• Happy birthday, @dmagy. Happy birthday to you. #
• @melaniemcbride Harvard's Fryer's research in pay for performance. in reply to melaniemcbride #
• @jonbecker If your AC works, I have little sympathy. #allihavesorry in reply to jonbecker #
• @poh @prometheanedict Thanks, Paul. in reply to poh #
• Department of Learning Services meeting today. Learning more about Colorado's improvement plan template and St. Vrain's eLearning work. #
• Important point from @nawalnader – Colorado doesn't ask online programs to report on how they build (cont) http://tl.gd/3a1lh3 #
• Hey, nookStudy – Tried you multiple times. Can't get you to run. Not impressed yet. #
• What do you know? What do you think you know? How do you know? Who'd you tell? #
• “But, we must be ever mindful of what we lose as we seek ever greater personal freedom.” http://instapaper.com/zHab7051F #
• Some days, you write because you know something and must get it out. Others, you write because you haven't a clue what you know. Both help. #
• @milobo Where are you? Pittsburgh? Hooray for Mr. Rogers! in reply to milobo #
• Liking that the free book in Inkling is a version of Strunk's _Elements of Style_. Still waiting to be impressed by the rest of the app. #
• @milobo Speedy delivery. in reply to milobo #
• Tonight's moment of Quinn. http://twitpic.com/2hlvhi #
• Equal time for Teagan, who made her "Please take my picture!" face. http://twitpic.com/2hlwiq #
• @anneksmith Holy cow. I might've hurt someone. Glad all is well. in reply to anneksmith #
• @W3iGHTLESS Mosquitos and darkness have descended upon the potty. Come on over when you're free. in reply to W3iGHTLESS #
• Nice visit with @W3iGHTLESS to discuss the possibility of an iPad project. Thoughtful dude. #
• RT @tuttle_svc: Wait, What's a Standard?: Here's what you need to know about the Common Core Common Core… http://goo.gl/fb/UR5lO #
• Not in love with the fact that Carbonite requires an individual selection for every video file I want to backup, but I understand it. #
• 36 files. 23GB. They'd prefer I missed a few. #
• I love driving in the rain. #
• @techsavvyed Nope. Teagan loves it, too. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @msstewart Oh dear. My AC is out at the house, so I'm digging the rain for multiple reasons. in reply to msstewart #
• @JenAnsbach Nope. Friday. Parts on order. #golly in reply to JenAnsbach #
• @blakej I'm not driving at present. Agree with you. in reply to blakej #
• Happy birthday, @willrich45. Many happy returns. #
• Too cool. http://twitpic.com/2hrc38 #
• Sitting in on a TCI curriculum overview for high school American History teachers. #
• @Aaron_Eyler Yep. Interesting stuff. in reply to Aaron_Eyler #
• Looks like Colorado "lost" Race to the Top. Again. #
• @nlowell Notice that "lose" was in "quotes." in reply to nlowell #
• @RickTanski Wonder if we really lost in May. in reply to RickTanski #
• @davidwees We may be exposed to multiple views via Twitter, but I wouldn't say that we "learn" them. That takes time and depth. in reply to davidwees #
• @schinker Yep and yep. I understand a new rich text editor will be used in 2.0. in reply to schinker #
• @schinker @davecormier @futureofedu Us, too. in reply to schinker #
• @davidwees All the more reason to be careful with those big statements. in reply to davidwees #
• Ghost resources on Moodle course imports. Sure it's a permissions error – but can't lock it down. #
• RT @stevejmoore: “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”—Mark Twain #fb #
• Vision the work. Plan the work. Sell the work. Communicate the work. Do the work. Communicate the work. Do (cont) http://tl.gd/3ajg0n #
• Tomorrow, we start a new communication project for our DLC work. But tonight, we grill. Steak. #yum #
• Picked these up in honor of @willrich45's birthday. Happy birthday, Will. http://twitpic.com/2hw0j2 #
• @willrich45 I am pleased to report that no tofu was harmed in the making of this meal. And I will be making a clean water donation later. in reply to willrich45 #
• Bread salad. I like the concept. #
• @sarahpom Yum. I'll come that day. in reply to sarahpom #
• @intrepidteacher There are tomatoes involved. So probably not. But either way. in reply to intrepidteacher #
• @mscofino You'll need at least one sync station, as well as a place to do file management, although with Kinders maybe not so much. in reply to mscofino #
• .@EdPressSec I'd be interested in the Secretary's answer to question eight. http://weblogg-ed.com/2010/10-questions-for-arne-duncan/ #
• .@EDPressSec: How does Secretary Duncan learn? How does he model learning at the Department of Education? #
• @W3iGHTLESS @ktenkley What's the question? in reply to W3iGHTLESS #
• @emdisi Never used it so I can't say. Let's see if anyone else can. I'll retweet. in reply to emdisi #
• RT @emdisi: @budtheteacher Hey Bud, do you know of a replacement for Xtranormal which just went to a pay version? (Me – Nope. You?) #
• RT @poh: RT @stevejmoore: Students were pleasantly surprised when I sat down and started writing WITH them. #nwp #psteach #
• RT @AdviceToWriters: Ever tried? Ever failed? No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. SAMUEL BECKETT #ww #
• @shareski Does sitewide tags not do the trick? in reply to shareski #
• U.S. schools chief to push disclosure of education data – latimes.com http://bit.ly/apYEDF (Sec. Duncan to encourage value added data.) #
• @shareski Oh. Well. Hmm . . . in reply to shareski #
• So much better than birthday cake. "Birthday Books." http://twitpic.com/2i30yt #
• Neat. http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/call-phones-from-gmail.html #
• @BlueSkunkBlog I need to be able to hand books to people easily. I only care about the format so long as I'm able to do that one thing. in reply to BlueSkunkBlog #
• @BlueSkunkBlog Nah. I also want them to be able to read/view/listen as they see fit. But I'll settle for "easy to share" for right now. in reply to BlueSkunkBlog #
• @EDPressSec I appreciate that. Looking forward to it. in reply to EDPressSec #
• Single father tonight. Ms. the Teacher has Back to School Night. Fun for all. #
• This was Ani's first school library book. An excellent choice. Delightful story. http://twitpic.com/2i6xz9 #
• “Barthes . . . proposes that the ideal text blurs the distinction between the reader and writer:” http://instapaper.com/zrjplc31o #
• “If it was up to me and the law allowed it, I would put out student attendance data and hold parents…” http://instapaper.com/z2k8zt51I #
• Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas | U.S.… http://instapaper.com/z2k8zt51I #
• I expected to be angry after reading that speech. I'm not. Perhaps it's worth your time. #
• “we believe there’ll be three to four companies maximum retailing eBooks in the US.” http://instapaper.com/zkjxi751c #
• @smartinez @willrich45 I'm hopeful @edpresssec will come through. in reply to smartinez #
• Looks like Netflix now runs on the iPhone. Neat. #
• @garystager @teach42 If writing is wrong, I don't want to be right. in reply to garystager #
• RT @sapereaude: Why the National Writing Project should be saved by Mary Tedrow http://ow.ly/2vcsr #nwp #engchat #
• @msstewart Write with them. in reply to msstewart #
• I want a mail rule that dumps any message I reply to from my Inbox into an archive folder. Doable in Exchange? #
• @crafty184 EXACTLY like that. I really, really like that button. in reply to crafty184 #
• @msstewart What are they hopeful for? Worried about? Excited to see? Curious about? What sorts of writing do you do with your kids? in reply to msstewart #
• @msstewart Ask them to write to their children about their experiences in history class. in reply to msstewart #
• @msstewart Excellent idea. What're you going to write about? in reply to msstewart #
• @msstewart Nice. I expect a full report. in reply to msstewart #
• @msstewart Nice touch. in reply to msstewart #
• @dmagy Sort of thought so. But was hopeful. in reply to dmagy #
• @msstewart Very, very cool. in reply to msstewart #
• @dmagy Did he offer you the gig, then? in reply to dmagy #
• Perfect family dinner. Teagan is emerging from her terrible twos and threes, revealing a delightful and thoughtful little girl. #
• Air conditioner getting replaced today. Fingers crossed. #
• Still no AC. Fingers stlll crossed. #
• RT @dlaufenberg: And I'm published. This was an amazing learning experience for me. Learning, Visualized. http://linkyy.com/Za #
• I am told I have air conditioning. We will see. #
• RT @karlfisch: RT @ScottElias: In case you're wondering, #colearning is still on for 2011! Book it. http://colearning.wikispaces.com/ #
• “If that sounds really difficult, it’s because it is. If it were easy, all kids would love school because…” http://instapaper.com/zwrw4g51J #
• The Answer Sheet
  – A new look at Teach for America http://instapaper.com/zN91lh513 #
• @SVVSDLibraries Meeting go okay? in reply to SVVSDLibraries #
• @poh One of my favorite web pages. Sadly. (You've read the Thursday Next series, right? If not, it's time.) in reply to poh #
• @poh Takes a book or two to pay off. But I suspect you'll enjoy them. in reply to poh #
• @dogtrax @AndreaZellner Is online text "mostly informational?" offline mostly narrative? Shouldn't we (cont) http://tl.gd/3ceduq in reply to dogtrax #
• @dogtrax @AndreaZellner I'd also challenge the vertical/horizontal binary. Books can be opened to any page and read. Can websites? in reply to dogtrax #
• @PaulWHankins @dogtrax @AndreaZellner No. Depends on the construction of the hypertext. Search engine (cont) http://tl.gd/3ceht1 in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @PaulWHankins @AndreaZellner @dogtrax I've not. Say more. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @AndreaZellner @PaulWHankins @dogtrax Perhaps. I think lack of physical context on a small screen is an issue. I (cont) http://tl.gd/3cemle in reply to AndreaZellner #
• @PaulWHankins @dogtrax @AndreaZellner Hmm. A little too relative for me. But now I'm curious. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @PaulWHankins @AndreaZellner @dogtrax Ironically, not available as an eBook. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @PaulWHankins Actually, a brining metaphor. . . .
  nah, never mind. Enjoy your Saturday! in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @PaulWHankins Cool. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @melaniemcbride I follow a dozen or two fictive accounts. Plenty of role play on Twitter. Did you see the Royal (cont) http://tl.gd/3cgbpd in reply to melaniemcbride #
• @willrich45 @kmcnulty Actually, I think he was fired because he lied about it. in reply to willrich45 #
• @willrich45 There is video of the presentation. And yeah, interesting to watch unfold. in reply to willrich45 #
• @mritzius @willrich45 @kmcnulty You don't think the commissioner was in on the last minute changes? in reply to mritzius #
• I'm thinking, just to make things fun, I'll award my 5,000th follower free access to my tweet archive, and a free digital copy of my blog. #
• That's as foolish as any other Twitter giveaway, and requires no retweeting. #
• @TheJLV @tomwhitby Bad news. You're still not the magic number. But hey, you're fine people – the prize is yours. in reply to TheJLV #
• @mritzius @willrich45 @kmcnulty Sad. in reply to mritzius #
• @iteach4change @mritzius @willrich45 @kmcnulty The aims, perhaps. As federal programs go, it was masterfully executed. in reply to iteach4change #
• @willrich45 I think so, too. But what I'm impressed by isn't necessarily what the administration wanted (not a (cont) http://tl.gd/3cgrj7 in reply to willrich45 #
• Looks like I have AC again. And a big bill. Mixed blessings. #
• Saw an ad saying I'd get a free umbrella if I subscribed to _The New Yorker_. Shouldn't that be a free monocle? #
• Oddly enough, my joke about Twitter contests has apparent cost me followers. #
• @amichetti I'm thinking you need more than one metric. in reply to amichetti #
• @amichetti Well, you'd need to define "supportive" and determine a measure for children's (cont) http://tl.gd/3cih0l in reply to amichetti #
• @danamhuff Nope. Worth looking for? in reply to danamhuff #
• @plugusin How is that useful discourse? in reply to plugusin #
• @plugusin Pretend, for a minute, that there's still time. What should they start doing right now? And how does (cont) http://tl.gd/3cjb0u in reply to plugusin #
• @mastewart Can you activate Mobile Me? Track the phone? #
• @irasocol So there's something. in reply to irasocol #
• @irasocol So is LDH the next hope? in reply to irasocol #
• @KarenJan @irasocol Schools were getting sweetheart deals due to a flaw in the ecosystem. I just wish Apple reps hadn't bragged about that. in reply to KarenJan #
• @KarenJan How out of reach? in reply to KarenJan #
• @dmagy Whoa. Neat. in reply to dmagy #
• @KarenJan Have a list of those anywhere? in reply to KarenJan #
• Teagan's new shoes light up. They. Light. Up. #mostimportantthingeveraccordingtoTeaganwhois3 #
• Ms. the Teacher bought cupcakes. She. Bought. Cupcakes. #mostimportantthingtomewhosometimesacts3 http://twitpic.com/2j60hi #
• Watching _The Dresden Files_. Books are better. Much better. Wonderful. But I dig the show, too. #
• @djakes Couldn't you just say Tuesday? Wouldn't that be easier? #
• @djakes Not a problem. Was a genuine question. Why QR? What's the appeal? in reply to djakes #
• @BrianMullNL @djakes Asking again – why QR? What do you gain by using the code as opposed to posting a link or a description? in reply to BrianMullNL #
• @BrianMullNL Not yet sold on the speed answer. Yet. in reply to BrianMullNL #
• @TeachaKidd Use the paper's website. Mess with the teacher's head a bit. in reply to TeachaKidd #
• @msstewart You're most welcome. in reply to msstewart #
• @jneman @teachakidd Make sure the teacher knows. I've written a bit on this before. http://budtheteacher.com/blog/2009/11/24/whats-print/ in reply to jneman #
• @KarenJan Yep. in reply to KarenJan #
• I'm not watching the Emmys. But I am watching @jimmyfallon experience hosting them. There's value there that not many folks get. Yet. #
• I don't usually like "5 reasons why X" posts. But I like this one. http://doyle-scienceteach.blogspot.com/ #
• Let's try again. Excellent post. http://doyle-scienceteach.blogspot.com/2010/08/5-reasons-teacher-should-avoid-facebook.html #
• @sterlace Huh? in reply to sterlace #
• @j_allen I'm trying. I'll try harder. in reply to j_allen #
• @mwacker Agreed. I should've mentioned that it was @nashworld's post that led me to the one I tweeted. My bad. in reply to mwacker #
• @sterlace There's a difference between being there and requiring folks to be there. in reply to sterlace #
• @sterlace Don't think that's quite the argument. in reply to sterlace #
• Creating student blog accounts. Because it's important. #
• @kylepace Sorry. OR you're welcome. Either way. in reply to kylepace #
• Quick visit to the local library. HAve I mentioned how much I like eBooks? Two selections – and I never left my couch. #

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