NECC+2009

[|ccLearn][[image:NECC2009logo.jpg]]NECC 2009
I would like to share resources and just "cool stuff" that we discovered and view while at the NECC Conference in Washington, DC. [|Footage] Stock, Archival and News Footage Search Engine for motion content. [|Thinkfinity]Free lesson plans and educational resources [|Open Education Resources Commons] OER Free to use Teaching and Learning content from around the world [|Curriki] a website where the community shares and collaborates on free and open source curricula [|ccLearn]Division of Creative Commons dedicated to support open learning and open educational resources. [|Wikieducator]Community intended for collaborative learning with free content (e-learning). [|Kerpoof]Free online multimedia software that allows children to explore their creativity by drawing, making animated movies, writing and illustrating stories, producing pictures, cards and more. Offers teacher resources and utilizing the multimedia software in the classroom.
 * One of the coolest sections that I attended was how to create your own wiki: Whip Up A Wiki in 60 minutes or less and it's really very easy. Be sure to sign up for the educational one!!
 * Another neat session was on blogging. [|Hendron's Digest] set up a blog for us to instruct us and show examples of how to use blogs. Some are from teachers of his district (Goochland County Schools in Virginia) and how the teachers use them. There are some great ideas and you should take a look at list of Blogs of Note on the right side near the bottom; some excellent suggestions!
 * Great Open source Programs You Can Start Using Right Away was useful in that I learned about more open source software that I wasn't aware of. [|Top 10 Free and Open Source Software]
 * Tech Velcro: Making Education Stick by Lynell Burmark, Ph.D. at the Thornburg Center. She has free resources at her website: [|www.educatebetter.org] Using instruction that resonates, reverberates--like chimes: **C****onnections**:**Humor**:**Images**:**Music**:**Emotion**:**Story**:**Senses** Very entertaining and makes sense!
 * Last but certainly not least, I must recommend [|Diigo] to you as a social bookmarking site that is better than Delicious! Once you set up your account you have access to your bookmarks and links from the web and also any friends and colleagues that you share with. I have set up a Gwinnett Online group, but haven't gotten you all invited yet. What I like about this one is that you also can highlight on the webpage you have bookmarked and create "sticky notes" for your purposes on these pages. If you are doing research for anything Diigo is the way to go!!! One of the best things about th educator accounts is that you create the private student accounts without the need for an e-mail address by uploading an Excel spreasheet in .csv format with student names, usernames and passwords, and the accounts are created in an instant. All of the students are considered "friends" and can share bookmarks, sticky notes and group forums automatically. Student profiles are only viewable by the teacher and other students in the group, so their exposure is limited. You can also update your twitter, and other social accounts with this one account with your set up. It's very cool and you should consider using this to stay in touch!!
 * Great websites that I discovered:

Hope that some of these may prove to be helpful to you!