NCTIES Conference Blog

Friday NCTIES Times

2010-03-05T05:22:00.000-08:00

Night on the Town

2010-03-04T13:47:00.000-08:00

The NC Theatre is doing Full Monty and has a "Girls' Night Out": Girls Night Out w/ NCTIES @nctheatre. Come see THE FULL MONTY tonite for $25! Tix avail at box office at 7 PM. Theatre 1 blk from Marriott!

The Oxford Gastropub, located in the heart of Fayetteville St. just a few blocks from the Convention Center sends news that they are aware of the convention this week and would love the opportunity to serve you all. We have great space, food and service, and live entertainment on Thursday night!

The Mint on Fayetteville Street has a great small plates menu and this First Thursday offers live jazz with the F.O. Finch Trio, 1/2 price martinis and other drink specials.

5 O'Clock Thursdays start this evening at 5pm at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and drink specials, and live music with Jason Adamo.

Arnez J appears live at Goodnight's Comedy Club just off Peace Street.

There is more live music at Irregardless Cafe close to NCSU campus and at 42nd Street Oyster Bar.

Those are some of the fun things that are happening tonight while NCTIES is in town. Have a great time exploring Raleigh, don't forget to take your SMART card and remember - the R Line stops at 2:15 a.m. so plan to be back to your hotel by then!

Thanks to Julie Brakenbury and the Staff of Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Come discuss New Literacies tonight at the Hive on S. Wilmington in Raleigh from 5:45 - 7:30, and visit us online at http://newlit.org

Luncheon Photostory

2010-03-04T13:13:00.000-08:00

NCTIES Times

2010-03-04T07:24:00.001-08:00

The Thursday Edition of the NCTIES Times is now available. You can download it on our wiki.

http://2010ncties.pbworks.com/

iPhone site is live!

2010-03-02T09:17:00.000-08:00

While attending the conference, point you iPhone, iPod Touch, or other mobile device to i.ncties.org for our mobile conference site.

The entire schedule and list of featured speakers is at your fingertips.

Find your way around Raleigh with links to the R-Line mobile site.

Welcome to Greater Raleigh!

2010-03-02T06:20:00.000-08:00

Greater Raleigh is proud to host NCTIES' 2010 conference, "A Journey of Discovery: New Adventures Every Day."

Make the most of your visit to the Raleigh area by using visitRaleigh NCTIES Landing Page as well as the conference homepage.

At your service in Greater Raleigh...
	Getting here Whether driving or flying, it couldn’t be easier to get to downtown Raleigh. I-40 and the I-440 Beltline provide easy access to the city. Learn more
	The Raleigh Convention Center Sun-drenched and LEED-certified, the Raleigh Convention Center is home to stimulating design, inspiring culture and superior service. Learn more
	Raleigh Marriott City Center This upscale hotel delivers all the amenities and world-class service you expect, and its carpeted, underground connector to the convention center will keep you comfortable. Learn more
	Sheraton Raleigh Hotel The Sheraton offers a tantalizing blend of luxury and indulgence, all right in the pulsing center of Raleigh’s revitalized downtown—an easy walk to the Raleigh Convention Center. Learn more
	Dine Around Downtown Raleigh For a multitude of downtown options, check out our handy, printable guide. And, to better plan your restaurant ramble, explore this online video gallery. Learn more
	Greater Raleigh SmartCard The SmartCard is our way of welcoming you to the area and saving you money at the same time. Pick up one of these discount cards at registration and use it at participating businesses. Learn more
	Parking Downtown Both the Raleigh Convention Center and Raleigh Marriott City Center offer parking garages, plus other nearby options abound. Download or print a downtown parking map. Learn more
	The R-LINE The City of Raleigh offers the R-LINE–a downtown circulator, free for all riders. Hybrid electric buses will whisk you between the downtown’s central districts, with 10-15 minute headways. Learn more

Exploring Raleigh

2010-02-26T06:11:00.000-08:00

Please be sure to check out our Exploring Raleigh page. You will find information on the R Line, Raleigh's free eco-friendly buses.

You can learn about the Greater Raleigh Convention & Visitors Bureau's SMART Card. Offering you discounts to over 200 businesses and restaurants.

Finally, take a look at the restaurants and night life Raleigh has too offer.

Discovery Education

2010-02-19T07:17:00.000-08:00

We are pleased to announce The NCTIES and the Discovery Channel/Discovery Education will host a sneak preview of LIFE with a special introduction by International Speaker and Education Innovator Hall Davidson.

Discovery Channel will preview the trailer for Discovery Channel's new LIFEseries airing on March 21st. LIFE is the follow up to Discovery's acclaimed Planet Earth series, and will be available to educators on Discovery Education Streaming PLUS the day after each episode airs on Discovery Channel!

You can view the preview on Thursday, March 4 at 6:00 - 6:45pm Raleigh Convention Center, Ballroom A Raleigh, NC

In addition, Hall Davidson will be conducting two featured speaker sessions at NCTIES!

Hall Davidson taught middle and high school English, mathematics, Spanish, and bilingual mathematics. He left the classroom to teach math on television in Los Angeles on an Emmy-winning program and spent 20 years at PBS stations teaching and leading staff developments in person and on-air. While producing television series on education and technology, he led a media consortium serving 17 districts and 400,000 students. He frequently contributes articles to national educational publications. With a team he founded Kitzu.org, a resource of free online kits to encourage project-based learning with media. He served on the board of Computer-Using Educators for six years and consulted for media corporations and professional organizations. For a dozen years he coordinated the nation’s oldest student media festival, the California Student Media Festival. He was site chairperson at his children’s elementary school where the categorical budget required his signature. He joined Discovery Education in 2005 where he blogs, creates webinars, and works in educational partnerships as a director of the Discovery Educator Network, connecting thousands of teachers nationwide. He has spoken about technology and education to audiences around the world.

Concurrent Sessions

2010-02-17T12:13:00.000-08:00

The 2010 NCTIES Wiki is now live.

http://2010ncties.pbworks.com/

Here you will find a schedule of the concurrent sessions with a description. If you are a presenter, you will find directions to have your handouts or relevant session links added to your description.

CRSTE Cyber Conference

2010-02-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

The CRSTE CyberConference 2010 is our first online event free to educators promoting the exchange of ideas and opportunities for collaboration across the CRSTE region and beyond. Each evening from between February 21 – March 5, 2010. Plan to attend any and all sessions of interest to you. Can't make a specific presentation? They will be archived online for your future perusal!

Here it is..hot off the cyber-presses..the final version of the CRSTE CyberConference 2010 Catalog!
Simply point your browser to http://crste.org/images/C3.pdf to get your copy.

Clif Mims added as a Featured Speaker

2010-01-27T06:41:00.000-08:00

Clif Mims is a native of the Mississippi Delta and has more than 16 years of teaching experience. He taught elementary and middle school students and coached basketball and math teams to numerous championships. He later became a faculty member at the University of Georgia while simultaneously earning his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from UGA. Dr. Mims became an assistant professor of elementary mathematics at the University of Mississippi in 2003. Clif joined the University of Memphis' Instructional Design and Technology faculty in 2005 and now serves as Program Coordinator.

His research interests are related to the effective integration of technology with the processes of teaching and learning, especially in teacher education.

Clif is an avid fan of the Mississippi State University Bulldogs and enjoys tennis, camping, fishing, movies and television. He and his wife are the parents of three children.

View Clif's Linked In Profile
View Clif's Blog, Clif's Notes

Grants

2010-01-22T08:18:00.000-08:00

Three (3) $3000 Grants will be awarded for innovative, student-involved projects, which effectively use technology. Each grant recipient will receive a check for $3000 and agree to present at the 2011 NCTIES Conference at the Raleigh Convention Center March 2nd – 4th. The winner will receive registration and one night’s lodging in addition to the check for the school. At that conference each winner will present a session concerning the product/project that was aided by the grant money.

Please visit www.ncties.org/grants for more information

Website Update

2009-12-30T11:05:00.000-08:00

Our conference website was just updated. We added a Venue page for information about the Raleigh Convention Center.

We have also added a couple new restaurant videos to our Explore Raleigh page. Be sure to check our Bogarts American Grill and Zely & Ritz.

Conference Registration is Live!

2009-11-23T07:26:00.001-08:00

Conference Registration is now live - new adventures in teaching and learning are ahead for us all!

Expand your professional learning network by participating in the NCTIES Conference as a volunteer, attendee, concurrent session presenter or poster session presenter.

Link to attendee and vendor registration

Link to Call to Present

Link to Conference Web Site

It has truly been a thrill to be a part of the conference planning team. We're not finished yet as we continue to plan for pre-conference workshops and even more featured speakers. March is just around the corner - we look forward to a great conference.

Conference Logo

2009-07-28T08:42:00.000-07:00

We are all getting very excited about the 2010 conference. We hope you are too!