NECC - SanDiego
What an awesome time we had in SanDiego!










The keynotes were superb!
http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2006/program/keynotes.php

I was bowled over by DeWitt Jones' keynote!
He's a photographer for National Geographic. What an inspirational speaker! - and his photos!!!! He brought tears to the eyes of many - including me as he focused on the POSSIBILITIES! He spoke right to my heart and soul. Last year I had produced a short video on the possibilities of using handheld (one-to-one) computing in the classroom. I ended it with "Oh! The Possibilities!" If you missed DeWitt's keynote you might want to check out his inspirational videos at http://www.business-marketing.com/store/dewitt.html

The next day Nicholas Negrapointe explained how every student in the world could have a laptop computer 24/7. Wouldn't that be nice! If you missed it check out this blog: http://123elearning.blogspot.com/2006/07/nicholas-great.html

I spent some time supporting Belmont Community School at the poster session for the HP Grant recipients. Two schools from Worcester (Belmont and Columbus Park) were presenting. I also had a chance to browse many of the other presenters and was impressed by what is going on in schools around the country.

The workshops I attended were high quality.

I also had some time to visit the SanDiego Zoo.










Compass Learning sponsored a dinner at SeaWorld which was "out of this world!"










Shamu posed for his photo. Thanks, Shamu!