Hi. I’m at Edubloggercon07 here at NECC. Below please find my notes. They are rapidly typed and this is my first attempt at conference blogging so forgive me if they’re no good or need to change in some way. My thoughts are in all caps and were type during the moment.

Creating a competitve student voice with david jakes

Perhaps we need a channel where there is less noise than youtube

we are missing a venue where kids can post something and it is taken seriously

four areas of digital storytelling 2.0

1. new tools

joyce mentioned voicethread.com
ispot, jumpcut online video editing

He feels like we’re headed towards browserware and away from desktop-based software.

2. new media

3. new networks

4. new message

brian crosby mentions that teachertube needs a section where students can post student work and then students could comment on it

www.nextvista.org

when you see the ny times with video obituaries, with youtube asking for kids to ask questions of political candidates

joyce valenza is saying that we’re fed up with student presentations created in powerpoint because they don’t look like presentation zen

one of her kids said that the slides need to be for the audience not for the presenter

david was talking about the fox news channel in chicago allowing folks to respond after a process of verification

I WONDER IF THIS IS EVEN NECESSARY. IF WE TEACH OUR KIDS HOW TO ARTICULATE THEIR THOUGHTS ACCURATELY AND TEACH THEM HOW TO THINK THROUGH THESE PROCESSES, THEY WILL LEARN THE NEEDED TECHNOLOGY EITHER JUST-IN-TIME OR BEFOREHAND BASED ON PASSION

slightly heated debate about fair use and the fairy use video

david is asking what the messages are that kids can create, what do kids need to speak on

when we ask kids to tell a story, sometimes it doesn’t turn out the way we’d like

the bottom line is what kind of meaning the students make from this environment

are they using the videos to get at the meanings in their lives