Notes from Millie D

I’ve been virtually attending NECC07 in Atlanta.  My Google Reader is full of things to read this weekend (thank goodness for Google Gears so I can read these offline).  The two common threads have been Blogger Cafe is better than the actual sessions and Twitter. 

If ISTE is not careful the whole NECC thing could go underground with the whole EdubloggerCon and Blogger Cafe concept gathering a buzz about the connections and new learnings.  I heard a lot of negativity on Sunday with the whole commercialism from the vendors where people enjoyed the content discussed, shared, and learned through these other mechanisms.  I’m curious what people are thinking of for San Antonio next year.

I must admit I heard about Twitter a couple of months ago but I never really saw a use for it so I put it out of my mind.  This week I’m constantly reading about people’s “tweets” (okay I made up the word). Now I’m getting the concept, connect with people like IM but without the IM client. Twitter is a great way to keep up with people within a gathering but it seems like the novelty or need would die off outside of the gathering and people are back in the real world.

Kathy Sierra did a great post back in December about Twitter that I re-reading now that I have a handle on the concept (btw I miss your postings Kathy I hope you decide to come back some day).  I’ve even signed up and have a Twitter account running (I’ll give you one guess of my screen name for those who want to be a friend or follower) so I can figure this thing out.  I’m curious how Twitter could be used in a school setting.  My first thought would be a total lockdown based on the instantaneous nature of conversation. I’ve been known to be wrong before and hopefully this is one of those times.

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