NECC 2009 Themes

NECC is the National Educational Computing Conference put on yearly by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) (http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/ (link is no longer active)). This is the group that sets national standards for technology in education, and brings together creative and intelligent speakers and attendees for a lively discussion each year. I’ve been to the conference twice, presented once, but haven’t been in the last 10 years. I do remember it fondly and follow the outcomes when I can from afar.

This year I was impressed to see a planned debate at the conference with the provocative topic, “Bricks and Mortar Schools are Detrimental to the Future of Education”. It will be interesting to hear the outcome of that.

I speed-skimmed the program over lunch and found the following list of topics/themes. My main goal is to learn a little about the ones that are completely foreign to me, see the themes that never seem to change, and wonder why there are some topics missing at a conference in 2009.

Quick-skim of topics for NECC 2009

| 1:1 (Laptops) 24/7 Learning Adobe Captivate 4 Alice Animation Art Assistive Technology Astronomy Authentic Learning Blogging Bookmarking/’Digg’ing Cell Phones / PDAs ChatBots Classroom 2.0 Claymation / Stop-Motion Collaboration Constructivism Content Management Copyright/DRM Cost Control Data Recovery Data-Driven Decisions Datamapping / Analysis Differentiated Learning Digital Storytelling Digital Textbooks Foreign Language Formative Feedback Games / Using & Building GIMP / Photoshop Global / Remote Assignments / Projects Go Green Google / Google Earth / Google Sketchup Individual Learning Plans for All Students Inspiration Intel Visual Ranking Tool Interactive Generation HEAT (higher-order thinking, engaged learning, authentic assessment, and technology) – Nintendo Generation Internet Safety iPod Touch | ITRT Jing Knowledge Management LEGO Robotics Making Movies Marzano’s categories of classroom instruction Math MindMapping Moodle Multimedia pictures, narration, music netTrekker NING Parent-Child Collaboration Performance Assessments Personal Finance Photography PicoCrickets Podcasts Portfolios PowerPoint Primary / Quality Sources Primary Sources Professional Learning Project-Based Learning School Improvement Scratch Second Life Shmoop Small Basic SMART Board SMART Sync 2009 Social Networking / Communities StarLogo TNG STEM Synergy Tablet Technology Integration into Curriculum Technology Proficiency Tux Paint Video Conferencing Whole-Class Learning Wikis | |—|—|