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Ani asked if today was Saturday. When told it was, she said, “Good. it’s summer.”...
May 31st
Whatever you do, don’t look into or try out a game called Plants vs. Zombies. Just best to...
May 31st
Off to the hardware store.
May 31st
On today’s agenda: something handy that requires the expertise of a friend, mowing the lawn, a...
May 31st
RT @paulallison: Looking for stories about resilient students in your classroom: … (If you’ve...
May 31st
Digging deep into Mogulus/Livestream again. Such a powerful media tool.
May 30th
Back at my desk. CyberCamp starts Monday - lots to do.
May 30th
It’s Friday. Family sick night. But at least we’re together. And watching _The...
May 30th
Last year’s work in progress conversation from CyberCamp are available for viewing....
May 30th
Home again. My wife’s turn with the headache.
May 30th
Headache. Ugg.
May 29th
RT @snbeach: PLP Bootcamp for Leaders at SLA in Philly July 15-17 (7 seats left)...
May 29th
It used to be that the last tweet I sent to @teach42 would be a way for me to share something that...
May 29th
Netflix on the netbook. _The King of Kong_.
May 29th
Now, you only saw it if you’re already following Steve. How long until serendipity comes back...
May 29th
Fever. Blergh.
May 29th
Headache’s winning. I surrender for the day.
May 29th
Headache. Still. Arg.
May 29th
An illustrated article on graphic novels at school. Seriously. Give it ten minutes....
May 28th
Spending the morning with elementary teachers and their new interactive whiteboards.
May 28th
Fighting a terrible headache and a strong desire to read my new book. The two don’t mix well.
May 28th
One Tweet Over the Line - Room for Debate...
May 27th
CO Students Score a Chat with Cory Doctorow -...
May 27th
2¢ Worth » The Containerless Learning...
May 27th
Caught in the Cloud: Privacy, Encryption, and...
May 27th
Harold Jarche » On curriculum
May 27th
Learning lots from this page in the WP Codex. http://bit.ly/17oaPA
May 27th
This morning, @poetryoutloud features one of my all-time favorite poets, E.A. Robinson....
May 27th
Sweet. My new book came. http://twitpic.com/60ys4
May 27th
Resurrecting a Livestream (formerly Mogulus) channel for CyberCamp.
May 27th
Sorting photos from the weekend. Lots of photos. Lots of fun.
May 26th
At the Bolder Boulder. http://twitpic.com/5x7k0
May 26th
Tomorrow brings a trip to Boulder and a Chilean barbecue of sorts. Should be an interesting day.
May 25th
Coffee. Sunset. Delicious.
May 25th
RT @shareski: Great simile. “Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.”
May 25th
Back from the mountains. Hiked in the mist and picnic-ed in the rain - in the car. Was awesome and...
May 25th
Family hike. Headed to Mount Margaret with some friends from out of town Second Sunday in a row...
May 25th
Making a ginormous batch of pasta salad for Teagan’s party.
May 24th
The party was not quite two hours long. I took a couple shy of two hundred pictures. Hooray,...
May 24th
Thank goodness for covered pavilions. Raining hard - but we’re still dry.
May 24th
Cupcake cake. Happy Birthday, Teagan! http://twitpic.com/5s806
May 24th
Raining. Gently. Party at the park. Hmm…
May 24th
Even cloudy Colorado days are beautiful.
May 24th
Thanks, y’all, for the birthday greetings for Teagan. I’ll share them with her before...
May 24th
WordPress › Contact Form 7 « WordPress...
May 23rd
Presentation - Identity in the Open Classroom...
May 23rd
Teagan turns two this weekend. Party tomorrow. I don’t usually think of these as...
May 23rd
My seminar notice for NCTE is now posted. http://www.ncte.org/seminars/calendar
May 23rd
Tonight is the graduation ceremony for my last school. First time since I’ve left I’ve...
May 23rd
Tired elementary school teachers tell good jokes. Bad jokes, but good jokes. You know what I mean.
May 23rd
I don’t have time for this today, but I do want to catch it soon. http://tinyurl.com/r3uzdt
May 23rd
Hmm. How do I map existing authors to posts they created in Wordpress? Seems like I can only map to...
May 23rd
Quick lunch then off to learn more about ActivInspire with some of our teachers. They’re...
May 23rd
Thanks to @svvsdhd for customizing an instructional technology blog for my group. Going to take it...
May 23rd
Data.gov - About
May 22nd
So http://kids.yahoo.com is pretty much never a good place for students to spend time during a...
May 22nd
About to help a teacher make 50 copies of a DVD.
May 22nd
Welcome. Have some hummus. No, really. http://twitpic.com/5nbtx
May 22nd
First flower. Many soon. http://twitpic.com/5nzdl
May 22nd
!@markwagner: Digging through that now. http://www.whitehouse.gov/open/ Wow....
May 22nd
Whoa. http://data.gov Still a work in progress - but good work to be doing.
May 22nd
Having lunch with the Help Desk.
May 22nd
There is no such thing as “teacherproof.” Nor should there be.
May 21st
RT @KyleneBeers: NCTE posts call for online editors:: see http://bit.ly/euKQv
May 21st
Been meeting with OPD staff this morning to discuss some of their/our processes. Important to talk...
May 21st
I’ve now got the whole laundromat to myself. Huzzah.
May 21st
Headed home. Clothes dry. Towels folded.
May 21st
Really enjoying the chapter on e-mail and the early ARPANET. Good book.
May 21st
Wall o’ dryers. http://twitpic.com/5lua3
May 21st
Cleaning the garage this evening. Taking pictures if I find anything weird or scary. Just warning...
May 21st
On hold. Dryer isn’t heating up and I’ve run out of time to play with it. Too many...
May 21st
Podcast’s up. http://budtheteacher.com/blog
May 21st
At the laundromat. Been a while.
May 21st
The Podcast: Why Technology
May 21st
Computer Science Unplugged
May 20th
RT @funnymonkey: It’s never too late for good news: http://is.gd/Bs4r
May 20th
RT @jayrosen_nyu: Mindcasting: defining the form, spreading the meme http://tr.im/lMBg I’ve...
May 20th
RT @ddmeyer: Tweeting Too Hard, a catalog of self-important tweets. These are fantastic. My new...
May 20th
Dear Promethean: I’d very much like to get a seat in one of your upcoming migration Webinars....
May 20th
Been thinking lots about whether it is time to fiddle with my presence tool of choice. Twitter?...
May 20th
Sometimes when I read my blog I realize that I’ve been writing a book a little bit at a time.
May 20th
Last round of interviews this morning. Then a planning meeting for district Learning 2.0: Writing...
May 20th
RT @dayonwriting: The following National Partner Galleries are now available: National Science...
May 20th
Made the mistake of trying to enjoy some chicken wings during game one of the NBA West Finals....
May 20th
Planet in Action - Home
May 19th
Merck Makes Phony Peer-Review Journal |...
May 19th
Wow. Typing is not my thing today.
May 19th
Fixing little things. Then on to some e-mail. Then more fixing.
May 19th
Tab explosion. 195 is probably too many. Somewhere in this mess a CommonCraft video plays - but...
May 19th
Huh. Best Buy won’t ship me the product, but will let me choose a list of stores from which to...
May 19th
RT via @karlfisch Live with Cory Doctorow in 10 minutes http://bit.ly/27EU8j
May 19th
Thanks for all the suggestions, y’all. Ctrl-click doesn’t work in Parallels. But...
May 19th
Ordered this book earlier, because, you know, I just don’t have enough to read....
May 19th
So let’s say I’m using a one button Mac mouse. And I want to right click in Windows via...
May 19th
Seeing just how much I can get a virtual machine to do on the MacBook. Seems like somewhere between...
May 19th
I just removed two live and two not-so-live bunnies from the evil traps I set for them.(The window...
May 18th
Parking. http://twitpic.com/5dk89
May 18th
Family bike ride. Quick stop for tacos.
May 18th
Tough reading choice. _Where Wizards Stay Up Late_ or _Summer for the Gods_. Both good. In the...
May 18th
Off to see _Star Trek_. Haven’t been to a movie in a theater in about six months.
May 17th
I have fertilized the yard and fixed my “broken” sprinklers. Now we are taking Teagan...
May 17th
Podcast fail on the drive home. Good thing I’m in the car again later tonight.
May 16th
Poetry Series: First Family Hosts ‘Poetry Jam’ at the White House http://twurl.nl/l5s5ym...
May 16th
Picking up dinner before family movie night. I won, so we’ll be watching _The Incredibles_....
May 16th
Verifying. Just a little more. C’mon, you freaky blue caterpillar, you. Just. A. Little. Bit....
May 16th
Burning a DVD. And then it’s the weekend. Come on, little blue bar. Come on. Jut a little bit...
May 16th
Stealing a few lunch minutes to pop in on @karlfisch streaming some student book conversations....
May 16th
Sitting down after a full day of interviews. Saw some good folks. More next week.
May 16th
Bought a bike helmet tonight because I’m a poor example to my girls if I don’t have one....
May 16th
Aw, nuts. Somebody found a copy of _Horton Hears a Who_. So much for my movie.
May 16th
Throughlines: Lesson Design II - The Logic of...
May 15th
Looks like ActivStudio/Primary may stay on the elementary image. Mixed bag.
May 15th
I fear that lately I’m preachin’ more than I’m practicin’. Not so good.
May 15th
I can’t seem to assign Activotes to particular users using the PIN option. Anybody want to...
May 15th
Writing a letter of recommendation.
May 15th
Taking another look at ActivInspire before making the final call to not include...
May 15th
RT via @davewiner: Eye-opening story about use of Twitter at the NY Times. Must-read....
May 15th
City Brights: Howard Rheingold : Twitter...
May 14th
Geeky Mom: Comments and the Commenters who...
May 14th
Live stream of White House Poetry Jam tonight. http://bit.ly/wW6Uv
May 14th
Being a writer means never being satisfied with the words. Or their order. Or what you...
May 14th
Wish I could make it to this. Perhaps you can. http://www.gamesforchange.org/fest2009
May 14th
Aw, nuts. The poetry event was last night. http://tinyurl.com/ofna35 Wonder if there’s a...
May 14th
And _Lost_ is on tonight. It’d be wrong to watch it without her. And yet.
May 14th
A wise administrator has sent my wife home. So much for those crummy, thoughtful books. Get to watch...
May 14th
I also grabbed this book today. Who needs a crummy tv show? http://twitpic.com/54lk9
May 14th
And, of course, this arrived today. So tough choice. _Lost_ or ergodic literature?...
May 14th
I can’t seem to be bothered to read dates on blog posts. So we all take turns making mistakes,...
May 14th
Came home early to help my wife who isn’t feeling well. She still had to go in for “door...
May 14th
Some kids have stuffed animals in their cribs. Not Teagan. Her crib’s crammed full of books....
May 14th
Seeking suggestions for NCTE Tech to Go kiosk conversation topics. What would you want/hope to...
May 13th
Man. If only we had places like Twitter with more space where we could write more and be more...
May 13th
I also tipped the delivery driver and used a coupon. I’m truly most excellent in the kitchen...
May 13th
Teagan has an excellent command of language. “Up. Read. Read!” What more needs to be...
May 13th
I made dinner. Pizza. Yum.
May 13th
Oh, yeah. We do. We called them “blogs.”
May 13th
Just regifted to Team Shift Happens. http://bit.ly/mbvTK
May 13th
Talking to @shareski. Eating some crow for one of my tweets.
May 13th
Flat tire. That’ll slow me down a bit. But not for long.
May 12th
As it gets easier and easier to create web presences and environments, the question of “should...
May 12th
To say it differently, “why?” should always come with, or before “how?”
May 12th
RT @SVVSDHD: My thoughts and prayers are with the students, faculty and staff of Niwot High School....
May 12th
It being the day after Mother’s Day, it was time to turn on the sprinklers. So I did....
May 12th
Just notified all CyberCamp folks on the status of their applications. If you’re to hear,...
May 12th
Flat fixed. Now on with the day.
May 12th
Trying my best to fit as many people into CyberCamp as I can.
May 12th
Trying again. http://twitpic.com/50mso
May 12th
An eclectic evening. http://twitpic.com/50j3q
May 12th
Book store, then the gym. Gift card in hand - what should I be reading, tweets?
May 12th
Not this trip, but this looks pretty interesting. Slightly non-linear. http://twitpic.com/50ibf
May 12th
At the book store. I’ll be checking out the titles you’re sending my way, so thanks in...
May 12th
RT via @ThoreauPage: “Associate reverently, as much as you can, with your loftiest...
May 10th
RT via @TimesCall: Classroom Kingpins | By Scott Rochat © 2009 Longmont Times-Call...
May 10th
Continuing to think about ActivStudio as a programming platform rather than a delivery vehicle.
May 10th
Reminded, as I skim through the preface to _Understanding by Design_, of the importance of systems...
May 10th
Such a beautiful day. I’ll be spending it inside. Luckily, with good folks.
May 10th
On the road in a couple of minutes. Looking forward to today’s work.
May 10th
My traveling companions are the current and future science coordinators. They’re discussing...
May 9th
Back on the road. A new copy of _Understanding by Design_ in hand. Brain’s full.
May 9th
Sitting with D11’s curriculum director learning more about their implementation of a...
May 9th
D11 has done some pretty amazing curriculum work. http://d11.org/curriculum
May 9th
Home. Back to work tomorrow to check in on our Promethean Train the Trainer series. Short weekend.
May 9th
I’m listening to lots of “behind the scenes” science talk. Interesting.
May 9th
Another round of reminders of whom the sponsors, er, “strategic partners,” are. I may...
May 8th
Now introduction of several “strategic partners.” They are “not vendors.”...
May 8th
“Lunch.”
May 8th
Still “introducing” “strategic partners” and their “products.”
May 8th
Enjoying the company of district staff. Relationship building is a big deal.
May 8th
Long day over. Mostly.
May 8th
McTighe back on stage - going to talk about a curriculum program as well as the depersonalizing...
May 8th
NWP is buying Google ads. Interesting. http://tinyurl.com/dzkzga
May 8th
I know it’s hard to build them, norm them, etc., but I do think our district could use several...
May 8th
Digital Toolboxes - National Writing Project
May 7th
Pulling a Shareski tomorrow evening - teaching a class via telephone while I attend a meeting in...
May 7th
Whoa. Bad, bad, bad editing error in the WWII documentary - repeated line of narration. Clear...
May 7th
Maybe the fail whale is eating the spaces, which would explain why he’s so big and yet so...
May 7th
Listening to a new WWII documentary while catching up on today’s strange trip.
May 7th
Thoughtcrime Experiments
May 6th
It is, quite literally, a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
May 6th
Checking in on Nemo. I sure hope they find him this time.
May 6th
Seriously considering _Myst_ for the iPhone.
May 6th
Just washed and combed the girls’ hair all by myself. Which means tomorrow is probably a hat...
May 6th
Ani got to go on a nature walk today. Very jealous.
May 6th
#isatweetsthat’sjustahashtagstillatweet?
May 6th
… a composition process. Teachers are writers and digital folks. What does thinking about...
May 5th
Reviewing Instructional Technologist applications.
May 5th
I do so love it when I discover that the thing I meant to do I already did. (I do so despise when I...
May 5th
RT via @dlnorman: Everyone & everything around us is our teacher. http://bit.ly/xiBGQ
May 5th
Trying very hard to not make a very obvious joke about a health class topic possibly being a...
May 5th
About to start last short session. So many hopes. So many good ideas and people. Hope folks found...
May 4th
Back at work with web presence. Talking about plans and doing some revision this morning.
May 4th
Home.
May 4th
Suppose you get one book for your “teaching and writing” library. What would that one...
May 4th
“New” blog post: “Not ‘New,’ ‘Good’.”...
May 3rd
Strike. Just saying.
May 3rd
Spare.
May 3rd
I don’t think I’ll be sharing the scores. Wish me luck. http://twitpic.com/4gji8
May 3rd
Spare. Then a strike. Look out, breaking a hundred. Coming for you.
May 3rd
Learning 2.0 must include the best of Learning 1.0. Even if we never got it right the first time...
May 3rd
Getting the lowdown on restaurants for my next SC beach trip from my new SC WP friends.
May 3rd
Shooting pool with @dogtrax and @senbertrand. Not pretty. But fun.
May 3rd
And now I’m bowling with @dogtrax et al. Hilarity to ensue.
May 3rd
Final score? One game to @budtheteacher, one game to @dogtrax. Rematch to be determined.
May 3rd
I win game one. Not one to quit ahead, here comes game two.
May 3rd
Not “New,” “Good”
May 3rd
Now if only I could get the email formatted a bit better. Ugly but functional.
May 2nd
Took ten minutes to create two sites and verify e-mail addresses. All from my phone. Easy.
May 2nd
I’ll play more later. Formatting needs some tweaks, but the concept’s solid....
May 2nd
Some of the public resources for/from our Web Presence work....
May 2nd
Playing with Posterous to create a channel for press releases I receive and want to easily share....
May 2nd
NWP’s also got an emerging presence on Ning. http://nwpsiteleaders.ning.com Lots of questions...
May 2nd
Also - @dogtrax coedited this, which I’m looking forward to leafing through this weekend - and...
May 2nd
I think more and more presence is about multiple spaces/places/identities, rather than a single...
May 2nd
Thanks for all of your responses. We asked that question this evening to help us all think about the...
May 2nd
At dinner with NWP friends old and new.
May 2nd
Question: What does the phrase “web presence” make you think about? What words and/or...
May 2nd
NCTE’s National Day on Writing is on Twitter. @dayonwriting I wonder what a blogger gallery...
May 2nd
Good Read: _Teaching the New Writing_. Looks worthwhile.
May 2nd
Teagan Reads to Cousins
May 2nd
Teagan Reads
May 2nd
I could use a big ol’ bag of Powdermilk Biscuits today.
May 1st
RT via @willrich45: Stop what you’re doing and read this. Deborah Meier at her absolute best....
May 1st
One could use “Twitter Trending Topics” as an excellent poetry prompt generator. Or as a...
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
Off to Denver for the weekend, working with the NWP Web Presence Retreat. Should be fun and...
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
Publishing is so easy that I think people forget about the hard part - the writing.
May 1st
Just had an excellent conversation with @_jbhasin, a Niwot student interested in district policy....
May 1st