Comments on: NECC… Buyer Beware http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2007/06/23/neccbuyerbeware/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neccbuyerbeware Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Ian Jukes http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2007/06/23/neccbuyerbeware/comment-page-1/#comment-2968 Ian Jukes Fri, 27 Jul 2007 09:42:57 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2007/06/23/necc-%e2%80%93-buyer-beware/#comment-2968 Fabulous commentary Sylvia. I remember coming away from NECC Chicago a few years back absolutely disgusted at how NECC has been sold out - I made the point of walking the entire vendor area, standing separate from each booth and listening to the rap - it quickly became clear that the vast majority of the vendors had little if any understanding about teaching and learning - their primary focus was boxes and their solutions. Of the more than 3000 tables I walked by, less than 2% were promoting products and/or ideas that were related to critical thinking, problem solving and information/media fluency. Thanks for taking the time to make an absolutely necessary comment. Keep up the good work!!! Fabulous commentary Sylvia. I remember coming away from NECC Chicago a few years back absolutely disgusted at how NECC has been sold out – I made the point of walking the entire vendor area, standing separate from each booth and listening to the rap – it quickly became clear that the vast majority of the vendors had little if any understanding about teaching and learning – their primary focus was boxes and their solutions. Of the more than 3000 tables I walked by, less than 2% were promoting products and/or ideas that were related to critical thinking, problem solving and information/media fluency.

Thanks for taking the time to make an absolutely necessary comment. Keep up the good work!!!

]]> By: Sam http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2007/06/23/neccbuyerbeware/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Sam Tue, 26 Jun 2007 18:55:48 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2007/06/23/necc-%e2%80%93-buyer-beware/#comment-2161 Time for a reality check. We're behind the 8-ball. It's only going to get worse. One year from today there may not be an NECC or an ISTE. Put down the computer and go buy 7 years worth of food for the famine that looms over the world. $ 100 laptop? How about some world leaders that are honest. Maybe we can start there. Otherwise we'll be looking at a planet that will be on fire. Wifi may not work when we reach that point... Sorry to burst your bubble of positive energy. Now go stock up on some food before the new world order jams you on a train on it's way to an internment camp. Seriously. Now go. Time for a reality check. We’re behind the 8-ball. It’s only going to get worse. One year from today there may not be an NECC or an ISTE.

Put down the computer and go buy 7 years worth of food for the famine that looms over the world.

$ 100 laptop? How about some world leaders that are honest. Maybe we can start there. Otherwise we’ll be looking at a planet that will be on fire. Wifi may not work when we reach that point…

Sorry to burst your bubble of positive energy. Now go stock up on some food before the new world order jams you on a train on it’s way to an internment camp.

Seriously.

Now go.

]]> By: Miguel Guhlin http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2007/06/23/neccbuyerbeware/comment-page-1/#comment-2118 Miguel Guhlin Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:51:46 +0000 http://blog.genyes.com/index.php/2007/06/23/necc-%e2%80%93-buyer-beware/#comment-2118 Howdy...I left a response here: http://www.mguhlin.net/archives/2007/06/entry_3325.htm Best wishes, miguel around the corner-mguhlin.net http://mguhlin.net Howdy…I left a response here:
http://www.mguhlin.net/archives/2007/06/entry_3325.htm

Best wishes,
miguel
around the corner-mguhlin.net
http://mguhlin.net

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