The DEN in SL will be hosting a Cinco de Mayo social gathering at the Smithsonian Latino Virtual Museum in Second Life. I am looking forward to connecting and socializing with educators I can only connect with online. I encourage you to stop by, say hello and have a good time. For details please see the DEN post. I hope to see you there.
I did not have an opportunity to attend NECC this year. I did support the DEN in SL‘s session, watched a good deal online and followed posts on twitter and plurk. Though I learned some new things and been given ideas to ponder it just is not the same. I am a proponent of distance learning and love that I could ‘attend’ after a fashion, I do not think anything beats the face to face interaction. Learning and inspiration are…
This evening I attended the 2008 Edublog Awards. The event took place through a variety of tools Second Life ®, Skype, and Ed Tech Talk. The Eddies began 5 years ago and though there has been some dissension about the merit of these awards I enjoy them. They have helped me find new voices and expand my learning network. I also believe that they allow edubloggers to say thank you and recognize their fellow edubloggers. To that end I would…
I have been an active member in the DEN in SL since the beginning. It has been and continues to be one of the best parts of my learning network. The DEN in SL has been nominated as one of the ‘Best Educational Use of a Virtual World 2008′ by members of the eduverse. This is quite an honor as the other nominees have made great use of virtual environments as well. I recommend you visit EduBlogs Awards site and…
The high light for me at NECC was to meet the DEN in SL leadership council and some of our SL community and present with the LC. We only had an hour to share everything and we could not do it all. The list of links below takes you to video, and some posts about our session. If you were there or know of a post regarding it please leave a comment and share. One of the objectives of our…
I returned from NECC to face a household of guests. It is similar to leaving a movie 1/2 way through and being dropped in the middle of another one. I am a little dazed and confused. I attended a variety of sessions some great, some not so great. I wish they came with a label such as introduction or advanced. The best part of NECC for me was meeting and talking to people. I meet some of my network face-2-face…
I am trying to get ready for NECC. I am very excited and am sure I will forget something. This is my first NECC and I have been trying to follow all the advice from the NECC Ning. Bring business cards, pre-printed labels, power strip, comfy shoes, sturdy tote. I have spent the day printing up all my confirmations, clearing out my readers, email and getting all the little things done at home so I can focus on meeting friends…