‘NECC 2005’ Archives
Reflections on the NECC Conference
In general, I found the conference to be informative and well organized. There appeared to be sessions for almost all interest groups and experience levels. I just wish the sessions had been divided into areas of specialization in the program. During more than one of the sessions that I attended the presenters provided handouts, but did not [...]
Some Light Reading
One of the underling themes that I herd at the NECC conference was for the need to make Web based offerings accessible to persons with disabilities. This is also been a hot topic on a number of web designer blogs over the past few weeks. It is not the need for accessible web pages that is causing all the discussion; it is the possibility of [...]
Distance Learning for Education with Streaming Video Over IP Networks
Presenter: Rich Mavrogeanes of VBrick Systems Rich Mavrogeanes opened the session by providing some background information about his company, VBrick Systems. It was well done only taking about 5 minutes of the session time. One of the statements made as part of the introduction to the topic was that everyone has broadcast quality TV…why [...]
The Other Side of Information: The Invisible Web
Presenter: Don Descy Don Descy was an excellent, educational, and entertaining speaker. This article will not do justice to his presentation. The Invisible Web, also known as the Deep Web, is information that is hidden or unable to be found by regular search engines. The invisible web contains 400 – 550 times more information than [...]
Coordinating Assistive Technology with Your Instructional Technology Program
Presenter: Andrea Pokrzywinski, CESA#12 Ashland Wisconsin andrea@cesa12.k12.wi.us Ms. Pokrzywinski recommendations for Collaboration are to: Broaden the definition of assistive technology to support all students in becoming more efficient and successful Coordinate technical support between Assistive and Instructional Technology Identify [...]
