The economic recession doesn't seem to have dampened enthusiasm for the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, D.C.: At a time when tight school budgets have left little room for travel expenses, conference organizers report that a record 18,000-plus educators and exhibitors converged on the nation's capital June 28 through July 1 to share strategies and success stories for integrating technology effectively into instruction. Key words: NECC 2009, Malcolm Gladwell, storm the hill, education, technology, national educational computing conference

Experts debate the relevancy of brick-and-mortar schools in an internet-connected world at the 2009 National Educational Computing Conference in Washington, D.C.

The International Society for Technology in Education has released an updated version of its ed-tech standards for school leaders.

Despite a growing interest in online learning among students, the availability of online classes in K-12 schools and districts hasn't kept pace with the demand, according to a new report from Project Tomorrow and Blackboard Inc. Key words: Online learning, K-12 online learning, Project Tomorrow, Blackboard Inc., online learning trends, Learning in the 21st Century: 2009 Trends Update

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell explains what educators can learn from the rock band Fleetwood Mac about creating meaningful learning environments.

Stay tuned for eSN-TV reports from NECC 2009. In the meantime, check out a session about online safety from NECC 2008.

This session covered the work done by the Santa Cruz, California School District of some 39000 students in putting together an Internet portal or web site for the gathering of resources for students, teachers, administrators, and parents.
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Two heads are better than one was the impression that these two wonderful teachers left after a presentation on digitizing the classroom. Although the title on the Power point caused some concern since it was centered on Science teachers, it was obviously modified to aid all teachers. The modest turnout kept the crowd intrigued enough to stay and listen to all of the great ideas. Most of the teachers in the room admitted to being science teachers.
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Tommy Clay, Marquis Montgomery, and Carol Harless offered great practical advice for providing electronic literacy to students. It was apparent that these teachers had a keen sense of understanding the process of helping students through digital media, specifically with the creation of iMovies.
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It is 2007, with 2008 coming up ever so rapidly, and one of the buzz phrases here at NECC is 21st Century "fill in the blank". That is, 21st century schools, 21st century student, 21st century teaching, and 21st century learning, to name a few. After having attended four sessions so far, the best one featured information on a relatively new initiative focused on defining and helping to implement transformation to a new model: focus on the skills students need rather than just the content. This initiative offered by the non-profit Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
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