The Week in Tweets for 2010-09-27

• Starting the day with a department meeting with the superintendent. #
• Best name ever for a document full of long numbers and bits of administrivia. http://twitpic.com/2qbuw6 #
• Re-posting. Because she's right. http://milobo.edublogs.org/2010/09/17/easy-is-a-four-letter-word/ #
• So it looks like Oprah Winfrey solved all the problems of public education today. Whew. That's a relief that she could take care of that. #
• Wonder what's on tap for her tomorrow. #
• @funnymonkey – You quit following me, so you're missing all of my attempts at wisdom via direct message. Sad trombone. #
• Nice chat with @poh about writing and conference proposals. It'd be fun if something came of it. #
• .@Oprah Thanks. I was hoping to be indicted as a failure today. (Downward spiral? Really?) in reply to Oprah #
• Bacon. It's what's for dinner. http://twitpic.com/2qfwvc #
• @shareski Goes great with risotto. As does duck. in reply to shareski #
• @jorech Working on the third and fourth. True district wide by the end of the year. Yes to one and two. in reply to jorech #
• @jorech It took us a while. You'll get there. Now the curriculum has to catch up. in reply to jorech #
• @woscholar Yep. Trying to build lots of readiness right now. hard work. in reply to woscholar #
• @woscholar Understatement of the night right there. in reply to woscholar #
• I have enlarged the text on my MacBook screen. This will make @milobo happy. #comeonnewglasses #
• Huh. http://tcrn.ch/ba6mH6 #
• @fceblog Students in Argentina have a holiday? For them? in reply to fceblog #
• @fceblog Neat. I like holidays for learners. in reply to fceblog #
• @fceblog Even better. in reply to fceblog #
• @mikekaechele Thanks. I archive my tweets that way. For one, I own the archive. For two, it gives me a chance to (cont) http://tl.gd/64uvut in reply to mikekaechele #
• Just renewed a domain I don't really use, but really want to have. Just in case. #
• Fiddling with a phone. Working on my Blackberry literacy. Google Apps issues? #
• Seeking Blackberry apps. What should I play with? #
• Keep trying to touch the screen. Which does nothing. #blackberryliteracy #
• @anotherschwab Yeah. Testing. Due diligence and all. in reply to anotherschwab #
• @erhubbell Thanks. Ubertwitter's solid. in reply to erhubbell #
• RT @milobo: Dear Education Pundits, Fix this. http://milobo.edublogs.org/2010/09/21/dear-education-pundits-fix-this/ #
• You should read this. Soon. http://milobo.edublogs.org/2010/09/21/dear-education-pundits-fix-this/ #
• Several fresh IT positions at Colorado Department of Education. Lots of working with data. http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdemgmt/HR/jobs.htm #
• Trying to figure out a way to hear @milobo as we work through an agenda. She's in the next room. iChat, speaker phone both explored. #
• @Empathetics @courosa Some good thinking herein on rubrics: in reply to Empathetics #
• @pcwoessner I wonder – does the school block objectionable cable content from the home TV? Why is the Internet different? in reply to pcwoessner #
• @davecormier Is running a social activity, Dave? I guess it is today. in reply to davecormier #
• Soccer practice. #
• @pcwoessner Ani. She's five. Fun. in reply to pcwoessner #
• Dishes. And laundry. And writing. And thinking about banned books. But maybe not in that order. #
• But I'm going to reread this again first. You should, too. http://j.mp/97hs1E #notwaiting #edchat #
• That's it. I needed the title. "Tinkering with Words." I can work from that. #
• RT @donalynbooks: NCTE's Students' Rights to Read: http://bit.ly/wdVn6 #speakloudly #
• Excited for Moodle 2.0. Need to wait a bit longer, but it's so close. http://docs.moodle.org/en/Moodle_2.0_release_notes #
• @savvides I think about a month from now. RC1 came out today. in reply to savvides #
• I say tinker. You say . . . (Don't. Say. Toys.) #
• @techfacil It would be wrong of me to point out that there are some very derogatory terms that rhyme with (cont) http://tl.gd/657jge in reply to techfacil #
• @michaelianblack I am not unfollowing you. Just wanted you to know. #orperhapsanelaborateunfollowingruse in reply to michaelianblack #
• @milobo Try to do both. in reply to milobo #
• Reviewing my writing on hyperlinks as I think about tinkering with words. http://budtheteacher.com/blog/category/hyperlinks/ #
• Another DLC kickoff. And a surprise visit from the superintendent. Good morning. http://twitpic.com/2qw1dq #
• @russgoerend @jonbecker Try writing hyperlinked text. I'm not certain that I can write that way with an iPad. in reply to russgoerend #
• @bengrey I'll believe it when I see it. in reply to bengrey #
• @ssandifer What's the market incentive for looking after situations like these? (cont) http://tl.gd/65hdsb in reply to ssandifer #
• @russgoerend @jonbecker Agreed – and I'm working with an iPad right now – but I don't think it's *the* device – (cont) http://tl.gd/65heam in reply to russgoerend #
• @drjohnhadley Why should I want to make that harder? It's hard enough as it is? (And, yes, it CAN be.) in reply to drjohnhadley #
• I continue to love Dropbox. (Warning – referral link.) http://db.tt/HM5fX2t #
• RT @skajder: Eager to join the 500+ other educators logging onto the joint NCTE/ISTE webinar at 6 pm tonight! Wow! http://bit.ly/cmxjWC #
• Skip the registration and head right to the ISTE/NCTE webinar, if you'd like: http://iste.acrobat.com/schoolncte #
• @deanohaak Glad to have you with us, Dean! in reply to deanohaak #
• @jenwagner You comment. Respectfully. in reply to jenwagner #
• @educationnation @teachermagazine Sure. Teachers are welcome to watch. in reply to educationnation #
• @jenwagner Go for it, then. in reply to jenwagner #
• I love a rainy night. #
• @MsEstep You know, it makes me feel good. in reply to MsEstep #
• “Schnittman breaks down reading into three kinds: extractive reading (say, looking up words in the…” http://instapaper.com/zKxvhpn1q #
• “the demarcations between local and national and international have blurred over time simply because the…” http://instapaper.com/zKm4oon1n #
• ““Generally, adolescent achievement and adjustment showed benefits from the use of the computer, and it…” http://instapaper.com/zmn5h8n1A #
• @chrislehmann Seems like a bribe. A public one. in reply to chrislehmann #
• @ewanmcintosh Yeah. But it's still funky. in reply to ewanmcintosh #
• And that's just it. Thanks, @chrislehmann. http://practicaltheory.org http://twitpic.com/2r70i2 #
• DLC talking about the ISTE NETS*T and how they look here in St. Vrain. Good conversation. #
• Special guest today in the DLC – St. Vrain's school board president, @johncr8on So glad to have him here. #
• @CurriculumTalk The social moments will happen. But they will happen in different environments. in reply to CurriculumTalk #
• @willrich45 I'd be interested in your choice for the history. Ravitch's histories are, I'm told, good, but specific. in reply to willrich45 #
• Setting off on a two-year learning journey with our DLC teachers, we are reading & remembering that we must be learners. http://j.mp/9Vy04X #
• What's this, I wonder? http://twitpic.com/2rbuvp #
• Oh. A galley. I like galleys. http://twitpic.com/2rcahr #
• @PaulWHankins @donalynbooks @andreazellner Sorry I missed the earlier tweets. Just read it. Yeah. It's going to be useful. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @PaulWHankins @donalynbooks @andreazellner And it's funny to see my previous self in the pages. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @PaulWHankins @donalynbooks @andreazellner What're y'all committing me to? in reply to PaulWHankins #
• Picked up my new glasses today. Good news: Ms. the Teacher liked them. Lots. #whew #
• The new glasses. http://twitpic.com/2rcsv0 #
• @ehelfant I just wanted y'all to see the book. It's good. And in fact I do. First half especially. in reply to ehelfant #
• @shareski Hopefully just the first half of the movie. in reply to shareski #
• @DianeRavitch That was exactly my thought as I read the PR in my home state. Sigh. in reply to DianeRavitch #
• "Hey. Hey. Give 'em what they want." #
• "These are the days/ you might fill with laughter/ until you break." #
• @russgoerend http://technosavvy.org/2010/09/20/version-0-4-of-notescraper-for-evernote-released/ in reply to russgoerend #
• @val6dan Writing sprints, maybe? in reply to val6dan #
• @ckervina @donalynbooks End of October. in reply to ckervina #
• Tickled to be spending the day at Flagstaff Academy at their EdTech Day. #
• Now sitting down to hear a keynote from @teachlearnlive. Should be good. #
• "I'm not a public speaker, so I'm just going to pretend that we are standing in my kitchen." Nice. @teachlearnlive #
• .@teachlearnlive's talking about how her classroom looked before she brought in technology – literacy rich. (cont) http://tl.gd/66g1qr #
• Her principal felt @teachlearnlive was "doing literacy well." And then he asked her to help use (cont) http://tl.gd/66g25k #
• Some of her questions – "Do first graders need to work on basic skills like reading and writing before (cont) http://tl.gd/66g2cu #
• .@teachlearnlive says that there are two ways she could use technology – she could make things for the students, (cont) http://tl.gd/66g6e2 #
• At first, she used iPods to deliver books to her elementary students, then @teachlearnlive helped her students (cont) http://tl.gd/66g6t9 #
• One of those books in action – displayed by the student who made it. http://www.twitvid.com/7A2D9 #
• Neat – I shot the video that @teachlearnlive is using in her talk. Good reminder that when we share things freely they can get reused. #
• Suggestion from @teachlearnlive – _Sesame Street's_ "Word on the Street" podcast -handy for vocabulary development. (Yes. Teagan loves it.) #
• Teacher-side – Students watch the _Sesame Street_ stuff. Student side – Students draw their own pictures and (cont) http://tl.gd/66g967 #
• Wisdom from @teachlearnlive – "Our technology is not a program. It should support our programs. It (cont) http://tl.gd/66g9j9 #
• @PaulWHankins Neat. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• "If I didn't've had a camera, I'd've thought about what I DID have." – @teachlearnlive #yep #thatishowthedlcrolls #
• RT @milobo: You can see the @teachlearnlive presentation at https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dc9n638j_25ccr7mmcf #
• Projects like these make me mourn the loss of the last generation iPod Nano. Neat tool. Killed for a touch screen. #
• Now sitting in on some Google Docs show and tell with @pgoerner. Needed a day to learn from teachers. #sogood #
• .@pgoerner sharing projects where he's supported teachers to help students dig deep into ideas. #
• RT @chrislehmann: Don't forget – EduCon Proposals are due Oct. 20th! Registration for EduCon 2.3 is open – sign (cont) http://tl.gd/66ghep #
• Seeing some annotated Google Maps from @pgoerner's school – I really, really like annotating things. Wicked important. #
• Classroom rule posted in this computer lab: "Be safe and caring." Good rule. #
• @pgoerner walks the walk. Fun stuff. Useful. #
• Anybody using CA's Brokers of Expertise site? I'm curious. #
• @smapplegate Why add a brand to an activity? It's still reading. in reply to smapplegate #
• @shareski That is a serious problem. in reply to shareski #
• @smartinez Neat. Looking forward to it. in reply to smartinez #
• @davecormier @bonstewart Please tell me that'll be recorded. in reply to davecormier #
• Alarm clocks on Saturdays are not cool. #
• I need a plan for the National Day on Writing. Got one for me? #
• Another instant coffee Saturday. Been that kind of week. #
• @PaulWHankins Howdy from Colorado. Enjoy the bagels and the banned books. in reply to PaulWHankins #
• @MsEstep Well, yes. But how is that differed from any other day? in reply to MsEstep #
• @MsEstep I understand. Me, too. Good luck with your presentation. in reply to MsEstep #
• Spell-check use on writing exam http://instapaper.com/zqjq2fn1A (Why does conventions count double? What's that about?) #
• Anyone have a link to more info on Oregon's state assessment and what the online portion looks like? #
• @stardiverr Perfect. Thanks. in reply to stardiverr #
• 5 Pieces of Advice for Lawyers (Broad generalizations aren't terribly helpful. The comments are.) http://instapaper.com/z931phn1L #
• @swademath I will. And she doesn't. in reply to swademath #
• Birthday party. Then soccer game. Then birthday party. Ms. the Teacher is away on assignment. Just me. And the three girls. Deep breath. #
• At least Quinn is enjoying her breakfast. http://twitpic.com/2rukyc #
• @sjciske Yeah. I'm in trouble. in reply to sjciske #
• @cnansen Won't Calibre? in reply to cnansen #
• @cnansen Hmm. Let me fiddle. I've got some paginating ereaders. I know BN's does. But that's not helpful. in reply to cnansen #
• @cnansen What does Stanza do on the desktop? in reply to cnansen #
• @yoopertechgeek Yes, please. You're taking good notes, I hope. in reply to yoopertechgeek #
• Discovering that etexts lack (or deny me) the urgency of presence. If I don't see them, I don't necessarily get back to reading them. #
• @MariaDroujkova Yes. You can. But not as easily as I'd like. Yet. in reply to MariaDroujkova #
• Reading this today. On loan from my dad. He loved it. Saved the end. http://twitpic.com/2rvjq1 #
• "All of us contain Music & Truth, but most of us can't get it out." – Mark Twain (Try hard, okay?) #
• "What follows is the story of Mark Twain's last great adventure," This is going to be a great read. (_Man in White_ by Shelden #
• Twain was a geek. Early adopter of the fountain pen, typewriter and telephone. (p. 5) #
• @joemcbreen Good, huh? in reply to joemcbreen #
• I registered for the Teacher Town Hall chat. Last week. Wondering when my registration info will arrive, @educationnation. Thanks. #
• @bcrosby I probably won't, either, but I'm keeping my options open. in reply to bcrosby #
• @sarahpom I've not seen it. But all I've heard suggests not so much. in reply to sarahpom #
• @leoniehaimson @educationnation Disinvited Yong Zhao? Can either of you support or explain that claim? in reply to leoniehaimson #
• @milobo That is soooo not a difficult choice. Get some reading done instead. in reply to milobo #
• @courosa My favorites lately are the folks who follow, unfollow and refollow. Apparently, that is supposed to (cont) http://tl.gd/66vf7r in reply to courosa #
• @courosa Yeah. I tend to skip those DMs. But I don't think I follow as easily as others. in reply to courosa #
• @courosa Yeah. I'm plenty fickle, myself. And picky. Just being an educator isn't a guaranteed follow. in reply to courosa #
• @dlaufenberg Oh. You're most welcome. You honor me. in reply to dlaufenberg #
• @DerekBraman @courosa I don't believe I've ever followed you. Isn't it wonderful that we can still converse anyway? in reply to DerekBraman #
• @milobo So's the acting. I understand. in reply to milobo #
• @sjciske I made it. Thanks! in reply to sjciske #
• Fancy dinner. Nice end to the day. #
• @bcrosby Yep. in reply to bcrosby #
• Today's Education Nation Teacher Town Hall will happen here: http://j.mp/asEOgf #
• Not sure why someone didn't set up an alternate chatroom for education nation. Surely someone did – with a freer filter? Right? #
• .@davidgregory You brought that idea to the show with you – heard you say so in the lead up to a question. I (cont) http://tl.gd/67df2q in reply to davidgregory #
• @MrChase Unfortunately, they don't have the bandwidth to participate in conversations like these. in reply to MrChase #
• @MrChase Oh. And that. in reply to MrChase #
• .@Ellsbeth @rhsrocks Nobody will have a voice so long as they had to "get" it from someone else. Want a voice? Start using it. in reply to Ellsbeth #
• I really dislike entropy. #
• Watching the Broncos with Ani and Quinn. Nice to sit still. #
• @bonstewart @intrepidteacher What @bonstewart said. Such novel things, those, er, novels. in reply to bonstewart #
• .@SenJohnston I'm curious if the state of Colorado paid for your attendance at the NBC Education Nation event. Can you let me know? Thanks. in reply to SenJohnston #
• NBC's done this sort of "journalism" before. Remember the pieces they ran as an hour long commercial for _Back to the Future 2&3_? #
• Why can't we use pay to inspire teachers? Because it doesn't work. Important detail. #educationnation #
• @dlaufenberg I'm all for data-driven decision making. But let's look at ALL the data. Not just the convenient bits. in reply to dlaufenberg #
• I had to turn the television off. Couldn't take it. Now cooking some dinner for the girls. #
• After dinner, we will make some unreasonable generalizations about filmmakers and politicians and tv journalists. Seems fair. #
• But we won't air them in public. Not terribly useful to do so. #
• @AngelaMaiers I rarely, in fact almost never, blog in my pajamas. #bloggingmisconceptions in reply to AngelaMaiers #

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