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NECC 2008 Day One

Posted by: Michelle Baldwin | June 30, 2008 | No Comment |

Arrived in San Antonio yesterday afternoon about three hours later than planned thanks to a late flight out of Dallas. Usually, I like to take the first afternoon/evening I arrive at a conference to register, walk around the conference center and surrounding area to get acclimated, meet up with people I know, and then start [...]

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On Sunday morning, I’m flying to San Antonio to attend NECC 2008. This will be my third conference, and as always, I’m really excited to attend.
Some other Ed Tech folks have been posting their goals for NECC, and I thought that was a great idea. When I was a NECC newbie, I was very overwhelmed [...]

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Mark Bauerlein is the author of The Dumbest Generation.
Will Richardson makes his argument here. There are a lot of comments on Will’s post, both for and against Bauerlein’s assumptions, for lack of a better term.
Mark Bauerlein is also interviewed here.
What Bauerlein still fails to understand:

Yes, most adults say that young people are “tech-savvy.” Bauerlein argues [...]

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