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Jul 1st

Ended my day with Papert. Thanks, @garystager, for it and for your words today. Useful. Links...

Jul 1st

So ends a fiscal year. Tomorrow, we will also have a new organizational structure and new...

Jul 1st

Looks like fate decided my GTA thinking. Full day training on the 5th of August.

Jul 1st

Can’t we just support the emotional needs of all children, rather than only the neglect or...

Jul 1st

We’re live at CyberCamp again. Meg and Laree discussing their work with our Virtual Campus....

Jul 1st

Returned to _Invention of Air_. Struck tonight by the economics of science, research.There’s...

Jul 1st

Shaking the cobwebs out. First day back’s a busy one.

Jun 30th

CyberCamp TV is live again - talking high school science and Moodle today. Join us!...

Jun 30th

What do you call a website that doesn’t live on the Web? Serious question.

Jun 30th

Our friend is making us some strawberry jam. Fridge full of strawberries. Two rows deep. Yum....

Jun 30th

RT @hrheingold: “Crap Detection 101” draft - correx, additions welcome b4 I post on...

Jun 30th

Was reminded today that good hyperlinked text doesn’t need the web to live and breathe....

Jun 30th

She is a champ. http://twitpic.com/8pya8

Jun 29th

I like that @scobleizer’s taking a week off the microblogs. I did that once - and it might be...

Jun 29th

Returning to work in the morning. CyberCamp and plenty of other projects await. Been a good break -...

Jun 29th

Whatever it takes. http://twitpic.com/8py1d

Jun 29th

It’s possible that God gave us Twitter for filling the time between flips at the grill. Plenty...

Jun 29th

So. Slow. But. She. Will. Not. Accept. Help. Stubborn. Like. Me. Love. It. http://twitpic.com/8pxwp

Jun 29th

Basement cleaned. Grill lit. Pork chops in forty. Who wants one?

Jun 29th

We will get to the park. Someday. This week. Perhaps. #cutebutslow http://twitpic.com/8pxlj

Jun 29th

.@twitter: What’s up with @cliotech? Why the suspension?

Jun 29th

RT @ElyseEA NWPers — badges are available for your blogs, websites, nings, etc. Badge...

Jun 28th

Extending the staycation as long as I can. TV night with Ms. the Teacher. Today is the 1st...

Jun 28th

Home from the pool. Anything amazing coming out of #ebc09?

Jun 28th

Finally at the pool. Nephew’s birthday. And a swim meet....

Jun 28th

_Little Bear_ and _Dora the Explorer_ don’t count.

Jun 28th

In Charlotte. Flight home delayed. Gives us time for “dinner.”

Jun 27th

“Let us consider the way in which we spend our lives.” (via @ThoreauPage)

Jun 27th

At the airport ten minutes. I’ve heard the Michael Jackson 911 tape twice. How in the world is...

Jun 27th

I will never not love the sound of the waves hitting the beach.

Jun 27th

File this under “small victories.” Teagan figured out how to open her own banana today....

Jun 27th

Second banana. Second drop. Apparently, this deck has strange banana-attractive properties. Or...

Jun 27th

Home. Late night coffee run. Prius won’t start. Children will probably wake up in three hours....

Jun 27th

On the ground in Denver. Howdy, Colorado. How’re things?

Jun 27th

Teagan is watching a ginormous kite. I am watching Teagan. http://twitpic.com/8e82z

Jun 26th

We also experimented with grilling pimento cheese. That’s mostly a really bad idea. Mostly.

Jun 26th

Watching somebody else’s children struggle with sandcastle logistics.

Jun 26th

What does one call the pause between life and the composition and sending of a tweet? Other than...

Jun 26th

The kite in question. http://twitpic.com/8e8am

Jun 26th

Surprise discovery in the house library today. Score. http://twitpic.com/8ee1v

Jun 26th

Big family dinner. Filets and fixin’s. There were also two big cookies. Now there’s half...

Jun 26th

Thunder at the beach. I’m on a covered porch. No change in my plans.

Jun 26th

Beware distractions, folks. Beware rationalizations of distractions, too. At the very least,...

Jun 26th

It’s All a Pretty Big, Jumbled Up Mess & I’m...

Jun 25th

Writing has both always and never been about the tools necessary for its production.

Jun 25th

Listening to TTT and the ocean. Join in (on the TTT at least). http://edtechtalk.com/live

Jun 25th

Kathleen Blake Yancey’ll be at NECC. You should go. http://tinyurl.com/l5yyaw

Jun 25th

.@hickstro: I’m seeing that argument expressed frequently. I don’t think you would argue...

Jun 25th

.@jentropy Don’t worry - I won’t share the “actual writers talking about...

Jun 25th

I have overheard three different conversations about Jon & Kate today. Three. _Jon and Kate Plus...

Jun 24th

Exiled to the deck with the other early risers for breakfast. There is a sailing ship on the...

Jun 23rd

Watching the birds do ther morning fishing. Swoop. Splash! Swallow.

Jun 23rd

Watching the waves break as the darkness descends on the coast. Listening to my dad and his buddy...

Jun 23rd

Now discussing the finer points of eating and cooking chicken feet. I’m not finding the poetry...

Jun 23rd

I can see the ham being delivered from next door. I made one decision today. It involved the time at...

Jun 23rd

Found a bike trail and chased the sunset around the isle. Gorgeous.

Jun 23rd

Teagan’s enjoying her day. http://twitpic.com/83mkp

Jun 23rd

My dad is now telling newspaper delivery stories. These family narratives are important. How are you...

Jun 23rd

Potential. http://twitpic.com/7zxql

Jun 22nd

RT @dogtrax: New blog post: The first TTT podcast on Teaching the New Writing http://bit.ly/9pNao

Jun 22nd

Happy Father’s Day, everyone. Look after your dad today, if you can. My father and I are going...

Jun 22nd

I’d say “it’s hot,” but that’d sound whiny. So instead I’ll say...

Jun 22nd

Children asleep. Dreaming of today and doing the same things tomorrow. So we will.

Jun 22nd

The “george siemens tells dave what’s what” show website is up and running....

Jun 22nd

I spent about four hours in the pool with my daughters. After a bike ride with my Dad. What a day...

Jun 22nd

Watching my father read. Looks like a great idea.

Jun 22nd

There is about to be French toast. Note the lack of agency on my part. I’m very much aware of...

Jun 22nd

Ani’s running circles in the Charlotte airport. Because that’s what she does in between...

Jun 21st

On the plane. Teagan’s getting a story. Beach bound. http://twitpic.com/7wet9

Jun 21st

My reading on this flight. Maybe. http://twitpic.com/7wf2d

Jun 21st

It was fun to see them so excited.

Jun 21st

Reading.Visited with my parents earlier - they arrived at the beginning of the week.They’ve...

Jun 21st

I’m about to have a crab and shrimp cake sandwich from the dive down the street. I dare you to...

Jun 21st

I discovered an abandoned Clive Cussler novel that I’ve not yet read. Full cup. Life’s...

Jun 21st

Success. http://twitpic.com/7xvpk

Jun 21st

St Vrain folk - please re-tweet. Flipchartapalooza is now available for registration at OPD....

Jun 20th

RT @UrbanEducation ths goes w/ [my] latest blog entry. i’m resigning 4 many reas… Read...

Jun 20th

This was Teagan’s first trip to the ocean. http://tinyurl.com/nv23bk

Jun 20th

She’s growing nicely, too....

Jun 20th

Self-indulgent photo sharing over. For now.

Jun 20th

Already a young lady. http://www.flickr.com/photos/budtheteacher/3620513466/

Jun 20th

This is still one of my favorite pictures ever. http://tinyurl.com/lmns7l

Jun 20th

I’m hoping that I’m going to be watching the 2nd episode of _Mad Men_ with Ms. the...

Jun 20th

Flipchartapalooza link was a bad link - my apologies. Here’s a better one:...

Jun 20th

Thanks, @myrag. Not sure what happened there.

Jun 20th

Looking at my beach house via Google Earth. Soon, Bud. Soon.

Jun 19th

Now 1 e-mail, half a mileage report, and a couple “Out of Office” notifications between...

Jun 19th

I am a mileage report, two e-mails and a couple “Out of Office” messages away from...

Jun 19th

ActivInspire tutorials now up on Atomic Learning. A little piece of my life just came back. Awesome.

Jun 19th

We’re live from CyberCamp - talking about elementary use of Moodle - follow up from yesterday....

Jun 19th

How do you use Twitter?

Jun 19th

Showing CyberCampers Twitter.

Jun 19th

Thanks for all the responses, tweets. Lots of thinking going on here about Twitter now. Much...

Jun 19th

Authors, or readers, think the other never reads their work (out loud) properly. They’re both...

Jun 19th

Hey - here’s Billy Collins reading his poem “Aristotle.” Give it a listen....

Jun 19th

Last summer, I let you, tweeps, write my out of office message. You did well. http://bit.ly/Ws2C0

Jun 19th

I do need a useful link for folks to add to my collection of Out of Office links for folks. Got a...

Jun 19th

Studies Explore Whether the Internet Makes...

Jun 19th

Scan This Book! - New York Times

Jun 19th

LimeSurvey.org - The Leading Open Source...

Jun 19th

Description of Yancey’s assignments are interesting. Worth your time.

Jun 18th

Writing shouldn’t be measured as “good” or “bad.” Writing is. Rich...

Jun 18th

If academic writing is the only standard, then we have several problems. One problem is that...

Jun 18th

Chronicle article on longitudinal studies of writing. Why the fake better/worse binary?...

Jun 18th

We’re live from CyberCamp again. Talking about elementary uses of Moodle today. Join us!...

Jun 18th

Thanks for joining us at CyberCamp today. Always helpful to hear your perspectives.

Jun 18th

Mail search within the inbox. Nice touch.

Jun 18th

Was iTunes U always available via the iPhone?

Jun 18th

Any measure of writing that defines “good” without context is a poor measure.

Jun 18th

!@dogtrax is guest hosting Teachers Teaching Teachers tonight. Worth your time, I suspect. 40...

Jun 18th

“Can you rise to the rhetorical challenges you will face in the future?” is a much...

Jun 18th

Studies Explore Whether the Internet Makes...

Jun 18th

RT @SVVSDHD: Can you tell me the difference between Citrix and Thin Clients? -Dan #HDquiz

Jun 17th

CyberCamp’s live with Amy discussing her work to support Promethean use on her school.

Jun 17th

I’m hoping @karlfisch spreads lots of evil ideas today. Contagious ones.

Jun 17th

Many, many spinning plates this morning. Hope they don’t fall down.

Jun 17th

Two days, two sessions of CyberCamp, four WiPs, one laptop orientation and a trip to a neighboring...

Jun 17th

Is that the ocean I hear in the distance? I do believe that it is.

Jun 17th

Long day. Tired.

Jun 17th

CyberCamp TV: http://bit.ly/18OOpa

Jun 17th

Oh. And some work on my mystery project. Forgot about that. Lots of work on that still ahead.

Jun 17th

Mountains are beautiful. Snow capped. Sun hitting them just so.

Jun 16th

Big morning. New session of CyberCamp, planning for a couple summer training events, and need to get...

Jun 16th

Do you pay people to learn? It’s important work.

Jun 16th

Wizard. I’m winning. Great game. http://twitpic.com/7iokd

Jun 16th

Just renewed my ISTE membership.

Jun 16th

Saying no is underrated.

Jun 16th

Procuring breakfast for the new CyberCampers.

Jun 16th

My vacation begins in four days. I’ll be on a beach by Saturday. Plenty to do before that...

Jun 16th

Aw. nuts. Webspiration’s links don’t work on the published maps. That’s a no-go...

Jun 15th

Teagan can’t say “sn,” so we’re watching _Doopy Come Home_.

Jun 15th

Doopy and Woodtok are escaping from the mean girl’s place. (I love how Teagan talks.)

Jun 15th

Another good article, this one from EJ. Saw the author speak. Good stuff if you teach, or want to...

Jun 15th

Another: “Teaching for joy and justice also means finding the curiculum in students’...

Jun 15th

An excerpt: “Ultimately, students like Jerald taught me to teach the writer, not the...

Jun 15th

Tonight’s dessert: “Teaching for Joy & Justice” by Linda Christensen in this...

Jun 15th

My wife’s watching a show called _I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant._ I had a student once...

Jun 15th

Poets.org didn’t turn off their poem a day email after National Poetry Month ended. Which...

Jun 14th

Today is National Get Outdoors Day. We celebrated yesterday - but if we *have* to, we’ll get...

Jun 14th

Thinking about what that course on teaching linking looks like. Mapping it out, actually.

Jun 14th

Rereading this: http://bit.ly/sGTRE About to start revising it for future publication.

Jun 14th

Reading part 2 of a really useful chat with @jayrosen_nyu on teaching blogging to journalists....

Jun 14th

Many responses to noises and children. All agree - quiet children are when you should really worry.

Jun 14th

This time a week from now, we’ll be on a plane for Charleston, SC. C’mon, a week from...

Jun 14th

Chicken wings with a friend. Rockies on rain delay. Rough life.

Jun 14th

Feeling good about http://mywebspiration.com as my tool of choice right now. We’ll see if that...

Jun 14th

And again. http://twitpic.com/77afx

Jun 13th

Teagan has now swung in all 12 swings at this park.

Jun 13th

Donna’s written an important post on the CyberCamp blog - speaks to “valuing her...

Jun 13th

Swinging again. http://twitpic.com/779pm

Jun 13th

Teeter totter. http://twitpic.com/7792j

Jun 13th

I really have to work with the children on what “sleeping in” looks like in practice....

Jun 13th

Sadly, 6:30 this morning *was* sleeping in. Bike ride forthcoming.

Jun 13th

Seven miles to the park. A few more to the doctor’s office. But first, swinging....

Jun 13th

Michael McDonald on the speakers. I might be on a date. Or, it’s possible I’m in the...

Jun 13th

Pants not pegged. This must actually be happening.

Jun 13th

Hoppin’ at the Lanes tonight. Except not really.

Jun 13th

Grown up dinner over. Now off to embarrass myself at the bowling alley.

Jun 13th

http://blogs.stvrain.k12.co.us/cybercamp Share your thinking about her thinking if you can.

Jun 13th

Dinner with friends soon. Then bowling. There’s a babysitter, so this is serious.

Jun 13th

Home. Morning bike ride turned into semi-day trip. Awesome.

Jun 13th

Clever with a dash of irony. Ban Censorship. http://www.cafepress.com/dmag/6763069

Jun 13th

A Little Princess: Bud Huntbudtheteacher.com

Jun 13th

We’re live @ CyberCamp. Sharon’s talking about reading. http://bit.ly/18OOpa

Jun 12th

Ani just discovered VHS technology. “Wow. It closes by itself?” Yes, Ani. Yes it does.

Jun 12th

I think I just became a grant coordinator for a semi-surprise summer project. Huzzah.

Jun 12th

On a malt mission for my wife. Me? I ate at CyberCamp.

Jun 12th

So it turns out that I need a mind map that can handle lots of text. Maybe it’s Prezi. Maybe...

Jun 12th

Good PD always has a “Recipes” category....

Jun 12th

Hey - it’s looking stormy. It hasn’t looked story here since… like earlier today....

Jun 12th

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Jun 12th

Tell your friends. Especially if they’re St. Vrain friends.

Jun 11th

.@shareski: Yeah - I know. But your words worked for that other question, too.

Jun 11th

We’re live on CyberCamp TV. Talking about professional development today....

Jun 11th

Baked Blueberry French Toast this morning at CyberCamp. Yum. http://twitpic.com/71nty

Jun 11th

Twitter scoop - St. Vrain will be hosting its first ever Flipchartapalooza on July 22nd and 23rd...

Jun 11th

.@shareski Bigger question there - that you really didn’t mean to ask, I don’t think -...

Jun 11th

I failed to mention the homemade blueberry syrup that accompanies the breakfast. Wow. Just wow.

Jun 11th

.@jen8570: You can join us virtually via CyberCamp TV. Or, you can move to St. Vrain and come and...

Jun 11th

Don’t tell - but I’m going to stay up late reading scholarly articles on heteroglossia....

Jun 11th

My Kindergarten teachers gave me this book 25 years ago. Today, I gave it to Teagan. And then Ani...

Jun 11th

I worry about people more worried about accoutrement than accomplishment.

Jun 11th

Tonight I’m stealing one of my wife’s books. Light reading. http://twitpic.com/734do

Jun 11th

Kids who don’t eat their broccoli don’t get ice cream. Teagan doesn’t mind....

Jun 11th

“Follow us on Facebook & Twitter!” implores my university’s online campus....

Jun 10th

Just finished _Where Wizards Stay Up Late_. Good history of the creation of the Internet. Useful for...

Jun 10th

Just drove through a corner of the crummy weather. 40 minute commute ran about an hour ten today....

Jun 10th

And I’m craving grits. Good ones.

Jun 10th

Be careful, folks. Weld/Adams Counties seeing funnels....

Jun 10th

I need a head shot. By tomorrow. Surely there’s one on the web somewhere, right? Your...

Jun 10th

RT @cbs4denver One funnel reported near Broomfield, another funnel reported near Thornton.

Jun 10th

Now I can focus on _The Pencil_ and the other half dozen texts I want to be reading right now.

Jun 10th

Letters from CyberCamp - Donna’s talking about her online writing with high school students....

Jun 9th

CyberCamp conversations this morning at 9:45 and then again at 11:00 Mountain. Please join us....

Jun 9th

Good morning. CyberCamp wakes up in about an hour.

Jun 9th

Foggy and chilly. This is June in Colorado?

Jun 9th

There’s Bakhtin in there. That’s good.

Jun 9th

My wife’s writing a lit review. Lots of good books in this stack. http://twitpic.com/6xwsz

Jun 9th

CyberCamp’s back - Mary’s discussing her work with middle school writers....

Jun 9th

Here’s a link to the meeting. http://cecc.na4.acrobat.com/itunesu/

Jun 9th

Listening in to a conversation on a possible iTunes U in Colorado.

Jun 9th

Today’s bike ride ended three minutes into the rain. Perfect timing.

Jun 8th

.@dogtrax: You’re most welcome. I’m looking forward to those conversations - your book...

Jun 7th

New blog post: Talking up the book on Teachers Teaching Teachers http://bit.ly/YgAZZ (via @dogtrax)

Jun 7th

RT @willrich45: Just Blogged: “If We Could Start Over, What Would We Build?”...

Jun 7th

Leisurely breakfast. Coffee. Toast. Ani the artist “emailing” her work around the world.

Jun 7th

We are supposed to be riding bikes to the pool today - but there are big creepy clouds hanging out...

Jun 7th

Surprise playdate with nephews. Means naps are late and suspected to be long. Tired kids. Grass to...

Jun 7th

Coleman Barks has done some great Rumi translations. In 1994, he was featured in a documentary on...

Jun 6th

Teagan always does her serious reading wearing the mouse ears. http://twitpic.com/6os6w

Jun 6th

RT @danamhuff: New blog post: This Post is Kind of a Downer http://www.huffenglish.com/?p=937

Jun 6th

RT @NewsHour: Poetry Series: Poetry of Rumi Spans Across Centuries, Cultures http://twurl.nl/mxqq00

Jun 6th

Took the girls to the bakery. Teagan gave out random hugs to strangers. Free bread. Fun.

Jun 6th

Those’ll be fun challenges for the art department every week.

Jun 6th

Why, when we buy things, are folks so enthusiastic, but when it’s time to learn to use them,...

Jun 6th

The right side of my head is buzzing. That’s weird.

Jun 6th

Playing Settlers of Catan. And drooling a little. The two don’t seem to be related.

Jun 6th

By the way, this office has a strict “no cellphone” policy. Think my mom’ll have...

Jun 5th

One of these things is not like the others. http://twitpic.com/6n0ky

Jun 5th

Thanks, all y’all, for worrying with me. It’s more fun to go to the doctor when you take...

Jun 5th

I mean, it’s still the doctor and all.

Jun 5th

A very nice man says I have Bell’s palsy. All well in a while. And there are steroids. I hear...

Jun 5th

That tweet back there sounded more dire than things are. Forgive me. Didn’t mean to scare...

Jun 5th

Broadcasting live - Kindergarten tech - at http://bit.ly/18OOpa

Jun 5th

If I could, I’d be at http://constructingmodernknowledge.com Maybe you can go.

Jun 5th

My blood pressure’s good. Pulse, too. Forgot to grab a sucker before I got into the little...

Jun 5th

Thanks, tweeps, for your thoughts about Twitter for the CyberCampers. Thoughtful discussion this...

Jun 5th

WPMU is eating our embed code for YouTube and TeacherTube. When did that start? What do I do?

Jun 5th

At Urgent Care. Parts of my face and head seem to be going numb. That seems “urgent.”

Jun 5th

Good thing it’s the end of the week. Man, I need a good poem.

Jun 5th

.@aschmitz It can point a person to a new person or conversation. Which is the heart of serendipity.

Jun 4th

.@aschmitz @Shareski Context is relative. For all of us.

Jun 4th

Day three of the curriculum alignment work. I’ve been impressed with the protocols used in the...

Jun 4th

Now hearing from DeAnn - she’s talking about Kindergarten morning meetings and flipcharts....

Jun 4th

Live on CyberCamp TV - Dave talking about online communication with parents. http://bit.ly/18OOpa

Jun 4th

CyberCamp broadcasts begin at 11am Mountain. Look for CyberCamp TV and join us if you can....

Jun 4th

Getting lost and then finding your way is a powerful learning experience. Tricky, though.

Jun 4th

Friends for dinner. One of them is making strawberry rhubarb strudel for dessert. Yum.

Jun 4th

CyberCamp makes my head hurt. In a good way.

Jun 4th

Homemade caramel corn. I like CyberCamp. http://twitpic.com/6jq03

Jun 4th

Weird sign to find taped to the bathroom door. http://twitpic.com/6jpqs

Jun 4th

Getting set to stream our first WiP conversation. http://bit.ly/18OOpa

Jun 3rd

Kay’s now live, talking about social networking in her high school classroom....

Jun 3rd

Back at the ESC. Thinking about out district mission and learning principles. It’s a beautiful...

Jun 3rd

First broadcast from CyberCamp this morning at 11:30am Mountain. Look for the CyberCamp TV link....

Jun 3rd

A short post to the CyberCampers on learning principles. Comments are open.

Jun 3rd

We’ll be thinking about common district learning principles ala _Schooling by Design_ this...

Jun 3rd

Watching Mr. Rogers with the girls. Still my favorite show. Ever.

Jun 3rd

English Companion

Jun 2nd

Classroom 2.0

Jun 2nd

K12 Online Conference 2009

Jun 2nd

It’s early here at the Clover Basin Educational Services Center. Welcome to summer 4 10s.

Jun 2nd

Longer summer days begin today. First day of CyberCamp and a curriculum committee meeting, too....

Jun 2nd

Cool. Livestream changed their studio. Today. No pressure.

Jun 2nd

http://blogs.stvrain.k12.co.us/cybercamp

Jun 2nd

Mmm. Lunch.

Jun 2nd

CyberCamp kicks off in a little more than an hour. Broadcasts from camp start tomorrow. We’d...

Jun 2nd

Button, button. Who’s got the button?#cybercamp http://twitpic.com/6eco2

Jun 2nd

I guess I’d also struggle with the whole idea that they’re optional. What’s the...

Jun 2nd

I guess I wouldn’t mind the national standards conversation so much if it werent being done in...

Jun 2nd

Probably the best name for a mailing list I’ve ever heard:...

Jun 1st

I think “We’re all Just Nodes” would be a great title for a workshop on Social...

Jun 1st

Family bike ride. Then that social networking blurb I didn’t get to yesterday.

Jun 1st

Oh. Dark sky. So much for that bike ride.

Jun 1st

Okay. Maybe it’s time for me to watch that Google Wave video. http://waveprotocol.org

Jun 1st