In route to Elmore(?) City, Oklahoma. http://tinyurl.com/6b9um2
A Summer Of Professional Learning Choices for Educators! Where Should I Start? (1 page PDF) http://tinyurl.com/3vecaa
@techchick94 OK, thanks for the heads up!
@ELanghorst Hope the weather is good for you in DC today Eric. The Museum of Native Americans should be open now I think. RU going?
@yisitd Thanks for the re-tweet! :-)
@klmontgomery Yes that’s right! Thanks for noticing! :-) Perhaps there is hope for me to change my oft procrastinating ways…
new post: Continuing dialog about creativity in schools, student technology skills and content filtering - http://twurl.nl/k8lkmz
@intrepidteacher I created a new blog page for classroom blogs, and included yours - http://twurl.nl/2mfkfx
@lkolb you are most welcome Liz! Are you coming to EduBloggerCon on June 28th in San Antonio?
new post: Kids making the case for classroom blogging - http://twurl.nl/hcqhkc
new post: Speak out and share your vision for education reform - http://twurl.nl/ohxe35
I love this quotation from @timtyson: “You don’t know what you like, you just like what you know.” So true in so many contexts.
@paulrwood Sadly I have not been able to even pull any strings for myself when it comes to the iPhone…..
finished draft of preso slides for “Quick Victories for Blended Learning” webinar - http://teachdigital.pbwi…
Just did a test run in Elluminate for my May 7th webinar “Quick Victories for Blended Learning” - http://tinyurl.com/45yrbw
@vickia1962 I second that nomination for @klmontgomery of course! :-)
@woscholar I will. I don’t anticipate that guideline changing for the fall, but it may for Spring 2009.
Windows Vista has IE WAY locked down. FireFox is a must for web browsing on Vista.
here is the link from that latest podcast on streaming video technologies: http://twurl.nl/dhean8
podcast: Overview of Streaming Video Formats, Standards, Technologies,
@woscholar I should have the list for Howe finalized later this week, but our workshops at this point are for Oklahoma PK-20 educators only
@teach42 yep, NECC notes from 2003! That was ahead of the curve… no commenting functionality. Remind me to tell you my J McKenzie story…
new podcast: Pimp My Ride (digitally) Southeast Oklahoma Style (An Interview with Lance Ford: Mac Jedi) - http://twurl.nl/5hxq3l
listening to John Copeland wrap up his preso about VBrick streaming video solutions at ODLA
new post: The Mac Jedi’s Homebrew Mobile Commander - http://twurl.nl/rmopud
new post: Accordent product solutions for lecture captu - http://twurl.nl/27vyyv
In route to the ODLA Spring meeting. http://tinyurl.com/6mgwt7
new post: Sharing Google Reader feeds by tag and reflections on information flow management - http://twurl.nl/qeirkh
@Dowbiggin OK, thanks for the advice. I was thinking we’d go with an Etrex but it’s always good to check with others for advice.
Technology Shopping Cart Podcast06 - Cell Phones and Mobile Devices for Learning (Part 1 of 2) - http://twurl.nl/kgkfrc
@Dowbiggin what kind of GPS do you recommend for beginner geo-caching
@Downiggin what kind of GPS do you recommend for beginning geo-caching?
Apple Store gave me a new iPhone today b/c of camera problems- I love extended warranties!
@klmontgomery - Please check these shownotes and add anything missing! http://twurl.nl/0k215h
almost finished reviewing our tech shopping cart skypecast from this past week on cell phones for learning - collecting all the shownotes
@klmontgomery Do you have a link for that news you told me about regarding the Palm OS this week? I’m not finding it anywhere…
I’m attending a morning rehearsal for our church youth musical that takes place tomorrow. I’m an old, singing rock— short cameo.
new post: Digital Storytelling as THE Disruptive Change Agent for the 21st Century Learning Revolution - http://twurl.nl/8a1qjn
@mswecker Glad to hear it was great! I am REALLY looking forward to NECC and Edubloggercon!
Updated my website list on ClaimID - added some additional social networking sites and my Diigo link - http://claimid.com/wfryer
Added my name and links to the attending list for Edubloggercon San Antonio 2008! http://twurl.nl/npz3ah
@glassbeed Excellent! Few books have as special a place in my heart as “The Hobbit.” I recently re-read it with my son at bedtime…
new post on Web2oh4teachers: Using web 2.0 tools to stay organized (or get organized) - http://twurl.nl/3eekqd
@dschmit how do you think Dan Pink’s message is misunderstood? Do you have a blog post or podcast episode link about that?
@cyndidannerkuhn You are welcome! I love that way to explain RSS too!
new post: RSS: Ready for Some Stories - http://twurl.nl/rkv17d
@klmontgomery still want to do the iPhone web-app episode today? i want to hear about that interesting call yesterday…
new post: The importance of choosing podcast episode titles - http://twurl.nl/l3lxvs
@kjarrett I’ll hafta get busy working on that costume! ;-)
used copyrighted music in the iMovie so I published it behind a password on the closed web. wish i didn’t have to…
finished making a movie of our train trip to ft worth last Saturday. Still using iMovie HD - the familiar is preferred now to the new…
had an extremely positive meeting this morning. The future us bright. Where are my shades? ;-)
@BobbyEdwards What do you think of your Kindle overall so far? Have you read an entire book on it yet? Did you highlight and annotate it?
@bentleyr Glad to meet you on twitter… Please say hi to Ron and Kevin at ESSDACK for me! :-)
@awcheney Web 2.0 and 3D environments? I think second life when you say 3D environments. See http://k12onlineconferen…
new post: Tales from an adventurer living off the grid- http://twurl.nl/klyqj0
@hshawjr ah yes - meals like this are strictly for special occasions!
@JLWagner happy birthday Jen!!! Woo hoo!!!!
@hshawjr yuk! Doesn’t sound good. Good luck with that.
@skydaddy apologize not! Twitter blog post links are welcome in our attention economy
@hrheingold indeed. Not to mention learning and comprehension.
a bricktown onion burger and chili cheese fries. The stuff dreams are made of.
@hrheingold sadly based on my own experiences in a fortune 10 company, I would say that assessment us accurate about text heavy PPTs
@kjarrett is there a high priest of digital storytelling yet? I want to be on that Mardi Gras float!
my advice to other job seekers: Invent your job. But pay close attention to benefits.
that should have been “is bright” - iPhone autospell doesn’t always work….
@dave_grossman You are most welcome. Skitch was my #1 software find at the NECC07 blogger cafe thanks to @ijohnpederson
@ddraper No. But string theory probably does explain why at NECC we are going to meet folks we know who we’ve never actually met before…
@dmdanker That IS good for a daily statistic, but the key is contributions. Getting folks registered is very good tho for sure! :-)
@marykk Consider teaching your kids VoiceThread before Audacity or Garageband! Moderated feedback, online right away! http://voicethread.com
@jameslavere Yes, I’ve used Jing but mainly on the Windows side. I love Skitch for screensnaps on the mac side - love the Flickr integration
@timtyson Thanks SO much for recommending “Working on the Work” by Phil Schelechty. I agree he has GREAT ideas for school change & learning
@davidcosand I love it! Did you snap a pic?
@nctplarry I use a free screen capture and annotation tool for Mac called Skitch. Direct posts to Flickr. I love it! http://skitch.com/
@mscofino Glad your power is restored. We await Flickr pics of the storm damage! :-)
Corporate restructuring is an exciting roller coaster, but I don’t think I would characterize it as a “thrill ride.” I prefer Six Flags.
new post: Options for shuffling songs and podcasts on an iPod or in iTunes - http://twurl.nl/jsre4p
@wdeihl OK, I’ll be on the lookout for storms! I have met a stormchaser recently who has photographed 40+ tornadoes. I may join in a chase!
new post: NECC 2008 Button Contest: The Learning Revolution - http://twurl.nl/i06jcp
new post: 2TB iPod on the way? - http://twurl.nl/lcjzhs
new post: Can we fathom the reality of the Katrina disaster? - http://tinyurl.com/62yh33
@TParks I’ll need a bit more context to understand that last tweet please! :-)
@tgray352 Hello Goodland, Kansas teachers from Wesley in Oklahoma City! Hope you all are well and doing great! :-)
new post: Video Media Server RFP - http://twurl.nl/ndpaoa
@tropology I would say it is helping influence some career decisions I’m currently making.
watching more of the extended features (more interviews) on the 2003 documentary movie “The Corporation” - very instructive…
@AmyStrecker thanks— do you have a URL which discusses the use of Lotus Notes to support PBL at those schools?
@KristianStill looks very cool, I’ll check it out and share it with him. thanks!
@shareski sorry, try the full URL: http://webcam-osx.source…
@TParks Tammy please share this w/ Lance. Boosters available for 3G cards / remote virtual field trip connections. http://tinyurl.com/43sugf
@berniedodge wants to know about alternatives to slideshare. VoiceThread.com can work but it is quite different. Other ideas?
just joined Curriki! http://www.curriki.org
new techlearning post: Tools for facilitating PBL? - http://twurl.nl/k75znr
@shareski Dean you may need a new driver. try macam: http://webcam-osx.source…
@henrythiele outstanding! 1 GB connections between sites now?
@petrock I know, how scary. As @dougnoon noted, these teachers should have called police right away. A direct death threat at school.
@chamada Excellent. I am looking forward to listen to this a few more times myself. Lots to learn from those already down the 1:1 path!
@dougnoon Yep, I agree. This article and situation is unprecedented from what I know. They probably should have called the police.
@cnansen thanks for that link, I had seen that from the end of 2006, I haven’t seen more recent articles about email archiving mandates tho
new post: Death threats for test scores - http://twurl.nl/impqw4
@nctplarry OK I will. Here are Oregon state guidelines from @clairehertz - http://tinyurl.com/5stlfu
new post: Sierra Wireless saved my life tonight - http://twurl.nl/sucjtz
Transformative PBL in a 1:1 Laptop Initiative: 10 Years of Lessons and Best Practices at Punahou School in Hawaii - http://twurl.nl/w8iav1
new podcast: Tech Talk for Retirees by Eric Hileman and Wesley Fryer - http://twurl.nl/2g8jjf
@clairehertz Wow, that is amazing. So how long are Oregon schools required to maintain copies of emails sent by teachers?
@henrythiele I love the thought that web 2.0 digital learning artifacts should be linked within the school’s SIS portal.
@mcleod Scott can you verify what Matt Tabir is saying? Is email archival mandatory in NY and FL for schools? http://tinyurl.com/5g2evs
@petrock OK I will. I count it as a compliment that you value my opinion. :-)
Links from tonight’s “Tech Talk” about diverse tech issues - http://twurl.nl/mllbjb
@jdornberg ah- I didn’t even look at the code, I just copied and pasted it. They don’t autoplay for me in Safari - are you using firefox?
@jdornberg @crafty184 says you might try disabling the autoplay extention in firefox to stop ustream videos from auto-playing
@jdornberg sorry about that! I cannot find an option in Ustream to turn off autoplay. That is a bummer. Not intended.
@petrock Lots of issues are important to me and I don’t blog about them. I am selective on issues about which I share public opinions.
new post: Digital interaction opportunities for grandparents and grandchildren - http://twurl.nl/68n13x
new technology shopping cart podcast! Digital Citizenship and an Interview with Kristine of PBWiki - http://tinyurl.com/63jh6d
@petrock I haven’t directly addressed those issues in blog posts and at this point don’t plan to.
@gsiemens in response to your ? on blog comments that are more link ads than comments - I delete those and mark as spam
new post on Eyes Right: Identity theft and burglary - http://tinyurl.com/6rv43p
recorded a new technology shopping cart podcast episode today with @vickia1962 @PBKrissy and @klmontgomery
about to go on a walk with the family in the neighborhood. Dogs are fired up. just got a sprinkling of rain earlier. family walks are good.
new post: Be wary of saying it with email - http://tinyurl.com/5gucv2
@kstevens77 actually i am not usually a big coffee drinker at all, but tonight I did have some. vanilla creamer i think with sugar!
@kevinessdack indeed but i am going to retire. amazing how a desire to write 1 post can be a 1.5 hour event… :-)
new post: I officially claim this title for my first book - YET unwritten! - http://twurl.nl/imoq4w
still unsubscribing from mailing lists… ugh. like i have time for this… :-(
working on turning off email notifications for many of the 127 emails I’ve received since Sunday which are not spam….
@dabernethy Agreed. at least with distributed leadership and admin rights in the Ning, all the responsibility doesn’t fall to just 1 person!
@kstevens77 glad you listened to Bersin’s preso firsthand too. I really liked the history lesson, but the prescriptions are lacking BIG time
@bwatwood excellent, thanks for the feedback. That was such a FUN videoconference. To do with students tho, we’d need to have an overnight!
@watsoncommon Chris, do you happen to be online now?
new post: Learners and teachers as tour guides - http://twurl.nl/1xguvg
New post: A reason to moderate Ning Members - http://twurl.nl/53ussj
@pgeorge That is a great ethical question. Of course no one is going to force the followers to keep following the new buyer…
@kevinessdack I think we should both go on sabbatical to Hobbiton. (without carcinogens, but we can keep the pipe smell)
@dougsymington Indeed.
@edtechworkshop living in a very affluent community now as we do it is AMAZING to see what people do with “disposable income”
@kstevens77 Thanks - I look forward to hearing your feedback! Please tweet me a link if/when you post responses. Then I’ll be sure to see em
@Digimom Yes,1995. I need to have more brain engagement before twittering replies, apparently…. thanks for the correction.
@CLykowski Wow. She certainly shares a birthday with many other memorable and notable events. Wonder if she’ll end up researching them?
new post: Here for the learning revolution - http://tinyurl.com/6xwklh
@kevinessdack alright, i know you’re not in Australia right now, so what are you doing going into work at 11 pm?!
@dougsymington I love Nicholson’s testimony in AFGM, about those who stand on the walls. Definitely a classic performance.
new post: Selling Twitter Followers? - http://tinyurl.com/65jzd3
@edtechworkshop oh my gosh. should we be impressed or upset?
@dlaufenberg I realized the “anniversary” context as soon as i got up this morning - OKC Bombing 19 April 2005. Yep, almost here.
@derekeb well I would like a good excuse to rent a tuxedo, but not this weekend…. :-) hello btw!
@dlaufenberg here i reveal my ignorance… which anniversary?
it is prom night for many in downtown Oklahoma City
standing by the survivors tree, OKC Nat’l Memorial
@tansmom I am a definite fan of happy endings! :-)
the dullest pencil is better than the sharpest mind
@bwatwood Absolutely. Next 2 Star Wars Episode 4 (1st movie) it’s my favorite movie. Nexts are Joe v Volcano & Princess Bride. Ecclectic…
@tom_hemingway great tom, thanks for that recc… I’ll check it out!
@ClareLane Yes I love Meg Ryan in that movie as well as many others… Goose is great. We should remake the film so he can live.
@kmulford Yes, the volleyball scene tends to be the draw for my wife to the movie… I knew Val Kilmer’s cousin in college… classic film
@shareski [grin] i feel better knowing that. really. :-)
watching Top Gun for probably the 1000th time in my life…
@ronhoutman unfortunately twinkle requires jailbreak. :-(
@ronhoutman No I hadn’t heard of that, I’ll check it out, thanks!
@bwatwood Excellent! I am going to try and get that published over the weekend.
new podcast: Solutions for High School Reform Efforts in the United States (Part 1) - http://tinyurl.com/56wqz9
@petrock Thanks for the link, I read the post and the comment thread. I don’t want to be drawn into this discussion now tho. Thanks anyway.
@cburell fixed! (I deleted the duplicate comment on the other post)
@higginsb ah yes. My son has a 5 year old PB G4. Still running OS 10.3 Panther. He doesn’t have the RAM to even run Tiger…
@petrock then please tweet me a link to your post so i’ll be sure to see it! :-)
@petrock if you want to discuss it, please write a post about it on your blog and I’ll consider a thoughtful reply there.
@petrock Well, I definitely agree abortion is an important topic but I am not interested in engaging in a discussion about it via twitter.
@kevinessdack excellent. humor is the tonic of survival in stressful times. glad i could be of service via flickr and skitch! :-)
@higginsb why is your “mac slow these days?” Do you still have at least 10% of your hard disk space free?
new post: Meaningfully addressing underage alcohol drinking - http://tinyurl.com/5pd687
@DSWATERS thanks again Sue, our conversation was GREAT despite the technical glitches… my computer recorded audio only, no video tho
@petrock I don’t think I can adequately express my views on a topic as important as abortion via twitter… why are you asking this?
@DSWATERS Sue, we are online ready to either watch via Ustream or Skype video. Please let us know what we should do…..
@DSWATERS we’re online with skype, so give us a ring when you are ready. we’ll record and share the videoconference afterwards…
@DSWATERS ok bummer. shall we use skype then?
Our Celebrate Oklahoma Voices learning community on Ning has a new look! http://celebrateoklahoma…
new post: If you just want to play games online, don’t get an XO - http://tinyurl.com/6x5erc
finished with my presentation on internet safety at the Weatherford, OK library - now watching an FTC video about identity theft…
enroute to Weatherford, OK - lots of flooding by Yukon
Don’t forget to tune in to Sue Water’s Ustream broadcast at 8:30 pm US Central tonight from Perth! http://www.ustream.tv/su…
@petrock whoa, that is a topic to invite lots of discussion for sure. I think life begins at conception. So the law should acknowledge that.
@tom_hemingway Yes, we’re fine here. We received a lot of rain yesterday and some wind, but no tornados or flooding where we live.
new post: A Common Sense Approach to Internet Safety - http://tinyurl.com/6pp98n
new post: The power of digital storytelling to help students understand immigration, sacrifices and war - http://tinyurl.com/6ejq4r
@davidcosand I think google earth can be used powerfully to establish location connections for students, and frame perspectives
@davidcosand Yep, agreed. We used Google Earth here at home the other night to establish a frame for how far Perth, Australia is from us
@rdelorenzo I hope the iPhone will be coming to a Canadian electronics store near you soon! ;-) I am not sure why G docs is read only tho.
@milobo That is AWESOME! I’ll remember that next time we are car shopping. Where did you get your car price quote info?
@techchick94 I agree. This mobile google docs access potential has pushed me over the edge: I’m moving our online apps for COV to G docs
I am amazed by google docs on my iPhone - read-only, but WOW!
pouring rain now in OKC!
@glad2be social bookmarking - http://del.icio.us No question in my view. You’re looking for powerful ingredients - http://tinyurl.com/5mtgny
new post: VLE versus MLE - http://tinyurl.com/5qorxe
@dkuropatwa @snbeach just sent an email invite / suggestion for a meeting. :-)
@woscholar I’ll see about getting Kamala on twitter!
@woscholar I’m sure they would be glad to visit and share about Podcast Producer, but after their Podsquad Revisited in June would be best
@dkuropatwa Good morning Darren! Long time no talk. we should setup a visit at some point to catch up on life!
@henrythiele sounds like a good storm for family bonding! :-)
@henrythiele Hope it is as enjoyable and non-destructive as our storms were last night. :-)
@tonyvincent I definitely have to give my intros multiple tries sometimes because of mess ups too! this seems to have been a USB port issue