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1 day ago by dougpete

This is going to be tough. I pondered about what I would declare to be the best thing that I saw at the recent NECC conference. I had so many things that were special about the conference this year. First, there were the people. I got the opportunity to meet Sylvia Martinez, Paul Wood, Sharon Peters ...

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2 days ago by dougpete

The last day of the conference proper turned out to be just as hectic as the previous days and equally as rewarding in terms of my learning and ideas to bring back for sharing with our teachers. First up, it was time for a session with Alan November. After messing around with the audience response u ...

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3 days ago by dougpete

Things didn’t slow down for Day 2 at the NECC Conference. If anything, things got more hectic and spread into two cities. The morning started with a debate around the idea that “Bricks and Mortar Schools are Detrimental to the Future of Education”. Moderated by Robert Siegel from National Public Rad ...

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4 days ago by dougpete

It was a very busy day 1 at the NECC Conference. With so much to do, you feel guilty even stopping for lunch because you might miss something. The courtesy bus transportation from the hotel to the convention centre is so convenient that you just scoot in and you’re ready for action. Since I had pre- ...

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5 days ago by Michael Hanley

I hadn't planned on blogging about informal learning today, but an article in Irish e-zine Silicon Republic interested me, and I thought I'd bring it to you. According to the article Number crunchers... The E-learning Curve blog shares thought-provoking commentary and practical knowledge for e-learn ...

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5 days ago by Michael Hanley

I hadn't planned on blogging about informal learning today, but an article in Irish e-zine Silicon Republic interested me, and I thought I'd bring it to you. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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7 days ago by dougpete

We all know – “I call upon the youth of the world, to gather four years from now …” It’s a call to arms for the Olympic Athletes to assemble for a competition for the next Olympics games. Today, the call might be “I call upon the educational computer users of the world, to gather in Washington …” as ...

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8 days ago by dougpete

Today is the last day of the school year for us. It’s been interesting, through Twitter, watching the end of the year for various school districts as they popped up all during the month of June. Next week is the beginning of July and the kick-back week of the summer for most. But then for many, the ...

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9 days ago by dougpete

I was poking around the Twicsy website this morning. The concept is rather interesting. Anytime someone posts an image and announces it via Twitter, the image is indexed. Using the resources at Twicsy, you can search for images posted with tags or announced on the timeline. There was a time when thi ...

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10 days ago by dougpete

On a few occasions this year, I blogged about my experiences with a group of students from Gore Hill Public School. I don’t get an opportunity to visit classes often with the other commitments that I have but there was something really special about this group of students. My relationship really sta ...

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