NECC Meet-up for Classroom 2.0?

I thought it might be fun to do some kind of meet-up at NECC for members of Classroom 2.0. NECC is going to have a "bloggers cafe" area at the show--would it make sense to pick a time (or a couple of times) when people might just gather for a short time to say hi?

(Also: should make another plug for our free, all-day "unconference" called EduBloggerCon 2007, the Saturday before NECC in Atlanta. More information at www.EduBloggerCon.com.)

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Permalink Reply by Bill on May 31, 2007 at 5:48am

If we're getting Steve into a funny hat, I think something that properly embodies some geek chic would be appropriate :)

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Cheers,

Bill

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on May 31, 2007 at 6:15am

I have my dignity to think about, Bill...

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Permalink Reply by Brett Hinton on June 4, 2007 at 11:20pm

I think a Classroom 2.0 meeting is a great idea, as are some buttons. I second the motion for a Monday or Tuesday night meeting as Sunday many are still going to be arriving and any later and some will be leaving.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Garner on June 5, 2007 at 10:31am

Well if we're REALLY getting fancy, why not go for shirts? I know we wouldn't want to wear them every day, but we could all wear them on, say, Tuesday. Check out www.spreadshirt.com (another of my favorite web 2.0 tools) . I suggest our avatar and name on the front like this:

And the header bar with members highlighted on the back like this:

But I've never been one for going 1/2 way on anything. Maybe a button would be better.... :)
I think that would be overall easier than trying to designate one time and place for everyone to meet since there's SO much to do at the conference!

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Permalink Reply by Barbara on June 6, 2007 at 10:57pm

However we are going to do this...it is worth doing...the conference is all about making connections! I like the buttons! So when and where folks! ( I like the shirt too but my avatar is from 2nd life and still has green hair and I do not know how to fix it....)

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Garner on June 8, 2007 at 9:37am

Mine is from www.weeworld.com. You could visit and create a new one. It doesn't take long at all and is yet another 2.0 app.

But mostly I was thinking of our avatar as the picture we use here so I can find people and immediately identify them with their posts. Maybe I need to improve my vocab?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on June 8, 2007 at 9:46am

OK, so we are going to make some buttons, courtesy of Wikispaces. What if we recommended that people print out their picture/avatar and hang it from their Classroom 2.0 button?

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Permalink Reply by Sylvia Martinez on June 8, 2007 at 10:07am

Steve, if you want to leave some buttons at our booth in the exhibit hall, we can do that too.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on June 11, 2007 at 10:46am

I just looked at the Birds of a Feather sessions I am helping to facilitate, and I had forgotten that the one on Tuesday might be the perfect place / time for people to meet up.

It's called: "Free, Open Source, and Web 2.0 Software for the Classroom." I don't think they have assigned rooms yet for the BOF sessions, but I am going to recommend that if Classroom 2.0 folks want to gather, this would be a great opportunity.