When I was a kid I loved watching Johnny Carson. I particularly loved Monday nights because he’d often have a guest host. Although I liked Carson, it was always interesting to see how others handled the monologue and interviews. Wes Fryer, who recently moved to Edmond, Oklahoma, is one of my favourite reads and certainly gets my vote for pumping out the most...

On Monday, July 24th I’ll be giving a workshop entitled, “The Joys of Social Software”. I’ll be working with a small group of teachers introducing them to many of the great tools and applications to design a Read/Write classroom. Having done a number of these types of workshops, I realize I’m simply creating an...

Many of you may have heard of the fellow from Montreal who has been trying to trade a red paperclip for a house. This week he will accomplish his goal. Will Richardson mentioned this at one of his sessions at NECC. I’m assuming he used it to illustrate the power of the internet to express and explore ideas and make connections. This experiment reminds me of...

Wes, just sent me this link and it’s one of the few balanced views from the media on myspace. The writer quickly identifies the hype around myspace: Folks, we are in the midst of a mass hysteria. The media has found the latest way to drive readers and ratings: the good ol’ fashioned gumbo stew of children and teens, sexuality, murder and death, new...

I’ll echo the words of Wes, well not the part about the Oklahoma adminstrators meetings but certainly the part about the Skype in for any session or the blogger meetup. I love the way these conferences expand way beyond the physical space. Technorati tags: NECC2006, NECC,...