The Unquiet Librarian

necclibrarians08 » home

If you have not heard the buzz about this NECC session, then head over to http://necclibrarians08.wikispaces.com/ to get the scoop!  Here you will find the recorded Ustream video of the session, plus terrific resources from all the presenters on the panel.  What was this session all about?  Here is the official description in a nutshell:

School librarians are leading learning and instructional change. Discover how we are re-visioning reading, research, and “library” for 21st-century students on the Read/Write Web.

As if this link isn’t enough, feel free to check out my favorite buzz and discussion on this important NECC 2008 panel discussion by visiting http://del.icio.us/theunquietlibrary/LibraryRemix2.5 .

classroom2dot0 » live conversations

From educator extraordinaire Steve Hargadon:

http://www.classroom20wiki.com/live+conversations

The NECC wrap-up and review show. EduBloggerCon, NECC Unplugged, the Bloggers’ Cafe, and all the rest. The best links, leads, streams, podcasts, vlogs, and blogs. What you loved, what you didn’t. We’ll try and document all in a special 90-minute show.

Go to http://www.elluminate.com/support/ to make sure you have everything installed needed to participate in the live session and to configure your Elluminate software that you can download at this site; it takes no more than 5-8 minutes to do this.

Whether you attended NECC 2008 in person or not, this live discussion will be a great way to see the highlights of the conference and get ideas for your library or classroom!

Is it me, or did the NECC convention generate more buzz?  I have been part of an amazing NECC Convention Ning, and read all kinds of wonderful Tweets about the convention on Twitter.  I barely heard a gurgling sound from the ALA Convention….again, it could just be my vantage point, but other than one blog post and a SLJ article, I have heard nary a word about the ALA Convention whereas I am saturated with the NECC buzz!

How about you other librarians/media specialists out there?  Did you hear/read/virtually participate more in NECC or ALA this past week?   Should ALA or ALA members have offered more participation virtually like NECC/NECC participants did?

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