Comments on: I was a NECC Newbie http://tech70a.com/archives/5 Infusing Pedagogy with Technology: Some Thoughts Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:38:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Carleigh http://tech70a.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-28 Carleigh Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:35:53 +0000 http://tech70a.com/?p=5#comment-28 Great post... I was a newbie myself! Now that I have made some friends and have a better idea of what to expect, I can't wait for ISTE '10. Great post… I was a newbie myself! Now that I have made some friends and have a better idea of what to expect, I can’t wait for ISTE ’10.

]]> By: Susan Kerr Jenkins (ssjenk6) http://tech70a.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-9 Susan Kerr Jenkins (ssjenk6) Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:45:21 +0000 http://tech70a.com/?p=5#comment-9 Love your post! Looking forward to more great posts from you, and enjoying sharing ideas and conversation on Twitter! Susan (from Ky.) Love your post! Looking forward to more great posts from you, and enjoying sharing ideas and conversation on Twitter!

Susan (from Ky.)

]]> By: Paula Naugle http://tech70a.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-7 Paula Naugle Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:16:54 +0000 http://tech70a.com/?p=5#comment-7 Ryan it was great getting to know you at NECC09. By the time I got introduced to you I never would have guessed you were a "newbie". You were hanging out with the people in my PLN. Seriously I have to laugh. I had joined Twitter at the end of February, but hadn't started using it until early April. This was my third NECC and my PLN made it so much more enjoyable. In New Orleans at NECC04 I followed my media specialist and principal around and had no idea what people were talking about. I was on my own in San Antonio at NECC08 and although I learned many things, I was lonely. Thanks to the power of Twitter it was a totally different story this year. I found myself not attending sessions as the days passed because I was getting so much more out of the connections and conversations that were swirling all around the Bloggers' Cafe. I got to know many of the people in my PLN on a personal level, have lunch with my idol, Sue Waters, help Donelle with her video for the GTA, video tape the thoughts of some powerful movers and shakers in the ed tech community, and meet other educators with a passion for technology. Your blog looks great. Add a note on your calenar to write a post that links back to this for all the "newbies" who will be attending next year. There is good advice here for others to heed. Looking forward to sharing with you on Twitter and seeing you next year at ISTE10 in Denver. Ryan it was great getting to know you at NECC09. By the time I got introduced to you I never would have guessed you were a “newbie”. You were hanging out with the people in my PLN. Seriously I have to laugh. I had joined Twitter at the end of February, but hadn’t started using it until early April. This was my third NECC and my PLN made it so much more enjoyable. In New Orleans at NECC04 I followed my media specialist and principal around and had no idea what people were talking about. I was on my own in San Antonio at NECC08 and although I learned many things, I was lonely.

Thanks to the power of Twitter it was a totally different story this year. I found myself not attending sessions as the days passed because I was getting so much more out of the connections and conversations that were swirling all around the Bloggers’ Cafe. I got to know many of the people in my PLN on a personal level, have lunch with my idol, Sue Waters, help Donelle with her video for the GTA, video tape the thoughts of some powerful movers and shakers in the ed tech community, and meet other educators with a passion for technology.

Your blog looks great. Add a note on your calenar to write a post that links back to this for all the “newbies” who will be attending next year. There is good advice here for others to heed.

Looking forward to sharing with you on Twitter and seeing you next year at ISTE10 in Denver.

]]> By: Mary Beth http://tech70a.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-6 Mary Beth Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:27:45 +0000 http://tech70a.com/?p=5#comment-6 I definitely agree on the snacks. I kept forgetting to eat! As a newbie, I always felt like I was missing 'the good stuff.' Next year I'll be able to use my new PLN to know which presentations to check out. It was great to meet you! I think we did pretty well for coming in knowing no one! Hopefully I'll see you in Denver! I definitely agree on the snacks. I kept forgetting to eat! As a newbie, I always felt like I was missing ‘the good stuff.’ Next year I’ll be able to use my new PLN to know which presentations to check out. It was great to meet you! I think we did pretty well for coming in knowing no one! Hopefully I’ll see you in Denver!

]]> By: Selena Ward http://tech70a.com/archives/5/comment-page-1#comment-5 Selena Ward Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:21:36 +0000 http://tech70a.com/?p=5#comment-5 Great post and good tips for other NECC(ISTE) newbies. Even though this was my second NECC I still felt like a newbie and made many of the same mistakes. It was nice to meet you f2f and I look forward to seeing you in Denver. Great post and good tips for other NECC(ISTE) newbies. Even though this was my second NECC I still felt like a newbie and made many of the same mistakes. It was nice to meet you f2f and I look forward to seeing you in Denver.

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