• @davecormier Is every stance valid? Is "alot" a word? Should be an interesting course. in reply to davecormier #
• @davecormier Perhaps it shouldn't be silent. Otherwise, I think it's a very interesting course. in reply to davecormier #
• @TeachaKidd Thank you kindly. in reply to TeachaKidd #
• @chrislehmann @davecormier It's two. in reply to chrislehmann #
• @willrich45 Ahem. 32. (Thanks!) in reply to willrich45 #
• @chrislehmann Thanks alot. in reply to chrislehmann #
• Kicking off Flipchartapalooza today. A week of flipcharts and thoughtfulness, I hope. #
• @karlfisch Yes. It does. in reply to karlfisch #
• @jepcke Indeed. in reply to jepcke #
• I was the only one who brought a vuvuzela to Flipchartapalooza. So far. Meeting all week – I'm hopeful. #
• @russgoerend Back at ya! in reply to russgoerend #
• @fceblog What a kind thing to say. Thank you – you honor me. And back at ya. in reply to fceblog #
• @jenniferdalby Anything in particular? in reply to jenniferdalby #
• @bbarreda Looks like ISTEVision has the opening and the closing, but not the lunch keynote yet. Take a peek (cont) http://tl.gd/2fe9so in reply to bbarreda #
• RT @SVVSDBlogs: Flipchartapalooza 2010: Today is the kickoff for St. Vrain’s Flipchartapalooza.  Kate Klotz (cont) http://tl.gd/2fea5o #
• @bbarreda Yeah. I'd like to watch it again. I'll ping ISTE if I don't see it soon. in reply to bbarreda #
• @jenniferdalby @nancywhite Agreed. "agreeableness is killing innovation" Indeed. in reply to jenniferdalby #
• RT @jenniferdalby: @NancyWhite Not enough boat rocking going on. We need new etiquette around critical inquiry. (cont) http://tl.gd/2feusl #
• RT @gsiemens: @jenniferdalby debate is lacking.too often critics are outright dismissed.Agreement helps solidify (cont) http://tl.gd/2ff29t #
• RT @PoetryFound: Read Robert Pinsky's robot libretto! http://bit.ly/bIZGVk RT @bookbench History of the word (cont) http://tl.gd/2ffn03 #
• @shareski Funny and sad and poignant and captivating. At least I think so. in reply to shareski #
• @NancyWhite And should be. in reply to NancyWhite #
• @karlfisch @willrich45 You're both hired. Send them a draft already. (Curation is composition. Don't forget that part.) in reply to karlfisch #
• @shareski Glad you liked it. in reply to shareski #
• @shareski Same guy did a film called, I think, _American Home_. Not as strong, but interesting. in reply to shareski #
• @shareski If you want a good mockumentary, take a look at _Series 7: The Contenders_. A little uneven, but powerful. in reply to shareski #
• @davecormier @chrislehmann @willrich45 Yeah. I know. I have baggage, but I understand that if it conveys the right meaning, it's "correct." in reply to davecormier #
• @NancyWhite @davecormier @jenniferdalby And we sacrifice truth for nice. We lean too much on "nice." in reply to NancyWhite #
• @HHG A good question. in reply to HHG #
• Got a very kind gift today. Looking forward to reading this. http://twitpic.com/24r9i4 #
• @shareski It is. Thanks. in reply to shareski #
• @Deacs84 Thank you kindly. Not bad at all. in reply to Deacs84 #
• Happy birthday, @billcosby. Pleased to share your birthday. Many happy returns. #
• How come nobody told me about The Wailin' Jennys? #
• @russgoerend Dude. That's wicked awesome. Seriously? in reply to russgoerend #
• Watching _Up_. What a story in the first ten minutes alone. No words. But what a story. #
• @dkuropatwa I say sleep. But I can't say I'm practicing what I'm preaching. in reply to dkuropatwa #
• @JackieB Slowly, paradoxically, reading, writing, thinking in reply to JackieB #
• Don't tell – but I'm going to ask folks to write during my keynote tomorrow. Like, you know, for real. Shh. #
• @shareski Here. And of course. http://englishcompanion.ning.com/group/ecningsummerwebstitute2010 in reply to shareski #
• @shareski Is all you do fly now? in reply to shareski #
• @shareski 4 EST. When you do get the plane, I call shotgun. in reply to shareski #
• @anderscj Yes to both. Come on by. It's an elluminate. (cont) http://tl.gd/2fotsg in reply to anderscj #
• @JackieB Thank you. I did. in reply to JackieB #
• Thanks to all of y'all for the kind birthday wishes. Laundry was folded. Baby was held. My children wrote me notes. My cup runneth over. #
• @shareski I suspect you'll be okay – I can't imagine I'll say anything we've not talked about before. Have a good flight. in reply to shareski #
• @shareski You, sir, are most kind. Thank you. in reply to shareski #
• @bcrosby Thanks. It was good. in reply to bcrosby #
• @dkuropatwa Thanks. Best of luck getting to Boston. in reply to dkuropatwa #
• Looking forward to day two of Flipchartapalooza. #
• Also looking forward to talking about show and tell at the ECNing Webstitute. See you there? http://bit.ly/95gr1s #
• Today's poem: "Mean Free Path" by Ben Lerner http://bit.ly/aXsmft via http://poets.org #
• RT @chrislehmann: "The more educators allow themselves to be turned into accountants, the more trivial (cont) http://tl.gd/2g2tj8 #
• Reminded again and again that I'm a fan of tools like ActivInspire and SMART Notebook because . . . #
• . . . to be used well, they require teachers to think and teach like writers and composers. #writing #
• @kylepace Yeah. It helps me, too. in reply to kylepace #
• RT @chrislehmann: "One reason we can't have a simple assessment system is because there isn't a simple (cont) http://tl.gd/2g3f82 #
• Some wonderfully useful conversations happening here. Signin required. http://bit.ly/bjeSts #
• Everyone should get poetry for their birthday. @milobo gave me this poem – short and great: http://poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/16717 #
• @msstewart My kids are pretty cute. It's true. in reply to msstewart #
• @ScottElias Wow. Christmas in July. in reply to ScottElias #
• @snbeach Thank you kindly. in reply to snbeach #
• @KyleneBeers Isn't that a delicious poem? in reply to KyleneBeers #
• Just learned that my father and I both save the few pages of books that we really enjoy so that we don't have to "quit" reading them. Neat. #
• @dogtrax We just don't read them. That way, we're never done. I never knew he did that, too. It's too rich to let a really good book go. in reply to dogtrax #
• Getting started with today's EC Webstitute talk on show and tell in about ten minutes. Join us. #ecningpd http://bit.ly/95gr1s #
• First time I've ever crashed a Google Doc. I guess that's okay. Teachers writing together truly is wicked powerful. #
• Lots of fun at the#ecningpd show and tell session – looking forward to the follow up in the Ning – http://englishcompanion.ning.com #
• Big thanks to the #ecningpd organizers for letting me share. Looking forward to the rest of the sessions and conversation. #
• @akh003 That's high praise – thank you. in reply to akh003 #
• @anderscj Really don't want to lose your question. Please post it. Somewhere. Important. (Thanks.) in reply to anderscj #
• @dehogue Welcome. It's about time. in reply to dehogue #
• @JenAnsbach Am too. in reply to JenAnsbach #
• @webenglishteach You're most welcome. Glad you could be there. Don't forget your homework. in reply to webenglishteach #
• @dogtrax It's a very, very few – and many of them I get back to a long time later. in reply to dogtrax #
• @acobb Thanks for saying so. I appreciate it. in reply to acobb #
• @shareski @jonbecker How do we feel about "peeps?" in reply to shareski #
• @dehogue Understood. in reply to dehogue #
• @dkuropatwa Any accounts left? in reply to dkuropatwa #
• @bcdtech Thanks. Will do. in reply to bcdtech #
• Let's go, National. Haven't won since I graduated high school. It's time. #
• @jenniferdalby Looking forward to the rest of those posts. in reply to jenniferdalby #
• @jenniferdalby Try hard. Really hard. in reply to jenniferdalby #
• @karlfisch Reminded of our citation conversation as I scan the _Denver Post_ this morning. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15509569 #
• New iPhone. Beautiful screen. Snappy camera. Powerful radios. Fast. I like it. #
• @shareski @djakes You'll need to toss a "critical literacy" in there. Stain literacy, perhaps? in reply to shareski #
• Some interesting thoughts here. Not too late for you to add yours. http://bit.ly/ecshowandtell #ecningpd #
• @cshively Don't yet know. I will see. in reply to cshively #
• @AngelaMaiers Hooray for Lifelong Kindergarten! in reply to AngelaMaiers #
• Our Help Desk is on Twitter, sharing updates throughout the day. (@svvsdhd) So is our blogging platform. (@svvsdblogs) #blctwitideas #
• @djakes It always depends. in reply to djakes #
• @karlfisch How is that not plagiarism? (Someone else's unattributed words?) The money IS pretty funky. And we'll hear more about it. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch It's not a general opinion. It's clearly a crib of another article. (I think the original instance (cont) http://tl.gd/2gp5bc in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch It's not *what* he said – it's the words "he" used to say it. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch Again, not the thought. The phrasing. It's cut and paste. Minor example of a terrible habit. in reply to karlfisch #
• Hey, #ecningpd -ers Take your homework to another level – here's an opportunity http://bit.ly/9lyPMF Thanks, @cogdog. I'll share, too. #
• @karlfisch By itself, maybe not – in connection with the others – yeah. Still – when does wrong become okay so (cont) http://tl.gd/2gpte8 in reply to karlfisch #
• @Iolson_schs If you're a power user and you're running a 3G or lower definitely. The 3GS can probably hang for another year. in reply to Iolson_schs #
• @karlfisch I'm not assuming the worst. Or trying not to. Looking at the pattern. I'm not convicting him – and (cont) http://tl.gd/2gqckb in reply to karlfisch #
• @shareski @skajder I try to mention her whenever I can. Tell folks I say hi and I wish I could be with you. Remind them to share(ski) lots. in reply to shareski #
• @klbz It's available from the header here: http://bit.ly/ecshowandtell Ping me if you can't access an embed code and I'll send it. Thanks. in reply to klbz #
• @skajder Please tell me you are recording that presentation. @Shareski? in reply to skajder #
• @klbz Here you go:

  <iframe (cont) http://tl.gd/2gr9un in reply to klbz #

• @shareski Not true. in reply to shareski #
• @miketsimpson Lots of new service integrations today. Some interesting ones. Jury is still out. Need to explore. in reply to miketsimpson #
• @miketsimpson I figured it'd be both – but I was right – did you see the audio options? in reply to miketsimpson #
• RT @dmaas354: RT @markwarschauer: Cool. RT @dwicksspu: 13 kids, $200, and an iPad. Photo 6 will make your jaw (cont) http://tl.gd/2guet6 #
• Five minutes. Give this article five minutes. Look at the pictures. Then pump your fist & make something neat happen. http://bit.ly/asL8Lm #
• I'd be more excited about this if B&N's eReader software did a better job with notes and highlights. http://bit.ly/b0TEVi #
• "Written words are the non-pictures that convey anything to other minds." – Old Spice Guy http://bit.ly/94ifSb Libraries are important. #
• @LauraNicosia AND they don't sync to other devices. AND they, well, what you said. They could be much, much better. in reply to LauraNicosia #
• @cogdog But are they only a novelty? in reply to cogdog #
• @LauraNicosia Indeed. Their ad copy claims that they asked students. Maybe this software is better than the (cont) http://tl.gd/2gum3o in reply to LauraNicosia #
• I'd sure appreciate it if someone could come by tomorrow and answer the rest of all my e-mail for me. I'd owe you one. #
• Tonight's moment of Quinn. http://twitpic.com/25c80s #
• @msstewart She writes most of my proposals. in reply to msstewart #
• @Keadabeada Thank you. We think so. in reply to Keadabeada #
• "You always make each day a special day, by just you being yourself." – Mr. Fred Rogers. #
• Had a meeting yesterday that I expected to go okay. It exceeded my wildest expectations. Which means I have more work to do. Man. #
• @karlfisch A further explanation of the _Washington Post_ incident involving McInnis. http://bit.ly/cfQgiz http://twitpic.com/25gzhu #
• Journalists and politicians think of attribution differently. @karlfisch http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15519231 http://twitpic.com/25gzzz #
• I'm not a fan of ghostwriting. http://www.denverpost.com/ci_15519231 http://twitpic.com/25h0jb #
• Really interesting discussion in the article of the practice of ghostwriting. Cite your sources, folks. http://bit.ly/cfQgiz #
• @mrlosik Quite right. in reply to mrlosik #
• @MsEstep There may be cookies. And no, I don't make much sense now. in reply to MsEstep #
• I'm terribly impressed with the simplicity of Carbonite. Appears to just work and it has a fine looking iPhone app. Anyone using it? Good? #
• @senojc76 I have access to power. Should be a-okay. But thanks for your concern. Good eye. in reply to senojc76 #
• @ronhoutman Dropbox is great. And Carbonite backs that up, too. in reply to ronhoutman #
• @ronhoutman Carbonite also has the capability to share files via their app and the web. in reply to ronhoutman #
• @theartguy Say more. in reply to theartguy #
• @theartguy That's a fine tradeoff, I'm thinking, should I ever need to recover my digital life. in reply to theartguy #
• @theartguy I think I'm sold so long as you tell me the restore process was easy. in reply to theartguy #
• @theartguy Me, too, now. And I'll e using a Mac – your experience matches mine. Think I'm in. in reply to theartguy #
• @MrChase Thank you. in reply to MrChase #
• @karlfisch Seems that way. in reply to karlfisch #
• @theartguy They do and I did. Thanks. in reply to theartguy #
• RT @PoetryFound: Ah, the days when #poetry was social media http://bit.ly/auvZJV #
• Huh. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s3498/show #
• @joylowell Cool. Thank you. I hope the session was useful. in reply to joylowell #
• @karlfisch Isn't it? I'm wondering if other "Teacher Institute-ish" folks could apply. Or if it's that particular program. in reply to karlfisch #
• @johnpeters Unless I hear a horror story in the next couple of days, I'm in. I really like what I'm seeing so (cont) http://tl.gd/2hefo7 in reply to johnpeters #
• @KevinByers Seriously? Is that a public school? in reply to KevinByers #
• @teach42 Any chance that session's being recorded? in reply to teach42 #
• @teach42 Thanks. in reply to teach42 #
• @teach42 If you get a chance, tell Sara I said hi. in reply to teach42 #
• Some of the details of Colorado's statewide assessment development. http://www.cde.state.co.us/ASMTRev/Subcommittees.htm #
• RT @hrheingold: Hoping to have Doug Engelbart as dinner guest. I want to video short segment. What would U like me to ask him? #askengelbart #
• Good: Colorado's streaming its next State Board of Ed meeting. Bad: The stream can only support 100 people. #
• Ms. the Teacher's status update about tonight's story with Ani. Wow. http://twitpic.com/25ns2p #
• @ScottElias I know college seniors that couldn't say such things. I mean, wow. in reply to ScottElias #
• RT @anderscj: "We've built a way of life that depends on people doing what they are told because they don't (cont) http://tl.gd/2hovfm #
• @skajder More on that notion of public, private, online life, and modeling: http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2009/10/10/on-modeling/ in reply to skajder #
• @mcleod I'm wondering why the focus is on the reader. Reminded of our nook/iPad discussion from ISTE. We both (cont) http://tl.gd/2i3b98 in reply to mcleod #
• So this post on modeling is waking up again. Some good comments this morning on grace and levels of public. http://bit.ly/c1KW6B #
• @shareski Thanks much! in reply to shareski #
• @shareski I'm just glad you steered folks to that blog post. The tweet wasn't enough in that case. in reply to shareski #
• @shareski You're a wise man, Dean. Thank you. in reply to shareski #
• @shareski It's cool. We are more than the sum of our tweets. in reply to shareski #
• @M_K_Doyle Looking forward to that. More to say. in reply to M_K_Doyle #
• @M_K_Doyle There IS no single layer. For public OR private. But did I really say that a whisper in church is the (cont) http://tl.gd/2i4o74 in reply to M_K_Doyle #
• @M_K_Doyle I think you're right on in regards to situational awareness. in reply to M_K_Doyle #
• @mcleod But WHY RSS? It's weird to single out the transmission protocol. Do you really care if I view media (cont) http://tl.gd/2i4sm7 in reply to mcleod #
• @poh @emwilkey Colorado awaits you with open arms. Safe travels. in reply to poh #
• Reminded this morning that many teachers fall for marketing and SEO disguised as "best of" rankings. (cont) http://tl.gd/2i5i34 #
• @M_K_Doyle http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine_optimization?wasRedirected=true in reply to M_K_Doyle #
• At the library with my daughters. Good day for books and AC. #
• This will always be fun to watch. Ani Hunt. Reader. http://twitpic.com/25tv9i #
• Neat book. "She will weave water, thunder, lightning and flowers into new clothes." http://twitpic.com/25twa0 #
• I'm checking this out for me. And Quinn. But mostly for me. And I really need to read _Starcatchers_. http://twitpic.com/25tzia #
• The right question ends this blog post from @dkuropatwa. http://bit.ly/b1931O (Thanks, @christianlong, for the pointer.) #
• @thenerdyteacher You'll alienate the folks you most want to reach, probably. That's what I've seen with similar efforts at a school level. in reply to thenerdyteacher #
• .@thenerdyteacher Tell their stories. That's genuine recognition. Better yet – help them to tell their stories. in reply to thenerdyteacher #
• @jonbecker Reading is hard. in reply to jonbecker #
• @jonbecker That, too. in reply to jonbecker #
• @jenniferdalby Skip it. Not terribly helpful. in reply to jenniferdalby #
• @jenniferdalby Hmm. in reply to jenniferdalby #
• @ScottElias @mwacker Sounds like a non-denial denial. in reply to ScottElias #
• @M_K_Doyle Can and do. in reply to M_K_Doyle #
• @ScottElias Nice to see you in the paper today. Go get 'em. #
• @jonbecker Drives me nuts. Semantics are important. That we cheapen them is problematic. in reply to jonbecker #
• @chrislehmann Paradoxically so. Easier to interrupt your complete flow, too, with the push of a single button. in reply to chrislehmann #
• @karlfisch Ha. And yes. But maybe "Makes me angry" would've been better. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch Yep. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch @jonbecker Sure. But my beef is with folks who dismiss an alternative view as "semantic" as (cont) http://tl.gd/2i8rsm in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch I try to ascertain such things. Not always successful. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch I know. Can't even see typical from my porch. But still. in reply to karlfisch #
• @ddraper Not really an impulse buy, is it? in reply to ddraper #
• Turkey burgers. http://twitpic.com/25xr0j #
• Cheesy turkey burgers. http://twitpic.com/25xvgx #
• @ScottElias Brilliant. in reply to ScottElias #
• About to start a game of Settlers of Catan. @Shareski? You coming over? There's homemade bread pudding. #
• @ScottElias Do you have Hazel? Worth the purchase? in reply to ScottElias #
• @MrsBMG @Shareski I DO have the iPhone app. in reply to MrsBMG #
• @robwall @shareski We are about to start. Head on down. in reply to robwall #
• @ScottElias You had me at "I have it." Buying it. Thanks. in reply to ScottElias #
• @ScottElias I'm pumped that I've now got Dropbox and Carbonite in play. Throw in Evernote and Hazel – wow. I (cont) http://tl.gd/2ie75l in reply to ScottElias #
• “Creative people, something else we say we want our students to be, take risks.” http://instapaper.com/zUakewlZ #
• Pointy-haired baby. Perhaps management is in her future. http://twitpic.com/264t5z #
• Colorado's comparison of Common Core to their new standards. Twelve days for public comment. Two already gone. http://bit.ly/apbfEL #
• @jerridkruse @M_K_Doyle So's the Constitution. But I have this silly "rule of law" notion in my head. in reply to jerridkruse #
• @jerridkruse @M_K_Doyle Which other laws and policies can I ignore? in reply to jerridkruse #
• @jerridkruse @M_K_Doyle And I disagree – standards are the articulation of ideology, whether we agree with it or not. in reply to jerridkruse #
• http://bit.ly/9DbSnM #
• @davecormier Maybe. Depends on the book, I suspect. in reply to davecormier #
• @jerridkruse @M_K_Doyle I don't think it's a binary, but saying "ignore them" is irresponsible. in reply to jerridkruse #
• The lawn is mown. #
• @jonbecker If you put down the phone, you may have the hands you need. #goodluck in reply to jonbecker #
• Ani & Quinn http://flic.kr/p/8jDkC6 #
• http://flic.kr/p/8jGyv7 #
• “Could giving readers more of what they want mean both good journalism and a stronger bottom line?” http://instapaper.com/zX1xmwly #
• @willrich45 Seems to me that there's room for both "want" and "need" – and the ability to customize for both in my newsstreams. in reply to willrich45 #
• @willrich45 No. It's not. Reform suggests that we know where we want to get to, or at least I have that baggage with the word. in reply to willrich45 #
• @budtheteacher @willrich45 Or that they used to get it right, but aren't anymore. Not sure if that's true, either. in reply to budtheteacher #
• Off to a friend's. Hopefully a Settlers of Catan game on the agenda. #
• Covered porch. By a creek. Settlers of Catan. Good day. #
• I'm playing orange. What's my next move? http://twitpic.com/26nxi0 #
• One development card shy of the win. So close. #
• "It's hard to be able to imagine what could be if you don't know anything about what is." – @bcrosby http://bit.ly/dCPvqz #

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