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Spending the morning discussing several grant programs and how to best use the programs to support...
Sep 1st
From tonight’s reading: “He was either going to hit somebody or start a blog. To tell...
Sep 1st
Run’s done. Bring it on, Monday.
Sep 1st
And then I had To turn on the Broncos.
Sep 1st
Pretty sure I’m about to start a pretty big infomancy process.
Sep 1st
Listening in to a really big conversation on a possible learning portal for Colorado. Grant deadline...
Sep 1st
It’s a perfect morning for telethoning, especially cyber radio-kinetic-ly… Any amount of...
Sep 1st
RT @garystager New blog posting - “Podcasting Since Before Podcasting was Invented” -...
Sep 1st
Just saw @milobo bend various hoops to her will. Easy part. Hard part’s fashioning them into...
Sep 1st
Rather than allowing the grants to become the goals. Tricky business.
Sep 1st
If you’re in Colorado, would you be willing to take this survey? Brief....
Sep 1st
Three cheers for an overcast reading afternoon.
Aug 30th
Bought Grossman’s _The Magicians_ instead. A couple chapters in it’s not doing what...
Aug 30th
.@editi: Good read. http://worldisopen.com/
Aug 30th
Was going to spend nap today reading my copy of _The World is Open_, which I am enjoying. And which...
Aug 30th
Been watching friends children. Just put four kids to bed. Now making an ice cream run. Shh....
Aug 30th
Peer pressure can be used for good as well as for evil. Just saying.
Aug 29th
Run’s done. Needed it this morning.
Aug 29th
St. Vrain is seeking volunteers for the social studies curriculum committee....
Aug 29th
Turns out Coolio and I share some favorite books. That’s cool(io). http://bit.ly/7U3sK
Aug 29th
RT @karlfisch New Post: Linux on Netbooks and Whiskers on Kittens http://bit.ly/ENTDD
Aug 29th
Irony is a posting on ethical posting that has been copied without attribution. Or that’s...
Aug 29th
RT @pickledtreats Reading: “Clive Thompson on the New Literacy” in WIRED - is technology...
Aug 29th
“Of or relating to education.” I figured next he was going to offer to explain my TPS...
Aug 29th
Catan. Grumble, grumble. Longest road. Grumble, grumble.
Aug 29th
Had a conversation with a Universal Service rep today. Gave me an interesting definition of...
Aug 29th
St. Vrain - Elementary pacing guides for language arts published. http://bit.ly/Q7qNY
Aug 29th
A bread pudding, properly rested, is sitting on my counter.
Aug 29th
iRead- Using iPods for Literacy at Bionic...
Aug 28th
Eligible Services List - Schools and...
Aug 28th
AHS Personal Wireless Devices
Aug 28th
RT @Reckon Marshall McLuhan on the “social media expert” http://post.ly/33Ew...
Aug 28th
Staff meeting.
Aug 28th
Tonight, I’d like to read current eRate rules for network use. Can anyone save me a Google...
Aug 28th
Specifically interested in who is allowed to access an eRate subsidized network. And who...
Aug 28th
No eRate links, huh? Yeah. I know. Not the hippest topic. But an important one.
Aug 28th
Watching the girls play. Kids can make friends so quickly. That’s good.
Aug 28th
Jackson Pollack Hunt. (aka Teagan) http://twitpic.com/fingv
Aug 28th
Apparently, Teagan’s reading my tweets.
Aug 28th
RT @SVVSDsupt Board of Education meetings are now being streamed on the District website the...
Aug 28th
Spending the morning tomorrow working with our curriculum staff on blogging. They’ll all be...
Aug 28th
Time to be a better model for how to blog when I’m “too busy.” No time to write...
Aug 28th
Going to water the cactus.
Aug 27th
Watered the cactus.
Aug 27th
In the office for the first time in a while. Plenty to dig through, publish and process.
Aug 27th
Oh, yeah. Lunch. Heading off to find some now.
Aug 27th
Google has real time box scores? Not bad. (Go Rockies!)
Aug 27th
Extra. Innings. Again.
Aug 27th
.@unklar It was in the office when I arrived. Like so many things, a reminder that we are stewards...
Aug 27th
Today was long. But good. Need to write about it. Soon.
Aug 27th
Revisiting Twitteriffic as a Twitter client. It’s come a long way. Thanks, @dmagy.
Aug 27th
WPMU blogs I created last week have some funky errors - themes misshapen and backend not accessible....
Aug 25th
I am told there is rice pudding. Children laugh themselves to sleep. Not bad.
Aug 25th
12 burgers went out to the grill. Only eleven made it back inside. Hmm.
Aug 25th
Grill’s lit. Homemade burgers and fries tonight. Then I’ll try to dig out of email.
Aug 25th
Blog problems solved, thanks to @suewaters
Aug 25th
Wondering how best to send chocolate abroad. Going to need a big pile of the good stuff for...
Aug 25th
Listening to a Don Hewitt interview from a few years back. Such a participant in history.
Aug 24th
Getting an oil change. Guy next to me just got an iPhone. And doesn’t know how to silence it....
Aug 24th
Fire good…but also bad. http://826la.org/store-sundries/ (via @EPTTM) (Clever dystopia joke on this...
Aug 24th
No knowledge of it whatsoever. St. Vrain just really opened up its filter. Most of the Web is...
Aug 24th
All this talk of Taylor Mali reminded me that I still haven’t seen _Slam Nation_. Queued it.
Aug 24th
We should all be forced to write to a prompt we don’t like from time to time to remember what...
Aug 24th
Or, we should allow students multiple options whenever we can. @bengrey
Aug 24th
Sauce. It’s spelled “s a u c e”.
Aug 24th
Looks like 8 DMs is when I say “Let’s just use the phone.”
Aug 24th
Hot day is ending with overcast skies and a good bit of breeze. Ah, Colorado.
Aug 24th
Hunt family barbecue sause makes chicken even better. No, not that Hunt’s. Our family recipe.
Aug 24th
.@iMrsF: How about you tell them why you’re not going to give a quiz? That’s honest. And...
Aug 24th
Yeah to all of your examples - and there are plenty more. @triciabuck
Aug 23rd
Apparently, the oven gives you big muscles, expensive cars, and a shot at a big acting career. Is...
Aug 23rd
Wow. “Invisible waves” cook the food. But this is unlike any other oven. I wonder what...
Aug 23rd
I’m doing a bad job of sharing my learning lately.
Aug 23rd
At the gym. Can see but can’t hear the NuWave Oven infomercial. Enjoying making up my own...
Aug 23rd
http://rebootnews.com/ Right up your alley. @willrich45 (Liking your new tweet/reply strategy. If...
Aug 23rd
Tent pitched in backyard. Successfully dodged the “music truck” passing by outside.
Aug 23rd
Tonight, we broiled our marshmallows. Still as tasty. http://twitpic.com/ey4bx
Aug 23rd
HEY LOOK AT ME I’M FAMOUS http://bit.ly/LA8KK (via @ickaickaicka) (CU discusses its online...
Aug 23rd
Family movie night off to a late start. _Peter Pan_. Wow. Been a while. Captain Hook shoots a man...
Aug 23rd
“Stay away from sites that cannot be closed to the public.” Hard to model learning when...
Aug 23rd
State teacher’s association journal published social networking guidelines this month. Not...
Aug 23rd
In the tent twenty minutes. Ani’s been back in the house three times.
Aug 23rd
I Need You To Look at How the Comments Work on This Post - http://bit.ly/2a5stR (via @ijohnpederson)...
Aug 22nd
Balloons on the horizon. Nice.
Aug 22nd
Spending the morning with our induction coaches. Always good to spend time with them.
Aug 22nd
I spent an hour the other day trying to do something that @milobo showed me almost by accident...
Aug 22nd
St. Vrain Computer labs, Virtual Campus are running slow and getting stuck. Folks at DTS are working...
Aug 22nd
Filets are on the grill. And bacon-wrapped, of course.
Aug 22nd
I wonder if students are going to proxies trying to get around a filter that they don’t need...
Aug 22nd
New post on changes to St. Vrain Virtual Campus logins. http://tinyurl.com/mqaakb
Aug 20th
I’d so get a gold medal if wheeling multiple refuse containers into one’s crowded garage...
Aug 20th
Let’s raise the bar and quit assuming that e-mail is the only official channel for anything...
Aug 20th
First SVVSD Instructional Technology Podcast’s up. DTS Kickoff http://svvsd.org/fieldnotes
Aug 20th
LDAP works. Whew. Still running some tests and then the Virtual Campus will be fully operational...
Aug 20th
This post keeps going. I’m okay with that. http://bit.ly/jmSMl
Aug 20th
I agree with the paper. There should be choices in school board races. Debate is good....
Aug 20th
Front porch. Good friends. Long day. All’s well.
Aug 20th
Wait. Farve?
Aug 19th
Howard Rheingold w/ Steve Hargadon now in Elluminate http://tinyurl.com/convnet (via @joycevalenza)
Aug 19th
Teagan just had a bath. Which means I also had a bath.
Aug 19th
Leadership is a hands on activity.
Aug 19th
Considering names for a district mediacast - Vrainnet Voices? Field Notes? Something better? Your...
Aug 19th
Up a little early. First day of classes today. Excited for students to come back.
Aug 19th
If days like today stop getting exciting, then I’ll quit.
Aug 19th
Just finished season one of _Mad Men_. Still don’t get it, but am compelled to see second...
Aug 19th
I like listening to Ms the Teacher reading poems with Ani. All’s right.
Aug 19th
“Change. Service. Vision. Team.” - St. Vrain Executive Director of Instructional...
Aug 18th
Welcome back to all our returning St. Vrain teachers this morning. It’s going to be a good...
Aug 18th
New blog post: Firefox plugin brings public court records into public domain...
Aug 18th
St. Vrain has better Web access than the State Capitol. http://www.statebillnews.com/?p=1897
Aug 18th
About to batch create a whole bunch of blogs. Fingers crossed.
Aug 18th
RT @milobo: Starting an audio feed for the St VVSD Instructional Tech Dept. Brainstorming for names...
Aug 18th
I need a good poem about beginnings. Perhaps by Billy Collins, perhaps not. What’ve you got,...
Aug 18th
Batch blog creation? A breeze. Wish the rest of the day had gone as smoothly.
Aug 18th
Huh. http://usbroadband4ed.ideascale.com/
Aug 18th
Successful Deployments for Educational...
Aug 17th
Coffee. http://twitpic.com/e4csf
Aug 17th
I don’t care if Seattle or San Diego win, so long as I get to watch.
Aug 17th
I wish I could write like @cribchronicles does. http://bit.ly/XsV1Y
Aug 17th
Just did a device/gadge comparison between myself and future brother in law. We have lots of...
Aug 17th
Picking up “Chinese food.” Went through a bunch of books earlier - nightstand a little...
Aug 17th
NPR’s iPhone App. Very nice. http://bit.ly/StoLv (via @ijohnpederson) (Pretty neat app - Bud)
Aug 17th
I mowed the lawn. So there.
Aug 17th
But I’m not, alas - not enough time - so help yourself to the idea if you want it.
Aug 17th
If I were submitting a K12 proposal, it’d be called “‘Alright then, I’ll go...
Aug 17th
Working to finish _Mad Men_ season one. Interesting show. Not sure I get it.
Aug 17th
Best chicken fried rice in northern Colorado. http://twitpic.com/e6lm3
Aug 17th
Getting the bikes into the Prius was tricky. But worth it. http://twitpic.com/dzkrg
Aug 16th
What, I wonder, does Batman flavored cake taste like? http://twitpic.com/dzt8h
Aug 16th
At the other end of the park, I stumbled into these guys. Wearing kilts and tossing stuff. Cool....
Aug 16th
Who brands playground equipment? http://twitpic.com/dzx2m
Aug 16th
Trying on flower girl dresses. Teagan and Ani. Not me. http://twitpic.com/e1sby
Aug 16th
I’m passing on submitting to K12Online this year. But perhaps you are proposing something....
Aug 16th
There was a nap. It was good.
Aug 16th
Equal time for Ani. http://twitpic.com/e1sl5
Aug 16th
Seriously cute. And pricey. http://twitpic.com/e1tkg
Aug 16th
Dresses will be purchased. Sigh.
Aug 16th
Accessories. Brown sash. Twenty bucks. Doesn’t look THAT good. But it’s not my wedding....
Aug 16th
Boneless. Ribs. Paradox. Tasty.
Aug 16th
Football. Preseason, but still.
Aug 16th
Thanks for everything, Les Paul. Well done.
Aug 14th
If yr school has problems w use of the Internet, yr school probably has bigger structural problems...
Aug 14th
New post on The Strength of Weak Ties: Badge of Honor? http://strengthofweakties.org/ (via @djakes)...
Aug 14th
I don’t think Tony Danza would be considered highly qualified to teach English in the state of...
Aug 14th
Posted: “Willing to be Disturbed” http://bit.ly/QBx08 Change that might work. (via @willrich45)
Aug 14th
Didn’t know it was lefty day. Hooray fellow lefties.
Aug 13th
Thinking about embedding myself in some of our schools for the next few weeks. Our new high school...
Aug 13th
Found a good fight just now, one worth fighting. And someone to fight it with. Both good things.
Aug 13th
Still seeking a Moodle/Active Directory expert to help me make a connection. Any leads appreciated....
Aug 13th
To turn the lemons that life gives you into lemonade is a lot easier for those who can afford all...
Aug 13th
The expectations we set will be met. Let’s assume and expect the best.
Aug 13th
On today’s agenda: Supporting new teachers, developing @milobo and my communication strategy,...
Aug 13th
Oh. Boy. 23 minutes early. On top of a 2 1/2 hour layover. Lucky me?
Aug 12th
Comment’s up. Who’s “pure”? http://bit.ly/Qi8zN
Aug 12th
Looking forward to continuing to follow the WIDEPATHS work via the wiki. I’ve learned lots...
Aug 12th
About to board a flight to Chicago, then, I hope, Denver. Home late then up and at ‘em for...
Aug 12th
Airport chili. Who puts celery in chili? Celery. Sheesh.
Aug 12th
Howdy, Colorado. How’ve you been?
Aug 12th
Boarding for Denver. Sweet.
Aug 12th
Erseth is blowing my mind as he reminds me that hypertext can, and often is, more limiting for a...
Aug 12th
It’d help if I spelled his name right. That was “Aarseth,” not...
Aug 12th
In parking shuttle limbo. A lot like friend limbo. But with exhaust fumes and bus noises.
Aug 12th
Today is Teagan’s first day of preschool. Ever. http://twitpic.com/dls33
Aug 12th
Getting set to start Widepaths 09. Thanks to our gracious hosts, the Red Cedar Writing Project!...
Aug 11th
There’s some juxtaposition for you.
Aug 11th
Good morning from East Lansing. Awoke to Book TV discussion of Lincoln and Mrs. Lincoln. Fell asleep...
Aug 11th
Digital changes some things. But not all. Maybe not many. But some. We’ve got to...
Aug 11th
As I hear talk of the changing face of writing, I’m struck by my reading of Aarseth and the...
Aug 11th
Aside - what a clever campus map. http://maps.msu.edu/interactive/
Aug 11th
Warm welcome from Janet, director of RCWP. WIDEPATHS a gathering of MI state Writing Project folks...
Aug 11th
NWP-M’s WIDE PATHS conference goes live in about five minutes at http://tinyurl.com/lqzayh
Aug 11th
Walking along the river on the MSU campus. Beautiful. Good day.
Aug 11th
Social networks are messy. Social networking sites can help us to make sense of the mess - but they...
Aug 11th
NWP-M’s WIDE PATHS conference goes live at 3:45 pm EST at http://tinyurl.com/lqzayh (via...
Aug 11th
This morning’s writing prompt: What are (social) networks made of? What do ours look like?...
Aug 11th
reviving the lost art of naming the world: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/science/11naming.html...
Aug 11th
Enjoying a dinner without bibs, potty trips, or severe messes. And missing my kids.
Aug 11th
Made the connection. Sweet. Michigan bound.
Aug 10th
Of course, he’s probably tweeting “Uh oh. Dude next to me brought the most books....
Aug 10th
Uh oh. Dude next to me brought the biggest carry on. Ever.
Aug 10th
Apparently, I brought bad weather with me.
Aug 10th
A short walk in the rain for dinner. Nice night. Except for the booming thunder. (Which I happen to...
Aug 10th
Really dug into Aareth’s _Cybertext_ today. Deep. Thoughtful. Good.
Aug 10th
On the ground in Michigan.
Aug 10th
Luckily, we were able to all cram into the teeny plane before the lightning sent the ground crew...
Aug 10th
The sign said I could follow them on Twitter. So I am. While I eat here. @harrisonroadie
Aug 10th
Turns out you can’t quite get to embed code for a Google Presentation on my netbook. Silly...
Aug 10th
An important conversation about YourHub.com, a really interesting journalism project....
Aug 8th
Home from the hills.
Aug 8th
Quick trip.
Aug 8th
Into the woods.
Aug 8th
Camping tonight. One last time.
Aug 8th
We almost went with a student journalism project hosted by YourHub. I wonder how that would’ve...
Aug 8th
In 2005, when I was thinking about taking our high school paper online,I traded some e-mails with...
Aug 8th
Today the wind blew very hard, and the ropes holding the Pinta’s rudder broke. (via...
Aug 7th
St.Vrain students check out http://www.digitalglobe.com/launchyourworldview for a logo and essay...
Aug 7th
“Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around.” (via @ThoreauPage)
Aug 7th
Just Posted: “It’s Just Social” http://bit.ly/au1T0 (via @willrich45)
Aug 7th
Lots of hot air balloons out this morning. Beautiful.
Aug 7th
Thinking about Spiderman ethics when it comes to Internet filtering issues. With great access comes...
Aug 7th
Klentschy & Thompson – Scaffolding Science...
Aug 7th
U.S. Department of Education Study Finds that...
Aug 7th
It's SO over: cool cyberkids abandon social...
Aug 7th
Spending the day with folks at Mead High School, a brand new district school. Excited to check out...
Aug 6th
Huh. Interesting manifestation of a bunch of things. http://twitpic.com/cuhvf
Aug 6th
Just ran. Again. Not pretty.
Aug 6th
Spending the day tomorrow observing an elementary school making sure they’re doing what they...
Aug 6th
As it should be.
Aug 6th
Bills paid.
Aug 6th
Spending Friday helping the same school think about how technology serves their inquiry work.
Aug 6th
Should have included the link with that last tweet… :-) http://www.assortedstuff.com/?p=3265...
Aug 6th
What would a Stager Certified Teacher program look like, I wonder. @garystager
Aug 6th
.@jmiscavish @coolcatteacher Why pretend that our students are divorced from their world when they...
Aug 6th
Assumptions rarely work out well unless you’re assuming and communicating the best intentions...
Aug 5th
Safe travels to all my friends and colleagues traveling to Colorado today. Beautiful weather for...
Aug 5th
RT @HPSelf: RT @Power2BThin: “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”...
Aug 5th
Chance encounter with my sister and nephews on the way to a meeting. Day got better.
Aug 5th
Tuesday’s filling up.
Aug 5th
Nothing like selling one’s attention and reach for a bauble or two....
Aug 5th
Delores Umbridge is such a delicious character.
Aug 5th
They are sawing away pieces of the roof. Just above my head. Should I be worried?
Aug 5th
Just reupped my Flickr Pro Account for two more years. That’s committment.
Aug 4th
Back at my desk for the first time in a couple of weeks. Time to start digging out.
Aug 4th
Made lots of progress last night. Thanks for your help, y’all. This is starting to shape up...
Aug 4th
Just took a peek at the e-mail waiting for me post-vacation. I think I already have a case of the...
Aug 4th
Just ran. On purpose. Again.
Aug 4th
Short poetry interlude. http://tinyurl.com/l5ddej Thanks @gfree!
Aug 4th
RT @suzieboss Where’s your “back porch” for collaboration with colleagues? Weigh...
Aug 4th
Seems like it’s all or nothing.
Aug 4th
Is there a clean and easy way to important a dozen or so bookmarks from Delicious to Diigo and keep...
Aug 4th
Yeah. I think this book might be important. http://twitpic.com/cnexe
Aug 4th
A welcome distraction. http://twitpic.com/cnamw
Aug 4th
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Aug 3rd
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Aug 3rd
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Aug 3rd
Complete “Webibliography” for ‘Here Comes...
Aug 3rd
EtherPad:...
Aug 3rd
stevenberlinjohnson.com: Can We Please Kill...
Aug 3rd
Thinking about that social networking work next week.
Aug 2nd
Thinking about how to structure an activity on writing online identity in a more sophisticated way...
Aug 2nd
Chicken’s on the grill.
Aug 2nd
There really is a social network for everybody. http://newkidsnetwork.ning.com/
Aug 2nd
Just ran. On purpose. I blame/thank my wife.
Aug 2nd
Nephew’s 2nd birthday. Music and dance party. Awesome. http://twitpic.com/ce87f
Aug 2nd
All the singing and dancing earlier has made me sleepy. I don’t suppose I can crowdsource...
Aug 2nd
Interrogating media ~ Stephen's Web ~ by...
Aug 2nd
New Kids on the Block - LET'S GET THIS
Aug 2nd
Clay Shirky: How social media can make...
Aug 2nd
With Twitter's Arrival, NFL Loses Control of...
Aug 2nd
Interrogating media - elearnspace
Aug 2nd
Rediscovering quantum entanglement. Brain hurts. Good.
Aug 1st
Success.
Aug 1st
Current number displayed: 43. Might be a while. http://twitpic.com/c960x
Aug 1st
Whew. Three tracks of numbers. Won’t be quite as bad as I first thought.
Aug 1st
Favorite description of my blog lately “hit or miss.” Huh.
Aug 1st
Off to the movies. I hear things aren’t going to go well for a certain magical headmaster.
Aug 1st
There is good stuff in the reading today. Just finished an excellent piece on Poet Laureate Kay Ryan...
Aug 1st
March 2009 _Scientific American_. Page 32. http://twitpic.com/c9kpt
Aug 1st
Delicious discovery. Article cowritten by a scientist and a creative writer. As much about the...
Aug 1st
I find it funny that they reported the beer brands from the “beer summit” and not much...
Aug 1st
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Aug 1st