The Week in Tweets for 2011-01-31

One last safety check. http://twitpic.com/3t14b3 # Ms. the Teacher gives a video report on my skiing proficiency. http://twitvid.com/CZYNV # Lunch. Watching Ani meander. Pretty cool. # Another report from the lift. Inspired by @jonbecker. http://twitvid.com/RMUKJ # My body hurts but my pride is intact. Ani, it seems, is a natural skier. She must get that […]

Presenting at Educon 2.3. From My Basement.

I’ll be presenting tomorrow at Educon 2.3 on why I find citation and references to be important and why I worry that many in education don’t. Joe Bires, meanwhile, will be presenting on why I am wrong. I thought you’d want to know. Maybe you’ll want to attend the presentation. Please do. ((As an aside, […]

#EduConText Session 4: Why Johnny Can't Read: A Conversation About What It Means to be Literate . . .Today"

I’m a bit tardy for this #EduConText Session 4 preview, but that’s okay. I wrote myself a pass. ((It’s good to be a teacher in moments like these.)) Why Johnny Can’t Read: A Conversation About What It Means to Be Literate…Today When: Session Four: Sunday 10:30am–12:00pm Where: Room 204 Who: David Jakes, Laura Deisley Affiliation: […]

The Week in Tweets for 2011-01-24

@jonbecker By default, I think that menu only shows two levels deep. You can fiddle with that in a settings menu. in reply to jonbecker # @jonbecker Hmm. Did you add a sidebar widget that is displaying that list? If so it would come with its own (cont) http://tl.gd/8778oa in reply to jonbecker # @jonbecker […]

#EduConText Session 2: Towards an e-Book Quality Rating Tool for Early Elementary Literacy Instruction

Towards an e-Book Quality Rating Tool for Early Elementary Literacy Instruction When: Session Two: Saturday 12:30pm–2:00pm Where:Room 300 Who: Jeremy Brueck Affiliation: University of Akron Conversational Focus/Audience: Elementary School E-books ((or e-Books, or E-Books, or e-books, or ebooks, or whatever)) are certainly on the rise. And, since, they’re well on their way into the mainstream, […]

#EduConText Session 1: “I’m From the Education Department and Am Here to Help” and other bedtime stories: A conversation about how to make and influence policy with some who do.

“I’m From the Education Department and Am Here to Help” and other bedtime stories: A conversation about how to make and influence policy with some who do. When:Session One: Saturday 10:00am–11:30amWhere:Room Drama StudioWho:Jonathan Becker, Julia Fallon, Cathy Higgins, Doug Levin Affiliation: Virginia Commonwealth University (Becker), Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, EdTech (Fallon), […]

Enter #EduConText

Teachers should create. Coversations can lead to tremendous bursts of creation and excitement. Capturing creation through writing and returning to it later is how innovative ideas are refined. Enter #EduConText. Each day leading up to EduCon, Zac Chase and I will write about some of our thinking surrounding selected EduCon sessions. We’ll also share some […]

The Week in Tweets for 2011-01-17

Two below. New, fresh snow. Off to work I go. # Our science coordinator brought her electric skillet to our budget meeting. I'm okay with that. http://twitpic.com/3otjm0 # Breakfast for dinner. It was Ani's idea. A good one. # Attempting @Carbonite chat support. Again. Says I'm #1 in the queue. And that they're searching for […]

The Week in Tweets for 2011-01-10

Back to work. # This morning, my brother loaded up his truck and started east, off to make a new home for himself in NC. Lots of luck to him. # @debwhite From here, it's both. buy propecia online in reply to debwhite # @crafty184 Asheville. in reply to crafty184 # @crafty184 Um. "Mountains." Yes. […]

The Week in Tweets for 2011-01-03

Air Force builds huge supercomputer by linking 1,760 PlayStation 3s http://usat.me?136244 # Located the perfect New Year's roast. Vacation continues for another day or so. Getting good at it. # Ani and Teagan got a drawing tablet for the Wii for Christmas. Fun to watch them work to figure it out. # Public library's really […]