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September 6, 2010
07:15
Good Monday. I hope. # “Overuse of links is usually a sign that the writer does not know how to link, which on the Web means he…” http://instapaper.com/zoilh861i # @twoodwar @techsavvyed That's easy. You assume the best intentions of your users. And if they mess up, you deal with that. in reply to twoodwar # [...]
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September 3, 2010
16:08
This afternoon, as I was reviewing notes from a meeting that I really hope turns into something interesting, I ran across this line: I just want it to be sexy for Colorado educators to be reflective about their practice. It turns out that I said that. And, well, yeah. I mean it. As I see [...]
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September 1, 2010
15:33
I first became aware of the idea of a writing sprint when I saw Jane Espenson begin to suggest them on Twitter. Since then, I’ve learned that they’re a common practice. One I like a lot. So we did one in our office today, and it was useful. We scheduled a block of time, sat [...]
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August 30, 2010
07:15
Happy birthday, @dmagy. Happy birthday to you. # @melaniemcbride Harvard's Fryer's research in pay for performance. in reply to melaniemcbride # @jonbecker If your AC works, I have little sympathy. #allihavesorry in reply to jonbecker # @poh @prometheanedict Thanks, Paul. in reply to poh # Department of Learning Services meeting today. Learning more about Colorado's [...]
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August 23, 2010
07:15
Oh, good. Teagan's fever came back. # Waiting on some test results. Teagan is a champ. #hospital #again # “To standardize and prescribe expectations is, in fact, to lower them.” http://instapaper.com/z8a06f31y # Tests are negative. #again Going home. #again # @bonstewart It did. That's the problem. Yoyo fevers seem problematic. in reply to bonstewart # [...]
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August 18, 2010
15:24
First Day Originally uploaded by Bud the Teacher I asked Ani this morning what she was most excited about on her first day of school. Today, of course, being her first day of Kindergarten. Big Deal. “Learning and recess,” she said. No hesitation. I’m feeling pretty good about her attitude for the first day. That [...]
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August 16, 2010
07:15
@poh @yoopertechgeek @hickstro @seecantrill I suspect that's quite a breakfast conversation. Good morning, y'all. Happy conferencing. in reply to poh # @poh Whatever. in reply to poh # @poh Well played. But try to talk a little, too. in reply to poh # The sky is aglow with citrus pink. Even the dark clouds have [...]
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August 9, 2010
07:15
@NCavillones @durk94 _Think of a Number_ by Joe Verdon. in reply to NCavillones # Reading several summaries this morning. Disappointed that they don't contain any actual information. Good (cont) http://tl.gd/2sn0ua # @cmcauley Yeah. Don't want to move to optical media – but if I did, I'd do it that way. Thanks. in reply to cmcauley [...]
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August 6, 2010
15:32
Gene Thompson-Grove’s foreward to the second edition of The Reflective Educator’s Guide to Classroom Research begins with a fine definition of the dispositions of a teacher researcher: All of this, of course, requires certain dispositions. It means we must, at times, slow down and be reflective. We must develop the intellectual side of ourselves — [...]
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August 2, 2010
07:15
@technolibrary Sorry. in reply to technolibrary # Spent the day at a pool fed by a hot spring. With a sweet water slide. # @mikesmactweets Nope. Mt. Princeton. But I think Glenwood's still my favorite. in reply to mikesmactweets # New U.S. rules allow for unapproved iPhone apps. http://usat.me?39429856 Jailbreaking now legal. I'm going to [...]
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July 26, 2010
07:15
@PaulWHankins I'll see you there. Looking forward to it. in reply to PaulWHankins # @anderscj I've got that book on my desk. Keep going back to it. in reply to anderscj # @willrich45 What should we advocate for instead of achievement? (What's the right word or phrase?) in reply to willrich45 # @paulawhite _The Children's [...]
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July 21, 2010
09:27
I’m sitting at Denver International Airport this morning, waiting to board a flight to Austin, Texas, and the first meeting of a curators group on a project I’m involved in with the National Writing Project. The goal of my piece of the project is to help create a website, called “Digital Is,” that attempts to [...]
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July 19, 2010
07:15
@davecormier Is every stance valid? Is "alot" a word? Should be an interesting course. in reply to davecormier # @davecormier Perhaps it shouldn't be silent. Otherwise, I think it's a very interesting course. in reply to davecormier # @TeachaKidd Thank you kindly. in reply to TeachaKidd # @chrislehmann @davecormier It's two. in reply to chrislehmann [...]
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July 12, 2010
07:15
@bengrey Good luck and rock on, Ben. Go get 'em. in reply to bengrey # Teagan. On the top row. http://twitpic.com/22pjk1 # @msstewart It was the first movie. in reply to msstewart # @msstewart Get a "why" in there. in reply to msstewart # @I_dig_quahogs Um. Not quite. in reply to I_dig_quahogs # @crafty184 Not [...]
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July 5, 2010
07:15
At the Blogger's Cafe. Come by and say hi. Sitting with @karlfisch. Good start to the day. #iste10 # And @vvrotny just dropped off donuts. He's the man. #iste10 # Dig that ISTE board member @hdiblasi is in the Blogger's Cafe asking for feedback about last night's keynote. Bravo, #iste10 # @beverson Hi, Ben. Missed [...]
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June 30, 2010
21:49
In today’s podcast, recorded during my drive home from ISTE’s final activities, I talk a bit about Tuesday and Wednesday of the conference. There’s talk of the filtering panel I was fortunate to get to sit on, Howard Rheingold’s resources on crap detection, and also some of my thinking about how we must work to [...]
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June 29, 2010
08:03
In this podcast, recorded on my way in to the ISTE 2010 conference this morning, I talk through my conference experience so far. I mention the Leadership Bootcamp, some of Chris’s thoughts about events like those, a conversation I’m having with Dean about digital writing, and some other highlights, as well as a concern I [...]
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June 28, 2010
07:15
Watching the ocean do its thing. Which is a powerful thing to watch. # @skajder Just two. Unless you count the kids' books. Which moves us into the dozens. I'm okay with that. in reply to skajder # The ocean's moving. The kite's flying. What more needs to be said? # Sweet tea. Hot biscuits. [...]
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June 27, 2010
12:57
So yesterday was the first ever ISTE/TIE Leadership Bootcamp, an event that I was happy to get the chance to assist with. Before it gets too far away from me, I thought it’d be useful to get a few thoughts down about the day, events like it, and what’s next. The event itself was pretty [...]
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June 21, 2010
07:15
@willrich45 @ijohnpederson Pretty neat app, huh? in reply to willrich45 # @willrich45 It does. Or at least, it seems to for me. in reply to willrich45 # @willrich45 It appears to grab stuff that's viewable offline. in reply to willrich45 # @willrich45 Huh. I've not noticed any issues. in reply to willrich45 # Kicking off [...]
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