EduBloggerCon 2010 and ISTE Conference 2010 June 27, 2010
Posted by nightfox in : Events , trackback
Last night, the hashtags #ebc10 and #iste10 were all over my Twitter public timeline and those were tweets that were posted by my edtech contacts from other countries. After doing a Google search, I discovered that the hashtags were about two events, the EduBloggerCon 2010 and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference 2010.
The first event, EduBloggerCon (based from the definition on its wikispace)
“is an all-day unconference gathering for those interested in social media / Web 2.0 in education”.
Wikipedia states that:
an unconference is a facilitated, participant-driven conference centered on a theme or purpose. The term “unconference” has been applied, or self-applied, to a wide range of gatherings that try to avoid one or more aspects of a conventional conference, such as high fees and sponsored presentations.
So far, the only unconference I’m familiar with here in the Philippines is the BarCamp Manila. Perhaps, it would be nice to start holding an EduBloggerCon event too in the university. However, the question is – are there edubloggers in UP Diliman?
The second event, ISTE Conference 2010, is a conference organized by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Quoting from its website:
ISTE is the trusted source for professional development, knowledge generation, advocacy and leadership for innovation. (ISTE) is the premier membership association for educators and education leaders engaged in improving teaching and learning by advancing the effective use of technology in PK-12 and teacher education.
This organization was already familiar to me because it coined some of the definitions or terminologies I have taught in my EDUC 190 class. I was wondering about their membership application though.
Afterwards, I tried to keep track on Twitter more by following the hashtags #ebc10 and #iste10. I just wish I would be able to attend these events live! For now, let’s just stick with the EduBloggerCon 2010 Wikispace and the ISTE 2010 Remote Access/VOD/Webcast site.
Enjoy and see you in the Twitterverse and Blogosphere! 
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Wish you were here too – in the Blogger’s Cafe at ISTE!
Hi Paula! Thanks for visiting my blog.
How’s it going there at ISTE?