The Week in Tweets for 2012-05-28

• A writing/reflection and prechat question space for tonight’s #engchat with @hickstro, @skajder, and @carl_young. http://t.co/l2HATGMt #
• Some days, the tension between the ethical stances of journalists and teacher researchers really bugs me. #
• @paulrwood You might start here: http://t.co/22E8K2e4 or here – http://t.co/CNB7ln6g (PDF) or here – http://t.co/hVXgHiq6 in reply to paulrwood #
• Why is “gamification” a good idea? #
• @audreywatters I. Oh. Well. Oh, bother. in reply to audreywatters #
• Gearing up for #engchat Tonight’s writing/resource/reflection guide here – http://t.co/l2HATGMt #
• Have a special guest with me for tonight’s #engchat – until she loses interest, that is. Say hi to Quinn. http://t.co/BvMUKz7S #
• @notperfect Two. And going on fifteen. in reply to notperfect #
• @hickstro It’s true. in reply to hickstro #
• @jgmac1106 You’re most welcome – good to see you here. #engchat in reply to jgmac1106 #
• And Quinn’s judged #engchat – found it slightly “boring.” (She’s new. She’ll come around.) #
• So, hi, #engchat Some folks are beginning to compose their opening writing responses, others are posing questions. It’s all good. Chat on. #
• @hickstro @amateur_sketch The doc’s wide open – I’ve seen happiness until 100. Then we cross our fingers. http://t.co/l2HATGMt in reply to hickstro #
• @hickstro And also began to feel like there was plenty of ignored wisdom on writing instruction in the past. #engchat in reply to hickstro #
• @writerswriting Twitter’s good. Multiple modes for multiple folks. It’s fun to play with modality. #engchat in reply to writerswriting #
• When you say “21st Century” tonight, try saying “good” or “thoughtful” instead. I think it’ll work. #engchat #
• @gmfunk One of my many worries about “plagiarism” today is that we’ll use machines to police the writing, rather than real readers. #engchat in reply to gmfunk #
• @ajspinali104 And then from trying things out. We own what we attempt. #engchat in reply to ajspinali104 #
• @thereadingzone Well, yeah. I wrote about that a bit recently. http://t.co/bkXLTMGe in reply to thereadingzone #
• @jgmac1106 @gmfunk @nothingfuture Possibly. I wouldn’t say they’re evil. But they might be used evilly. #engchat in reply to jgmac1106 #
• @gmfunk Nah. I’m talking about Elbow’s ideas around good writing instruction – more about reading and responding than “grading.” #engchat in reply to gmfunk #
• @gmfunk And I wonder, and have noticed, that folks seem to believe they “have to” grade lots of writing that they actually don’t. #engchat in reply to gmfunk #
• There’s certainly no need to “grade” every piece of writing that your student writers do. #engchat #
• And students should write so frequently that grading everything should be impossible. #engchat #
• (By the way – there are too many spaces for this conversation right now. On purpose. Choose Your Own Adventure, #engchat ) #
• @nothingfuture True. But even a “meaningful interaction on everything” is likely unreasonable. #engchat in reply to nothingfuture #
• @heatherrocco Certainly not. #engchat in reply to heatherrocco #
• @nothingfuture That’s certainly an option. And I think we forget that we are sometimes our own best audiences. #engchat in reply to nothingfuture #
• @iChrisLehman And in “old lit.” #engchat in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @tompanarese And perhaps our own. “We did it, so a record in the grade book should exist” is a bad way to be. #engchat in reply to tompanarese #
• @InnovativeEdu A-yep. #engchat in reply to InnovativeEdu #
• I see that some #engchat folks are taking a break for some mid-chat reflections – feel free to do so if that’s useful. http://t.co/l2HATGMt #
• @iChrisLehman @teachkate Or just spending time within them. That’d be good, too. Rhetorical analysis of any medium is useful. #engchat in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @dogtrax Happy reading! in reply to dogtrax #
• @AmyRass @innovativeedu Be careful, though, with “my kids blog so writing is done”-itis. It’s still hard work to build writers. #engchat in reply to AmyRass #
• Seeing lots of folks suggesting blogging is the Way for making authentic audiences. Likely not. A blog is a place, not the Way. #engchat #
• @jgmac1106 @innovativeedu @ichrislehman I found in my thesis that blogging was often bad writing online. #engchat http://t.co/6lnsrIfb in reply to jgmac1106 #
• @tompanarese Or, you have to ignore them. Write for an audience of you. The rest will come along, or it won’t. #engchat in reply to tompanarese #
• Write for yourself on your blog. Others might not get it. But if you write for you, they don’t have to. #engchat #
• @MaryAnnReilly @tompanarese Yes. If you seek to have a big audience. Which isn’t necessarily the right thing to seek. #engchat in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• Oh, and if you teach writing and don’t write with your students, then you’re doing it wrong. That’s true in any century. #engchat #
• @heatherrocco That’s the ticket to a successful blog. Go get ’em. #engchat in reply to heatherrocco #
• @cybraryman1 It can indeed. But not always. #engchat in reply to cybraryman1 #
• @MaryAnnReilly @tompanarese Good point. Intention. Purpose. Yes. #engchat in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• I’ve begun to think about hacking, making and playing as essential lenses for thinking about composition. #engchat #
• Also in the “doing it wrong” category – assigning writing that you wouldn’t ever do yourself. #engchat #
• More on hack/make/play http://t.co/4A6OwqsS #engchat #
• @spillarke @skajder I worry that plenty of folks who lament “deep writing” online aren’t engaged in “deep writing” off, either. #engchat in reply to spillarke #
• @teacherman82 Great book. Thanks for mentioning it. #engchat in reply to teacherman82 #
• Here’s an Evernote notebook of make/hack/play resources I’m finding and playing with. https://t.co/w0N9O9AB #engchat #
• @MaryAnnReilly @spillarke @skajder Fair question. “Deep” to me is synonymous with intention, purpose, craft, attention, thoughtful. #engchat in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @writerswriting @dbkeohane I dunno – the hacks of previous centuries would make for plenty of useful study. #engchat in reply to writerswriting #
• @MaryAnnReilly @spillarke @skajder When it’s a value judgment, then power’s being conveyed/pushed. Makes me uneasy, too. #engchat in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @jgmac1106 @innovativeedu @ichrislehman Yeah – I’m a big fan of rolling the reading/writing into one shared space. Powerful. #engchat in reply to jgmac1106 #
• Don’t forget to add your resources/ideas to the Google Doc – http://t.co/l2HATGMt #
• As we start to move towards the end of the hour, don’t forget to take a moment to write to remember. #engchat http://t.co/l2Hwm6Lz #
• Another thing to note – there’s more information now that ever before. We can’t keep up with it all. Just as it’s always been. #engchat #
• As @robinsloan reminds us, to love something on the Internet is to return to it. http://t.co/tqUs21E3 What do you return to? #engchat #
• @chadsansing @hickstro It is A, not THE. Quite right. #engchat in reply to chadsansing #
• .@skajder @hickstro @chadsansing We do what good teachers always do. We say “I don’t know. Let’s find out.” #engchat in reply to skajder #
• @MaryAnnReilly @hickstro @chadsansing I’d love to see that. #engchat in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• @MaryAnnReilly @hickstro @chadsansing Thanks! in reply to MaryAnnReilly #
• Thanks for participating in tonight’s #engchat Remember – we’ve the Google Doc to return to – leave some thoughts. http://t.co/l2HATGMt #
• I’ve plenty to review – lots there to think and wonder and write about. #engchat #
• Thanks to @thereadingzone and @mrami2 for hosting us, and to @skajder and @hickstro and @carl_young for being such fine writing partners. #
• @chadsansing @hickstro Please do write about that. I’d love to know more. in reply to chadsansing #
• Remember to write with your students, teacher friends. It’s worth doing. #engchat #
• @jgmac1106 You’re most welcome. It’s lonely here, but it’s a great view. in reply to jgmac1106 #
• Lil’ writer. http://t.co/5KJKJPCX #
• @timmmmyboy I want to build a space here, too. Y’all sharing any progress on your makerspace project? in reply to timmmmyboy #
• The Makerspace Playbook from http://t.co/kKNeVA5F is, well, really wickedly helpful. http://t.co/b3y9XHlq (PDF) #
• 30% of the available screens in the gym today are tuned to Bob Ross. Interesting motivator. #
• @mrami2 @thereadingzone @skajder @hickstro @carl_young It was fun. Hopefully useful. Thank you for the opportunity. in reply to mrami2 #
• @timmmmyboy Wow. Looking forward to hearing more. in reply to timmmmyboy #
• Maker Education Initiative might have the right staff for a project beyond STEM. Fingers crossed. http://t.co/SikWfb1l #
• @ddmeyer @dlnorman @audreywatters Don’t worry. The machine readers will help with that soon enough. And I’m only kind of kidding. in reply to ddmeyer #
• Helping a teacher, I suddenly realized the room I’m in is where I took three years of high school German. Huh. #
• Just pushed a big “reset to defaults” button on some sitewide permissions that have been going astray. Fingers crossed that it fixes things. #
• @SVVSDHD Virtual Campus – small change to the Course Creator role. Documentation suggested corruption in a previous upgrade. in reply to SVVSDHD #
• Great video for a fine campaign. http://t.co/rwxFoWEx #
• Got a loose connection on this guy. So. Very. Very. Close. #amateursolderer http://t.co/VeRZu3q5 #
• To the retirees of the St. Vrain Valley School District: thank you for your service. http://t.co/S3NjgZ7x #
• Whoa. The Google Doodle today is a Moog. A playable one. Nothing wrong with that. #
• @techsavvyed @jmgubbins Yep. And all the knobs are fiddleable. Way bigger time suck than Pac Man. I walked away. Fast. in reply to techsavvyed #
• Okay. So I want to push notes from an Evernote notebook to Twitter. I save the note and then the tweet happens. IFTTT can’t do it. Ideas? #
• @j_allen Yes – that’s what I want – but I want the note links tweeted automatically. Put it in one place, spits out the other. in reply to j_allen #
• @techsavvyed The trigger is the creation of the shared note link. Is that automatic via adding to a shared notebook? in reply to techsavvyed #
• @techsavvyed But I’m not sure how to actually create the trigger. So I’ll see in a few minutes, I guess. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @ElephantChannel Manually, no problem – but I want to push notes as they’re added to the notebook directly – without intervention by me. in reply to ElephantChannel #
• @techsavvyed Hot dog. It worked. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @techsavvyed Only problem is it’s account wide – so anything I share via Evernote will tweet that way. Hrm. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @techsavvyed Yeah. I understand it – was just hopeful that I could do the one notebook. Time for a second account. Sigh. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @russgoerend Yep. The Twitterfeed idea might be better – new account there is less pain than the new evernote account. in reply to russgoerend #
• @russgoerend @iftt That’s the problem. Answer seems to be yes. ANY. in reply to russgoerend #
• @russgoerend @iftt Twitterfeed’s the wrong answer – pushes the text, not link to note – Would be great to choose a notebook to trigger. in reply to russgoerend #
• @russgoerend Not on this machine – but on another. in reply to russgoerend #
• @EdTechTeacher21 They work fine – but are not granular enough for what I need. Thanks. in reply to EdTechTeacher21 #
• @dajbelshaw @mozilla Oh. Take good notes. Sounds interesting. in reply to dajbelshaw #
• Sometimes, you have to read the whole headline. No timelords involved in terrorist hunt. This time. http://t.co/UQhQ94GV #
• @techsavvyed Manual creation of a share link still required. in reply to techsavvyed #
• @dajbelshaw Then I’ll look forward to that. in reply to dajbelshaw #
• Wow. http://t.co/jKN1LoGV #
• @fitbit Is it possible to buy a second docking station? I’m in two places frequently enough to want a second. #
• @fitbit Really? That’s cool. Thanks! in reply to fitbit #
• @mazinbenny Thanks. Small moves. Would love to visit about electronics. I know pretty much nothing. But the girls and I may be hooked. in reply to mazinbenny #
• @paulrwood You and she are most welcome. Glad to know they were helpful. There’s plenty more. in reply to paulrwood #
• @mazinbenny I’d certainly welcome the tips. And a look at that robot. in reply to mazinbenny #
• I love a rainy night. #
• @iChrisLehman What does “read on grade level” mean? in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @iChrisLehman But that’s made up. I want readers to read. Lots. I think the rest works itself out. #educoach in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @iChrisLehman I think “text complexity” is largely a marketing tool. Maybe even a gimmick. #educoach in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @iChrisLehman Yeah. Goals are good. in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @millerg6 @ichrislehman I think @skrashen says that, too. Compellingly. #educoach in reply to millerg6 #
• @AngelaStockman @ichrislehman Yeah. That’s what libraries are – big collections of options. Some too hard. Some too easy. Some just right. in reply to AngelaStockman #
• @AngelaStockman @ichrislehman I also think that readers sometimes read Iess “complex” stuff that’s terribly powerful. That’s good, too. in reply to AngelaStockman #
• @iChrisLehman @angelastockman I like people recommending books to other people. And reading together. That’s better. #educoach in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @AngelaStockman @ichrislehman I find there’s too much emphasis on particular books. Build the habit. Let students quit books. It’ll be okay. in reply to AngelaStockman #
• @iChrisLehman @angelastockman There’s a lady at my daughter’s school who tells her what books she can read based on lexile. That’s wrong. in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @iChrisLehman @angelastockman Sorry, y’all. Called away. in reply to iChrisLehman #
• @skrashen @millerg6 @iChrisLehman Indeed. I just like the way you say it. And @donalynbooks _The Book Whisperer_ is a fine book, too. in reply to skrashen #
• @fitbit Support says they can’t help. Know of anywhere I can find a second dock? #
• Teagan is five today. How’d she do that so fast? #
• @jgmac1106 Is this what you’re looking for? http://t.co/l2Hwm6Lz #engchat in reply to jgmac1106 #
• @jgmac1106 Cool. Looking forward to it. Best of luck. in reply to jgmac1106 #
• @jgmac1106 Thanks. That was a fun piece to write. in reply to jgmac1106 #
• @drjaxon Cool. Please thank them for me. in reply to drjaxon #
• I think my favorite emails this week are the “cancelled meeting notices.” Let’s keep those coming. #
• @courosa Hmm. Perhaps a standing meeting/cancellation combo. . . . in reply to courosa #
• @techsavvyed @gravesle @thenerdyteacher It’s good to have knowledge in both domains, but teamwork is also essential. Too much for one. in reply to techsavvyed #
• Am frustrated by how difficult academic language is to comprehend. #
• Or it’s May and I’m a lazy reader. But I think the language norms are a piece of the problem. #
• @injenuity More like for me. I’m the student in this case. in reply to injenuity #
• Let’s say I wanted to generate a list of considerations for folks wanting to bring some play into their teaching. What should I reference? #
• Lunchtime paleontology seminar with my nephew. http://t.co/GLF8r0QL #
• @hbuchter Sounds like a challenge to me. in reply to hbuchter #
• @MrChase Bravo, young pre-doctor Master Chase. Well done. Battle Cat’s ready for hand delivery when next we meet. in reply to MrChase #
• @bjfr Thanks! We have big plans. in reply to bjfr #
• Worth a few minutes. http://t.co/lrwpsAQw (via@monk51295) #
• @tbakernwp @writingproject Is the date right in that press release? in reply to tbakernwp #
• @shareski 6. But on a phone. in reply to shareski #
• Teagan’s birthday dinner. @ Hunt House On Harvest Street http://t.co/lBiE95x3 #
• Making’ Mac n’ Cheese http://t.co/3t41UtOQ #
• Also Teagan’s Choice. No cake for her. @ Hunt House On Harvest Street http://t.co/EgCHh8Na #
• @kfasimpaur It’s true. But it’s her birthday. in reply to kfasimpaur #
• I suddenly have five Twitter accounts. How’d that happen? #
• @woscholar @kfasimpaur How about narrative research? Pay a team of ethnographers to document learning in the district. Cheaper than tests. in reply to woscholar #
• @woscholar @kfasimpaur I’m tinkering with something similar on a smaller scale. Much smaller. If it works we can talk. http://t.co/eUfSCp0O in reply to woscholar #
• Of course you can cite a tweet. Same way you can cite a bumper sticker, a personal chat, or a pet rock. If it’s there, you can mention it. #
• @bcteacher Here’re some of my latest thoughts on literacies. Let me k ow if i can be if more help. http://t.co/9qDkI1pb in reply to bcteacher #
• @russgoerend Indeed. And the party’s still to come. in reply to russgoerend #
• @russgoerend Ha. Saturday. It’s on Saturday. Although she rarely sleeps, so that could’ve worked. in reply to russgoerend #
• @kfasimpaur So long as we don’t call it that, she does. Cheesy noodle casserole? No problem. But the name means only one thing. in reply to kfasimpaur #
• Sitting with friends getting introduced to Draw Something. Oh, bother. Another game to lose at. But fun. #
• Building our fall course offerings. Both for us and for @makehackplay. There are hackjams in our future, I suspect. #
• Taking a close look at @dmlcentral‘s connected learning principles to see if we’re lining up with them in our PD. http://t.co/kv3SHv0c #
• @courosa @audreywatters @garystager @jackiegerstein That was sort of my point. in reply to courosa #
• Went to our district’s first online school graduation today. That was pretty cool. One graduate. Many more to come. #
• @ijesspederson Happy early birthday. in reply to ijesspederson #
• @TheJLV Thank you kindly. in reply to TheJLV #
• @karlfisch @denverpost I’d like to see that story, too. in reply to karlfisch #
• @karlfisch Have you watched Battleground on Hulu yet? It’s good. in reply to karlfisch #
• Friday night. And I’m pretty pumped about doing some dishes and sending some email. What happened to me? #
• @glassbeed What happened to us? in reply to glassbeed #
• @glassbeed Hey now. in reply to glassbeed #
• @glassbeed Seems to counter the old thing. At least a little bit. Because we’re using the Twitters. in reply to glassbeed #
• @glassbeed “Hey. You. Kid. Stay off my feed.” in reply to glassbeed #
• @karlfisch It’s good. Give it a whirl. in reply to karlfisch #
• @shareski @karlfisch Cyberbullying is wrong. in reply to shareski #
• The more I know, the less I’m certain of. #
• @courosa I’m not sure. in reply to courosa #
• Teagan’s birthday party today. 25 loud children in a room full of inflatable bouncy houses. Should be fun. #
• Here’s a fine summary of an article we wrote by @dogtrax. Bonus: the article’s available for another week. Don’t wait. http://t.co/OsF1ZHeM #
• Huh. Belly’s “Feed the Tree” is way slower in reality than I play it back in my head. Too bad. #
• @dkdykstra Nope. Just randomly played. And it’s too slow. I vote for a rerecording. in reply to dkdykstra #
• @erringreg @gill_ville @tomfullerton Personal narrative IS data. in reply to erringreg #
• About to light the grill. Already butchered and marinated some seriously good looking flank steak. #
• Here we go. http://t.co/mgZtYuDs #
• @fitbit Any idea what’s wrong with food tracking and when it’ll be fixed? Seems busted on your iOS app and mobile site. #
• After. http://t.co/rcWiIDhe #
• @msstewart @fitbit Yeah. I’ve noticed. Two weeks into relying on it completely. When it works, it’s working. in reply to msstewart #
• Saying something is “amazing” is a beginning, not an ending. Tell us why. Tell us more. Explain. Defend. Explore. #
• Ice cream run. #
• I remember. #MemorialDay #thankyou #
• By all means, say “awesome.” But if you want me to care after, explain it. Just a bit. Please. #
• “And all I can do is read a book to stay awake, and it rips my life away, but it’s a great escape.” – “No Rain,” Blind Melon #
• Digitizing my _Dead Milkmen_ collection. Look out, world. #

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