ntcamp

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ntcamp is almost a week old and although the temperature in Philadelphia has cooled a bit, the conversation around ntcamp and providing the best resources for new teachers has increased. I want to personally thank each of our attendees and all of our engaging presenters. Each of you made ntcamp a success and the organization team cannot thank you all enough.

I would like to send a big shout out to all of our sponsors for their generous support and the Boys’ Latin Charter School for providing their great facility for the day. We have created a sponsors link page that will provide links to all of our sponsors great websites and we encourage you to check them out and spread the word. Another big thank you goes out to Rich Gonzalez for providing exemplary tech support throughout the day.

We have already started planning ntcamp 2011 and would like to hear your feedback about ntcamp 2010. Please take a few moments to fill out our survey and let us know how we can make ntcamp 2011 an even better experience.

Finally, I would like to keep this page active and provide the best resources for new teachers. I have created an ntcamp diigo group that all of you should join and share your favorite links. I also am seeking out guest bloggers for this site. If you have a post that focuses on new teachers or best practices please contact me so that we can set up a time to post your blog. If you would like to be a ntcamp guest blogger, please  contact me here.

Thank you all again for an amazing day of professional development and networking!

Below is a list of all of our presenters. If you need to contact them regarding resources or just to add to your PLN, please contact them via twitter.

Session 1
Hook ‘Em With a Primary Source @hadleyjf
Creating a Great EdTech College Course @mbteach @alesnick
Off Task Time: Causes and Solutions David Ginsburg @coachginsburg
What should new and experienced teachers know about Special Ed and Inclusion? @dancallahan @kristenswanson

Session 2
Free PD and Inspiration at Home Ann Oro @njtechteacher
SMACKDOWN! @web20classroom
Music Integration with Active Listening for all Grade Levels @Eliza_Peterson
Fighting the Filter Understanding CIPA @findingDulcinea
Grades or learning? Are they really mutually exclusive? @jasontbedell

Session 3
Tweet Tweet Let’s Talk About Twitter @web20classroom @tomwhitby
Backchannels/Social Networking in the Classroom: Can we harness our kids’ native environment? @rchuhran
Memory, Multitasking, Learning Styles… and other lies @DrTimony
Talent Swap No Slidedeck! Rocket fuel for your PLN! @butwait
Technology and Student Achievement @rkiker

Session 4
Things That Suck for New Teachers @dancallahan
Gifted Gab: Everything you need to know about the “smart kids” @geraldaungst @paulawhite
Ten Steps to Better Web Research @findingDulcinea @shannnonmiller
Off Task Time: Causes and Solutions David Ginsburg @coachginsburg

ntcamp 2010 was a tidal wave of excellent resources and links. For some, it might have been hard to keep up with all of the resources shares via the sessions and smackdown. Please use this Diigo group to share your resources from ntcamp and let’s all work together in creating a resource library for new and veteran teachers. Thanks!

Thank you for attending ntcamp 2010 in Philadelphia. Please take a few minutes to take the survey below and tell us how your experience was at ntcamp 2010. We will be using this information to make ntcamp 2011 better than the last. We hope that you enjoyed your day in Philadelphia, and we look forward to hearing about your experience.

Thank you,

The ntcamp Team

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LearnBoost

In early August, LearnBoost will release a free, easy-to-use, and beautiful gradebook application built on the powerful technology the team has developed. LearnBoost will make sure every attendee of ntcamp and the EdTech UNconference gets a free account by signing up here.

LearnBoost completely replaces other gradebook providers, both free and paid. LearnBoost’s free accounts give all teachers a gradebook to manage their classroom, as well as integrated software to create and manage lesson plans, track attendance in a list or innovative visual format, maintain schedules, import and integrate Google calendars, “tag” standards to assignments and lesson plans, and much more.

If you are a teacher, or know a teacher, LearnBoost’s amazing software is completely free — please tell the teachers you know to get on LearnBoost’s free account list

NOTE: We will have printed copies available on site
ntcamp 2010 Agenda Flyer

SimpleK12.com

SimpleK12 will give away ten free memberships to the EdTech UNconference, each valued at $200.

The EdTech UNconference is the first ever, year long, international, technology UNconference for educators.   In addition to live monthly sessions, the EdTech UNconference gives full access to all of SimpleK12’s online learning programs to help teachers learn about and integrate technology directly into their lesson plans.  Receive access to more than 700+ hours of online learning content already in use by more than 500,000 educators.   In addition, the EdTech UNconference includes forums and blogs for ongoing collaboration.   For more information, click here.

The ntcamp team would like to thank Simplek12 for their support of ntcamp and their generous donation.

Mary Beth Hertz

Philly Teacher: A Blog About Teaching, Learning, and Life

NTCAMP 2010 PLN Panel

NTCAMP 2010

Mary Beth Hertz is a computer teacher and technology integration specialist at a charter school in North Philadelphia.  She blogs about her classroom experiences, transforming education and current issues in education, reflecting on her practice and her experiences.  She is passionate about the power that technology has to bring together educators and students, providing opportunities for students to make their voices heard outside the classroom walls and to bring the world into their classroom.

Nancy Ehrlich

Examiner.com Philadelphia

New Teacher Conference July 24, 2010 #ntcamp

Nancy L. Ehrlich, M.Ed has been an educator for over 29 years. She has taught students from age four through the college level. Ms. Ehrlich has worked as a teacher, head of school, learning center director, and reading specialist. Throughout her diverse career, she has constantly focused on bringing the joy of literacy and learning to children, families and fellow educators. She encourages comments, correspondence and questions.

Jason Bedell

Reflections On Teaching and Learning

Why You Should Attend #ntcamp

Jason T. Bedell is an Educational Technology Specialist for the Morris School District in NJ as well as a consultant. His specialty is in connecting sound educational standards or objectives with the tools that will best engage the students in authentic learning. Follow his blog at http://jasontbedell.com and follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jasontbedell.com.

Tom Whitby

Discovery Education provides engaging digital resources to schools and homes with the goal of making educators more effective, increasing student achievement, and connecting classrooms and families to a world of learning.

Discovery Education is a division of Discovery Communications, LLC the leading global nonfiction media company. The leader in digital video-based learning, Discovery Education produces and distributes high-quality digital resources in easy-to-use formats in all core-curricular subject areas. Discovery Education is committed to creating scientifically proven, standards-based digital resources for teachers, students, and parents that make a positive impact on student learning. Through solutions like Discovery Education streaming, Discovery Education Science, Discovery Education Health and more, Discovery Education helps over one million educators and 35 million students harness the power of broadband and media to connect to a world of learning.

Our guiding principles:

• Harness the proven power of high-quality video content for instruction
• Foster an atmosphere for engaged learning
• Always test assumptions and invite educator feedback
• Provide new tools for informed instruction
• Offer services that are proven to be effective

The ntcamp team would like to thank Discovery Education for their support of ntcamp! Please visit their site for consistently updated resources for your classroom.