Comments on: Connecting at NECC! http://suewaters.com/2009/07/10/connecting-at-necc/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:31:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/07/10/connecting-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-3066 Sue Waters Sun, 12 Jul 2009 03:35:21 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1131#comment-3066 Hi Alice, it was also lovely to meet you. I have had an excellent time on the trip. No problem linking to your blog post and I hope others fill it in. I hope to have more time when I get home to read through all the comments and use them to work out which sessions to watch. Hi Alice, it was also lovely to meet you. I have had an excellent time on the trip. No problem linking to your blog post and I hope others fill it in. I hope to have more time when I get home to read through all the comments and use them to work out which sessions to watch.

]]> By: Alice Barr http://suewaters.com/2009/07/10/connecting-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-3063 Alice Barr Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:00:49 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1131#comment-3063 Hi Sue: It was a pleasure to meet you at NECC. Hope you had fun on the rest of your trip. Thanks for linking to my post. I hope people continue to feel free to add to the spreadsheet. It's been fun to see what everyone is learning! Hi Sue: It was a pleasure to meet you at NECC. Hope you had fun on the rest of your trip.

Thanks for linking to my post. I hope people continue to feel free to add to the spreadsheet. It’s been fun to see what everyone is learning!

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/07/10/connecting-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-3056 Sue Waters Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:44:31 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1131#comment-3056 Yes it has been a memorable trip and I would love to return as a tourist with my family to visit sights. Darren, Kelly, Robin and I have all been really great friends now for several years. I first started networking with Darren not long after he made Pay Attention (probably similar time to when you started interacting with him). When they ran Open PD I used to get up early in the morning to attend. So I really enjoyed sitting next to them during the two keynotes I attended. I personally think Americans will struggle with the concept of hosting it outside USA. Will be interesting to see if it happens. I also think they don't realise that their presentations at the conference are probably very USA centric. Perhaps I'm wrong but I think people who live outside USA think more about whether we are being too locally focused compared to Americans. I know when I write posts about use of images in blog posts I get challenged by USA educators for not discussing Fair use laws -- because they don't appreciate that the law mainly applies to USA. Yes it has been a memorable trip and I would love to return as a tourist with my family to visit sights.

Darren, Kelly, Robin and I have all been really great friends now for several years. I first started networking with Darren not long after he made Pay Attention (probably similar time to when you started interacting with him). When they ran Open PD I used to get up early in the morning to attend. So I really enjoyed sitting next to them during the two keynotes I attended.

I personally think Americans will struggle with the concept of hosting it outside USA. Will be interesting to see if it happens.

I also think they don’t realise that their presentations at the conference are probably very USA centric. Perhaps I’m wrong but I think people who live outside USA think more about whether we are being too locally focused compared to Americans. I know when I write posts about use of images in blog posts I get challenged by USA educators for not discussing Fair use laws — because they don’t appreciate that the law mainly applies to USA.

]]> By: Sue Waters http://suewaters.com/2009/07/10/connecting-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-3055 Sue Waters Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:35:00 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1131#comment-3055 Hi Shelly, yes I hope it is not my last time in USA. My youngest son dreams of visiting USA and I did say I would try for next year. But it is a really expensive holiday so will have to see. The good news is that from this trip I now feel totally comfortable with the idea of traveling around here. Re-catching up with educators again in USA we will have to see... Unfortunately your friend will probably live on the East coast of Australia. I rarely get across there to go to conferences. It is a 5 hour flight and if I don't book in advance it costs $600-700. But you are welcome to visit me in Perth! Hi Shelly, yes I hope it is not my last time in USA. My youngest son dreams of visiting USA and I did say I would try for next year. But it is a really expensive holiday so will have to see.

The good news is that from this trip I now feel totally comfortable with the idea of traveling around here.

Re-catching up with educators again in USA we will have to see… Unfortunately your friend will probably live on the East coast of Australia. I rarely get across there to go to conferences. It is a 5 hour flight and if I don’t book in advance it costs $600-700.

But you are welcome to visit me in Perth!

]]> By: Graham Wegner http://suewaters.com/2009/07/10/connecting-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-3054 Graham Wegner Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:41:11 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1131#comment-3054 Sue, it sounds like you had the trip of a lifetime. I enjoyed follwing your tweets especially as you notice the small things in life like the difference in the taste of Coke! I liked the photo op you had with the OpenPD crew - so you could say that this was one of the best perks you could have working for Edublogs. Maybe as NECC will become ISTE from next year there is a chance it could be hosted down under one year and the North Americans will have make the pilgrimage. Sue, it sounds like you had the trip of a lifetime. I enjoyed follwing your tweets especially as you notice the small things in life like the difference in the taste of Coke! I liked the photo op you had with the OpenPD crew – so you could say that this was one of the best perks you could have working for Edublogs. Maybe as NECC will become ISTE from next year there is a chance it could be hosted down under one year and the North Americans will have make the pilgrimage.

]]> By: shellterrell http://suewaters.com/2009/07/10/connecting-at-necc/comment-page-1/#comment-3053 shellterrell Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:27:44 +0000 http://aquaculturepda.edublogs.org/?p=1131#comment-3053 Sue, Despite your flight stress, I hope this is not your last time in the states. Trust me! The US teachers need your advice! I loved hearing about your adventures and can't wait to meet f2f myself. My friend moves to Australia next year and I am already planning to crash at her house when you do a workshop/ convention. Can't wait to hear more! Shelly Sue,
Despite your flight stress, I hope this is not your last time in the states. Trust me! The US teachers need your advice! I loved hearing about your adventures and can’t wait to meet f2f myself. My friend moves to Australia next year and I am already planning to crash at her house when you do a workshop/ convention. Can’t wait to hear more!
Shelly

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