The Week in Tweets for 2012-03-19

• Spring Breaking with my family for part of this week. First family activity is an early morning trip to the gym. No coffee. #
• Wondering if I should rethink this "family time" thing and head into work. #
• Grilling bratwurst. 70 degrees. Temporary Spring in Colorado. I love it here. #
• Biggest decision left for today: grilled onions or none on my brat. Sweet. #
• @ScottElias Nope. I'm taking a chunk of the PSD break. in reply to ScottElias #
• Quinn and Bear say "Hi." @ Winter Park Resort http://t.co/0O687Imq #
• Quinnfir. Master of the Standing Panchimes. @ Trail's End http://t.co/ad6cUyW7 #
• @kfasimpaur Sounds about right. in reply to kfasimpaur #
• Shadow Government tries to combine real-world policy with casual gameplay http://t.co/NWipu8NS (Me – Hmm.) #
• Clothing and shoe shopping with the children. It's an experience. #
• Back at my desk for a day of making slides and presentations and classes and such. Wish me luck. #
• @ErieElemPrin @david63baker Thank you for handling that one. Appreciated. in reply to ErieElemPrin #
• Kicking off a course called "Reading the Web" in an hour or two – should be fun. #
• @MindShiftKQED Um. Do you have the link to that news release? in reply to MindShiftKQED #
• @audreywatters Aw, nuts. They've built a website to announce they'll build a plan? Building on another plan? in reply to audreywatters #
• @audreywatters I'm reading it now. And just threw up a little. in reply to audreywatters #
• @audreywatters They also have a Twitter account. Joy. @leadcommission in reply to audreywatters #
• @audreywatters Maybe I should start a committee. Maybe of ten. in reply to audreywatters #
• @audreywatters If only I knew some VCs. in reply to audreywatters #
• @audreywatters I. Um. Oh – look – something shiny. in reply to audreywatters #
• @injenuity And spirit fingers. in reply to injenuity #
• @injenuity That could be a really neat course. in reply to injenuity #
• Is Facebook part of your estate? New laws debated – The Denver Post http://t.co/xHWqOIYT (via Instapaper) #
• @sharingnicely Um. Did @p2pu delete a bunch of challenges by accident today? #
• @brainfete I dunno. I'll read and let you know. in reply to brainfete #
• @Seecantrill @p2pu and @sharingnicely say they accidentally deleted several during a spam check. Should be restored. Let them know if not. in reply to Seecantrill #
• @p2pu @sharingnicely Thank y'all for a speedy response. I'll take a peek and let you know. in reply to p2pu #
• Got a healthy pile of Inquiry Challenge applications to review today. And only two spots. Good problem. #
• @k8nowak Evernote. Forward the email with attachment to your account. in reply to k8nowak #
• Dear Internet: No, thank you. I do not want your handy widget on my website in exchange for a link somewhere else. #
• @fnoschese More bandwidth for you, I guess. in reply to fnoschese #
• @fnoschese @chemicalsams Tweet on, good sir. in reply to fnoschese #
• Just how many word processors does one person need on his telephone? http://t.co/p8fQeq6b #
• Wow. Every media outlet in Colorado tracking Elway flying to visit Manning. Yesterday, all eyes on Blagovich. Really, y'all? These stories? #
• @nlowell Speaking of important stories, is next week a possibility for #baconwatch in reply to nlowell #
• @Jeremybballer Sure. http://t.co/DOrqCgIp in reply to Jeremybballer #
• @Cindy_OA Not yet. But I might not have shared it with them. Yet. in reply to Cindy_OA #
• Fiddled with Buddypress on St. Vrain Blogs some today. Social network functionality in our writing space. Hmm. #
• This is how you do a retraction. Thank you, @thisamericanlife http://t.co/yil1qMG6 #
• @rightingteacher @irasocol What is this text you're talking about? in reply to rightingteacher #
• @irasocol @rightingteacher Ah. Thanks. It was right there – I thought you were referencing a 40 year old text. Thanks. in reply to irasocol #
• @irasocol And glad you're back home. And enjoying good reading. in reply to irasocol #
• Mozilla Labs » Blog Archive » Experimenting with Social Features in Firefox http://t.co/vjJdJKvU (via Instapaper) #
• “let our words not distract from their wonderment” http://t.co/ihRaDVuK (via Instapaper) #
• Science teacher: A child's critique of modern science education http://t.co/ihRaDVuK (via Instapaper) #
• @CELeadership You're most welcome. That's a great theme. in reply to CELeadership #
• Suppose you were going to use a Hack Jam as entry into a week of tinkering groups. What might those groups tinker on? @chadsansing @mrami2 #
• @chadsansing @mrami2 Any chance I could get one or both of you on the phone next week to discuss? Building some PD. in reply to chadsansing #
• Teagan's Hello Kitty clock radio is playing Jimmy Buffett's "Margaritaville." She's dancing. Generations bridged. #
• @melaniemcbride They get better. in reply to melaniemcbride #
• @chadsansing @mrami2 Fifteen teachers. Fifteen middle school students. Target audience. Three groups? Four? in reply to chadsansing #
• @timstahmer Later. Emphasis on the last chorus. It's his fault. Not hers. in reply to timstahmer #
• @timlauer I do always feel a little more secure when I know that the Lauer Friday pizza has been obtained. in reply to timlauer #
• Sometimes, I'm eight years old. And that's a good thing. Other times, I'm eight years old. And it's a bad thing. Tricky. #
• @shareski Whoa. Enjoy. in reply to shareski #
• @ddraper Nope. Exploring my not so good eight year old self. in reply to ddraper #
• This, I suspect, would be a useful event. http://t.co/1LJ1kQOH #
• Saturday. Parade bound in a bit. First – coffee. #
• Not wearing green today. Pretty sure that's okay.
  And suddenly I'm rhyming in this tweet.

  Neat. #

• “The book typographer has the job of erecting a window between the reader inside the room and that landscape which…” http://t.co/rwiH526J #
• “Because I remember what I’m reading better if the process of highlighting is a tad slow.” (via Instapaper) #
• Looking forward to Monday's Drupal in Ed Unconference in Denver. See you there? https://t.co/LA5JRFcj #
• @monk51295 It's in the district, yes. Never had the good fortune to work with them. in reply to monk51295 #
• Cone. @ Pioneer Candies & Ice Cream http://t.co/7aUyK0Mb #
• This is serious. @ Pioneer Candies & Ice Cream http://t.co/AWUeoSwz #
• Just watched the first episode of _Downton Abbey_. Was good. Well done. #
• @ddmeyer I just liked Bates, is all. And the fact that I had to pay attention. in reply to ddmeyer #
• New post on the art blog: "Meet Sylvia." http://t.co/FP3w7SKD #
• Good questions, @willrich45. Will respond to them later today. #
• @jonbecker Is it me or are they the ugliest resources possible? in reply to jonbecker #
• @poh @web20classroom Hmm. Database connection error? in reply to poh #
• @poh @web20classroom Thanks. Unfortunately, that's an error on my end. Blog's all grown up and I need a new host, I think. in reply to poh #
• @poh Thanks. I like my host. But might need a dedicated server. Sigh. #
• @poh K. Looking forward to touching base. in reply to poh #
• Lots of smart in the comments. http://t.co/XxQgEbH5 #
• Huh. There's not a "dashboard (education)" entry here. http://t.co/4W5plesA Should there be? #
• Whoever created the Visibli toolbar should be kicked off the Internet for at least a couple of weeks. #
• @funnymonkey Likewise. See you soon! in reply to funnymonkey #
• Grill's lit. Burgers to form and peppers and onions to prep. #
• Pre-dinner. http://t.co/CK681gZ4 #
• @jerridkruse Peppers and onions. Bit of olive oil. Lemon pepper. in reply to jerridkruse #
• @imcguy Careful with that. Who says that's the case? in reply to imcguy #
• @teach42 @ryanbretag @jerridkruse Um. I have some faith. But Discovery is totally a curriculum resource company. in reply to teach42 #
• @teach42 @ryanbretag @jerridkruse At least one piece. in reply to teach42 #
• @audreywatters Would a better metaphor be a WordPress for code? in reply to audreywatters #
• @MaryAnnReilly Seems to me such a role for the student is implied. For me it's essential. Students are people with agency. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @MaryAnnReilly Also true. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @MaryAnnReilly Yep. Hence the unstated assumption about students in some sort of control. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @imcguy @kylepace That's a pretty poor answer. Are you saying that law in your state restricts spending? Board policy? Both can be changed. in reply to imcguy #
• @kylepace @imcguy Colorado has an "instructional materials" requirement in the budget. It happens. in reply to kylepace #
• @kylepace @bcrosby @imcguy Exactly. in reply to kylepace #
• @bcrosby @kylepace @imcguy Yeah. I hear/see similar stuff. Sad. in reply to bcrosby #
• @teach42 Thanks, Steve. Best of luck figuring things out. in reply to teach42 #

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