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	<title>Avenue4Learning &#187; NECC08</title>
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		<title>My NECC 08 Aftermath</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:05:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle Baldwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I think I need to reiterate that this year&#8217;s NECC was the best conference I&#8217;ve been to in many years. It seems like we&#8217;re learning to conference differently and better all the time. Probably the most important key for me is that I need to maintain the passion and enthusiasm that inherently builds during and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think I need to reiterate that this year&#8217;s <a title="NECC Main Site" href="http://www.necc.org" target="_blank">NECC</a> was the best conference I&#8217;ve been to in many years. It seems like we&#8217;re learning to conference differently and better all the time.</p>
<p>Probably the most important key for me is that I need to maintain the passion and enthusiasm that inherently builds during and after a conference like this&#8230; and share it with educators around me. I see some very necessary steps to help those educators with whom I&#8217;m in close contact&#8211; face-to-face contact on a daily basis.</p>
<p>Initially, I had intended to live blog during the sessions I attended, but I found that difficult&#8230; especially when there was little to no internet access in some of the session rooms, and even more so in those events that were open to discussion. I wanted to participate and be engaged in those discussions&#8230; that&#8217;s difficult to do when taking notes. However, because I was so engaged, I didn&#8217;t need to take notes. All of those discussions are very much on my mind and have been for over a week now. Hmmm, imagine that. Learning more from being <strong>involved </strong>in the discussion, rather than being lectured to and expected to capture it all in notes. What a concept, yes?</p>
<p>So for now, I&#8217;ll post a few things that I found important, thought-provoking, and maybe even a few links to information I&#8217;ve found since the conference. The Ed Tech world is really buzzing loudly right now, and I feel badly that many educators will never hear it.</p>
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