Hello from San Diego. I just got back from the opening night of NECC and wow is it great to be here. Our school district has sent seven teachers and administrators to NECC to learn more about using web 2.0 tools, video, podcasting, blogging, distance learning, software, hardware, etc. Tonight we took a shuttle over the convention center, got registered and then walked over to the Gas Lamp district for a little food and conversation. We then headed back to the convention center to grab a seat to watch the fireworks over the harbor - I know, this conference stuff is hard work! I couldn't miss out on a golden opportunity to podcast so I started walking around and randomly asking people what they were excited to see at NECC this week. I soon discovered just how global this conference really is - in a manner of minutes I had visited with participants from Canada, Louisiana, Japan, Illinois and Oklahoma. It was pretty cool. The other thing I noticed was the fact that when I mentioned that I wanted to ask them a question for a podcast - not a single person asked me what a podcast is! Last year almost everyone would have first asked what a podcast is before answering any questions. That is real progress. I hope to do quite a few interviews with NECC participants to give you a feel for what is happening in San Diego this week. I have also included some pictures from walking around today. San Diego is a beautiful city and I can tell this will be an amazing week. All aboard.....
Direct link to listen to Podcast #33 - Opening Night of NECC 2006- A Global Event - MP3 Format - 9:10 minutes
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The picture of the ship is of the Star of India in the harbor at San Diego - we saw it on our walk back to the hotel after fireworks.
Very cool, Eric! I just listened to your latest podcast this morning on my flight from Lubbock back to Oklahoma City. I am betting you'll make some good F2F connections there at NECC that you'll be able to leverage in your collaborative projects in the upcoming year. If you run into more Oklahoma educators please share my blog address with them, I'd like to hook up with them in the months ahead. My new role is education advocacy for the entire state. Keep having fun and posting! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Wes. I actually did stop by the AT&T booth at NECC and told them they made a great hire when they added you to their team. I look forward to seeing what you will accomplish over the next year in your new position.
ReplyDeleteEric Langhorst