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KidPix Podcast

One of my favorite software discoveries from NECC was MacKiev’s KidPix 3.x.
We go way back with KidPix. KidPix helped Cindy convince the school board that Macs (the LC) were the way to go when computers were first purchased for Grand Forks elementary classrooms. Our second grade daughter created a Kid Pix project (she colored a [...]

Posted 09 July 2006 † grabe § New Software/Hardware ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

The World of Educational Software is Flat

OK – my title is a derivative. In his book (by a similar name), Tom Friedman describes when he discovered the world was flat. I think this conference represents the time point at which I realize the world of educational software is flat. Now I understand that MacKiev is not a company located somewhere in [...]

Posted 07 July 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Different faces, different places

We meet some of the students from Fultondale, Alabama, while waiting for the fireworks to being on Tuesday. They were engaging in a little competition to see who could invite the most adults to their Thursday morning showcase session. They were mature and polite and seemed excited about being at the conference to share their [...]

Posted 07 July 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Outside Aisle 2006

My reason for posting this image requires an explanation. Over the years in which I have attended NECC, I have become interested in the vendors who populate the outside aisle. Vendors purchase different areas of the arena floor for different prices and the small and lower price spots are around the outside. The vendors who [...]

Posted 07 July 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Blogging NECC

NECC (National Educational Computing Conference) is coming up in a little over a week. NECC was the occasion of my initial blog posts (back in 2002) and I have posted from NECC since. For me, it is possibly the best conference for learning about K-12 technology innovation. NECC has since organized bloggers. I don’t participate [...]

Posted 20 June 2006 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: