12 | April | 2010 | Bud the Teacher

Day 5 of NPM prompts. Have you written a poem this month yet? http://budtheteacher.com #
There are at least two more posts lurking in this one. Remind me of that later this week, won't you? http://bit.ly/bfSLnO #
@MyraG @svvsdhd We need to address that. Those shouldn't require an override. Thanks for the heads up. in reply to MyraG #
The tactile experience on the iPad is where it gets interesting. We want kids to touch words and paragraphs and stuff. #
Give me notes and sharing in iBooks and now we're getting downright dangerous. #
@teach42 Yeah. Kindle notes plus iBooks highlighting and the sharing – classroom conversations about books. in reply to teach42 #
@Taml17 No. I'm thinking it's different, because it's a personalized experience. I hope I'm right about that. in reply to Taml17 #
@ijohnpederson @teach42 Exactly the right question, John. in reply to ijohnpederson #
@bengrey I'm curious, myself. But you can write and read and annotate. I think there's potential – if as yet unrealized. in reply to bengrey #
@brueckj23 Maybe. Something like that. Or, the publishers of the books could support those conversations. We're scratching the surface. in reply to brueckj23 #
Imagine that the computer labs become the syncing stations. The refueling stations of the digital age. #
Flickr hiccup with our filters this morning. Excelsior. #
@bengrey I don't disagree with that at all. But there's a corner to turn and a possible opportunity here. in reply to bengrey #
@bengrey I'm not sure we're all waiting for the same thing. It's not "the answer.
But it might be one of them. in reply to bengrey #
Just fiddled with our RUP with @milobo. Even there, we tried to put some love in it. You? wHere's the love today? http://bit.ly/bRBB2r #
Can't stop thinking about this. Serious cognitive dissonance. http://bit.ly/bfSLnO #
@ddraper That's kind of you to say. Thanks. in reply to ddraper #
@teach42 Yes. You do. in reply to teach42 #
@ijohnpederson Good start. Keep going. in reply to ijohnpederson #
Tonight's moment of Quinn. http://twitpic.com/1di8vd #
How's tomorrow looking for you, @edpresssec? I'm thinking you've got some answers and I could sure use them. Thanks much! #
@schinker Oh. Man. in reply to schinker #
Duke. #
Showing the shot over and over again is just mean. #
@jdwilliams True. in reply to jdwilliams #
@davecormier Sure. Pick a topic. I'll be contrarian. in reply to davecormier #
@arvind Please share the good recs. I need one, too. in reply to arvind #
This morning's NPM prompt. What's on (or in) your walls? http://bit.ly/atufty #
@ChristinaMaria You're quite welcome. Looking forward to your poems. in reply to ChristinaMaria #
.@dogtrax is on fire. Great poem. http://bit.ly/atufty #
I'm in a standards and curriculum meeting this morning. Caught some cool video of a fruit poetry lesson from Sally Goerner. Cool. #
I want district level assessment and portfolios to be less about grading and more about celebration, conversation and community. #
School districts can and should help to create and facilitate formal and informal writing communities across schools and grade levels. #
@karlfisch Somebody's at least got to try to articulate what's worth doing. Even if it won't get done. in reply to karlfisch #
@karlfisch I'm well aware. All the more reason to voice my ideas loudly and politely when I have opportunity to. in reply to karlfisch #
To begin with, I don't care what your blog is about. I care that you write. #
(Second person is terribly underused in the public sphere.) #
.@TrudyNorton Nah. You don't even have to like it all that much. Writing and I have a love/hate relationship. But it's worth doing. in reply to TrudyNorton #
.@TrudyNorton But when it's working, it's pretty wonderful. in reply to TrudyNorton #
I'm guessing there's no money here for portfolio assessment. But I guess I'll have to take a look. http://tinyurl.com/y95bzud #
@courosa Clic Courosa has a nice ring to it. Just saying. in reply to courosa #
@courosa Of course, I misspelled your surname – but maybe that'd be hip, too. My bad. in reply to courosa #
@ddraper Nah. Still need to keyboard. But you never needed someone to teach that to you – just give you lots (cont) http://tl.gd/p1434 in reply to ddraper #
Listening to _Dr. Horrible_ as I work through e-mail this afternoon. Happy to hear that there's going to be a sequel. #
"What a crazy random happenstance." #
Our district's YouTube is going behind the filter for a short test period. Too much bandwidth. Or not enough. http://bit.ly/alH00b #
RT @writingproject: Please contact your SENATORS and ask them to support #nwp by signing the Dear Colleague (cont) http://tl.gd/p18jk #
@technolibrary Short term fix. Can't be a long term solution. in reply to technolibrary #
Here's a short video of a great poetry idea – "Fruit Poems" by Sally Goerner. http://bit.ly/aYZek3 #
I am humbled by the poems people have dropped in with today. @plugusin's has been in my head all day. http://bit.ly/atufty #
I wrote two today just to try to keep up. http://bit.ly/atufty #
@PaulWHankins Um. Those sandwiches ARE mostly standard. By design. in reply to PaulWHankins #
@keisawilliams Isn't that in "template?" (Rusty – not used Blogger for a while.) in reply to keisawilliams #
@monk51295 Should it only work *one way*? in reply to monk51295 #
@plugusin You're most welcome. It's quite selfish. people send me poems all day! in reply to plugusin #
@monk51295 You said we could all make ed work if we all knew how and used one voice – I'm wondering if that's a bit monolithic. in reply to monk51295 #
@monk51295 Perhaps. in reply to monk51295 #
I don't want to filter YouTube. At all. And yet. #argh http://bit.ly/alH00b #
@paulrwood So far. But I'm not happy about it. in reply to paulrwood #
Good morning, @edpresssec! Saw you in _The Denver Post_ yesterday. Hoping I hear from you before the end of the week. #
Planning a monthlong course on Digital Footprints with @milobo today based on a conversation with @Shareski. And a meeting. And a PLC visit. #
Building a course and a website with @milobo. There is also cheese and chips. Which helps. #
@ickaickaicka I had hoped to make it to that panel today. Take good notes. in reply to ickaickaicka #
@milobo Yeah. That really happened, right? in reply to milobo #
Tonight's moment of Quinn. http://twitpic.com/1dxuag #
@ijohnpederson Adorable. And timely. Starting some digital footprint work – and I've been thinking about how I share my kids. Or overshare. in reply to ijohnpederson #
@bengrey @ryanbretag It'll take a keyboard. That's something. in reply to bengrey #
@ryanbretag @bengrey But it might be useful. Might be. in reply to ryanbretag #
@shareski 9:00. in reply to shareski #
@shareski Us young'uns need our sleep. in reply to shareski #
@ryanbretag Systemically, I push for the right tool for the job at hand. There'll be jobs that iPads are just right for. in reply to ryanbretag #
@dmagy I missed a call from him yesterday. Hoping to follow up today. in reply to dmagy #
@mwacker I've got some time this morning before 11:30 – what works for you and yours? #
Apple's announcing multitasking on iPhone 4.0. Cool. #
@teach42 Enterprise stuff looks important. Need to see the details, but I'm intrigued. in reply to teach42 #
.@largeswope Your socially networked self is your regular, normal, human self. Amplified. #
Starting a Digital Footprints class while @milobo covers our DLC meeting. Wishing I could be in two places at once. #
@mountainteacher There'll be a website by the end of the class. We will share all the notes. in reply to mountainteacher #
If you could offer advice to educators thinking about their digital footprints, what would you tell them? (I'll be sharing your responses.) #
Thanks, tweeps! Great suggestions. Sharing them all with the class. #
@gchaix @funnymonkey Does it require explicit classroom instruction? I'd say not necessarily. in reply to gchaix #
Tonight's moment of Quinn might require that you adjust some light levels. But it'd be worth it. http://twitpic.com/1e769b #
Interesting parent comment: Core Knowledge is "a more natural way to learn." Not sure if that's true. More natural than? http://j.mp/9tz6vB #
@lloydcrew It's on hiatus. It'll be back. in reply to lloydcrew #
@ddraper @scottelias @karlfisch Read that last night. Based on the 4:03pm update – I'd say nothing. We don't recommend Facebook to folks. in reply to ddraper #
@bksmith Sure – what're you looking to do? How can I help? in reply to bksmith #
RT @AndresHenriquez: Open education policy board has been established in VA. Purpose is to designate entities (cont) http://tl.gd/q3i7o #
"See first that the design is well and just, that ascertained, pursue it resolutely." – William Shakespeare via @joemcbreen #
@bksmith Could you write up what you're looking for here and I'll respond? Just let me know when you've had a chance. http://bit.ly/dgG05j in reply to bksmith #
Hey language artists – got some ideas for @bksmith? http://ietherpad.com/nLLR0h0udZ Type away. #
Just had an excellent and informative follow up conversation with @edpresssec. And invited him again to participate in daily poems. #
Perhaps you'd like to politely invite @edpresssec to write a poem or two this month. http://budtheteacher.com/blog #
You've read this article about the NWP, right? Who'd you share it with? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/09/education/09grants.html #
@garystager I can't speak to RIF. My interest is with the NWP. in reply to garystager #
@garystager That said, I've known too many kids who don't have books. in reply to garystager #
@garystager True. But we fund education projects every year. Let's fund good ones. Thoughtful ones. Inexpensively useful ones. NWP is one. in reply to garystager #
@skajder Yes. in reply to skajder #
Watching Ani and Teagan blow bubbles in the yard. Good way to spend an evening. #
So now I can recommend my favorite Twitter client to folks and they don't have to pay for it. Nice. Go, Tweetie. #
@luhoka Indeed it was. Right up until the skinned knees. in reply to luhoka #
Just put together the weekend's worth of poetry prompts. Join us. http://budtheteacher.com #
@ELanghorst Excellent. What a delicious use of her words. in reply to ELanghorst #
Babysitter. Sweet. #
Missed the book fair at preschool this week, so we are headed out to the bookstore. #booksarespecial #
@stewartn Aw. It didn't sound like that, did it? in reply to stewartn #
Today's prompt. I'll be writing later today, while the kids nap. You? http://bit.ly/ap3qXq #
Short bike ride to pick up tickets for tonight's movie. First of the year. (Both the bike ride and the movie.) #
@msstewart It's a date night. So we are seeing _Date Night_. Clever, huh? in reply to msstewart #
Poem's up. "What I Did" by, well, me. http://bit.ly/dsvd8e Your turn. #
Today's moment of Quinn. http://twitpic.com/1eum91 #
Make your own Google Search Stories. Nice. http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/10/remember-googles-super-bowl-search-ad-now-you-can-make-your-own/ #
Don Miller's in Fort Collins later this month. Cool. http://j.mp/bGCC2v #
“It’s useful to remember that the earliest radios were broadcasting devices as well as listening devices…” http://instapaper.com/z3mwtrvf #
“What’s interesting about four-year-olds is that they’re just figuring out the rules of thinking” http://instapaper.com/zea21gv6 #
“Likewise, intelligence isn’t just about remembering abstract facts – it’s about controlling what thoughts…” http://instapaper.com/zea21gv6 #
Is it possible that today was Saturday? Yeah. Didn't think so. #