Edubloggercon 2007 (Saturday, June 23rd) in this post. All of you blogged so much that it made my brain hurt — but in a very good way! I have bookmarked a ton of posts that I will reread later this week. I need to synthesize everything and sort out my thoughts (of which there are many) to give my input on the discussions you had and the very important questions that you all raised in that one very powerful day. I can’t wait to join all of you in person one day at a future Edubloggercon! In the meantime, interested readers cna check out some of the bloggers’ session notes through the wiki.
Second — if you haven’t yet seen Mrs. Durff’s Pageflakes on NECC2007, then you need to check it out now. I keep it open alongside of Hitchhkr to keep myself in the loop.
Jeff Utecht blogged about Sowing The Seeds for a More Creative Society and pointed us to scratch — my favorite quote from this post: Life needs to more like Kindergarten.
Wesley Fryer blogged the Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age session. His session notes are very thorough (as always) and the information provided makes a powerful case for the value of PBL (with and through technology) as a valid and effective instructional method. I would argue that based on current research on how kids learn (along with the skills and knowledge needed for success today and tomorrow in the workplace), that PBL is incredibly vital for today’s learners. Linda Hartley Skyped in on this session and here are her notes.
Vicki Davis blogged the Grant Writing — Characteristics of a Grant Writer session by Sheryl Abshire — her post contains some valuable information for anyone planning to write a grant proposal. I’ve written many state and federal grant proposals (all successful, btw), and I’ve seen Sheryl Abshire present at previous NECC conferences — this is good information — definitely del.icio.us material! (In the it’s-a-small-world category — Sheryl Abshire is from Calcasieu Parish Schools in Southwest Louisiana which is where my hometown of Sulphur is located. Go Tors!)
Janis Williams blogged notes from the What the Research Has to Say about K-12 Online Learning session — these are some very interesting notes that I think are useful to anyone involved in online or blended learning. Especially helpful are the sections on effective course and instructional practices and effective administration for online learning.
Kelly (The Educational Mac) gave us the low-down on Leslie Fisher — Gadget Queen, and if you don’t have enough gadgets in your life right now, then just head on over to this post and find some new ones
And finally — my article was actually published in the Sunday edition of the Daily Leader rather than in the Monday edition — you can get the .pdf version here.
A big thanks to everyone who is blogging NECC live — I’m looking forward to Day 2!!!!
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