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Good Read: _Teaching the New Writing_. Looks worthwhile.
May 2nd
Teagan Reads to Cousins
May 2nd
Teagan Reads
May 2nd
RT via @willrich45: Stop what you’re doing and read this. Deborah Meier at her absolute best....
May 1st
I could use a big ol’ bag of Powdermilk Biscuits today.
May 1st
One could use “Twitter Trending Topics” as an excellent poetry prompt generator. Or as a...
May 1st
Off to Denver for the weekend, working with the NWP Web Presence Retreat. Should be fun and...
May 1st
Listening to a bunch of uniformed Air Force officers joking about drinking too much. Way too much....
May 1st
And there’s a big ol’ popcorn machine in the lobby today. Free hot and fresh popcorn....
May 1st
Scoring CyberCamp applications. Lots of really, really good ones. That’s a good problem.
May 1st
RT via @garystager: @budtheteacher Work with Deborah Meier at http://constructingmodernknowledge.com...
May 1st
Just had an excellent conversation with @_jbhasin, a Niwot student interested in district policy....
May 1st
Publishing is so easy that I think people forget about the hard part - the writing.
May 1st
NPM2009: Prompt 30
May 1st
And thanks, too, to @dogtrax for a poem in my inbox every morning this month. He and Ken gave me...
Apr 30th
Just scheduled the 30th and final poetry prompt for the year. Thanks to @bengrey for pushing me to...
Apr 30th
I so feel their frustration. Been there. http://tinyurl.com/clal6d
Apr 30th
Just renewed Teagan’s domain. All family domain names are paid up until 2011. Worth every...
Apr 30th
Taking a packing break. Headed to the NWP Web Presence Retreat after work tomorrow. All the way in...
Apr 30th
The psychology of writing/publishing/revising is the hardest part to teach....
Apr 30th
NPM2009: Prompt 29
Apr 30th
Many more applications for CyberCamp than I have seats. Which is, I guess, a good problem. However,...
Apr 29th
The closest thing to a perfect song, probably because it came out when I was 14, is The...
Apr 29th
Who put _Mission: Impossible III_ on my Netflix queue? Seriously.
Apr 29th
NPM2009: Prompt 28
Apr 29th
City Brights: Howard Rheingold : Attention...
Apr 28th
The Power of Project Learning |...
Apr 28th
Aw, crap. Jack Bauer’s using an interactive white board. Now everyone’s going to want...
Apr 28th
NPM2009: Prompt 27
Apr 28th
Um. “attended.” Not “attends.” Forgive the typo.
Apr 27th
Drinking some blueberry coffee I received as a gift from the conference I attends in Michigan last...
Apr 27th
NPM2009: Prompt 26
Apr 27th
RT via @dkdykstra: NoCo Tweet-up: April 25, 10:00am, Daz Bog at Hwy34 and Denver Ave in Loveland...
Apr 26th
Teagan is, quite literally, herding cats. Well, she’s attempting to.
Apr 26th
Not surprisingly, it isn’t working. Quite entertaining, though.
Apr 26th
I bought my good friend a gift subscription of _The Family Handyman_ for his birthday. They offered...
Apr 26th
Enjoying lunch at the Rio. A perfect day for green chile soup and freshly made tortillas.
Apr 26th
I can’t make it, but if you can, do tell folks I said hello.
Apr 26th
Listening to a gentleman in front of us arguing the finer points of parcel post. He’s losing....
Apr 26th
RT @snbeach Culture discriminates-which is to say that culture and context matter. Change requires...
Apr 26th
At the Post Office with Teagan. http://twitpic.com/3z1pm
Apr 26th
Just had a quick string cheese and coffee date with Ani. Her invite.
Apr 26th
_Flash of Genius_ is tonight’s choice. Hope it’s worth a trip to the actual video/DVD...
Apr 26th
Devoured an issue today while the girls napped. Never thought I’d care so much. Serendipity...
Apr 26th
NPM2009: Prompt 25
Apr 26th
There’s something magic about how a song changes over time through performance and gentle...
Apr 25th
Google Spreadsheets, why do you taunt me so?
Apr 25th
Anyone want to guess what song’s stuck in my head now? It’s not good.
Apr 25th
Sadly, ‘twas the ABC “TGIF” jingle. You know, the one that introduced Urkel. And...
Apr 25th
Teagan gets a little confused about how it works sometimes. Don’t we all?...
Apr 25th
(And, yes, I did expect you to reply with a big ol’ list of annoying songs - leading us all to...
Apr 25th
I’m sure there’s a good reason why I’ve got Michael Javkson’s “Heal...
Apr 25th
If I read a webpage, but I don’t know that there are memex-y annotations on the page, ala...
Apr 25th
To answer my own question, I think it would depend on whom I’m asking and what the article and...
Apr 25th
NPM2009: Prompt 24
Apr 25th
Good reminder today. A deep breath and a polite request for help usually make things better.
Apr 24th
Some days things work. Other days not so much. That’s not good enough, but it’s what it...
Apr 24th
We’re thinking about “the rules” tonight in blogging class. Would love your...
Apr 24th
Learning about pirate economics on Planet Money this morning. Worth a listen.
Apr 24th
Spending the day with some grant winners going over their technology. Then an evening of thinking...
Apr 24th
NPM2009: Prompt 23
Apr 24th
Watching a televised pig pickin’. I may have lust in my heart. Proper barbecue is a thing of...
Apr 23rd
Meat free day. Just saying.
Apr 23rd
“Feeling better?” I ask Teagan. “No,” she replies. Very honest. Maybe a few...
Apr 23rd
NPM2009: Prompt 22
Apr 23rd
School Not Ready: via @ricktanski, who thought this might...
Apr 23rd
Skip Twibes, tweets. And all the other ad networks masquerading as networking tools.
Apr 22nd
An interesting sketch of Karl and I’s last podcast. http://tinyurl.com/crhxet
Apr 22nd
If you’re in St. Vrain, you’ve only got a couple more days to apply for CyberCamp. Go...
Apr 22nd
Catching up on the e-mail that needs an answer before tomorrow. Looking like I’ll be home in...
Apr 22nd
NPM2009: Prompt 21
Apr 22nd
If you’re going to propose an Independent Study, perhaps you should have some specific goals...
Apr 21st
Suddenly, I’m building an interview committee. Happy Monday.
Apr 21st
Late meeting tonight means I’m catching up on e-mail. Lots and lots of e-mail.
Apr 21st
“Mailbox not initialized” means that I can’t leave a message. And probably...
Apr 21st
There is a great deal of IWB and clicker work that is pretty much sleight of hand. That sounds bad,...
Apr 21st
Want to work in St. Vrain? We’re hiring at least 1 Instructional Technologist....
Apr 21st
Supporting a schoolwide day of Activote learning today. Three cheers for principals who invest in...
Apr 21st
I might go Boca on Earth Day. Might. I should. And I might. Maybe. It’s a possibility....
Apr 21st
At the Niwot High School Education Foundation meeting. Sitting with @dtitle.
Apr 21st
NPM2009: Prompt 20
Apr 21st
NPM2009: Prompt 19
Apr 20th
And now there are jalapeño-stuffed olives. Again, rough.
Apr 19th
Just had a spirited debate about whether the twice baked potatoes would’ve been better with...
Apr 19th
Steak from the grill in the rain. Yum.
Apr 19th
I dig the rain. Should last all day and was only snow for a little while.
Apr 19th
The amount of distraction that “celebrities” bring to Twitter is astounding. Mostly...
Apr 19th
NPM2009: Prompt 18
Apr 19th
Anybody know anything about http://www.educationmediaclearinghouse.com/micro/about/ Seems shady....
Apr 18th
AERA happened. Did we miss anything?
Apr 18th
Several of you have mentioned _Purpilicious_. You’ll be pleased to know that Ani mentioned...
Apr 18th
And what’s up with _The Real Housewives of …_ shows on Bravo? And why are they so...
Apr 18th
Ani & I just read _Pinkilicious_ by Kann and Kann. What an excellent little book.
Apr 18th
Reading by the fire. With the girls. It’s raining. Again. All is well.
Apr 18th
I’m sure at some point I will thank this puddle for helping me to discover the hole in the...
Apr 18th
Heading to Loveland HS to discuss next year’s #colearning. Wish me luck - it’s wet here...
Apr 18th
The view from the couch. She says she’s reading, but I don’t see a book....
Apr 18th
NPM2009: Prompt 17
Apr 18th
RT @tiomikel: Invited to develop plan for supporting 70 principals around the country. What would...
Apr 17th
We could use your help - a few quick blogging prompts to get us off and running....
Apr 17th
Home safe. I love a rainy night. And, yes, that song’s now stuck in my head, too.
Apr 17th
Holy rain. 3 inches of rain or 30 inches of snow I’m told.
Apr 17th
Thanks, y’all. I appreciate it. Educators in my district will be coming back to your comments...
Apr 17th
Bonus - if you act fast, you’ll see a very silly picture of me in the header of that blog....
Apr 17th
NPM2009: Prompt 16
Apr 17th
Yum. http://twitpic.com/3dj1s
Apr 16th
People who know everything frighten, and sadden, me.
Apr 16th
RT @SVVSDHD: This fall the district is getting a new web filter. Staff will be able to login and...
Apr 16th
I’ve been asked to stop by the cupcake place on my way home tonight. Rough.
Apr 16th
First day in the office this week. I’ll be there for about an hour, then back out to do some...
Apr 16th
Why is conference participation favored over long term local professional development efforts?...
Apr 16th
Sun’s out. Good.
Apr 16th
NPM2009: Prompt 15
Apr 16th
Building
Apr 16th
Removing spam Moodle accounts from our installation. 12 this time around. I probably have to do this...
Apr 15th
RT via @cshirky: Steven Brill, David Boies, et al. forming RIAA for newspapers: http://bit.ly/19Sy7l
Apr 15th
If anyone tells you that they like writing “quotes,” as in “short and seemingly...
Apr 15th
Quite right. http://tinyurl.com/decyrz
Apr 15th
I’m thinking it’s time for another open letter.
Apr 15th
NPM2009: Prompt 14
Apr 15th
Garageband 08 and 09. Different file types? Can an 09 file open into an 08 application?
Apr 14th
Some days, you swing and hit it out of the park. Others, you swing and miss. So long as you can walk...
Apr 14th
NPM2009: Prompt 13
Apr 14th
Spending the next two days doing intense flipchart development with teachers who are coming with...
Apr 13th
Announcing CyberCamp 2009 for St. Vrain Valley educators tomorrow. Twitter folk get a sneak peek....
Apr 13th
Should be fun, especially since the principal is providing half-day subs for all staff to use for...
Apr 13th
Trying to write a description for a webinar that doesn’t include the buzzphrase...
Apr 13th
Wow. MLA loses URLs. Bad choice. Use links, folks. Don’t assume that someone else’s...
Apr 13th
The devil is in the bowl. Or will be. http://twitpic.com/37wk7
Apr 13th
NPM2009: Prompt 12
Apr 13th
Mmm. Burgers. http://twitpic.com/36obl
Apr 12th
Many more people are reading good poems than are writing poems. And that’s okay - plenty of...
Apr 12th
There will be no bunny tomorrow. Unless you count the ones living under my deck. But I don’t....
Apr 12th
NPM2009: Prompt 11
Apr 12th
Seems like there are plenty of folks trying to solve all the mysteries of the Twitterverse today....
Apr 11th
Out and about with the girls. We’ve the grocery store in our sights.
Apr 11th
Wow. Lots of red velvet responses. I mean lots. I went with plain ol’ chocolate. This time.
Apr 11th
What in the world is a red velvet cupcake?
Apr 11th
Tonight, I am a one year old’s napkin. Does apple sauce stain?
Apr 11th
There is a place in Fort Collins called the Cupcakery. It’s true. Guess what they do.
Apr 11th
I guess I’ll know soon.
Apr 11th
Cupcakes. http://twitpic.com/34ts0
Apr 11th
NPM2009: Prompt 10
Apr 11th
Video of today’s project: http://tinyurl.com/crqbcy
Apr 10th
_The Ron Clark Story_ is on the Lifetime Movie Network. What’s worse - that I know it’s...
Apr 10th
If your school or district is considering PLP @willrich45 and I are giving an info session today at...
Apr 10th
RT via @hrheingold: My first SFGate blog post on 21st Century literacies http://tinyurl.com/cqrwyn
Apr 10th
Creating a staff blog with an elementary principal. He promises not to post his modeling pictures on...
Apr 10th
I feel badly about that.
Apr 10th
A very nice person just asked me for a moment of time. The first available moment I had was on April...
Apr 10th
Hey - my left hand and pleasant speaking voice were on the news. Cool. The piece about the project...
Apr 10th
Just finished my first blogging class. We’re going to have fun.
Apr 10th
NPM2009: Prompt 9
Apr 10th
And now there’s ice cream. So, you know, good day.
Apr 9th
Talking to Iraq with some middle schoolers today. It’s a follow up from our November...
Apr 9th
RT @willrich45: Programming Note: Int. w/ Kathleen Blake Yancey at noon ET; disc “Writing in...
Apr 9th
RT @garystager: Registrations pouring in for Seattle-area Constructivist Celebration with NCCE &...
Apr 9th
Long day. But now the charcoal is lit, so it’s going to end well. Grilling chicken with a...
Apr 9th
NPM2009: Prompt 8
Apr 9th
Today’s prompt: the Truth. http://budtheteacher.com/blog
Apr 8th
RT via @snbeach: Would love to hear your thoughts. How does trust develop online? What prevents it...
Apr 8th
I know that TypePad owes me nothing, as I terminated my relationship with them, but still....
Apr 8th
Added a couple of prompts for later in the month. This is fun.
Apr 8th
Books were purchased. And now I am springing for pizza. I’m a sucker sometimes. (Which is...
Apr 8th
Having a popular, or unpopular, opinion doesn’t make you right. Or sensible. Or useful.
Apr 8th
My daughters and I have a date with a book fair. I’m a sucker for a good book fair.
Apr 8th
Often, it’s not that the beauty isn’t there; it’s that it’s just really hard...
Apr 8th
NPM2009: Prompt 6
Apr 8th
NPM2009: Prompt 7
Apr 8th
RT via @Reckon: Education is the path from cocky ignorance to miserable uncertainty. - Twain
Apr 7th
Useful day, I believe. Whew.
Apr 7th
Some folks have asked how I’m putting photos into prompt posts. I use a WP plugin called Photo...
Apr 7th
Spending the day with @dtitle and others working with Promethean response systems. I hope it is a...
Apr 7th
It is election day in Fort Collins. If you didn’t mail your ballot yet, fill it out and drop...
Apr 7th
Yep, I’m a fan of EtherPad. Nice.
Apr 7th
That last link was for testing - I’m editing a document right now - feel free to join me....
Apr 7th
Etherpad, I like. Real-time poetry? Pseudo-chat? Wish I could install an instance of it on my own...
Apr 7th
Oh. via @berniedodge, Etherpad is a real-time collaboration resource. (Writing together in real...
Apr 7th
Go, Tarheels. I was born on that campus 30 years ago.
Apr 7th
Unfortunate juxtaposition. Heard some great stories about a fine human being. At his funeral. We...
Apr 7th
Will’s right. Modeling has never been easier - or more important. http://tinyurl.com/dcss7p
Apr 7th
I’m glad it’s almost tomorrow.
Apr 7th
Just because one CAN do something doesn’t mean that one SHOULD.
Apr 7th
Snow yesterday. Sunshine today. Again.
Apr 6th
I accidentally stumbled into Orwell’s _1984_ again today. Excellent book.
Apr 6th
RT @KyleneBeers: New NCTE report on 21st century literacies & teens’ attitudes re writing...
Apr 6th
RT via @msstewart: Students are writing odes to objects they draw out of a bag tomorrow. Can’t...
Apr 6th
NMP2009: Prompt 5
Apr 6th
Garage Sale
Apr 6th
Spring
Apr 6th
Storage
Apr 6th
Storage
Apr 6th
Yet another day ends with my inbox chock full o’ poetry. I’m a lucky dude.
Apr 5th
“When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer …” Whitman. Anyone have a link?
Apr 5th
Thanks, all, for the Whitman link. There’s a poem for y’all. And you, too, @jackieb.
Apr 5th
RT @jayrosen_nyu: Read this letter to … on why reporters should be permitted only to...
Apr 5th
People who don’t like people probably really don’t like Twitter.
Apr 5th
Spaghetti and meatballs. Yum.
Apr 5th
I don’t think I’ll write a poem today. Not feeling it. (But I thought up several prompts...
Apr 5th
Family movie night coming right up. (Well, movie half hour, at least. Almost bedtime.)
Apr 5th
Study: online sexual predators not like...
Apr 5th
NPM2009: Prompt 4
Apr 5th
Kid’s Menu
Apr 5th
I was that guy on the side of the road smiling and waving a sign today. Were you one of the folks...
Apr 5th
I could watch the snow fall all day. So, apparently, can the cats. So long as they’re inside.
Apr 4th
After cleaning my coffeepot, I’ve determined that it’s just not very good coffee.
Apr 4th
Went to sleep to hard rain. Woke up to gentle snow. I love both. http://twitpic.com/2t816
Apr 4th
MIne’s written. You? There’s still time....
Apr 4th
Thinking about storage. http://twitpic.com/2sgvm
Apr 4th
Friday night. Taking the girls to dinner.
Apr 4th
Got time for a poem? Sure you do. http://budtheteacher.com/blog
Apr 4th
Do you think one day historians will study folks’ tweets like they study folks’ letters?
Apr 4th
NPM2009: Prompt 3
Apr 4th
Helping out with a garage sale to benefit adopting families this weekend. Taking over lots of...
Apr 3rd
Went for the Dunkin Donuts coffee this morning. Total rook move when the closest store is several...
Apr 3rd
Smells good, at least. That’s something, maybe.
Apr 3rd
And the pre-ground brand mistake I made this morning is just, well, not the same, either....
Apr 3rd
Ward Churchill wins his case against CU? Huh.
Apr 3rd
Big news for Chicago - Cutler’s been traded to the Bears. I might now officially be a Bears...
Apr 3rd
My stab at today’s prompt:...
Apr 3rd
Day 3 and 4 writing prompts in the queue. Now a crack at the poem.
Apr 3rd
Back to bland. Desktop fun’s all over.
Apr 3rd
Playing Play Doh. http://twitpic.com/2qrk8
Apr 3rd
Just paid the bills. We sure had a good time on our vacation. Yep. Sure was fun. My, my, a good...
Apr 3rd
“Pages” - NPM 2009
Apr 3rd
NPM2009: Prompt 2
Apr 3rd
I have a new desktop background. I’ll tell you more about it later.
Apr 2nd
Watching/Listening to Teagan pick notes on the piano. She’s thinking pretty hard and making...
Apr 2nd
Wow. Lots of poems in my inbox today. What a gift.
Apr 2nd
Off today, so doing something we don’t get to do enough: walk to preschool. After sleeping in.
Apr 2nd
My poem today: “Pages” http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2009/04/01/pages/
Apr 2nd
HBO is doing _The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency_ with Jill Scott in the lead. Huh. Anybody see it?...
Apr 2nd
Anyone up for some poetry writing this month? http://budtheteacher.com/blog/
Apr 2nd
Eavesdropping on some excellent “next step” conversation from the plan team for the next...
Apr 2nd
It’s an early 90’s moment on Pandora. The Samples, anyone?
Apr 2nd
As the snow begins to fall here, today’s poem is an appropriate repeat: “Undivided...
Apr 2nd
Budgeting. I have hope that some of the summer work I’ve wanted to get done can actually get...
Apr 2nd
RT via @educationweek: Stimulus Guidance Spotlights Teacher Evaluations http://tinyurl.com/d2qu4m...
Apr 2nd
The title of tonight’s poem will probably be “Pages.” Yours? #npm2009 #poetry
Apr 2nd
Quick feedback only encourages me....
Apr 2nd
NPM 2009: Prompt 1
Apr 2nd
Make You a Deal . . .
Apr 2nd
Today’s Poem Abridged
Apr 2nd
Ah, April Fools Day. I love a good April Fool’s joke. Too bad I’ve not seen any good...
Apr 1st
RT via @educationweek: ‘No Effects’ Studies Raising Eyebrows http://tinyurl.com/d25spo
Apr 1st
According to Zamzar, I’ve won something like 15 MacBook Airs. Please send them along. Thanks.
Apr 1st
Two important points from Ben:...
Apr 1st