21CT: EduBloggerCon 2008 – So close yet so far
Events, conference, video July 1st, 2008
I am an EduBlogger newbie. But how wonderful it would have been to join in with seasoned and newbie bloggers alike this weekend at EduBoggerCon 2008 in San Antonio (supported by CUE and NECC). I live in Morelia, Mexico, south of the Texas border – perhaps a bit too far south to attend (working in Mexico also means that your paycheck is a little too far south as well). Somehow with the event being practically in Mexico (and indeed Old Mexico), I felt authentically connected, technically and spiritually. But behind this feeling of connection are the educational technology and academic bloggers feeding the EduBloggerCon and NECC events to the rest of the world via Ustream live videos and chat backchannels, Mogulus live broadcasting, Twitter, blogs (loaded with goodies like those of Ian Jukes), podcasts, live blogging with CoverItLive (thanks TechChicks, CoolCatTeacher and others), and the sensational microblogging newcomer, Plurk – where Ginger Lewman set out to prove Plurk as a serious live journalism tool. See my Plurk post for more details on this incredible new Web 2.0 tool that fits so comfortably into the hands of right-brainers like me. Even those not yet quite fond of Plurk were still feeding news, links, schedules, tidbits, and humor to Plurk via multisite forwarding tools like ping.fm. Thanks Mrs Durff! And thanks Lee Kolbert for nudging me back to Plurk after dismissing it so quickly a couple weeks ago.
Thanks Dean Shareski for this video clip.
So close but yet so far, but as close as almost being there. Hats off to all of you that are sharing your learning and expertise and wanderings with the world.
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A Bit More Education Techno-Twaddle; Why I Avoid NECC, 2008 Edition
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Hey Frank,
I’m sorry we didn’t get to meet because you weren’t able to come to NECC, perhaps next year. I’m honored that I was able to nudge you to give Plurk another shot. Just as we encourage our teachers and our students to do, we too must give these things a shot. One of the reasons I’m not jumping to Plurk and leaving Twitter completely is because I don’t want to leave my network that I’ve grown to appreciate in Twitter (and of which you are a part).
Thanks for the shout-out on your blog.
~Lee
Frank – Thanks for sharing that video clip. It must have been really cool to be there, but at least we got to look on from afar. I would have been too shy in that room to speak up anyway. That is what is so great about the back-channel, I’m glad you are part of mine.
Thanks for the clip. I wish I had participated in the session that was shown, because some of the sessions I chose weren’t so open and exciting. I’ll be sharing some of these soon on my own blog and plan to share this one as well.
I hope you’ll be able to join us some time in the future or that we can make the next year edubloggercon even more open so that it is easier to participate.
Lee, Liz and Vicki
Lee, I certainly don’t want to leaver twitter either. Like you said, it is basically the keystone of my PLN that joins and strengthens all the other stones … and serves as the passageway into my PLN.
Liz, ditto .. lots of ways to participate, share, collaborate and such. It’s all good. I am so happy to have all of my PLN mates as well, including you. What a great inspiration and resource all of you are.
Hi Vicki, thanks for sharing .. and perhaps just perhaps I can make a non-virtual appearance in upcoming session. Thanks would be super!
Frank