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Hmm. Discovery Streaming has crashed my browser. Not so impressed with that.

Aug 1st

Evaluating Discovery Streaming. Again. Still like it.

Aug 1st

Today’s poem: “Astronomy Lesson” by Alan Shapiro. http://tinyurl.com/6be3uq

Aug 1st

Officially, tomorrow, as the July issue hits mailboxes, I’m no longer an _English Journal_...

Aug 1st

Going to dig in and build up a district-wide blog server for public consumption. Wordpress MU....

Aug 1st

Getting along with these ActiVotes now. Whew.

Jul 31st

Listening to Teachers Teaching Teachers discuss building a place for kids to write and be....

Jul 31st

3 Advil, a neighborhood (children’s) concert, two baths and some stories later and my...

Jul 31st

I can’t already be burned out again, can I?

Jul 31st

Today’s poem: “A Supermarket in California” by Allen Ginsberg. There’s a...

Jul 31st

Seeking pain relievers. Bad headache. I think I’m not burned out. My head just hurts.

Jul 31st

I hate clickers.

Jul 30th

Pulled the trigger. Files moving upstream. Now I wait with fingers crossed.

Jul 30th

I’m not digging PC’s at the moment. Go Mac.

Jul 30th

Anybody explored “Flat World Knowledge” at all? Free textbooks for university folks?...

Jul 30th

I don’t suppose anyone has WPMU upgrade instructions? @jimgroom perhaps?

Jul 30th

Updating/upgrading a WordPress MU installation. Will be going public soon. Deep breaths.

Jul 30th

Cool. Another Ender story. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0765304961/ref=pe_606_10036480_pe_ar_t1

Jul 30th

Gotten into a pickle here. But you’ll help, right? http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=225

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http://www.coloradolibraries.org/ might be of interest to the Colorado peeps. If you didn’t...

Jul 30th

Great Moodle suggestions! @infolibrarian: I dig labels for everything, myself. So portable!

Jul 30th

Working with Moodle today - building elementary teachers’ webpages. Any suggestions/ideas for...

Jul 29th

I did it. I bought Dr. Horrible. Couldn’t get the music out of my head.

Jul 29th

We certainly live in interesting times.

Jul 29th

Don’t tell anyone, but I’m going to read an instruction manual. (If that gets out,...

Jul 29th

Who’s headed to NCTE in November?

Jul 29th

Today’s Nemesis: I’ve learned a great deal about...

Jul 29th

Catching up on e-mail. Funny how folks always seem to get busy when I leave town. Guess I should go...

Jul 28th

Up and off to work. Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays.

Jul 28th

Home. What’d I miss?

Jul 28th

Multimedia message: No, I didn’t have a failure pile.

Jul 27th

Biggest decision I made today was what to have for lunch. Vacation rocks. I’m offline until...

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Just turned on my “Out of Office” message. Off on vacation for the rest of the week -...

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Animationish looks useful. http://www.animationish.com/

Jul 23rd

First casualty of the trip - left my camera behind. No pictures from me this round. Thankfully,...

Jul 23rd

On the road. Durango, here we come.

Jul 23rd

Wish us all luck. 6 hour drive tomorrow. 8 hours back.

Jul 23rd

Off to bed. Probably a mystery novel that will rot my mind, too. Delightful vacation bliss.

Jul 23rd

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Jul 22nd

Animation-ish for the Classroom

Jul 22nd

Pencil - a traditional 2D animation software

Jul 22nd

PDTool

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ISTE Classroom Observation Tool

Jul 21st

xoclassroom » home

Jul 21st

Mario Kart. Wii. Word.

Jul 21st

“Home is where your heart is. So your real home’s in your chest.”

Jul 21st

Turns out I don’t have much Sandra Boynton sitting on my hard drive already. Huh.

Jul 21st

“Get a pic. Do a blog. Heroes are over with.”

Jul 21st

Clearing out the corners of my hard drive. Need to import 8 hours of audio/video goodness for our...

Jul 21st

“Justice has a name. And the name that it has, besides Justice, is Captain Hammer.”

Jul 21st

Made it. Saw me watching - and giggled something wonderful. Could hear her through the window.

Jul 20th

“I hope to set an example, you know, for children and stuff.” - Captain Hammer.

Jul 20th

I rarely listen in to people’s spoken conversations in public, but, as soon as the whispering...

Jul 20th

Watching Ani at gymnastics. And typing up some meeting notes. I must admit - I’m drawn more to...

Jul 20th

She’s on a balance beam. I’m watching through glass. Can do nothing if she falls. So...

Jul 20th

Multimedia message: They’re cute. In a weird sort of...

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Dave Cormier, during EdTechWeekly #85 “It’s not my job to give you something you can...

Jul 19th

Dear Teagan, The ten minute naps aren’t fooling, or working for, anyone. Sincerely, Daddy.

Jul 19th

Can’t resist. Going to watch it again. While it’s free. http://drhorrible.com

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“Freeze ray. Stops time. Tell your friends.”

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“Our students need us to do more than nod. We need to think. Deeply.” - @skajder...

Jul 18th

Please welcome @skajder to the blogosphere. Strong opening post....

Jul 18th

“What? You think Bad Horse didn’t work on his whinny? His terrible … death …...

Jul 18th

CoverItLive now integrates streaming video. I <3 CoverItLive.

Jul 18th

Re-tweet - @coolcatteacher shares Google Docs templates for educational purposes....

Jul 17th

Ani, looking at my Twitter screen, “Daddy, are these people your students?” Me:...

Jul 17th

Wait. Now Ani DiFranco. Depth may yet return to our father/daughter evening.

Jul 17th

Now we’re jamming to the Imagination Movers. Depth over.

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Cool. Other NASA tweets. http://twitter.com/MarsPhoenix/statuses/860589892

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WNYC - Radiolab: Space (May 12, 2006)

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Voyager - Spacecraft

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Voyager - Spacecraft - Golden Record

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Catalog Page for PIA00451

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Adium - Download

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By request, the third object I follow is NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory...

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Which means pretty much nothing. But I think it’s pretty cool.

Jul 17th

Atomic Learning’s (just)? released state standard correlations for its tutorials. A bit...

Jul 17th

Or maybe this button’s been here for a while. But I’ve never been.

Jul 17th

Consequences of civil disobedience? Getting “fussed at.”...

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As another aside, I’m now following three objects not currently on the planet. Others I should...

Jul 17th

NASA’s now tweeting from Saturn, too. Sort of. @CassiniSaturn (Full disclosure: My name, with...

Jul 17th

Civil disobedience? http://twitter.com/johnculberson/statuses/860273811

Jul 16th

Interactive White Board (IWB) Resources -...

Jul 16th

They made a cake. I’m grateful. And Tasty. http://flickr.com/photos/budtheteacher/2674188079/

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Multimedia message: The t-shirt. Egad!

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This looks interesting. http://coloradolearns.wetpaint.com/

Jul 16th

Listening to @ewanmcintosh’s keynote @ #BLC. http://tinyurl.com/5efc22

Jul 16th

“To be interested in everything, you’ve got to read and view a heck of a lot.” -...

Jul 16th

Looking forward to watching the video archive of @ewanmcintosh @ blc08.

Jul 16th

I found the time. Did you? Funny stuff. http://drhorrible.com

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There’s got to be a way to uncouple standards from meaningless assessment. And a way to...

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Wondering how long it’ll be before someone builds a map tracking Twitterers who are sharing...

Jul 16th

It’s funny. The messiness of Twitter is the draw and the brevity a limitation. I...

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Sometime in the last hour or two Summize became search.twitter.com. Or was it just me?

Jul 15th

The 140 Character Lesson at Newly Ancient

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I don’t have time for this deliciously well written video blog. Perhaps you do....

Jul 15th

Lapel Pin?: Apparently, my computer’s taken a stand on...

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Re-tweeting. http://twitter.com/johnculberson/statuses/858366810

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Welcome to Sendible: The message sending...

Jul 14th

Today’s essential learning

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Why are Colorado’s state test results released to media a week before the public? I get...

Jul 14th

Listserv traffic and hidden bacn killed another 200 or so. Look out, inbox. Here comes the hard...

Jul 14th

Returning to work. About to dig into a week of accumulated e-mail.

Jul 14th

Low hanging fruit. Bacn archived and/or deleted - 200 e-mails taken care of.

Jul 14th

Downloading _Double Share_ by @nlowell. What an excellent treat! http://tinyurl.com/6h2342

Jul 14th

Now I’m making a donation for the download of _Double Share_. It’s the right thing to...

Jul 14th

It is good to have friends. I think. http://cheapplasticfork.blogspot.com/

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Jul 12th

“A text as a network may have no univocal sense.” Jay David Bolter, _Writing Space_ (36)

Jul 12th

Off to gymnastics then a trip to the Apple store.

Jul 12th

Thanks, y’all, for the warm birthday greetings! I’m grateful and honored to be thought...

Jul 12th

It’s nice to take all of the kids’ music off of my iPod - but don’t tell anyone: I...

Jul 12th

Home. Children, both file flyers, are sleeping. I’m scouting out possible iPhone purchase...

Jul 12th

On the ground in Denver. Teagan flies like a champ.

Jul 11th

Leavin’ on a jet plane. Bye, Charleston.

Jul 11th

Pondering an iPhone.

Jul 11th

Mmm. Pralines. In about an hour, I’ll be grilling around 30 filets I prepared this morning.

Jul 10th

Ending vacation on a high note. I turn thirty in two days.

Jul 10th

Watching a serious storm roll in. Going to get a show, it seems. Sweet.

Jul 10th

Today’s reading: Zittrain’s _The Future of the Internet (and how to stop it)_, in PDF,...

Jul 10th

Enjoying my last afternoon on the porch, rocking w/ the waves. Teagan discovered the ocean today....

Jul 10th

Failing miserably at staying offline. But getting lots of reading done.

Jul 9th

Success. Hot doughnut.

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We’ve a rumor of a “hot doughnuts now” sign in the area. KK road trip forthcoming.

Jul 9th

Blogging while watching the ocean work is about the best blogging there is.

Jul 8th

New blog post - Quotes from Patri - a peek at some of my summer reading....

Jul 8th

Quotes from Patri

Jul 8th

Just drew a fish with my three year old nephew. TurtleArt’s cool like that.

Jul 8th

Re-tweet - @garystager’s background reading related to the NECC closing keynote:...

Jul 7th

Re-tweet - Get a free copy of _Little Brother_ for your school, library, or school library....

Jul 7th

FWIW: I bought my copy the old fashioned way, but you can also download it for free....

Jul 7th

Next up for my summer reading: _A Schoolmaster of the Great City_ by Angelo Patri. Thanks to...

Jul 7th

Formulating a new game. Thinking I’ll call it Flickr tag.

Jul 7th

Up early w/ Teagan. Watching my father make a batch of sauce. Ribs will be boiled today and grilled...

Jul 7th

Read more of _Little Brother_ tonight. Seriously. Read the book.

Jul 7th

Surfacing briefly - If you aren’t planning to read Doctorow’s _Little Brother_ this...

Jul 7th

Brought the XO to the beach - in a “surf off” with iPhone-toting cousin. I’m...

Jul 7th

Sitting in a wooden rocker listening to the ocean. All’s right with the world.

Jul 6th

On the ground in Charleston.

Jul 6th

We came all the way to South Carolina to eat @ TGI Friday’s?

Jul 6th

Off to the airport. Take care, tweets.

Jul 5th

Ani: “Planes don’t stop in the air, though.”

Jul 5th

Ani: “You go, girl.” Not sure to whom she was speaking.

Jul 5th

Ani’s explaining pretty much everything in the universe to anyone who’ll listen.

Jul 5th

Maybe staying up late for fireworks was a bad idea. Cute, though.

Jul 5th

Off to the gas station to celebrate the 4th: $4.04 a gallon. How festive.

Jul 4th

Just threw the wiki y’all helped with into my Out of Office Assistant. Thanks, gang!

Jul 4th

Out of Office e-mail set up - will link to the wiki. Thanks, y’all, for all of your help. Now...

Jul 4th

Lengthy and interesting interview with...

Jul 4th

Fascinating listen to George Carlin. You might not care for some of the language - but you should...

Jul 4th

Lots of great poem suggestions - keep them coming - what poetry should we be reading today, my...

Jul 4th

Just a few pages in - but I think you should probably read Doctorow’s _Little Brother_ if you...

Jul 4th

What other poems should Americans be reading today?

Jul 4th

Ani, every morning, refers to her meal as “brevekast.” A delicious aural delight.

Jul 4th

Morning, tweets. Today’s poem: “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes....

Jul 4th

JackieB : Thinking about what math students...

Jul 4th

New post: The Podcast: Driving from NECC. http://budtheteacher.com/blog

Jul 4th

The Podcast: Driving from NECC

Jul 4th

Wow. Well done, network. Editing still allowed - what else should be on my out of office message?...

Jul 4th

Progress. Actual progress is being made on a matter of pedegogical significance. In an ed techie...

Jul 4th

Now, @jackieb’s TEACHING in Plurk. In semi-real time. It’s a chat room. It’s a...

Jul 4th

Off to pack. Again. Unpack into laundry. Fold and re-pack. Easy.

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Preoccupations - I Freed Myself From E-Mail’s...

Jul 4th

Looking for a fun “I’m on vacation” poem or link to make my “out of...

Jul 4th

So the Wii’s pretty much the finest self-adjusting ZPD every built. Too cool.

Jul 3rd

Success.

Jul 3rd

Aw, nuts. We’re all going to get sued. http://tinyurl.com/6f4rjr

Jul 3rd

There is a Wii Fit in Fort Collins. The adventure begins.

Jul 3rd

It will be mine. Oh yes. It will be mine.

Jul 3rd

ISTE | NETS for Teachers 2008

Jul 3rd

Reading the news on the Wii. Not bad.

Jul 3rd

Really like the map view. Helps me think about foreign perspectives.

Jul 3rd

Baby in my lap. Up early - but life’s good.

Jul 3rd

JackieB is settling in with Mindstorms by...

Jul 3rd

IMC Guy: Bloggers Cafe - Initial Thoughts

Jul 3rd

Bonus. Ani was waiting up. Storytime.

Jul 3rd

Sitting still on highway. Ambulance speeding by. Lights & sirens. I have sadness.

Jul 3rd

Home.

Jul 3rd

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Jul 3rd

At my car in Denver. Long drive and perhaps a podcast to record.

Jul 3rd

And I’ve discovered some of @shareski’s Cherry Coke on the keyboard. What a special...

Jul 3rd

Had a nice catch-up w/ my boss. Interesting developments. More soon.

Jul 3rd

About to board with @karlfisch. I smell collaboration. And the sweet, sweet scent of serendipity.

Jul 3rd

Sitting next to @karlfisch and @ Anne Smith (who doesn’t yet tweet) at the SA Airport.

Jul 3rd

Was there a vicious after-chat in the Blogger’s Cafe? Or did folks head to the Alamo to watch...

Jul 3rd

Chicken fingers and a nice view of the boarding gates. Yum.

Jul 3rd

Bye, NECC. See y’all soon.

Jul 2nd

Looking for @shareski.

Jul 2nd

At the hotel waiting for the shuttle. Hopefully leavin’ on a jet plane later today.

Jul 2nd

Shuttle. Standing room only.

Jul 2nd

But what competencies will we need to address the abilities that we will need to meet the standards?...

Jul 2nd

We’ve got to lose the “new” in “new, innovative learning...

Jul 2nd

Oh, so 2008 is the summer of transition to Web 2.0? I missed that memo.

Jul 2nd

Watching the pre-keynote from Second Life. I don’t really get it. Second Life?

Jul 2nd

“Where do ideas come from? The soul.”

Jul 2nd

Just submitted a session proposal for K12Online.

Jul 2nd

frontierlict » home

Jul 2nd

Running out of steam. Winding down in the Blogger’s Cafe before heading out to the airport....

Jul 2nd

Let’s put away the FB thing for a piece. It was tired before it began.

Jul 2nd

Oops. http://ustream.tv/wfryer

Jul 2nd

In the room to talk about K12Online. http://ustream.tv/channel/wfryer

Jul 2nd

At the etiquette conversation in the Blogger’s Cafe.

Jul 2nd

I’d love to know how I got on the “oh, he’s cool” mailing list for the link...

Jul 2nd

“Sustained conversations over time change us.” - @wfryer, just now. Well said.

Jul 2nd

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Back at the hotel. Packing up a little.

Jul 2nd

Okay - stuff’s packed, work email’s caught up. Off to find a quick bite.

Jul 2nd

Goal #1 - Build Community

Jul 1st

Moving a short conversation on CyberCamp - will begin @3:30pm in room 212B - it’s quiet here.

Jul 1st

Chris Lehmann: “The best collaborative tool is the one we all agree to use together.”

Jul 1st

Quick kid fix. http://ping.fm/eKoeN

Jul 1st

I’ll be talking CyberCamp in the Blogger’s Cafe at 3:30pm. Anyone want to stream it?

Jul 1st

I Want to Make Something - Some Goal Setting

Jul 1st

“What Effective Computer-Using Educators Know...

Jul 1st

Educational Play - Underrated

Jul 1st

New blog post: Educational Play - Underrated http://ping.fm/6wRkg

Jul 1st

Going to be here at 11am. You come, too. http://tinyurl.com/3rhout

Jul 1st

Writing a recommendation letter for a colleague.

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