ERIC ED444449: Connecting @ the Crossroads. NECC 2000: National Educational Computing Conference Proceedings (21st, Atlanta, Georgia, June 26-28, 2000).

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Connecting @ the Crossroads, NECC 2000: National Educational
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Computing Conference Proceedings (21st, Atlanta, Georgia,
June 26-28, 2000).
National Educational Computing Conference.
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This document contains the proceedings of the National
Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2000. It includes the advance program
and registration materials for the NECC. Major themes of NECC 2000 include:
connecting technology to teaching and learning; staying connected with
professional development; moving beyond the crossroads; teachers as agents
for change; connected communities: schools, businesses, and resources; and
beyond the crossroads: where do we go from here? The following information is
provided: a schedule of events; profiles of keynote speakers; event
highlights; descriptions of workshops; and the educational program, including
concurrent sessions, papers and posters, and "make and take" sessions. Also
listed are the NECC 2000 Conference Committee and Program Committee,
exhibitors, tours, and National Educational Computing Association (NECA)
board of directors, membership, and societies. Registration information,
travel/transportation, and housing reservation materials, tours, workshops,
sessions/breakouts, speaker index, NECC 2000 conference and program
committees, NECA Board, member society representatives/staff, and special
acknowledgments are also included.
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NECC 2000 Content Area
9,ntroduction from NECC 2000 Chair
How profound that as the world embraces the 21st century we join together at the 21st National
Educational Computing Conference (NECC 2000) at Atlanta's Georgia World Congress Center. These
research proceedings of NECC 2000-Connecting @ the Crossroads project you in to multidimensional
crossroads:
Atlanta's existence is at a crossroads of transportation, air, rail, and highway, but
most recently fiber.
Fiber is providing a crossroads bringing together the world, communities, and
schools.
Schools are at a crossroads as they determine whether to continue as is, or to choose a
new pathway.
And so, you as an individual become the profound nexus to all the others Connecting @ the Crossroads
and to those you will return to at home.
Just as the information highway is fueled by data, we as educators will find in these proceedings the
reports on the presentations, innovations, trends, and research that will assist education in becoming
increasingly data-driven. The importance of credible cognitive research connected to pedagogical
research connected to the integration of technology as an instructionally relevant and practical tool will
propel us forward to engage each student in achieving success.
Connecting Technology to Teaching and Learning; Staying Connected with Professional Development;
Moving Beyond the Crossroads: Teachers as Agents for Change; and Connected Communities: Schools,
Businesses, and Resources are the major themes of NECC 2000, which will eventually lead us to the
ultimate theme, Beyond the Crossroads: Where Do We Go From Here?
These themes demonstrated through general sessions, paper sessions, traditional and Internet poster
sessions, workshops, and informal networking are the result of the deliberate diligence and expertise of
numerous individuals and groups. All of these indomitable people join with me in encouraging you to
select the most energizing pathway at NECC 2000-Connecting @ the Crossroads that may serve to
provide you with the platform from which to launch your students in to success in the new millennium.
Paul Ohme
NECC 2000 Conference Chair
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A second-to-none learning extravaganza awaits educators of all levels at
NECC 2000You'll learn strategies and practical solutions for integrating
and implementing technology into your educational experience.
Get ready...get set...learn!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2-3
NECC 2000 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4
KEYNOTES
EXHIBIT HOURS
5
5-8
HIGHLIGHTS
9-10
ON-SITE INFO & SERVICES
HOTELS & SHUTTLES
11
12
TOURS
13-18
WORKSHOPS
MAKE & TAKE SESSIONS
19
20-59
DAILY SESSIONS & BREAKOUTS
60-63
SPEAKER INDEX
64
NECC 2000 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
65
NECC 2000 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
66
NECA BOARD, MEMBER SOCIETY REPRESENTATIVES, & STAFF
68
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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SCHEDULE
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2000
FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2000
Registration
GWCC
PT' (by invitation), Sheraton Atlanta
8 am-5 pm
7 a t-fl-6 pm
7:154.15 am ... First Timers' Session, GWCC, Ballroom IV
Registration
GWCC
5:30-7:30 pm
pm
Kids' Aerospace Camp*
8 am74
$.30-9:45 am
Keynote: John Kuglin, GWCC, Hall G
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2000
Sponsored by Compaq Computer Corporation
Registration
GWCC
7 am-7 pm
Morning Workshops*
8:30-11:30 am
ISTE Affiliates Meet
8 am-5 pm
9:45 am-5:30 pm
Exhibit Halls D, E, F Open
Westin Peachtree
laza
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
9:45-10:45 am
PT' (by invitation), Sherato =I Atlanta
8 am-5 pm
Sponsored by AOL.school
Morninb/WorkshoPs*
10 am-12 noon
8:30-11:30 am
Web Poster/Posters,
GWCC, Room 367W
Tour: A Taste of the Peach*
9 am-1pm
10 am-12 noon
Make & Take Sessions*
Education I Jr a Sustainable Future
am-4 pm
...
Sympos..m* (preregistration only,
10 am-12 noon
Student Showcase, sponsored by
seats may be available.)
HiFusion, GWCC Level 2, opposite Room 265W
9 am-4 pm ....
Full-Day Workshops*
Georgia Superintendents & School Board
10 am -1 pm
Members Meeting (by invitation),
1:30-4:30 pm Afternoon Workshops*
Omni, Mimosa & Rutherford Rooms
6 pm-12 midnight
Tour: Spectacular Stone
11 am-12 noon
Concurrent Sessions 1
Mountain Park*
11 am-12 noon ... DeKalb County Meeting (by invitation),
7-10 pm
Atlanta Braves Game*
GWCC, Hall G
Concurrent Sessions 2
12:30-1:30 pm
SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2000
12:30-1:45 pm
ISTE Membership Meeting,
7 am-7 pm
Registration
GWCC
GWCC, Room 164W
8 am-2 pm
PT' (by invitation), Sheraton Atlanta
1-3 pm
Congressional Hearing on Web-Based Education
(open), GWCC, Hall G
8:30-11:30 am
Morning Workshops*
1-4 pm
"Power to Lead" Simulation, BellSouth
9 am-3 pm
Tour: Covington's Mansions*
Foundation (by invitation), Omni, Mimosa Room
9 am-4 pm
Full-Day Workshops*
Web Poster/Posters, GWCC Room 367W
1:30-3:30 pm
9 am-4 pm
Education for a Sustainable Future
Symposium* (preregistration only,
1:30-3:30 pm
Make & Take Sessions*
Or-
seats may be available.)
1:30-3:30 pm
Student Showcase, sponsored by
1 pm-5 pm
Tour: Atlanta's Famous Firsts*
HiFusion, GWCC Level 2, opposite Room 265W
1:30-4:30 pm
Afternoon Workshops*
1 pm-5 pm
Tour: Georgia's Stone Mountain*
2-3 pm
Concurrent Sessions 3
1:30-4:30 pm
Afternoon Workshops*
2:30-5:30 pm
International Visitors' Reception,
3-3:30 pm
Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
& Special CNN Tours*, CNN/Omni Terrace
Concurrent Sessions 4
3:30-4:30 pm
3-5 pm
U.S. Dept. of Education (by invitation),
5-6 pm
"Thrashers"-of-a-Feather Sessions
GWCC, Room 366W
5-6 pm
Alabama Tech Coordinators Meeting
5-6 pm
First Timers' Session, GWCC, Ballroom IV
(by invitation), GWCC, Room 364W
7-9 pm
Opening Reception, GWCC West Concourse
5-9 pm
Atlanta Zoo Extravaganza*
Sponsored by NetSchools & Hewlett-Packard Company
Sponsored by Simplexis.com
Open to all NECC Registrants!
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2000
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 2000
6:45-8 am
Fun Run/Walk
7 am-3 pm
Registration
GWCC
Sponsored by Power School, Inc., Centennial Olympic Park
7:15-8:15 am
"Thrashers"-of-a-Feather Sessions
7 am-5:45 pm
Registration
GWCC
8 am-4 pm
Kids' Aerospace Camp*
7 am-8 am
Volunteer Thank You Breakfast,
8:30-9:45 am .. Keynote: Duane Ackerman, GWCC, Hall G
GWCC, Level 1
Morning Workshops*
8:30-11:30 am
7:15-8:15 am ... First Timers' Session, GWCC, Ballroom IV
9 am-1 pm
Tour: A Taste of the Peach*
8 am-4 pm
Kids' Aerospace Camp*
9:30 am-2:30 pm
Exhibit Halls D, E, F Open
8:30-10 am
Keynote: Craig Barrett, GWCC, Hall G
10-10:30 am
Coffee Break,
with special presentation by
GWCC, West Meeting Room Levels
U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley
10 am-12 noon
Web Posters/Posters,
8:30-11:30 am Morning Workshops*
GWCC, Room 367W
9:30 am-5 pm
Exhibit Halls D, E, F Open
10 am-12 noon
Make & Take Sessions*
10-10:30 am
Coffee Break,
10 am-12 noon
Student Showcase, sponsored by
GWCC West Meeting Room Levels
HiFusion, GWCC Level 2, opposite Room 265W
10 am-12 noon ... Web Posters/Posters, GWCC, Room 367W
Concurrent Sessions 10
10:30-11:30 am
10 am-12 noon
Make & Take Sessions*
11:45 am-1:15 pm
Luncheon* & Keynote: Betty Siegel,
10 am-12 noon
Student Showcase, sponsored by
GWCC, Ballrooms IIII
Hi Fusion, GWCC Level 2, opposite Room 265W
Sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
10:30-11:30 am
Concurrent Sessions 5
12 noon-1 pm
Concurrent Sessions 11
12 noon-1 pm
Concurrent Sessions 6
1:30-2:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions 12
1 pm-5 pm
Tour: Atlanta's Famous Firsts*
2:30-3 pm
Refreshment Break,
Concurrent Sessions 7
1:30-2:30 pm
GWCC, West Meeting Room Levels
1:30-3:30 pm ... Web Posters/Posters, GWCC, Room 367W
3-4 pm
Concurrent Sessions 13
10
1:30-3:30 pm
4:15-5 pm
Make & Take Sessions*
Closing Giveaways & NECC 2001 Preview
GWCC, Hall G
Student Showcase, sponsored by
1:30-3:30 pm
Hi Fusion, GWCC Level 2, opposite Room 265W
1:30-4:30 pm
Afternoon Workshops*
TOURS
2:30-3 pm
Refreshment Break,
GWCC, West Meeting Room Levels
Tour participants
.ire asked to meet inside the
3-4 pm
Concurrent Sessions 8
west entrance of the GWCC 15 minutes
prior to
the start time of each
4-5:30 pm
tour. Tours may be added to
NECA LIGHTS Reception (by invitation),
your registration through On-Site Registration.
Omni, Greenwood Room
Guides will lead participants
to the bus
4:30-5:30 pm
Concurrent Sessions 9
loading area.
"Thrashers"-of-a-Feather Sessions
5:45-6:45 pm
.
WORKSHOPS
5:45-6:45 pm
U.S. Dept. of Ed Assistive Technology
Seats
in workshops may still be
available!
Session (open), GWCC, Ballroom IV
Stop by OnSite Registration
for details. Costs are
5:45-6:45 pm Mississippi Dept. of Education Meeting,
S70 for half-day and S140 for
full-day. Buses will
(by invitation), Hyatt Regency Hotel, Baker Room
load at the Tours Departure
/Return Area outside
6:30-9 pm
and to the west of the NECC
NECC 2000 Predance Minim all
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between the Georgia International
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Regency Ballroom
Plaza and the
Georgia Dome.
9 11 pm
Dance & Conference Social,
"MAKE & TAKE"
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Centennial Ballroom
SESSIONS
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Compaq Computer Corporation
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ALL KEYNOTE SESSIONS WILL BE HELD IN HALL G AT THE GWCC.
JOHN KUGLIN
CRAIG BARRETT
Computers, Connections, and Community:
The Technology Puzzle:
Why W' Care and Why It Matters
Understanding and Connecting the Pieces
MONDAY, 8:30-9:45 AM
TUESDAY, 8:30-10 AM
JOIN INTEL IN HALL "H"
IMMEDIATELY
As classrooms transition into the new
Innovations in
-
FOLLOWING THE
millennium, technology is a critical
technolo
gy
TUESDAY KEYNOTE FOR
and in-
tool for schools. However, new
REFRESHMENTS AND AN
developments are occurring at
novative
INTRODUCTION TO
MANY OF INTEL'S
breakneck speeds. Educators find
educational
EXCITING NEW
themselves staring into the box of a
initiatives are
ACTIVITIES!
5,000-piece technology puzzle. In this
connecting us to
presentation, Kuglin will demonstrate
the wider world in various
ways, and also to one another.
the availability of the puzzle pieces
and demystify the process for
Come hear how learning
connecting them in a manner that
communities (administrators,
teachers, students, parents,
leaves participants feeling
John Kuglin is Director
Craig Barrett is President
comfortable. Kuglin will highlight
community-based organizations,
of Educational Outreach and Chief Executive Officer
current and emerging Internet, video,
and businesses) are collaborating to
and Executive Director
of the Intel Corporation.
improve learning and performance,
computer, and satellite technologies
for NASA's Earth
with suggestions for implementing
and tie us more closely together.
Observing System at the
SPECIAL
University of Montana
these tools in a cohesive manner.
Barrett's interactive presentation will
PRESENTATION BY
Missoula.
include demonstrations onstage by
U.S.
teachers from around the country
who have incorporated technology in
SECRETARY
meaningful ways into their classroom
RICHARD W.
curricula, administrators who have
used technology in innovative ways to
RILEY
get parents and their local
UANE ACKERMAN
community more involved in
TUESDAY, 8:30-10 AM
education, and a diverse group of
students who are involved in making
Eye for Opportunity
technology happen in their schools.
WEDNESDAY, 8:30-9:45 AM
Ackerman will focus on the
enormous opportunities that the
BETTY SIEGEL
information economy and broadband
technologies have created for students
Connecting for Success
as learners and future employees, for
educators as shapers of technology
WEDNESDAY LUNCHEON*, 11:45 AM-1:15 PM,
and technology use, and for
GWCC, BALLROOMS I-111
communities as the standard-bearers
Siegel will bring her remarkable
for quality of life. His perspective
sense of humor and perspectives
arises from the breadth of BellSouth
on how we cope with change and
operations, which provide
the future to the NECC 2000
Duane Ackerman is
telecommunications, wireless
luncheon program. She has been
Chairman and CEO of the
communications, cable and digital
instrumental in the inclusion of
Atlanta-based BellSouth
television, advertising and publishing,
technology in the teacher
Corporation.
and Internet and data services to
preparation program in Georgia
more than 36 million customers in 20
and is widely recognized for
countries worldwide.
her vision and leadership.
As Kennesaw State University
Betty Siegel is the first
President, Siegel is focused on the
woman to head an
potential of technology to improve
institution in the 34-unit
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and affect education, specifically
University System of
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its impact on the university. She
Georgia. She has been
recently hired a Chief Information
President of Kennesaw State
Officer to ensure that KSU is
University since 1981.
moving forward to meet the needs
of its students and faculty.
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KEYNOTE AND THE CLOSING SESSION!
OPENING
ECEPTIO fill
Please join us Sunday night to celebrate NECC 2000's crossroads extravaganza,
"Connecting to the Future"! Held in the west concourse of the GWCC, this event
will feature food, beverages, and four bands (from mellow jazz to swingin' blues to
toe-tapping Dixieland to rock 'n' roll) and is hosted by Net Schools and the
Hewlett-Packard Company. Bring your dancing shoes if you like to party, or find a quiet
STUDENT PERFORMERS
spot to reunite with old friends. Attendance is complimentary with your registration
don't forget to pick up your badge first!
Student Performers from DeKalb
Sunday, June 25, 7-9 pm, GWCC, West Concourse, Levels 1 & 2
County (Georgia) Schools will
SPECIAL FOR Fl
ST TIMERS
provide entertainment before the
Join us in Ballroom IV to learn how to navigate through the city of Atlanta, the GWCC,
Monday and Tuesday keynote
the Exhibit Hall, and the conference program. Find out how you can make the most out
sessions (8-8:30 am) and the
of your premier NECC experience! Presented by Nancy Clark and Mindy DiSalvo,
DeKalb County Schools, Georgia.
Wednesday conference luncheon
Sunday, June 25, 5-6 pm; repeats Monday, June 26, and Tuesday, June 27, 7:15-8:15 am,
(11-11:45 am). School names
GWCC, Ballroom IV
and performer names will be
[INTERNATIONAL VISITORS'
RECEPTION AND CNN TOURS
included in each day's
NECC 2000 welcomes our international attendees to a reception at the Omni Terrace at
conference newsletter. We hope
CNN's global headquarters! Right next to the GWCC, CNN develops and produces
you'll turn out early to show your
programming for 24 news and multiple non-news channels targeted to audiences around
support and give 'em a hand!
the world as well as programming and technology resources for education. The reception
will feature presentations by Turner Learning and the CNN International Channel. A
NECC First Timers' video will also be presented.
In addition, for an extra fee, you may choose to preregister for one of the CNN Studio
Tours set aside especially for NECC international participants during the reception. There
are a limited number of slots for tours, so acceptance will be on a first-come, first-served
basis. tickets must be purchased at On-Site Registration prior to the Reception. No tour
tickets will be sold at the Omni or at CNN.
The Standard Tour includes stops in the interactive exhibit area, digitally enhanced
control room theater, and special effects studio. View the main newsrooms of CNN and
Headline News from a glass overlook, one floor above. $8.
The VIP Tour is more in-depth and personalized than the Standard Tour and includes
visits to the actual newsroom floors of CNN Headline News, CNN Sports Illustrated,
CNN International, and CNN Interactive. $25.
Sunday, June 25, 2:30-5:30 pm, Omni Terrace, Omni Hotel. Tour start time is 4:30 pm.
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Be sure to visit the largest national education-technology exhibit in the country, featuring
1,200+ booths and more than 350 companies! Refer to the NECC 2000
(in your registration packet) for a complete listing of NECC 2000
Exhibit Guide
Exhibitors and descriptions of each. Take your first stroll through this record-breaking
exhibit during the Morning Continental Breakfast, and return for a relaxing ice cream,
pretzel, popcorm, and refreshment break that same afternoon.
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Halls D, E, F, Monday, June 26, 9:45-10:45 am;
Sponsored by AOL.school.
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Refreshment Break in Exhibit Halls D, E, F, Monday, June 26, 3-3:30 pm
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