Building a Digital Village

I would have loved to attend NECC 2009 with staff from our schools, however, I find it hard to justify such trips with the current state of the economy. The nice thing is that through the use of online resources we can connect to so much information that was shared at this conference, and even information that should have been shared.  I stumbled on an NECC Unplugged Wiki where presenters who did not present at NECC 2009 are posting and sharing their presentation information. Of special interest to me on this site was a link to mahara, an Open Source ePortfolio application.  As we move forward with the integration of technology in our schools, it is important for us to explore options for students to store and share their school work using online resources and tools.

Too keep this brief, and easy to reference, here are some other important resources I stumbled on:

Google Search Resources for Teachers and Students and Infinite Thinking Machine - Search Like and Expert 

Expanding your NECC Experience

Will Richardson’s article about Wanted: School Chief Learning Officer  struck a special cord, as I am convinced that our focus needs to be on teaching and learning focused on “student centered, inquiry driven, lifelong learning”! Everyone is tired of hearing about project-based, student-centered, interdisciplinary 21st century teaching and learning initiatives, but that is what we need to focus on. My favorite quote along these lines is one from Gandhi:  “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.”

Cloud Computing

Book Glutton

Diigo