New blog post: iPads for Administrators? http://bit.ly/9FG9Zp
New blog post: An Exemplary Scribe Blog Post, Pecha Kutcha Presentation, and Screencast http://bit.ly/c4NOeF
Good read: Thoughts on Flash by Steve Jobs http://ow.ly/1F1a8 (background on why Apple doesn’t like/support Flash on mobiles)
@tsbray Sounds great. Hunt, Texas is not as exotic but I’m sure the time offline will be wonderful none-the-less. :-)
Just finished a couple of scheduled blog posts for this weekend. I’m actually going to be offline for a few days. Looking forward to it! :-)
New blog post: Hide FarmVille Status Updates on Facebook http://bit.ly/9p0bLZ
The opportunity to spend several hours in conversation with a wise mentor and artist is a precious gift.
New blog post: What I Hope You Learned (A Technology 4 Teachers Pecha Kutcha Presentation) http://bit.ly/9gY2Yo
It’s very difficult to beat “The Best Nest” as a bedtime story, esp when it’s read with expression :-)
New blog post: Podcast347: Be The Change You Want To See In Schools #i11i #vanmeter http://bit.ly/cH1vyf
Watched bit of “The Princess Bride” on my iPad. (love that film btw - Hero=Westley, close to “Wesley”) Resolution from iPod version was OK
@jdwilliams no I didn’t… thanks 4ur feedback. I went back to the archive & indeed there was no audio - yikes! I needed a 9 yr old helper!
Editing a recording of a GREAT preso by @shannonmmiller from #i11i to publish tonight #vanmeter http://ow.ly/1Etao
listening to @janeinjava REALLY makes we wish we had schools using PYP here in OK. Where, or where, are the inquiry-based classrooms in OK?
@janeinjava in @edtechtalk now for @k12online - when it comes to tech at home, parents are often either too busy or don’t understand it
school of @janeinjava in Indonesia opens Facebook at 3 pm after school is out, but maintain monitoring roles - lots of conversations result
GREAT YouTube channel of student-created videos by students of @janeinjava in Indonesia http://ow.ly/1DW8B
watching and listening to @janeinjava share her “Living History” @k12online preso http://ow.ly/1DW4Y -live on Ustream! http://ow.ly/1DW5i
k12online Join @k12online echo webcast NOW live on @edtechtalk ! @janeinjava and students are presenting about Living History! http://ow.ly/1DVY3
Reading @CNN Apple expected to unveil new iPhone in June http://flne.ws/24208858 on Fluent News
4 Ways One Non-Profit Uses Location to Increase Engagement: http://bit.ly/dv8fF8
Well bummer. I had a mic malfunction about 30 min into my first class today, so I didn’t get any lecture audio after that. Oh well.
@jdwilliams well no - but I certainly took your feedback as a helpful advisory rather than a complaint!
Finished last regular day of college classes today (Tech4Teachers) -Pecha Kutcha presos by students were fun! More4 our finals day next week
@shareski @courosa I recommend Bluehost as a web host too even tho I sm currently stuck with another company. Have heard lots of positives
RT @joycevalenza @RSS_Mashable Newest Boy Scout Badge: Video Games! http://bit.ly/aREHsM
@jdwilliams I will check the recording - sorry about that! Hopefully the audio and mic settings were ok but I may have messed up :-(
2nd class for today #pi4bl Tech4Teachers - join us live on Ustream now :-) http://ow.ly/1Eg5k
Last day of Tech4Teachers in Spring2010 - live on Ustream now, please join us - podcasting and Pecha Kutcha presos http://ow.ly/1Ebf1
New blog post: Graffiti at Classen SAS http://bit.ly/bUVSEt
We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint (NYT) h/t @berlinf http://ow.ly/1E0yp
@elemenous Congrats and good luck to you, Lucy! That’s very exciting news!!! Best wishes.
New blog post: Music by Yukon, Oklahoma students aboard the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus http://bit.ly/9QlRVR
Here’s proof the hours I spent assembling a trampoline in our backyard yesterday were/are well worth the effort :-) http://ow.ly/1DYxH
New blog post: Apple laptop battery cycle charges and warranty coverage http://bit.ly/bKxUVR
RT @ddraper: The National Ed Tech Plan: Online data systems use powered [and] transforming assessment resources http://goo.gl/fb/jjOiT
the school in Indonesia where @janeinjava teaches is 1:1 and they actually have their own “Genius Bar” for support - and an integrator!
suspension of disbelief - our virtual museum evokes this - you feel like you are back in the real space @janeinjava http://ow.ly/1DWEs #gct
my way of empowering my students is to ask them, can you teach me? can you show me that? @janeinjava http://ow.ly/1DWCv
@Neilstephenson yes! We need that inquiry focus in our schools here too tho! We need to shift our educational political culture…
PYP works even better with all this technology, teachers as facilitators using guiding questions based in the curriculum @janeinjava
Very exciting meeting this afternoon sharing ideas for a summer Creativity Institute in OKC, focus on digital media expression options
@garystager he was a noteable source / expert in the @dig_nat documentary
Just signed up to attend webinar “How we Creatively Built a ‘Taste Graph’ of the Entire Web: Hunch” @creativeok May 12th http://ow.ly/1DHUZ
New blog post: Always moderate membership in educational networking sites http://bit.ly/dnOwGq
Reading WashPost: Online games may not boost brainpower (exercise is better!) http://flne.ws/24184159 on Fluent News
@mediapeople parenting is a huge influence2 The documentary focuses mainly on the influence of tech but parental roles r discussed2
@smeech yes that is correct - you need the free Netflix CD for Wii
2nd day of state testing today for my 6th grader. Ironically “We’re Not Gonna Take It” was on the radio enroute to school this morning.
The Army Experience Center in Philly - high tech recruiting via intense digital simulations. War as a game. Wow. http://ow.ly/1DsS0
Why should people be surprised some drone/Predator pilots suffer PTSD? These pilots ARE killing people. Virtual screen = real life @dig_nat
Going to war has meant the same thing for 5000 years… but compare that now to the life of a Predator pilot… via @dig_nat
@smeech No I’ve never had it crash (the Netflix app) on any of our Mac laptops. Now watching via our Wii. No problems, great quality!
Amazing discussion of Creech AFB and drone pilot warriors http://ow.ly/1DsMQ
technology [like WOW] is not isolating people, it is giving them new ways to be intimate via @dig_nat
@teacherspirit OK ;-) I thought you were being serious!
Avg hours per week in WOW is 10. But many spend MANY, MANY more via @dig_nat
@geoffcain I’m watching PBS Digital Nation this evening and tweeting some quotes http://ow.ly/1Dsv5
@teacherspirit So how many of those jobs are there today? We don’t have toll booth operators in Oklahoma. All booths are automated.
Popular online cooking show http://www.feedmebubbe.c… - grandmother and grandson, I love it! via @dig_nat
@henryjenkins on @dig_nat - people as early as the 1960s were telling us we were moving to info overload, good news is we’ve made it…
[distraction] is not a new issue- read descriptions of the Progressive Era @henryjenkins on @dig_nat
I think we live in the most distractible era of history EVER. If we fail to help kids learn to be productive amidst distractions, we #fail
Todd Oppenheimer (The Flickring Mind) is worried about kids getting bored, brain bifurcation, and immediate gratification via @dig_nat
Jason Levy: No one would ever argue we should take the oxygen away from our kids. The same goes for technology. via @dig_nat
Jason Levy: What jobs exist NOW which require people to just sit in their seats and be quiet? via @dig_nat
@geoffcain …some topics while multi-tasking. I agree that deep thinking can be challenged by distractions, even email, much less facebook
@geoffcain Her point wasn’t that someone can’t physically be in class and multi-task - it is that it’s not possible to think deeply about…
Korean gov’t is assertively addressing Internet addiction in 2nd grade, preaching about “healthy Internet use” and limited gaming @dig_nat
@geoffcain I think profs everywhere are struggling with students who are much more distracted in class than their predecessors were
3 year study in Korea on Internet addiction led to the condition now being treated as a psychological disorder via @dig_nat
@garystager Yes. My 1st tech course in grad school in 95 assigned “Life on the Screen” as required reading.
@amichetti Yes, I think the entire documentary is available online too. Easier to not connect my laptop to the TV tho! http://ow.ly/1DrZV
Dr Gary Small has compared MRI brain scans of reading vs Google searching. Findings said: we need more research. http://ow.ly/1DrYk @dig_nat
the point is to be our most creative selves, not to distract ourselves to death - Sherry Turkle in Digital Nation http://ow.ly/1DrVI
Listening to Sherry Turkle discuss how students today at MIT are drinking the kool aide of multi-tasking, and unable to focus for thinking
Just figured out the PBS special “Digital Nation” is available via Netflix streaming - woo hoo! Watching it now on our Wii.
@khokanson no kidding! Very cool here in OK tonight… Feels more like fall. I want spring back! :-)
Good lookin’ moon risin’ tonight over central Oklahoma
New blog post: Powerful Stopmotion video on Children’s Rights http://bit.ly/cpjjj2
New blog post: Thanks for making a difference for kids every day http://bit.ly/aICCmQ
@LearnBoost How exactly do you define “submit it… and see if it takes off?”
Just noticed my next blog post will be my 4000th. I wonder if I should do something special? Any suggestions?
@zbpipe I agree with you - open web publishing for students is VERY important for many reasons. Have you posted on this topic?
New blog post: Online Student Portfolios: What Tools Are Best? http://bit.ly/bEEYhI
Learning about The Battle of Fallen Timbers http://ow.ly/1CVx6 from episode2 of the PBS special “We Shall Remain” http://ow.ly/1CVxZ
Cloud computing to double by 2012 - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/…
New blog post: Embedding a Google Document in a Google Site Page http://bit.ly/c8kfN1
Giving up for tonight on more homework grading for my Tech4Teachers class. Exciting to see some GREAT screencasts. Now I am the learner. :-)
@nctplarry thanks Larry :-)
@ccassinelli @angelesb thanks for your suggestion on writing a reflection on blogging… I’ll do it! (but tomorrow!) :-)
WOW. 1 of my #pi4bl T4T students just blew me away with her screencast of the German-English dictionary website BEOLINGUS http://ow.ly/1CXXt
RT @tonnet: New Report Finds that Writing Can Be Powerful Driver for Improving Reading Skills - http://ow.ly/1CI4C
Finished grading about 20 student assignments on WebCT/Blackboard watching “Pearl Harbor” with my wife. Hard2 imagine sacrifices of WWII….
@teryl_magee well, a bit of one. End of term. I’m actually pretty pleased with how I setup the grading with this class. Still a lot4 the end
109 assignments turned in to grade in WebCT/Blackboard tonight and tomorrow. Thank goodness for web-based turn in and rubrics.
New blog post: Creativity unleashed with LEGO Stopmotion music videos and movie scene re-enactments http://bit.ly/bSwQ2k
Newsweek: Facebook’s play to take over the entire Internet (web 3.0 getting a big boost) http://flne.ws/24130635 on Fluent News
RT @DoremiGirl: Did you see the Best Lego Music vidz? http://ow.ly/1CE99
@DoremiGirl I didn’t - thanks for the share!
This rocks! Top 10 Lego Stopmotion movie tributes on YouTube http://ow.ly/1qw1Aw via @mashable
Good @TechCrunch article on Netflix’s sellout deal w Hollywood to NOT get any firstrun movies for a month after release http://ow.ly/1qw1yT
5 ways to use videoconferencing in the classroom from @mashable http://ow.ly/1qw0xn
I’ve learned a lot from 10 year olds on YouTube, who are desperate to share what they’ve learned @shareski #denvirtcon http://ow.ly/1CAqF
technology in the classroom pushes us with the question: who is your teacher? @shareski #denvirtcon http://ow.ly/1CApt
barn raising concept of people getting together is not a new concept, but technology can push us further with this @shareski #denvirtcon
school has been about a “mind your own business model of learning” @shareski #denvirtcon
@shareski talking about lost community and the book “Bowling Alone” #denvirtcon
Now listening to @shareski starting his preso in #denvirtcon - join us live! http://ow.ly/1CA7d
I removed Google Ad Sense from my personal Google Sites wiki. Distracting and not worth it. http://ow.ly/1CA6e
@teach42 is a tech juggling wizard - the man to have on your team when things get strange tech-wise! #denvirtcon
Community beta of new @DEN website is live today - everyone is open to check it out! http://ow.ly/1CztA thanks @teach42
New blog post: Join conversations in the LIVE DEN Virtual Conference http://bit.ly/9O48U8
Great presentations today LIVE on #denvirtcon - join in the conversations for FREE! http://ow.ly/1CzjI
Fantastic presentation resources from @TeachaKidd ‘s presentation today on the @DEN spring conference http://ow.ly/1CzgR
“after you’ve built it, put your personal learning network to work” @TeachaKidd on DiscoveryEd webinar http://ow.ly/1Czf0
Listening to @TeachaKidd in the opening session for the Discovery Education Spring 2010 conference http://ow.ly/1CyIR
The Discovery Education Spring 2010 conference is underway LIVE, right NOW! Join in! http://ow.ly/1CyGV
@iTechSpec I did have a USB powered fan / cooler pad for awhile which helped… fan eventually broke, but it might be worth another try.
@VeraFBirkenbihl thanks for the tips. I’ll try those. :-)
@rujero yes, MacBook Pro - does flash heat up the processor like that?
I look forward to the day when my laptop doesn’t get so hot it practically cooks my legs…
great post by @bobsprankle on digital sharecroppers, settlers, and nomads! http://ow.ly/1C2qG
@shareski ok I will!
New blog post: ODLA 2010: Technology Trends http://bit.ly/dcNBgM
@shareski ok I’ll send out a http://whenisgood.net poll :-) @dmantz7 @cyndidannerkuhn
The Social Media Reading List is GREAT! thanks @hmundahl @AngelaMaiers http://ow.ly/1C2b9
New blog post: Remembering “Go Green, Go Electric” from Earth Day 2009 http://bit.ly/cuPqtg
New blog post: Working hard to get the public excited about MINIMUM standards http://bit.ly/980Suq
@shareski I would LOVE to do that! I’ve really enjoyed the experience but BOY have there ever been a lot of lessons learned…
@VeraFBirkenbihl thanks :-)
@mpondu Yes, I love Skitch! Used it along with Screenr for the screencasts
With my wife, finalizing student work portfolios for our 9 and 6 year olds, for school transfer applications for next year
One of the best decisions I made this semester was to setup a FAQ blog for my students! http://ow.ly/1BZFo
Grading student assignments in WebCT / Blackboard now…
New blog post: Criticism of School District Content Filtering Policies is not a personal attack on ALL tech directors http://bit.ly/c0VcpM
New blog post: Welcome to the University of Oklahoma: Home of a FAKE Guest WiFi Network http://bit.ly/b5rRkU
@rujero wow - thanks for sharing that link!
Great day of learning and networking at #odla2010 - wish we had more time together!!!
New blog post: Delivering Distance Engineering Courses Utilizing Web-based Electronic Media by Kurt Gramoll #odla2010 http://bit.ly/cpy8FU
New blog post: Google Wave by Simon Ringsmuth #odla2010 http://bit.ly/aQMNga
“with Google Wave we are all in control” @sringsmuth #odla2010
I’ve noticed a big uptick yesterday and today on my #wordpress spam messages :-( Someone must have IDed a new exploit.
@sringsmuth just showed “Dr. Wave: Intro to Google Wave” video #odla2010 http://ow.ly/1CeUz
listening to @sringsmuth at #odla2010 present about Google Wave, now watching “What Is Google Wave” http://ow.ly/1Cept
@cpriest hmmm - well that is definitely a different way to look at that situation. I’ll stick w/ a “regular” heater or fire if I can!
Implications big4 schools, learning, & personal digital devices- Reading: Computers Just Keep Getting Cheaper and Better http://ow.ly/1qvRCM
RT @mguhlin @DJ345: U.S. Skill Shortages and Unemployment: The Current American Paradox | Britannica Blog http://bit.ly/dkRc8s
RT @joycevalenza: on #tlchat @tlharper asks: lets talk about preparing high school students for college research
Just turned in our transfer requests and student portfolios to become Wilson Wolves next year. Fingers now crossed!
@rujero I knew Apple doesn’t allow Flash on mobile devices, but had never heard that Flash is a major contributor to laptop heat problems
@hmundahl thank you for creating it and sharing the story of its creation!
@VeraFBirkenbihl I definitely agree… But a necessary evil due to spam
Someone needs to invent/code a website like compfight or flickrstorm which will send all traffic thru a https tunnel 2bypass content filters
RT @storychasers: Great meeting today reviewing details 4 our summer COV workshops! Open slots are still available! http://ow.ly/1qvLnL
Great meeting today reviewing details 4 our summer COV workshops! Open slots are still available! http://ow.ly/1BUOT
New blog post: USA Today for iPad application features beautiful photos of the day http://bit.ly/cH713W
http://gov20a.com is a Great new social media website focusing on Oklahoma government, looks GREAT h/t @jed
New Gmail search skill 4me today: search syntax “has:attachment: can be used with “from:email” to show emails from 1 person with attchs #gct
#wordpress gurus: What is your favorite plug-in for showing several linked images in the header of your theme? a marquee - prob 3-5 images?
With 2 weeks left in the term, a graph of my undergrad students’ assignment submissions in Blackboard would look fairly exponential :-)
@lsinrc @tomfullerton @dmantz7 Screentoaster does look good, but I’m looking for browser based screen capture w annotations (not recordings)
If anyone is attending ODLA tomorrow in Norman, OK and can carpool from Edmond, please contact me. :-)
Someone needs to invent a web-based screen capture and annotation tool as slick as http://skitch.com which works like http://screenr.com
@storychasers This is one of my favorite VoiceThreads about “storm stories” from a teacher in Salina, Kansas http://ow.ly/1BJFv
storychasers There are 10 videos about tornados and storm stories now on Celebrate Oklahoma Voices http://ow.ly/1BJgX
RT @kjarrett: @kylepace @NMHS_Principal @web20classroom @tomwhitby ur #140Conf panel was passionate relevant & powerful! http://ow.ly/1BFeM
@techfacil yes! We would love to have you join our class! :-)
Reading: Adobe gives up on iPhone app development http://bit.ly/aYJdZu (via @CNN)
RT @mscofino @endor7 @heinkristiansen: Helpful map of protests by red shirts in Bangkok, Thailand http://bit.ly/aAtWaK via @RichardBarrow
@budtheteacher SOME “tool talk” is needed esp when tchrs r entirely unfamiliar w the tools- but as u point out the focus must b on learning
@budtheteacher I do appreciate your challenges on whether it’s appropriate to “be tooly” in conversations about tech & learning :-)
New blog post: A morning of Skype connections http://bit.ly/c9pnxa
@budtheteacher @cbell619 It isn’t a silly ?, it’s a good one to ask since creative minds do lots of interesting things w protean tools :-)
@budtheteacher I think Google Docs as a tool, like computers generally, is differentiated from chalk since it’s so protean / versatile
Exporting today’s edited lecturecast for #pi4bl on synchronous conferencing using MPEG Streamclip (free) http://www.squared5.com
Just sent out a text message broadcast alert to my students for tomorrow’s open lab using http://www.textmarks.com
@cbell619 I really like having students design surveys and polls with Google Forms, and then using spreadsheet functions to analyze results
RT @cbell619: what is your favorite way to use Google Docs with your students? #googledocs #gct
@courosa that’s hilarious. Maybe he’s been watching CSPAN archives of Ronald Reagan speeches from the 1980s during the cold war.
Downloading FLV video archived from this morning’s #pi4bl T4T classes, to edit for today’s published lecturecast
@glovely thanks Gail!!! I will give that email a try. Have a beautiful day :-)
reading via @globalvoices about last Sat violent clashes in Thailand http://ow.ly/1qvzAW hoping @mrscofino stays safe! Freedom isn’t free.
@mscofino Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers today Kim. Stay safe. So crazy to read about the Bangkok protests you are near :-(
Flickrstorm has not worked when you click the disk to view the archived/saved images for several weeks now. Anyone know who to contact?
xpunkx Starting to record the geocaching podcast. come see what it is all about http://geocachingpodcast…
@Twilliamson15 I definitely recommend the Seedlings at Bit by Bit podcast!
priforce Complete video footage of today’s #140conf, broken down by panel. Awesome stuff: http://bit.ly/diVP0l #edchat
terri_science On page 10, and am hooked: RT @ MaryKayG
The vision for Ontario’s school libraries to become the Learning Commons http://bit.ly/bFUFxQ
@TheGilch absolutely! The best kind!
@rdeich I think it will be easier to try and measure effectiveness via student test scores, so that is the path politicos will follow :-(
@mcduffiec thanks for the offer but no - just had those students this am
Great EdWeek post on whether it is moral for teachers to try & convince kids their state test scores really matter http://ow.ly/1qvDJs
Reading WashPost: Pakistan holding thousands in indefinite detention, officials say http://flne.ws/24114876 on Fluent News
If you can skype into our UCO technology 4 teachers class this morning, please send me a twitter direct message with your skype ID. Thanks!
New blog post: Mandatory Reading for School Reformers and Transformers: Alvin Toffler’s 2007 Interview in EduTopia http://bit.ly/9MYCWZ
New blog post: Do District IT Staff Spout FUD at Macs, Linux, or BYOT Proposals? http://bit.ly/at4DZ0
RT @ddraper: How Long Does It Take To Become a “Good” Teacher? http://goo.gl/fb/1FyY8
Boy do I ever love @TripIt for booking travel. The option to email travel confirmations to the site is so slick! :-)
Rumors swirling around Peter Jackson & the movie “The Hobbit” confirm we shouldn’t believe all we read online! http://ow.ly/1AVqk