Following #educon from afar
Regrettably, I am unable to attend Educon 2.2 in Philadelphia this weekend. However, because of the amazing PLN I have built up over the past year and a half I am able to attend virtually. Using Twitter and the Elluminate Rooms that have been created, I do not have to miss a single session.
Since the [...]
Creative Commons – an explanation
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Anytime I meet with students about a project, regardless of what the project is, I always discuss with them the importance of copyright. Since many of them have grown up with easy access to any type of media they can imagine, both legally and illegally, I think it is extremely important for them [...]
Presentations and Twitter
Thanks to the great EDTECH listserv I subscribe to, I came across an excellent post by Tamar Weinberg Olivia Mitchell on the Pistachio Consulting blog entitled “How to Present While People are Twittering.” If you do any presenting at conferences or symposiums, this article is a must read.
FETC 2009 – The Sessions: Session 3
I have been following Tammy Worcester in Twitter for quite some time. She always has great resources to share and consistently contributes to my PLN. This was my first opportunity to see her present and it was a pleasure. Her session covered her favorite Google Tips and Tricks and many other great web 2.0 sites [...]
Twitter and FETC 2009 – a new experience
I’ve had plenty of time to think about and absorb everything that went on at FETC last week. For those that don’t know, FETC is the Florida Educational Technology Conference held in Orlando, FL each year. In years past, there have been upwards of 14,000 attendees. This year, the announced attendance was around 7,000, which [...]
