NECC 2009 is just around the corner, this year in Washington D.C. starting on June 28th. I’ll be there and am very excited to be going this year
In addition, I’m involved in helping to create a “pavilion” that showcases Virginia’s ITRT Program. This pavilion is being created by the Virginia Society for Technology in Education and will be part presentation area and part relaxation station.
People can come here to learn exactly what an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher does in their job in the state of Virginia. It turns out that Virginia is the only state that mandates that schools have technology support personnel for every 1000 students. In my case, working in a small school division with roughly 2000 students, we have 2 ITRTs.
For more infor on the ITRT Pavilion, there’s the NECC 2009 Program page on “lounges and playgrounds,” and also on the VSTE Ning social networking site. Finally, John Hendron did created a nice podcast with two of the people on the pavilion committee, Laura Briggs and Sharon McGlone. Have a listen and please come by the pavilion if you’re attending NECC this year.
Hope to see you there!
Tags: NECC09
“Podcasting Is The Most Underappreciated, Underutilized Media Ever” - Podcasting News
Podcasting is the most underappreciated, underutilized media ever. Some people never try it. And many who do wind up giving it up unimpressed. Too bad.
A new study (Lecture Podcast Listeners Outperform Class Attendees) found that students who listen to lectures on podcasts test better than those who listen in class. Podcasting is a powerful educational medium, second only to books, in my opinion. But unlike reading books, you can listen to podcasts while doing the dishes.
I came across this today from one of the feeds in my feed reader. I would like to attempt podcasting in a “for real” kind of way, when there’s more time. Perhaps though it has more to do with my own sense of doubt about what it is that I have to say. To get beyond that, would be a place to start. I listen to podcasts regularly, mostly on my drive to and from work. Good ones too: This American Life, Radio Lab, and the Johns Hopkins Medical Podcast.
Perhaps I’ll start . . . . . .
Tags: podcasting
Field Report #11: Voice Thread (with Meg Swecker)
This is a nice GenTech ‘field report’ done by Tina, interviewing Meg. The project is such a good description of getting students involved with something that allows Meg to share her passion for diving. Enjoy this one–’tis good!
Today I was on the GenTech podcast (link will come later) . . .it was great! I really enjoyed the discussion that we had and it has caused me to think about educational technology a little bit deeper, a little bit wider. There are things that we didn’t talk about that I’d like to talk about–ideas that I want to write down and put here at some point. That will be a future post on this blog. More of that . . . .soon! Cheers–
Listen to the Podcast!
GenTech » Show #29: Tina Coffey, Instructional Technology Resource Teacher
Tina is an ITRT from Salem City Schools and this podcast really describes her experiences as an ITRT. It is always nice to hear other ITRTs experiences in their school divisions, how they are used, what they do, and how they approach the nuances of their jobs. There is much variety in this line of work. Enjoy!
