MaryAnn Sansonettis last blog post..NECC 2008 … approaching fast

I look forward to the karaoke version of that tune – a duet, of course. You name the place.

Power concedes nothing without demand–never has, never will. As we seek the courage to overcome, we must remember our students. We now face a critical juncture. We can change the course of history. Those who define the issues also determine the outcome.
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So, I’m grateful to ISTE for making the policy change. I’m sure the planning for NECC 2009 will encompass more voices.

Take care,
Miguel

Too bad you don’t see it from where you stand. However, I do hope that what we both can see in common will help us develop a uniform policy that is fair to noncommercial podcasters, as well as protects those who do not use Creative Commons Copyright ShareAlike-Attribution-NonCommercial or use GPL.

At the risk of sending the wrong message…

And even though I know how very far apart we are,
It helps to think we might be wishing
On the same bright star…
It helps to think we’re working underneath the
Same big sky.

8->

Miguel

Certainly, good and healthy dialogue is no more common in Colorado than I suspect it is in Texas. That makes our words and actions all the more crucial.

I look forward to the continuing conversation about how to navigate rights and permissions and access at these types of events, as well as in classrooms.

I didn’t realize there was a problem until I saw everyone up at arms. I didn’t see that the policy restricted hallway recordings, etc.

I do think that if someone’s session is ustreamed or podcast that the presenter should always be asked if it is OK. The writing thing was a bit of a bummer – but OK, get a piece of paper — I do agree, though that ISTE having to give it in writing for each time was way too prohibitive.

I don’t know — but every time I emailed ISTE, they’ve been more than accommodating. I don’t have time to go into the history of everything that happened but wonder if ISTE was emailed before blog posts were put out there. If not, I agree with Bud. Check things out then post.

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What I am grateful for is that I was able to quickly get the word out via blog and twitter, encourage others to write a letter–and I thought my example was appropriate–and share the results.

Also, ISTE’s decision has repercussions in my state that you’re unaware of. To see them take an authoritarian stand was disheartening. I see their decision to listen to their members as a victory, not over an organization, but a victory for ed-tech leaders that we ALL share in.

Yes, there were some who took the opportunity to take pot-shots at ISTE, whether via twitter or comments or blogs. However, the focus remains on a simple fact that edubloggers spoke, and ISTE folks LISTENED. It’s reciprocal communication and I’m grateful.

Dialogue like this may happen a lot where you’re at, but it’s not a universal experience in K-12 education. Mark Ahlness said it well in the comments at Wes Fryer’s blog.

Ok, let’s focus on the next steps and continuing and deepening the dialogue.