The Week in Tweets for 2012-04-30

• Added a silly read to my week: _Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter_. #
• Took a tour of Skyline High School at this morning's Dept. of Learning Services meeting today. Neat to see their STEM and VPA work grow. #
• Always interesting who is first to reply on attendance checkin messages and last to respond to anything else. #
• Today we are wrapping our third Digital Learning Collaborative cohort's first year of learning. Cool. #
• @writin4change Sure. Start here: http://t.co/GQpgMh44

  Look for the DLC links to learn more. in reply to writin4change #

• Google Drive? Cool. Looks to need multiple account support. But not a bad launch. Apps for Ed supported. Will begin testing ASAP. #
• @mrmosesdotorg Hmm. Not on the Mac yet. But I'm hopeful. in reply to mrmosesdotorg #
• @stephenksu Yeah. It's interesting. in reply to stephenksu #
• Sharing feedback from our evaluators on the DLC with the DLC. #
• 41% of our participants say they feel more comfortable with technology. 8% feel "stuck." #
• @mrmosesdotorg That makes sense – iteration of the sweet Google Docs app on Android. in reply to mrmosesdotorg #
• @mrmosesdotorg I'm thinking that'll make it to the desktop. in reply to mrmosesdotorg #
• 68% of our participants say that students are using technology more. 49% say that the students are learning more. #
• @karlfisch Tricky. Not sure that you can say that from the question and the answer. But we thought it an interesting difference. in reply to karlfisch #
• Participant: "Being required to stop and figure out technology is wonderful. I have been able to actually work and figure things out." #
• @ScottElias @karlfisch The room noticed and is discussing. in reply to ScottElias #
• @bjfr Really? It's that hard to do that? in reply to bjfr #
• Evaluator – Many would say that the school day is an inappropriate time for teachers to learn. "Time for learning pays a powerful dividend." #
• So http://t.co/BaOorSj7 isn't terrible. #
• @bjfr Go get 'em. in reply to bjfr #
• Billy Colins at TED. 6 poems in fifteen minutes. http://t.co/euZFMX2h #
• Planning tomorrow's kickoff of the St. Vrain Inquiry Challenge – an intentional teacher research effort to explore new ground in district. #
• I love that the district is supporting institutional subversion in this way – and asking itself questions. Tricky stuff. Worth doing. #
• @hendron Not yet. That's coming. But think "teacher research" by the district and for the district. in reply to hendron #
• @hendron FYI, here's the original proposal for the work. https://t.co/BnSplGtS in reply to hendron #
• Required intro to hacking by @empathetics from #dml2012 http://t.co/CK6z8Vuc #
• A new piece over at the art museum about @empathetics' emphasis that we should teach students to hack. Yes. We should. http://t.co/mY8qGeYN #
• @schmutzie Here's a "go get 'em" from a far away stranger. So. Go get 'em. You can do it. in reply to schmutzie #
• Sometimes, when I get stuck with a piece of writing, the best thing I can do is change the mode of composition. That can unstick things. #
• For today, from computer to whiteboard. Then back to computer. It's helping. #
• @SVVSDLibraries Do what? Change the mode? Move. From paper to keyboard. From ink to Play Doh. From one thing to another. in reply to SVVSDLibraries #
• Not only does @chadsansing know an awful lot about teaching and learning and gaming, but he's also a fine artist. http://t.co/PG4OSBCL #
• About to start a "so you have a document camera and a SMART Board and you'd like to know how they work" session. #
• @willrich45 . . . not uniform. in reply to willrich45 #
• @jeannieccrowley Thanks much. in reply to jeannieccrowley #
• I'm on NWP Radio tomorrow w/ some smart folks to talk about Poem in Your Pocket Day. You should listen. Bring a poem. http://t.co/j6YGmMvh #
• Also – I'm cheating at my poetry prompts – writing tomorrow's poem today. Don't tell. #
• If you're able, you might want to go to #edcampdenver this Saturday. https://t.co/aSnx9bAI #
• Writing more about machine grading of writing. Wondering if I can run the draft by a machine somewhere. #
• @luhoka It is. And I cheated – recorded with @poh last week – but I think it'll be a good show. in reply to luhoka #
• @amichetti Yeah. in reply to amichetti #
• @mramidon @audreywatters Indeed. in reply to mramidon #
• Tomorrow's poem today – "Boxing" by me. https://t.co/yiH07XBM #
• @poh @luhoka I'm grateful for a kind editor who took out all the dumb parts. in reply to poh #
• @AndreaZellner @KSchulten @grantfaulkner I'd love to read that poem. in reply to AndreaZellner #
• @MaryAnnReilly @sinfin I think about Turnitin and how student work becomes more grist for a mill of distrusting the next round of students. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• "Pause" – A found poem from last summer's ISTE #engchat http://t.co/hVIbyxET #
• @KSchulten @grantfaulkner @andreazellner Your piece on found poetry reminded me of this found poem from #engchat http://t.co/hVIbyxET in reply to KSchulten #
• @grantfaulkner @AndreaZellner @KSchulten Thank you. in reply to grantfaulkner #
• Off to begin a new district teacher research group. Wish us luck. #
• Sometimes, a new endeavor requires a new notebook. Today is one of those times. http://t.co/AwwDjuBL #
• @writin4change This is the scope of our work. https://t.co/BnSplGtS in reply to writin4change #
• @MaryAnnReilly Kind of you to say. Thanks. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• Seeing an increase in file storage in St. Vrain Apps for Education. Sweet. 5GB of storage for students and staff. #
• @willrich45 It's good. in reply to willrich45 #
• @willrich45 @mrmacnology Yep. They go into the trash in Google Docs. in reply to willrich45 #
• Today, I wrote half the poem and then decided it'd be the prompt. I'm doing #npm2012 backwards. I'm okay with that. #
• @karlfisch Ahem. in reply to karlfisch #
• @cogdog Oh sweet crap. in reply to cogdog #
• Pro tip: Don't try to resume _Team of Rivals_ while also inhaling _Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter_. It'll mess you up. Now you know. #
• @shareski But you believe in auto-follow messages on Twitter? Interesting. in reply to shareski #
• Smarter Balanced assessment technology requirements for 2014-2015 assessments. Android, iOS, Linux, pleasant surprises. http://t.co/NPEigvdc #
• @sjciske The footnote about iPad and Apple suggests otherwise. Isn't that a 9.5? in reply to sjciske #
• @sjciske Makes sense. Interesting, too, that the need for physical mice for tablets is mentioned. That'd be odd. in reply to sjciske #
• @ScottElias Congratulations, Doctor. in reply to ScottElias #
• I just did a search in my email for the phrase "sonic screwdriver." For real. #
• @mikekaechele a 12th Doctor? Really? in reply to mikekaechele #
• Good morning & good luck to my #edcampco friends. Hope you take good notes and share what you're able to. #
• Silly me. Two hash tags. Good luck to #edcampdenver friends, too. #
• Building blanket forts this morning. Not sure what we're defending. Or from what. http://t.co/5oTsU93y #
• "What shall we buy to fix it?" should not be the automatic response to the statement, "We have a difficult issue here." #
• @NancyW The room's likely wrong. Most badges I've seen are framed and presented as awards and prizes. #edcampCO in reply to NancyW #
• @zmidler I'd love to see those sometime. in reply to zmidler #
• @zmidler Would love to see both. Thanks. in reply to zmidler #
• Colorado legislators considering requiring Internet filters on all student used devices. Proposed draft. #edcampco https://t.co/oKsR8033 #
• By the way, I believe that's unnecessary legislation that will add cost and decrease service by schools and districts. #
• @chemicalsams Yes. Computers aren't difficult. Tablets, iOS, Android, are a different story. (Still a bad idea.) in reply to chemicalsams #
• @chemicalsams Currently, filtering is federally mandated on a school network – if the organization takes eRate money. in reply to chemicalsams #
• @chemicalsams The real danger is the bad assumption that the filters solve the problem and that the devices are easy to manage. in reply to chemicalsams #
• I'd encourage you to call your state legs. next week and let them know you don't want the filtering change in HB1240 or SB106. #edcampco #
• @chemicalsams A-yep. More filters aren't useful. in reply to chemicalsams #
• @timholt2007 Colorado. in reply to timholt2007 #
• Just got a Bookworm badge on Foursquare. Really?

  Why'd it take so long? #

• @TraciLHaley We can do that. And I think it's time. Shoot me an email and we will set something up. in reply to TraciLHaley #
• @shareski You owe me $831.63. Done. in reply to shareski #
• Yep. http://t.co/lZLuVtpz #Kindle #
• "Agency" keeps emerging in more and more of my work. Important. http://t.co/Xq8IiGO3 #Kindle #
• @courosa Facebook aside, I'm usually unwilling to endorse upon request. Seems disingenuous most of the time. in reply to courosa #
• @MaryAnnReilly This is what's missing in many of the teachers I work with. They don't possess a sense of agency. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @rogre @courosa Exactly like chain letters. in reply to rogre #
• @shareski @courosa Actually, I would. Get on that. in reply to shareski #
• @msstewart @dlaufenberg Dorks. #dorkchat #selfreferentialchat in reply to msstewart #
• About to light the grill after a day of soccer games and library visits and yard work. Rough existence, this. #
• @MaryAnnReilly I understand. And might agree. But is it also possible that it's easy to create a police state in a land with limited agency? in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @rogre @MaryAnnReilly Say more. But I think yes. in reply to rogre #
• @rogre @MaryAnnReilly Yes. in reply to rogre #
• @johntspencer @MaryAnnReilly Got an in on that for me? Link, perhaps? #lazyweb in reply to johntspencer #
• @Deacs84 And that's exactly what I'm reading. Exactly. Good sign I should continue. Thanks. in reply to Deacs84 #
• @MaryAnnReilly @johntspencer Thanks. My Foucault neurons are quite rusty. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @rogre Thank you kindly. in reply to rogre #
• @MaryAnnReilly @johntspencer That'd be great, thanks. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @Deacs84 I think I'm about to make a major shift in effort to go after agency. in reply to Deacs84 #
• @jonbecker @Deacs84 Thanks. I need to read more first, but possibly. in reply to jonbecker #
• @Deacs84 You'll never hear me say no to that. Certainly. in reply to Deacs84 #
• @irasocol @MaryAnnReilly But we made the government. in reply to irasocol #
• @MaryAnnReilly @irasocol And yet. in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• I grow weary of seeing references to "the educational power of Twitter." The network has the power. The latest flavor is less relevant. #
• @BHS_Doyle @irasocol @MaryAnnReilly What a kind thing to say. Thank you. in reply to BHS_Doyle #
• Ms. the Teacher just apologized. The chocolate covered strawberries she was planning to make won't happen. So strawberry shortcake instead. #
• How rough my life is sometimes. But I cope as best as I'm able. #
• @audreywatters @wfryer That lobbying activity isn't about the filtering amendment, which isn't yet attached. Other rules are fascinating. in reply to audreywatters #
• One of those, "What a great Sunday. Oh. Here comes Monday," kind of nights. #

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