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How can you attend NECC 2009 in DC this week if you can't get there?
Virtually!
I'm overwhelmed with the choices available for those of us who want to participate from afar. I found some great resources and asked others for input via Twitter.
The official tag for the conference is #necc09, but you can also try #necc, or #ebc (EduBloggerCon) or #ebc09 for info generated before the conference. (Some great ideas there already!!) You may find others for pre-conference events once you start browsing.
A special tag was developed by those attending virtually, too: #notatnecc09
Also see #neccunplugged.
Be sure to see Chris Hum's series of about virtual participation in NECC 2009:
Participating in NECC09 Virtually
http://www.neccning.org/profiles/blogs/participating-in-necc09
Virtual NECC09 Participation: How to find the needle of interest!
http://www.neccning.org/profiles/blogs/virtual-necc09-participation
Virtual NECC09 Participation: Webstreaming, Videos, Elluminate and SL
http://www.neccning.org/profiles/blogs/virtual-necc09-participation-1
Virtual NECC09 Participation: Twitter, Streaming Schedules, SL
http://www.neccning.org/profiles/blogs/virtual-necc09-participation-2
Virtual NECC09 Participation: Blog Following
http://www.neccning.org/profiles/blogs/virtual-necc09-participation-3
Virtual NECC09 Participation: After NECC, Whats Next?
http://www.neccning.org/profiles/blogs/virtual-necc09-participation-4
And don't miss: Following Conferences Virtually Is Like Drinking From a Firehose
by Kris Hagel http://u.nu/5c6g
Finally: NECC - Resources for those of you who missed the circus
http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2009/07/necc09.html
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Other coverage identified so far:
NECC main site
Malcolm Gladwell Keynote
hashtag: #necc09mg
ISTE Connects
tag cloud
video
widget
chat
blog posts
twitter feeds
news and updates
ISTE Connects UStream Channel
http://u.nu/5mgf (live and archive plus live chat)
News and Information Channel http://u.nu/7tvf
Sessions and Keynotes Channel http://u.nu/9tvf
ISTE Live http://www.isteconnects.org/category/live/
schedule of live streaming events
NECC Ning
NECC Ning Groups: http://www.necc2008.org/groups
Here are a few you can join:
Virtual NECCers - http://www.necc2008.org/group/virtualneccers
NECC Blogs & Twits - http://www.necc2008.org/group/neccblogsandtwits
21st Century Skills - http://www.necc2008.org/group/21stcenturyskills
Web 2.0 Advocates for Education - http://www.necc2008.org/group/web20advocatesforeducation
NECC Exhibits
What's a conference without exhibits? 
Is there virtual swag, too?
Interactive Exhibits Floor Plan - http://u.nu/3egf
Exhibitor Search - http://u.nu/5egf
NECC Sponsors - http://u.nu/7egf (say THANK YOU!!!)
All registered, full conference attendees can pick up their commemorative 2GB conference flashdrive in the Exhibit Hall at the end of Aisle 600 during show hours. You will need to present the ticket included with your badge.
(photo by SusanVG - http://u.nu/3ssf)
Handouts
Ideas for searching conference sessions with handouts
Many also include PPTs
Conferences Aggregator
Hitchhikr 
Blog posts via Google, Technorati, Bloglines and Twitter
photos, tag cloud, links to previous NECCs and other conferences
Wikis
NECC Unplugged - http://www.neccunplugged.com/
Second Life Playground - http://u.nu/
McTeach - http://mcteach.pbworks.com/
Welcome to the NECC Library Tools BYOL Smackdown! - http://u.nu/52pf
SIGMS Forum Wiki - http://neccsigms.pbworks.com
Second Life
Monday, June 29, 8 am–4 pm; Tuesday, June 30, 9 am–4 pm; and Wednesday, July 1, 8 am–2 pm
All during NECC, there'll be streaming media off and on at ISTE Island 4. Here is a landmark. SLurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island%204/208/215/25
All during the Playground hours at NECC, and likely in off-hours, avatars will gather at http://slurl.com/secondlife/ISTE%20Island%202/128/128/2 for inworld presentations that will often be piped into the SLPg in Washington.
NECC NIng Group for Second Life: http://www.necc2008.org/group/secondlife
Photos
EdubloggerCon Animoto - http://u.nu/6ydf 
EdubloggerCon Flickr group - http://u.nu/7ydf
EdubloggerCon Flickr tag - http://u.nu/3zdf
NECC tag on Flickr - http://u.nu/8zdf
Also try #necc09 and #necc or necc2009
Flickr Group Pool Photos http://www.flickr.com/groups/necc09/
NECC09 Flickr Collage: http://u.nu/5zvf
NECC09 Flickr Slildeshow: http://u.nu/9zvf
(thanks to David Warlick's Hitchhikr for these links)
NECC Ning Photos - http://www.neccning.org/photo
NECC09 Photostream on Flickr - http://u.nu/23kg
KJarrett photos on Flickr (huge number of photos) - http://u.nu/23ef
Mike_McCormick's Flickr set for NECC09 - http://u.nu/5xvf
Scott Merrick's Flickr set for NECC09 - http://u.nu/5zjg
3rd Annual Constructivist Celebration at NECC 2009 - http://u.nu/8cif
View by tag with TagGalaxy: http://taggalaxy.de/

Use hashtags (above) to filter.
View with:
VisibleTweets


Tweetdeck http://www.tweetdeck.com
Twitter Stream Graph http://u.nu/9unf
real time visualization of NECC topics

Get details on how to use it here:
Twitterfall - http://twitterfall.com/
you can color-code each tag or search term

Twitter Fountain - http://www.twitterfountain.nl/
photos or tweets
embeddable
Twazzup - http://u.nu/86ef 
twitter feeds, photos, most popular links, trendsetters, featured tweets, links to contributors
TweetGrid - http://tweetgrid.com/
View multiple tags at once.
Twitter Plus
Scoopler - http://u.nu/5gef 
CrowdEye - http://u.nu/6gef
Video
ISTE Vision - http://www.istevision.org/
NECC Ning Videos - http://www.neccning.org/video
Blogs
NECC Ning Blogs
http://www.neccning.org/profiles/blog/list
Google Blog Search - http://u.nu/58ef
or add to your Google Reader
Technorati - http://u.nu/68ef
videos - http://u.nu/29ef
feeds available
Social Bookmarks
Delicious http://u.nu/3hef
Diigo http://u.nu/5hef
Chat
More
Teachers First: OK2Ask
http://www.teachersfirst.com/OK2Asknecc09rec.cfm
http://www.teachersfirst.com/OK2Asknecc09.cfm
Others have provided links to:
Cover It Live
Malcom Gladwell keynote Live: http://tr.im/q5fu
Bricks and Mortar Schools Are Detrimental to Education: http://u.nu/8svf
TinyChat (text and video)
UStream
Twitpic
Plurk
Twine http://u.nu/9aef
Twibes http://u.nu/5bef
Etherpad http://etherpad.com/necc09 Share your ideas about the sessions you attend.
NECC News
NECC News by C. Blohm
Digital Nation
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/
Education Week Digital Directions
eSchool News - NECC
http://www.eschoolnews.com/conference-info/necc/
Google News
EdTechTicker: NECC Live
hourly updates http://www.techlearning.com/section/EditorBlogs
Mobile Phones
(Un)official NECC 2009 Mobi Site - http://necc2009.wirenode.mobi/ 
NECC Reflections
Twitpoll
The best part of #NECC09 was...(Pick your top 3)
Wordle from NECC Leadership Symposium 
by Anonymous
“Digital Education Blog's NECC09 Wordle” by edweekcraig

Survey: What was your biggest take away from NECC09?
Results: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvlfpODNEd4wcjZrSnlrV0FXa1RfT1NsTzN6LUlZRHc&hl=en
Gathered from Twitter
http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com
Others
http://iamliterate.blogspot.com/2009/07/reflections-on-necc09.html
http://mcarls.blogspot.com/2009/07/initial-thoughts-about-necc2009.html
http://bookminder.blogspot.com/2009/07/not-at-necc09.html
http://philly-teacher.blogspot.com/2009/07/another-waitin-on-a-womancomic-life-view-of-necc-09.html
http://www.isteconnects.org/2009/07/01/the-definitive-necc-09-wrap-up-post/
http://msdnrss.thecoderblogs.com/2009/07/01/sponges-and-participants/
Links keep popping up!
If you find some good ones, please send to baumbach at mail.ucf.edu or @AuntyTech and I'll update!
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THANKS!!
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