Generation YES Blog » necc2009 http://blog.genyes.org Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:04:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 2006-2007 sylvia@genyes.org (Generation YES Blog) sylvia@genyes.org (Generation YES Blog) 1440 http://genyes.com/media/template/images/logo.gif Generation YES Blog http://blog.genyes.org 144 144 Thoughts About Empowering Students with Technology Generation YES Blog Generation YES Blog sylvia@genyes.org no no Climbing up the charts! http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/07/05/climbing-up-the-charts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=climbing-up-the-charts http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/07/05/climbing-up-the-charts/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:08:38 +0000 Sylvia Martinez http://blog.genyes.com/?p=1361 Here’s a video of my NECC 2009 session: 30 Years Later: The Best Technology Professional Development

It’s rocketing up the charts of “most popular “videotaped sessions from NECC 2009 with a huge 96 views!!! I can’t wait for my NECCY award ;-)

See other popular videos at www.istevision.org

Sylvia

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]]> http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/07/05/climbing-up-the-charts/feed/ 0 See you at NECC! http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/06/23/see-you-at-necc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=see-you-at-necc http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/06/23/see-you-at-necc/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:51:29 +0000 Sylvia Martinez http://blog.genyes.com/?p=1348 Well, here it is again – the big daddy of educational conferences here in the US. The National Educational Computer Conference (NECC), sponsored by ISTE will be in Washington DC from June 28- July 1, 2009. Actually, this is the last year I’ll be able to say that, since starting in 2010, ISTE is changing the name to The ISTE Conference. Not sure I love that, but hey, things change after 30 years!

Lots of exciting things going on at NECC this year!

On the Exhibit Floor - Come by booth 2918 and meet some local TechYES students who are going to be making some photo souvenirs for selected conference attendees right in our booth. If you love politics and technology, don’t miss the fun!

TechYES TLC – Making its nationwide debut at NECC is our new student Technology Literacy Curriculum, TechYES TLC. Completely online and up-to-date, this curriculum gives technology teachers options and guidance to create an engaging, student-centered, project-based learning experience. Access to some revolutionary project planning and classroom tools will be included in the permanent license.

I’ll be meeting with quite a few press and ed tech media folks to talk about what we’ve done with TechYES TLC.

Sessions

  • Digital Equity Symposium - one of the roundtable discussions will be led by Dr. Dennis Harper Monday, June 30 8:30AM
  • 30 Years Later: The Best Technology Professional Development - Sylvia Martinez, Tuesday, July 1 12:30PM
  • Classroom 2.0: What Is Web 2.0′s Role in Schools? ( Steve Hargadon, CoSN/EdTechLive with Darren Draper, David Jakes, Chris Lehman, Julie Lindsay and Sylvia Martinez) Wednesday July 2, 12:30PM

Pre-conference – And once again, the 3rd Annual Constructivist Celebration event on Sunday, June 19 is SOLD OUT! If you were lucky enough to get in when we announced this last month, we’ll see you there for a fabulous day of creativity and constructivism.

So if you are going to be at NECC, be sure to say hello!

Sylvia

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]]> http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/06/23/see-you-at-necc/feed/ 0 Constructivist Celebration @ NECC 2009 http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/05/11/constructivist-celebration-necc-2009/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=constructivist-celebration-necc-2009 http://blog.genyes.org/index.php/2009/05/11/constructivist-celebration-necc-2009/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 16:49:04 +0000 Sylvia Martinez http://blog.genyes.com/?p=1278 Constructivist Celebration logoThe third annual Constructivist Celebration @ NECC 2009 in Washington DC is now open for registration!

Join colleagues in a daylong celebration of creativity, computing & constructivist learning on June 28th, 2009. This is the day before the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, DC starts.

The Constructivist Celebration is an opportunity for you to let your creativity run free with the world’s best open-ended software tools in a great setting with enthusiastic colleagues who share your commitment to children, computing, creativity and constructivism. You might think of this stimulating event as a spa day for your mind and soul!

The day kicks off with a keynote, by Gary Stager “What Makes a Great Project?,” and a presentation by Melinda Kolk on unleashing student creativity.

Then you will enjoy five hours of creativity on your own laptop using software provided by consortium members FableVision, Inspiration, LCSI, and Tech4Learning. Representatives of SchooKiT and Generation YES will also be on-hand to assist.

The day ends with an inspirational talk by best-selling author, illustrator, animator and software developer, Peter Reynolds and an opportunity to reflect on the day.

The Constructivist Celebration is an incredibly affordable event for you and your colleagues. $35 gets you hundreds of dollars worth of open-ended creativity software, a great lunch and the day’s activities.

The Constructivist Celebration @ NECC
June 28, 2009, 9:00 – 4:00 PM
Sidwell Friends School
Washington, DC

Find out more and register today at:

http://www.constructivistconsortium.org

Register today! Space is extremely limited and this event was completely sold out last year.

Sylvia

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