The Week in Tweets for 2012-03-05

• Thinking about writing with pictures as I fiddle more with Pinterest and Instagram. What modes of composition are valued in these spaces? #
• @crafty184 "Digital storytelling" is a broad brush for a wide range of practices. Often too narrowly applied. in reply to crafty184 #
• Related: How do Web tools that deemphasize text shape the writing and reading of the Web? #
• @mramidon @mwacker I've always wanted folks to host local, school-based events. Hard but worth doing. in reply to mramidon #
• @bonstewart The tools themselves fiddle with what counts as "writing" or "curation." in reply to bonstewart #
• @bonstewart Yep. Fascinating. But Pinterest especially, and the way it works, minimizes text. in reply to bonstewart #
• @bcteacher It's not the camera. It's the photographer. in reply to bcteacher #
• @bcteacher Those questions of composition are writerly questions. in reply to bcteacher #
• @bonstewart Definitely. What does "reading" and "writing" look like in these spaces? in reply to bonstewart #
• @bonstewart I'm also struck by how uploading media to Pinterest privileges the media rather than the link. in reply to bonstewart #
• @bonstewart Say more. in reply to bonstewart #
• @bonstewart Looking forward to that. Thanks. in reply to bonstewart #
• Semi-related – How might you use a fictive Foursquare account to tell a story? What would _Ulysses_ look like as a series of check ins? #
• @mwacker @mramidon Hey now. Let's set up a visit. in reply to mwacker #
• @mramidon @mwacker For sure. Ask and I'll try to answer. But Michael's right – the whole idea was meant to be replicable. in reply to mramidon #
• @karlfisch @anneksmith Yeah. Maps and Earth and .kml seem to be powerful storytelling canvases. in reply to karlfisch #
• At our Department of Learning Services leadership meeting. Talking about the implications of Colorado's NCLB waiver. #
• @bengrey Can be. I thought it was interesting how many pins were pictures of text. Fascinating. in reply to bengrey #
• @dashley12 I know I owe you a check in follow up. My schedule lightens up next week. May be a good time to catch up. in reply to dashley12 #
• Now, @kadding is sharing some of his work on digital curriculum resource curation. Sweet. http://t.co/Q9P8zJow #
• @russgoerend Whoa, indeed. in reply to russgoerend #
• @russgoerend @occulens Is this better than the notebook itself, though? http://t.co/fV1Fm1ck vs https://t.co/wPefRd1i in reply to russgoerend #
• @kadding Excellent presentation. in reply to kadding #
• @MaryAnnReilly @bengrey On tonight's agenda. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• Talking about a blogging project for some schools about to move their school libraries the bookstore model. http://t.co/4usMQOhg #
• @mazinbenny Parallels for me. Core2Duo. Great windows machine. Sandy would be even better, although I don't know that it's be that faster. in reply to mazinbenny #
• @mazinbenny Missed you last night. Hope all is well. (Oh – and 4GB RAM. Important.) in reply to mazinbenny #
• @mazinbenny The trick is adding the RAM. I'm not sure how easy that would be on the Air. in reply to mazinbenny #
• @mazinbenny USB card reader. Ahem. in reply to mazinbenny #
• @mazinbenny The joy of Apple. in reply to mazinbenny #
• @onewheeljoe Indeed. Safe crowd, though. @kadding said it was worth his time. Wish I could've been there. in reply to onewheeljoe #
• Cleaning printer heads. Oh, the excitement. #
• Printed three pages. 1/3 of the ink reservoir depleted. Printing is lame. #
• @royanlee There's no Scully without Mulder. They go together. in reply to royanlee #
• These printer heads. Are clean. #joy #
• Asked Quinn, reading _Five Little Monkeys_, to explain the larger themes of the work. You can never start too early. #kidding #yesyoucan #
• @teach42 Smart. in reply to teach42 #
• @teach42 Did you see the Daedalus/Icarus stuff in the news lately? NASA projects? Fascinating. in reply to teach42 #
• @teach42 Yeah. That's what stuck with me – the head of the project explained just that – they felt that Icarus would reemerge with . . in reply to teach42 #
• @teach42 . . new knowledge that would improve his future flying experiences. in reply to teach42 #
• @bengrey Not yet. You? in reply to bengrey #
• @JenRoberts1 Only if you aren't emphasizing clear textual comparison, analysis and evidence. #theycanwait in reply to JenRoberts1 #
• Feedback from some of our DLC teams today. "Inquiry is hard" is a theme. Yes. And? #
• @smartinez Oh. I'm ready for that vendor presentation. Bring it. in reply to smartinez #
• @smartinez That's how it works. Walked a vendor floor with @dlaufenberg once. She says it was a learning experience. in reply to smartinez #
• @smartinez That's a really good idea. Really good. in reply to smartinez #
• @dlaufenberg Feedback from our teams on the processes we're using. in reply to dlaufenberg #
• Snow. #
• Guy just knocked on the door to the next office over. No one's there. He let me know. #thanks #
• @injenuity If only we'd've shot some panoramic video. in reply to injenuity #
• Headed off to #DML2012 tomorrow. Should be interesting. #
• @mramidon @mwacker The idea was always to show folks that they could do these types of events. No toes on which to step. in reply to mramidon #
• Inserting catchwords into a policy document to appease a federal network discount program. #
• @irasocol Nope. "cyberbullying" "Internet safety policy" and "online behavior". in reply to irasocol #
• @irasocol Actually, I felt pretty good about "I'll tell a grown up if someone makes me feel uncomfortable or unsafe." But that wasn't ok. in reply to irasocol #
• @alexisvorhaus @irasocol It's a public place. No worries. (You don't create high engagement and authentic learning for your students?) in reply to alexisvorhaus #
• “Does the curriculum you teach now make our society stronger?” http://t.co/bbSkbNR1 #
• Saw a fox this morning. Quinn says it was off to find breakfast. Bagels, she said. Clearly we are failing her in science education, too. #no #
• @woscholar @roblyons @mrdeenp Here's that post. http://t.co/Zh59sTtL in reply to woscholar #
• Off to the airport. #DML2012 bound. Going to miss our family Dr. Seuss birthday party. Save me a cupcake. Tell Horton I said hi. #
• @alexisvorhaus Only if he's in socks, I guess. in reply to alexisvorhaus #
• I just unlocked the "Swarm" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/uQ1GjQmT #
• @dajbelshaw Indeed. Looking forward to it. in reply to dajbelshaw #
• I just unlocked the "Adventurer" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/2UwkP5da #
• Accidentally watched an episode of _Cake Boss_ on my flight. Rather pleasant. #
• @bengrey @MaryAnnReilly I'm a third. Maybe. in reply to bengrey #
• After playing with Foursquare for a few days, I get it. It's all about the tips. Place-based sharing. #
• @audreywatters Both the data and the contributors are interesting. Seeing lots of tourism and government folks. Smart. in reply to audreywatters #
• @JScypinski Best of luck. Let me know how we can help. in reply to JScypinski #
• It's pretty neat to be watching other digital learning collaboratives start. Best of luck to @JScypinski as she pitches hers. #
• My hotel? It has a lemonade fountain. Dig that. #
• @sarahpom It's an interesting place. in reply to sarahpom #
• So Pinterest lets you pin a Google Doc so long as there's an image in there. Good to know. #
• Wait. No. Not everyone CAN agree on "extended school days." More of bad school is just more bad. http://t.co/BQ60kMGq #
• The most interesting ideas, to me, lately, are the ones that seem really obvious but are wicked hard to follow through on. #
• @MaryAnnReilly Like much of what you do with exploration and wondering and making, for one. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @MaryAnnReilly Nobody says "making things isn't important." But so many children, and grown ups, can go weeks, or longer, without doing so. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @MaryAnnReilly Playfulness. No one's against it. And it doesn't happen. Writing about that now. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @karlfisch Keep popping out when you can. This is useful. in reply to karlfisch #
• @MaryAnnReilly I never don't think about Fred Rogers. Which sounds weirder than I mean for it to. Very purposeful dude. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @MaryAnnReilly Fred Rogers on teaching as public love. http://t.co/sl6wc4u4 in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• Very short piece up on Seth Godin's manifesto over at the creativity blog: http://t.co/qEc1on0g Are your schools creative places? #
• Also from the creativity blog – some words on taking time inspired by my boss – http://t.co/vfPaZeqh #
• @bonstewart This extra day is great for writing. Thanks – looking forward to that. in reply to bonstewart #
• @AndreaZellner @bonstewart I've not read any of it yet. Saving it for later. I'll look for the other. Thanks. in reply to AndreaZellner #
• Rambling on and on about play in the blog post I'm writing. Hrm. Might just hit submit and let the readers figure it out. #
• @AndreaZellner @bonstewart Link to that board, please? in reply to AndreaZellner #
• @AndreaZellner @bonstewart Too late. Got drawn in. "The New Put a Bird On It" by itself is brilliant. http://t.co/t6j8eoc2 in reply to AndreaZellner #
• @AndreaZellner @bonstewart The Schmutzie piece is another lens into what I'm trying to write right now. Thank you. in reply to AndreaZellner #
• I know I'm not a city person because I don't have a black raincoat. City people have those. #
• @sarahpom Do you ever talk to your students about the way you write on Twitter? You craft such fine little stories full of presence. in reply to sarahpom #
• @sarahpom You do so much with just a few words. You're a gifted writer and I hope your students know that. in reply to sarahpom #
• @BeckyFisher73 Ew. in reply to BeckyFisher73 #
• Texts from geographically distant friends who are suddenly not so distant = #sogood #
• Up and at 'em San Francisco. I love watching cities wake up. #
• Had a great visit and #DML2012 session planning conversation with @poh and @Seecantrill last night. Fine start. #
• @AndreaZellner @poh @Seecantrill It's on my short list. But so many of the sessions are. Good problem. in reply to AndreaZellner #
• “@DenverChannel: Are you at #DIA on Concourse B? #United flight being evacuated due to #Bombthreat ” (Glad I flew out yesterday. Be safe.) #
• @intrepidteacher Cool. Looking forward to digging into that. in reply to intrepidteacher #
• Some words on hope and schooling from @chadsansing. You should read them. http://t.co/oX9SJVum #
• @willrich45 @hrheingold Wait. The book's out? in reply to willrich45 #
• Today's poem: "One Night" by Mathias Svalina http://t.co/klHdK3WX #
• @chadsansing @poh @seecantrill @msstewart @elyseea Indeed. Off to a fine start. in reply to chadsansing #
• @willrich45 @hrheingold Buying it now. Sorry I'd missed it – looking very much forward to it.Thanks. in reply to willrich45 #
• @jonbecker Thank you. in reply to jonbecker #
• In the room at #dml2012 with @msstewart @paulallison @poh @ElyseEA @seecantrill @pkittle and @chadsansing. Lots of smart here. #
• Have also confirmed that @audreywatters is an actual flesh and blood person. Good to be sure. #
• JSB's 1st statement – "Scalability is a critical issue." Is that true? How do love, care, compassion scale? Should they? #DML2012 #
• Important – JSB – how might Montessori and Dewey scale in the network age? #dml2012 #
• Is the new that the creative stuff is happening, or that it's surfacing easier? #dml2012 (Did writing ever leave?) #
• JSB – "Writing is back." Me – It never left. But we misunderstood what it was/is/could be. #dml2012 #
• JSB – the iPhone is a curiosity amplifier. Me – We'd better ensure the amplifiers we build/use allow us to do the things we value. #dml2012 #
• The notion of "personal dashboards" is important – successful WoW players build their own tools for understanding/making/being. #dml2012 #
• Learning IS, in fact, hard. (But I get JSB's larger point. We shouldn't stifle attempts to do good.) #dml2012 #
• Reminded of stories of PARC and the Internet – _Dealers of Lightning_ on PARC and _Where Wizards Stay Up Late_ on DARPA/Internet. #dml2012 #
• Of course, a good reminder – the first scientists, again and again, were all "amateurs." #dml2012 #
• "How do we build and scale 1:1 mentoring?" Fascinating question. Essential. via @mizuko Love doesn't scale. Finding it might. Yes.#dml2012 #
• Appreciate the mention from JSB that poets are tinkerers. Darn right. #dml2012 #
• Not "give kids toolkits" but instead "help students build/make/share/understand." Students are our learning partners. #dml2012 #
• Contexts matter. Knowledge can emerge from them – JSB. (Why I'm interested more and more in infrastructures AND cultures). #dml2012 #
• "Brilliant teachers are brilliant at help to create epiphanies for kids." Play is how we do that. – JSB Me – Word. #dml2012 #
• JSB – "Play is a space of safety and permission." Me: Well, when do the students need our permission? Why do they believe they do? #dml2012 #
• So glad to hear the message of what and how and why of play from JSB. Important. #dml2012 #
• And JSB talks institutional subversion. His language is edge/core. Need to dig more into that. #dml2012 #
• @ddmeyer @audreywatters Um. Good portfolios are fine learning dashboards. in reply to ddmeyer #
• Suppose there's not a profit-model that will lead to the change I think we'd say we seek. Just suppose. #dml2012 #
• @ddmeyer Yeah. As I wrote it I knew there was a problem. & yet – crafting an info. display of self-assessmenf is a portfolio process. in reply to ddmeyer #
• I don't need the "next Montessorr or Dewey." I like the ones we had. I look forward to the people who come along now, too. #dml2012 #
• Panelist where I am right now – http://t.co/1OIlsgIH #dml2012 #
• Tinkering School. I want one. #DML2012 #
• @briancsmith Need my daughters to watch. Then do. in reply to briancsmith #
• @ddmeyer Yep. And the miles traveled. And so on. Could a descriptive dashboard be useful? Would it still be a dashboard? in reply to ddmeyer #
• @ErieElemPrin @kadding @milobo Thinking of y'all as I'm hearing from Tinkering School and Hackasaurus creators. in reply to ErieElemPrin #
• Every day at Tinkering School ends with time for writing and reflecting on what was done during the day. That's important. #DML2012 #
• @briancsmith Thanks for the tip. Following. in reply to briancsmith #
• Wondering about the difficulties of putting students in the spotlight without coopting/overly controlling their experiences. #DML2012 #
• Wondering, amid all good talk of projects, about students who choose NOT to make. When/how/should we honor that choice, too? #DML2012 #
• @mjmontagne Not ALL making ALL the time. Sometimes, choosing not to make is a reasonable choice. Not all the time. But sometimes. in reply to mjmontagne #
• Really want to learn more about Brightworks as a full time making school model. Interesting. #
• Tinkering is a stance. Yeah. #dml2012 #
• @AndreaZellner @Seecantrill @poh That's your best bet. Standing outside the badges room. No way I'm getting in. Packed. in reply to AndreaZellner #
• Interesting finding from student research group. About half of the students in their school believe that both their school tech is . . . #
• adequate and that it's outdated. Hmm. #
• Now up in the equity conversation – Katie McKay – an NWP teacher consultant from Texas. #DML2012 #
• McKay mentions there would be "consequences" if she and her students we caught in the computer lab. So they went in during recess. #dml2012 #
• Teachers @ McKay's school have access to – but they are restricted from using devices. "I don't think divide is a big enough word." #DML2012 #
• Eliminating "the" digital divide isn't just about providing access. It's about meaningful activity with that access, too. #dml2012 #
• Thinking as I listen that infrastructure for sharing stories is essential. Sites like Digital IS. http://t.co/qERD8Oi5 #dml2012 #
• Also wondering if many of the "Let's bring culture to the masses" approaches might not be helpful. #dml2012 #
• @KevinByers It's about both. in reply to KevinByers #
• @maryannarogers Why must all learning be "recognized?" #dml2012 in reply to maryannarogers #
• @NPOAppliedTech I've seen several "if only they knew" types of PD programs lately. Feels almost imperial/colonial. in reply to NPOAppliedTech #
• Teachers and students both seem to feel powerless to change the Internet filter situations in their schools. That's troubling. #dml2012 #
• Technologist: "As a school technologist, I have to buy a filter, but I don't have to configure it to block everything." True that. #dml2012 #
• Our district's filter policy. Pretty light. http://t.co/Zh59sTtL #dml2012 #
• Student says "Always collaborate with your students, on tech use or anything else." Good advice. #dml2012 #
• @techsavvyed We are hanging in there. Still some uncomfortable moments. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @techsavvyed Working to reopen YouTube. Not there yet. But it's a goal. in reply to techsavvyed #
• Looking very forward to Ignite talks from @dajbelshaw @pkittle @chadsansing and others. #DML2012 #
• @exiong I know. Been on both sides of that. It's good to know the filter people. in reply to exiong #
• Quick visit with @hrheingold. Just bought his new book. Don't usually get to tell the author that same day. #
• @savasavasava @jonbecker @msstewart @poh @chadsansing So when IS the epic group hug? in reply to savasavasava #
• @shareski @mwacker @karlfisch I'm in San Francisco. Was going to ship something, but I got hungry. They were good sandwiches. Sorry. in reply to shareski #
• How long, I wonder, will the Dept. of Ed reconsider data before they act on that reconsideration? #dml2012 #
• @savasavasava @jonbecker @msstewart @poh @chadsansing Deal. in reply to savasavasava #
• And @dajbelshaw gave a fine talk about purpos/ed. Thanks, Doug. #
• "You need an apocalypse to talk about ethics. Everybody knows that." – current speaker @ignite #dml2012 #
• According to @pkittle, memes don't care if they're good. They just spread. Cue cats playing piano. #dml2012 #
• Five paragraph essay model? Bad teaching. Bad writing. Great meme – easy to replicate. – @pkittle #dml2012 #
• How do we give teaching with inquiry better memes than it has right now? – @pkittle Me – That's just the right question. #dml2012 #
• @mwacker @shareski @karlfisch @bhwilkoff @mrchase Doh. Enjoy the visit. Tell Zac and Ben hi. in reply to mwacker #
• "Modding is a great way to step from playing to programming." – @chadsansing #dml2012 #
• Hackers get that systems are malleable. Hacking is a maker disposition. – @Empathetics #dml2012 #
• @shareski Double pro tip – You should never eat at Steak Escape at DIA. Good luck. in reply to shareski #
• "The Internet was not an accident." – @Empathetics #dml2012 #
• @bhwilkoff @shareski @mwacker @karlfisch @MrChase Nice. After he finishes with your kids, could you send him to my house? in reply to bhwilkoff #
• Checking in with the kids. Tonight, Daddy on Skype was "story time." http://t.co/FPpT6yNF #
• @bhwilkoff Hmm. Alternate weekends, maybe? @mrchase in reply to bhwilkoff #
• @MrChase @bhwilkoff Superhero tag line? Powered by juice boxes and newtons, maybe? in reply to MrChase #
• Fine dining and conversation with @audreywatters @dajbelshaw @mizuko and the DML crew. Thanks for the conversation, tweeps. #
• Watch your step. http://t.co/smlBBjjB #
• Learning happens everywhere. Or, at least, it could. @ Parc 55 Wyndham Hotel http://t.co/JUdq6isP #
• @jennamcjenna It figures. Your session looked fabulous. And it's at the same time as ours. Nuts. Hope it goes well. in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @jennamcjenna We are going to explore a big pile o' student creations in various media, considering what excites and concerns us as . . . in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @jennamcjenna . . . readers and teachers. Exploring notions of multiplicity and what "counts" as composition. in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @jennamcjenna Big question for me is how can human infrastructure support places of thoughtful student work/composition? in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @jennamcjenna Student composition matters. in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @jennamcjenna Your turn. Same questions. in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @bengrey Congratulations, Ben. #
• @poh Aw, nuts. Didn't get to say so long. So so long. Always delightful to see you. in reply to poh #
• @jennamcjenna Oh, no you didn't. Alas, I think the other thing will use up most of your time. For good reason. Fascinating. in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @jennamcjenna Thanks. in reply to jennamcjenna #
• @bengrey I wish I were, too. Key takeaways? in reply to bengrey #
• @Cindy_OA Take good notes. And tell @poh hi for me. in reply to Cindy_OA #
• @poh Something like "Great. Blah blah blah blah." I suspect "Blah blah blah blah," was the important part. in reply to poh #
• I just unlocked the "Local" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/nmRjDzgx #
• Thinking about #DML2012 #039;s connected learning network in the context of our Digital Learning Collaborative, and how to put the two together. #
• So I just unlocked a "local" badge on Foursquare. I'm 1,000 miles from home. I think I broke the "game." #
• @bengrey "Age of the book is over" is a mistaken statement. New forms. Still books. in reply to bengrey #
• Happy birthday, Dr. Seuss. "It should be. It should be. It SHOULD be like that." – _Horton Hatches the Egg_. #
• @shareski @bengrey But books are bigger than print, the book is far from in danger. It'll just move to new transmission channels/forms. in reply to shareski #
• @stumpteacher @shareski @bengrey That's a better way to think about it. Sort of. in reply to stumpteacher #
• @shareski @bengrey A book is a text. Could be delivered via scroll, or codex, or digital bits. But it's the collected writing that matters. in reply to shareski #
• @stumpteacher @shareski @bengrey Likely would. Got a link? in reply to stumpteacher #
• @stumpteacher @shareski @bengrey Thanks. in reply to stumpteacher #
• Sitting next to @msstewart in a session on digital media and museums at #dml2012 Glad I got here early – standing room only. #
• Pearson Young Scientists program – talking "citizen science" – How do you engage the public in helping to research real questions? #dml2012 #
• @mrami2 That's a good idea. in reply to mrami2 #
• Talking about the possibilities when students co-curate exhibits. Good thing to do. #dml2012 #
• Students learn science and presentation. Museum learns about digital media and culture.#dml2012 #
• Students learn science and presentation. Museum learns about digital media and culture. #dml2012 #
• @jennamcjenna Sometimes? in reply to jennamcjenna #
• Field Museum also built a neat student exhibit co-curation experience. Then Chicago schools killed funding for out of school stuff. #dml2012 #
• Their response wasn't to quit – but to rethink. Good move. #dml2012 #
• I'm thinking #dml2012 needs a few workingshops to balance out all the listeningshops. Or perhaps #dml2013 does. Good stories, though. #
• Frightened that I might be thinking about flipped conferences with that last tweet. Uh oh. #
• @msstewart @mrchase Many happy returns, Mr. Chase. in reply to msstewart #
• Student-made video from Smithsonian youth. Topic is race. Reminded that videos are compositions. Interview videos complex ones. #DML2012 #
• Statement from speaker – if we had produced this, it would've gone through committee editing. Because it was student-work, it stands. Hmm. #
• Sense of these museum experiences as both outreach and research. Need to write about that later. #DML2012 #
• Students, outsiders making artifacts about the artifacts gives the museum lenses into how they are perceived. #DML2012 #
• @techsavvyed No. Not at all. Idea that an outsider can say things to an institution that an insider cannot. They didn't say it that way. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @techsavvyed The same way a museum volunteer could say something at a school w/o school approval. Could be two way. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @techsavvyed Just wrote more about it. Important point. On the blog. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @mozzadrella About to walk in. You? in reply to mozzadrella #
• @dhudgins More than I'd like. You do better with that. Much better. in reply to dhudgins #
• Connected learning is a good stance. The trick is network connections vs. lock step hierarchy. One of them. #DML2012 #
• @dhudgins That's some of it. I think it's new and different and still figuring itself out. in reply to dhudgins #
• @dhudgins Oh, yeah. It's not bad. But could be better. I like talk, too. in reply to dhudgins #
• Always interesting how the generalization lenses we wear frame both our remarks and our beliefs and our other generalizations. #dml2012 #
• "We're not entitled to be techno-optimists in a naive sort of way anymore." – #dml2012 #
• What do "non-profit start ups" look like? #dml2012 #
• Teachers have badges. They're called licenses. #dml2012 #
• @tchrreader See my latest blog post for more. Thanks. in reply to tchrreader #
• Yowell's mention of networks reminds me to just say – The National Writing Project is an essential network for my practice. #dml2012 #
• @dajbconf Ditto. Smart. in reply to dajbconf #
• Connie Yowell. Smart. Wicked, wicked smart. #dml2012 #
• Pretty sure I could listen to this conversation all day. Now – lets get into public policy and budget process and organizational structure. #
• Kapor's example of psychiatry as fundamentally changed by technology – perhaps dangerously so – is worth further attention. Wow. #dml2012 #
• What do "many to many" mentoring resources look like? #dml2012 #
• Delight: @mkapor "An awful lot of the private sector should be in jail for what they're doing." – Complex notions of funding here. #dml2012 #
• @mozzadrella Maybe. Maybe not. in reply to mozzadrella #
• Big app market for parents. Parents who don't know pedagogy. Unfortunately, they buy crummy products too often. #dml2012 #
• @mozzadrella Fair point. Except – is that new? Different? I'm curious about new peer spaces. in reply to mozzadrella #
• @technolibrary @ssandifer @SXSWEDU Indeed. Go and take good notes. in reply to technolibrary #
• @mozzadrella Hmm. in reply to mozzadrella #
• Sort out what computers are good at and what people are good at and build with both in mind. – @mkapor Me – Yeah. #dml2012 #
• @celizabethforte Yep. Thanks! in reply to celizabethforte #
• Important question on how "failing" schools can get access to innovation funding. Tricky. Hard to manage the risk. But important. #dml2012 #
• My favorite reminder on Q&A comes from @BenBlacker's panels – "Questions begin with a 'w' or a 'h' but not an 'I.'" #
• Useful panel. Thanks, panelists. #dml2012 #
• @bjfr Sounds like there'll be a recording posted on http://t.co/o2iGuxxK soon. If I see it I'll pass it along. I owe you email. Sorry. in reply to bjfr #
• Getting my head around our session on composition at #DML2012 Sneak peek here: http://t.co/8vL9PIsu Starts in 30 minutes. #
• Early Internet troubles seem to either be going away, or we've found the kindest audience ever. #
• @chemicalsams @karlfisch What book? in reply to chemicalsams #
• Thanks to all folks who were involved in today's #DML2012 #NWP and DYN session. I learned lots. Always do from networks of practitioners. #
• @chemicalsams @karlfisch Thanks. Building a diorama after, right, to share what you learned? in reply to chemicalsams #
• @poh Are y'all at that great spa? in reply to poh #
• School on wheels? @ Parc 55 Wyndham Hotel http://t.co/sZnoG4aM #
• I just unlocked the "Super User" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/jRBn9iuG #
• @MaryAnnReilly Thank you. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @msstewart @audreywatters @dajbelshaw @stevehargadon If only we'd taken better notes. in reply to msstewart #
• Ins to Digital Is #dml2012 http://t.co/xwqd5U7k #
• Looking forward to this morning's #dml2012 plenary on innovation. Wondering about the place of love in cultures of learning. #
• "I am not what you supposed, but far different." – Walt Whitman http://t.co/waYiuDr1 #
• @melaniemcbride Where can I find a copy of that poem? in reply to melaniemcbride #
• @melaniemcbride Paper. I meant paper. I have poetry on the brain. #
• In a much-less empty ballroom for this morning's #dml2012 plenary panel. Ready to go. #
• @afewsocks I'm here. Howdy. in reply to afewsocks #
• "We forget it's not about the technology alone." Also about people and practices. #dml2012 #
• "What do we mean by infrastructure?" It's more than pipes and wires, but those matter, too. I'm interested in human structures. #dml2012 #
• @MaryAnnReilly Yeah. That's right. #dml2012 in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @Jennifer_Dick True. But they do matter when we forget that they're toys with which we can tinker/fiddle/make/play. #dml2012 in reply to Jennifer_Dick #
• Panelist – "Technology's become an accidental infrastructure for education." – Looking forward to hearing more about that. #dml2012 #
• Redd from Valve – yep, that valve. http://t.co/A35wKJ1e Again, a good mix of folks on the panel. #dml2012 #
• Last quote, by the way, was from Ronaldo Lemos – "accidental infrastructure." I suspect that's an important line of inquiry. #dml2012 #
• And now I'm wondering about GLaDOS as a teacher. Hmm. Teacher who lies and misleads you – but you learn anyway. Hmm. #dml2012 #
• @irasocol Yep. That's why I'm curious about his statement, and suspect there's more there about purpose and unintentionality. #dml2012 in reply to irasocol #
• @anterobot "App store" models concern me. But I do think we need good places that surface stuff. (Of course – plenty of those.) #dml2012 in reply to anterobot #
• @kadding – Have you seen the Gates Foundation's SLC? http://t.co/LP2Ys6vR #
• @irasocol Agreed – and I think that's what he's going to say. in reply to irasocol #
• "Enabling a more open playing field" – Phillips – That's a really complicated statement. Not sure that building portals does that. #dml2012 #
• @irasocol Perhaps. Let's hit the buffet. in reply to irasocol #
• Struggling with what happens when one big player makes the toys with which others can play. Tricky stuff. #dml2012 #
• @anterobot Sometimes, folks ask for toys because they need support – but it's harder to ask for support. They don't know how to. #dml2012 in reply to anterobot #
• "We realized we needed to honor the culture of the gaming community." – Redd #dml2012 #
• When you "bang cultures together" how do you preserve the essential elements of those cultures and still make new space? Can you? #dml2012 #
• @ @busynessgirl "Read later" or "save" might be that button. #dml2012 #
• Not supposed to quote the speaker saying that Steam is the "itunes of video games." So I won't. #dml2012 #
• Steam is a fascinating software distribution platform. #dml2012 #
• @irasocol Indeed. in reply to irasocol #
• (IT guy statement – when you have network software you want schools to use/deploy/allow – give us a roadmap of the ports you use.) #dml2012 #
• @amichetti I thought it was a good metaphor. But it's better than that. in reply to amichetti #
• @busynessgirl @writerswriting Digital hoarding and collecting and managing is a piece of learning. Not all of it – but a piece. in reply to busynessgirl #
• @busynessgirl @writerswriting & as soon as you make a system for someone else, you define the boundaries of their learning. Tricky. #dml2012 in reply to busynessgirl #
• @busynessgirl No. Not "all." Not at all "all." But a piece. #dml2012 in reply to busynessgirl #
• @busynessgirl I'll take a look. in reply to busynessgirl #
• @anterobot @busynessgirl @ @mrami2 She did. And that's good work – but I think he overstates the case. in reply to anterobot #
• More on LAN Houses. http://t.co/9dRwV4Y8 #dml2012 #
• I hear DVD-ROMS are going to be big. #dml2012 #
• @zoelle @busynessgirl @ That'd be interesting – basic data about one's own reading habits – that I owe, and not Amazon. in reply to zoelle #
• @busynessgirl @zoelle @ Not sure that it's so much about "providing." But yes. Build habits and help surface trends. in reply to busynessgirl #
• So what would building a public or user-accessible data layer to tools like Instapaper? So I could track what, when and how I read? #dml2012 #
• Data layers like that might help me to build a dashboard for my own reading habits. Danger would be others' using that data. #dml2012 #
• @anterobot Oh, yeah. Don't get me wrong. They're great. in reply to anterobot #
• @zoelle I think I would, too. So would @marcoarment be able to make something like that? I'd pay to track my own highlights and habits. in reply to zoelle #
• @busynessgirl Multiple publics and privates, yes. in reply to busynessgirl #
• Always important question – Who gets to decide/codify/assign value to what counts as "high quality?" #dml2012 #
• "Those who procure are not those who teach or learn." (True, but sometimes the teachers/learners/schools/parents procure garbage.) #dml2012 #
• Now we need to get to policy infrastructure – and I think Gates' speaker is starting to go there. #dml2012 #
• @cabraroja Is that really a "teacher-driven initiative?" #dml2012 in reply to cabraroja #
• @dajbconf Yeah. It is. #dml2012 in reply to dajbconf #
• I hear Flash/Shockwave is going to be really big, too. #dml2012 #kidding #reallykidding #
• Lemos is describing a software environment – Flash, no executibles, etc – that mirrors much of current US educational software landscape. #
• @zoelle @marcoarment Yeah. Metrics, highlights, folder stats, etc. I'd reup subscriptions for that data. in reply to zoelle #
• @dajbconf Roger that. in reply to dajbconf #
• @cabraroja Perhaps. I'm still not sure that it really is "teacher-focused," but I hear what you mean. in reply to cabraroja #
• The Teaching Channel is a really fine example of the types of resources that I hope Gates and Hewlett keep making. And sustain. #dml2012 #
• @anterobot It's actually a pretty good resource. So long as it continues to grow and is sustained, I think it's useful. in reply to anterobot #
• The Teaching Channel – https://t.co/N5O86s85 – I like the "behind the scenes" classroom conversations. #dml2012 #
• @anterobot Understood. But it's a good storytelling space for stories of teaching and learning and teachers and learners. in reply to anterobot #
• These types of stories – from Teaching Channel – matter. https://t.co/HRKsWKy2 #dml2012 @anterobot #
• @assemblepgh http://t.co/o0weSiLc in reply to assemblepgh #
• Is the "opportunity provided by Common Core" that "we've never had before" a consolidated ed market? That might not be better. #dml2012 #
• It's easy to knock Common Core – remember a definition of "play" is moving freely within constraint. Some useful stuff in there. #dml2012 #
• Good refocus from moderator – "infrastructures for schools vs. infrastructures for learning." #dml2012 #
• However, I don't share the moderator's bias that it should only "be the latter." #dml2012 #
• Dynamic and open platforms can work for individuals AND institutions. Make Legos, not sculptures when building infrastructure. #dml2012 #
• Phillips nails in when she says that it's not an either/or. Then cites Kahn Academy as example of both. Which it isn't. #dml2012 #
• @kfasimpaur Looking forward to that post. in reply to kfasimpaur #
• Build and share raw materials and thoughtful philosophies for using them. Finished products aren't useful as classroom resources. #dml2012 #
• Video just referenced by the panelist. https://t.co/Z3y5dFNG #dml2012 #
• @anterobot Where are the "decision makers making school policy" on this panel? #dml2012 in reply to anterobot #
• Lemos – "How do you want this disruption to happen? In a well-coordinated way" or haphazardly? Me – Deliciously complex question. #dml2012 #
• @courosa @dajbconf I'm not sure they'd say *it's* new – but the recognition that it's important might be. And that's a policy frame. in reply to courosa #
• Takeaway for me – we need infrastructures that privilege inputs and raw materials, rather than outputs and shiny finished things. #dml2012 #
• @courosa @dajbconf Yes. That post suggest to me that the recognition and the attempt to pay attention to is new for the group. in reply to courosa #
• @courosa @dajbconf What am I missing? I think they're trying to define a focus for future study and attention. in reply to courosa #
• The idea of a "real game" is interesting here. #dml2012 (So fake games are games that game gaming?) #
• Would love to get to play with the Valve Portal 2 data set – what could we learn about how learning happens inside the game? #dml2012 #
• @JuliusKChiVA Thanks. They also seem open to a different kind of participation. Or, at least, a generative one. in reply to JuliusKChiVA #
• @courosa @dajbconf Gotcha – I just don't see it as saying "this is new" the descriptive model of it might be. Thanks. in reply to courosa #
• The "what do we assess and why and how" panel on gaming would be fascinating, too. #dml2012 #
• Going to tell me about engagement by reading a paper to me. Hmm. #
• @savasavasava I probably judged too quickly. Let me know that I missed something wonderful, okay? #
• @dajbconf I chose poorly, too. in reply to dajbconf #
• Thinking I'm going to find a space and do a mini writing sprint. #
• Welcome? http://t.co/70Trym9w #
• "Hashtag community" is an interesting phrase. So is the notion of ownership of a tag. Who owns a word? A tag? http://t.co/NGPxAiNY #
• @stevehargadon @dajbelshaw @audreywatters @monk51295 Excellent. Looking forward to the more. in reply to stevehargadon #
• So that was my #DML2012 Off to the airport & to write some more. Lots to wonder & scheme on. Thanks, y'all, for a most useful experience. #
• @dajbelshaw Likewise. Rock on. in reply to dajbelshaw #
• I sometimes sing "Won't You Be My Neighbor" when putting my shoes back on after airport security. #twitterconfession #
• @chadsansing I'm wondering that, too. Hope you'll say more about that. in reply to chadsansing #
• Crab salad sandwich and moving the cursor to the right. #
• @savasavasava There's drama? in reply to savasavasava #
• @savasavasava @jonbecker Can you give us a hint? in reply to savasavasava #
• So the plane is just sitting here. But the middle seat? It's empty. Mixed bag. #
• @DrPriceMitchell Thank you kindly. in reply to DrPriceMitchell #
• @djakes Thanks, David. in reply to djakes #
• Hi, Denver. What's new? #
• I just unlocked the "Bender" badge on @foursquare! http://t.co/8TDT6WRT #
• @pkittle @chadsansing @mrami2 @Seecantrill @poh @msstewart Good to see and be with y'all. Rock on. in reply to pkittle #
• The sign over that big red button? It says "Push to De-Energize Power Rail." #creepyredbuttonswithsigns http://t.co/NgvN1Tgg #
• @audreywatters @cogdog Better question is – Why aren't ed tech folks paying attention to history? in reply to audreywatters #
• @cogdog @audreywatters Maybe not all of him. But at least some of him. And her. And they. And them. in reply to cogdog #
• @TraciLHaley We should talk. I can recommend a bunch of resources. in reply to TraciLHaley #
• More from #dml2012 from @chadsansing. Smart. #NWP http://t.co/rHZ7HOWq #
• @KyleneBeers Thank you kindly. in reply to KyleneBeers #
• Playing MarioKart with Ani. #
• Big day in Hunt family gaming. Ani beat me at MarioKart. Soundly. A torch passing, perhaps. Or I'm really out of practice. #
• @MaryAnnReilly Thanks, Mary Ann. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @courosa Best of luck. I can't seem to find the thing. in reply to courosa #
• @savasavasava _Parks and Rec_ has just the right touch of sentiment and funny. in reply to savasavasava #
• @courosa Find the spaceman. He's the key. But you didn't hear that from me. in reply to courosa #
• @savasavasava It's cool. It's an acquired taste. Took Ron Swanson to bring me into the show. in reply to savasavasava #
• @savasavasava No worries. _IT Crowd_? in reply to savasavasava #
• @savasavasava Have you tried _Community_? #
• @savasavasava Did you see Joel
  McHale in the pilot for the American version of _IT Crowd_? in reply to savasavasava #
• @savasavasava YouTube. Moss is Moss. Which is werid. in reply to savasavasava #
• @budtheteacher @savasavasava Or weird. in reply to budtheteacher #
• This isn't a bad way to spend six minutes. http://t.co/g82tHzEW #
• @zmidler Best of luck with your Nook launch. Would love to visit soon to learn more. in reply to zmidler #
• Moving the cursor to the right. #
• @unaflecha Start here – http://t.co/9BpAQk7i in reply to unaflecha #
• Earlier today, Teagan, looked at me and told me, as seriously as she's able to say anything, "This popcorn? It's super-duper good." #sogood #
• @savasavasava I know. Right? in reply to savasavasava #

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