tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81894937310755634462012-01-09T13:56:18.717-07:00All the technology that I encounter through my job, life, and whatever else happens to me.Rodney Turnerhttps://profiles.google.com/106748525112638200849noreply@blogger.comBlogger831100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189493731075563446.post-36380070446938606872011-12-26T12:57:00.001-07:002011-12-26T12:57:35.228-07:00

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Had to check out what I look like in visual.ly/twitter. Here it is: What do you look like?

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Thank you Mr. Byrne for your post. A Visual History of Macy's Thanksgiving Parade Does your family watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? We did for the first time this year.  I like parades, but not the new stop-everything-sing-dance every 8 minutes. I also don't like the promos for movies and household products while the parade moves in the background. The promos drag out the parade to be 2

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I'm trying something different. I find lots of wonderful resources and just favorite them (Twitter), +1 them (Google+), or reshare them (Plurk, Facebook). I'm going to share them here so you can have them in a more central location for future reference. Enjoy! From @Missnoor28 #MyPLN : 100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Bookmark http://t.co/Zf13gt6F #edtech #edchat #education #highered #ESL

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What is Hashtag VCF?  The idea came to me during a shower episode, thanks @len_horn, and I had to write it down. I was in the midst of thinking about my life and the directions it could take at the time. I wanted something or somethings that could help me make good decisions and be ones that made me happy. V. Vision is important, no matter the situation. Want to build a company? Need a vision.

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As you might know, I am in a new position in my district and in my life. As a Technology Integration Specialist, I am responsible for helping teachers use technology within their lessons. Being a new position for the district, I and my partners get to be semi guinea pigs. There is a lot to do in regards to supporting teachers and having the majority of them be close to the same level technology

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We had a great morning in nature. We went to a large suburban park that had lots of places for soccer and other sports fields, but they were closed for the summer. So we went to the playground. Soon N got tired of the swings, play equipment, and shade. He wanted to see the "camels". Off we went. As we got closer, N kept changing his mind on what they were. First, they were camels, then they were

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An impressive 31 languages on the plastics containers. Do I know enough people that know more than 31?

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Intense Potty training today. Going with sweats, patience, and jelly beans!

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I'm almost not ready for next year.  I've been thinking about many things and finally going to put them down, but not now. I have created a short survey to fill out if you are interested in collaborating with me and my class next year. I'm not sure what I will be teaching but I know that I will be focusing on a 2-3 tools rather than previous years 5+. I really hope to get a good foundation this

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So, I've hopefully started a new habit. I know it takes over 27 times to become a habit, but at least I have 25 more to go. I've taken a walk through the fields around my house. Yes, there are fields in the Valley of the Sun. Let me be more specific, they are alfalfa and wheat fields. DS1 and I took off around 6:45p just as the Sun disappeared behind nearby houses. I knew if it was up it would be

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A video I made from many pictures we take of our wonderful boys.

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Here is a short video of pictures I created of my new son, Micah.

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I know many people and companies have pages up talking about the lunar eclipse, but I wanted to let you in what I experienced.  I sent out a question on Plurk (here) wondering who was going to stay up and watch it. If you went to the link, you saw many people respond. The question also went out on twitter and facebook and I had more people respond there too. At last count, I had 10 people across

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I know I'm a bit late on these but they are cool! I saw @demacisaac's profile picture and I had to make one! Here is what I did: 1) Went to Google 2) Typed in "qr code generator" 3) Sifted through the first page of results 4) Center-click on 2 of them and used one of them     a)http://delivr.com/qr-code-generator     b)http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ 5) I clicked on a) 6) Realized I had to find a URL

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Today I tried the Paper Blogs with my fourth grade class. I will share what happened and what the results were.  There will be pictures and comments about the activity from the students. The first thing I did was explain the process of paper blogging and why we are doing it.  I showed @mcteach's post and its pictures.  They thought it was pretty neat and it looked hard but they could do it.

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This post is about my reflections thus far on my podcast station: Techyturner's Podcast. I'm trying new things because I know I will get better at them and the experience will help me think of new and different ways to integrate more technology into my classes. As always, comments are greatly appreciated. Reflections on Podcasting #1 Show notes: Re-introduction to what I am doing with podcasting

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For those of you who have started this journey before me, you know what I'm talking about.  What an adventure!  I am having so much fun doing this.  I know I do this to help students become better at multiple skill sets, but I really love doing this.  I am podcasting with two groups: Group 1) With students who are in need of extra help in reading, math, and writing.  I work with 10 students 3

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I have been frustrated lately. I guess it has to be with myself since I SHOULD know better. With all the hype about increasing student test scores on high stakes tests, getting a better AYP label than last year, and not to forget the disappearance of tenure, I have to create a document which explains why blogging is a great activity to include in the evermore rigorously structure curriculum.

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I made this back when my iPod Touch was new and I was playing with PhotoStory3. It is short and many of the apps you will see are already gone. Let me know what you think of this essay.  Do you use PhotoStory 3 with your students? If so, what is your lesson planning structure so they can create and publish photo essays? Thanks for sharing.

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WOW! WOW! WOW! WOW! I know that seems like an overkill on the WOW but I try not to exaggerate. But this week has been just an absolute adventure. Monday - The students came in with enthusiasm that I haven't seen in a while. They were positive and eager to learn. Of course we had to go over the rules and procedures of class and of the school, but they took it well. Tuesday - We all started

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I had fun on Father's Day. We went to Out Of Africa Wildlife Park in Cottonwood, AZ.  Needless to say it was awesome. Below are some pictures that I'd like to share with you.  I even have some video. Please let me know if they don't show up or work.

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In my quest to make my life easier, I found this posting by @tombarrett: How to Bookmark Twitter Links. I have signed up for the service. Linked the two accounts and now just waiting to see what is going to happen with it. I would tell you what it is about but Tom does a better job of it. No need for me to rehash what he has already said. But I will give you my opinion of Packrati.us when I have

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I don't know how to start this post but I know it will come to something. It is hard to write this, hear the ocean, feel its cool breeze, smell the salty air, and see the sunshine through the window. Here goes... I've created this blog to post things I know and want to share with the rest of you who read this.  Now, I know I don't post often or even make sense all the time, but HEY! it is

Rodney Turnerhttps://profiles.google.com/106748525112638200849noreply@blogger.com0Townsite, Oceanside, CA, USA33.191999211280674 -117.3821166157722533.19171871128067 -117.38257261577225 33.192279711280676 -117.38166061577225tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8189493731075563446.post-20790995615033315482010-04-04T08:09:00.000-07:002010-04-04T08:11:35.758-07:00

This morning I read a post by Steve Wheeler, Why Twitter is so powerful. He begins with a joke that I believe is more true than is comfortable for us Twitterers. I have many co-workers who do laugh (inside or not in my face) when I talk about my tweeps, but when I share a link or an idea that I received, they are amazed and very thankful for it. Steve goes on and talks about... Just go and read

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Well, I finally did it. I changed the layout and design of my blog. Why? Well, I was inspired to to it.  I haven't posted anything because of various reasons (family, job, stress, pre-mid-life crisis, unsure about topics, blogger's block...) But along came this post from Blogger describing their new templates.  I like new beginnings to get old things restarted so I looked through the templates. 

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I love the Remote App for iphone.  I had too much fun this morning quizzing my wife with our music selection.  I can do everything that is advertised on Apple's website.  I did have an issue with my network not recognizing it and communicating with my computers, but I figured them out and got it working. (AVG wasn't allowing the IP address and I had to restart iTunes after making the change.) To

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So what's new with you? I have been inundated with so many things academic that I have not been able to post blogs about what I have found in technology.  I have taken photos of my iPod touch's screens. I hope to inspire someone who wants to find new (free) applications to download for their students. Here are the pictures: Here is another source for rated iPhone/iPod applications. I agree

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Since we last talked, I bought the iPod Touch.  I actually bought it on the 1st. I got it on the 6th. That was the longest 5 days in a long time.  I have learned a lot about Apple and its products. This iPod is great. I can surf online, view web pages as normal. They are a bit small for my eyes so I just pinch and spread my fingers and zoom in smoothly!   The only thing I have found annoying is

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Well, we did it again. We (my classroom full of wonderful students) learned a French song for a Global Collaboration project that @zbpipe coordinated. She is completed with her project and here it is. I love how she has taken the time to include all of her PLN and will continue to throughout the year. On with the show:

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What a tool! Google Forms, I mean. Here's the back story. I am the webmaster (IMHO, a bad one at that), and technology support person for my school. I do the school announcements and coordinate the use of some of the technology on campus. We open classroom doors at 7:50a (school starts at 8:15a) to help students get in early and provide breakfast in the classroom as well as Channel One news.  We

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Tonight I participated in #edchat 12-1. The topic was What are the Primary Skills Of 21st Century Educators? The conversation was very fast and furious. I agreed with most of comments by the other participants. The moderator @web20classroom created a Google Form to fill out to summarize our own thinking of the topic. You can read more of what was said here, and the archive here. Below is my

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We were a part of an international project.  My students were very excited. I didn't tell them what it was about, at first.  I played Ben Harper's song "With My Own Two Hands", then we read the lyrics. We discussed, at length, the message it has for us. We did some brainstorming of possible pictures we could draw that would show what we could do to change the world . Next, we actually drew the

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You knew I would be posting a commercial here some time and here it is Thanks @larryferlazzo for the link.

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I begin writing this knowing I won't be able to finish it in one sitting as I usually do, but here goes. Since we last met, many things have happened. I got more Google Wave skills under my belt, as well as invites. I have increased my following count n Twitter, because I need to branch out more.  I have read many blogs dealing with various topics that made me smile, laugh and cry. I'm sorry no

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Well, I guess I'll have to translate the last two posts. "I am trying a different feature within Blogger. The mobile blogger. So I'm on my phone laying in bed composing this. Not sure why I'm doing it now, but glad to lay down for a while. Anyone know of a good way to recover a crashed laptop hard drive? I have much info on it I'd like to recover." Guess the mobile didn't work so well.  About

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I finally get to post what has been going on. I'll have to break it down in to sections (as normal) Interwrite Mobi - Well, i took some time to get to know it and what do you know?! It's features are very similar to SMART Notebook! There are some differences: location of buttons, submenus, interactivity modes, nice additional features that I'll discuss later. All I had to do was sit down and

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This was made with Dvolver. I would not use it in my classroom for personal and professional reasons, but it seems to be a good way to create a story. Check out what I created in 5 minutes. (okay it took longer than that but close enough) (Testing this. If it is not working by the end of 11-9-09 it will be deleted!) YEAH! it works.

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WOW! It has been a fast 7 days. Last time we met I just got my Mobi, made a few of my school's announcements, and began using Google Wave. UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE! Pod-I've posted more school announcements here and here and I think they are getting better.  I listened to them with my class and we would critique them. Too loud, too soft, timing on

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Starting to get the hang of "podcasting." If you haven't noticed, I have been doing my school's announcements and posting them to my blog via gcast.com and podOmatic.com. (YES, I do have two podcasting accounts! Why? You may be asking. I don't know yet.) I post the episodes and then they update on this blog! I think that is so cool to get them in one place. Now, if I can just get an RSS feed on

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Several things have happened to me since I was last here. Check out the brief outline: Created another announcement for my school. Here Joined The Educator's PLN - was going to do a short overview but dkapuler beat me to it. Here is his post. Joined Google Voice and received a number. Now, I will pass out this number to my students and parents as a reliable contact for me. As well a number that I

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I have to share this video. I do believe you have to be my friend in Facebook before you can view it:

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I have been thinking about a lot of things lately.  One of them was where to put my podcasts.  It's not that I have a lot of them. It's just that I need to find a place other than my hard drives to put them.  I want to share them and have others enjoy them as I do. I think I have found a place: podomatic.com.  I created an account there some time ago, but I lost track of it. (along with other

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This is a draft of my school's announcements.  I created this over a three hour period. I wanted to figure out how to do it myself before teaching it and giving it to students to produce. Let me know what you think of it. Thanks

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I love my first Animoto video!  It is very cool that I get to put pictures and sound together and create a video without much effort. The hardest part for me was choosing the song that I liked. I created it with student pictures. (I know there could be an issue there, but I don't see one that keeps me from using them in my school or sharing them with you.) Check out animoto.com. Create an

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I need help!I'm not saying this because I really do need help ( but I really do), but I'm saying this because I need to get my head wrapped around all the technology I have at my finger tips: SMART Boards, Podcasting tools, video editing, digital storytelling, Moodle, Blogging, Twitter, Skype, video conferencing, etc.Let me be more precise. I need to figure out which one or two pieces of

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I've been toying with the idea for a while. I have a shape that I want students to color based upon certain criteria I give them.This time I gave them the choice of only two colors. I then let them color as they choose. I had one student ask me how to start but I gave no additional instructions. Another student said, "I messed up. Can I have another one." I refused and said to work it out. The

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I'd like to know where my fans are approximately located. If you could please put a mark on the map and ask others to join that would be great. You can use this link.I would like to share this with my students so they see how interconnected we are and how we can collaborate with one another across the world.Thanks for your help!View techyturner's Twitter/Blog/Facebook PLN in a larger map

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We had fun during our video conference with Mrs. Deyenberg and her class. We had so many things we wanted to do and say but not enough time to do them all. We introduced ourselves and learned that we did have some things in common with our friends in Alberta, Canada. We were given homework. We were asked, "What is a chinook ?" We learned that a chinook is a warming wind that comes from the

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I'm getting high. NO, I don't do any type of drugs or stuff like that. I even hate taking over the counter medicine for headaches or a runny nose. Sometimes, my students and colleagues wonder if I do drink caffeinated drinks because I can be so hyperactive at times. (BTW, I can't, because they give me BAD headaches)Let me explain. I and my students had a great day. (Not as great as @zbpipe's

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This is from my homeroom's notes This one is from my second class's notes.

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For those of you who are keeping up, I wanted to let you know that on Sept 8th and 9th, I will be introducing my students to the Canadians! Let me be more precise. I'm introducing them to Albertans and Ontarions.Tuesday, we have a session with @zbpipe and her grade 6 students in Hamilton, ON, CA. Simple introductions for about 20 minutes to keep it fresh. We might even talk about "The Speech".

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Today I had my second Skype with a great person from my PLN! I and my 4th grade class had the pleasure of speaking with @kathycassidy and her year ones in SK. We told them a few things of what we learned in 1st grade. The time flew by (10 minutes) and soon we were looking forward to another Skype call from someone else. Kathy blogged about her first day of school because that is what she does

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Just in case you haven't seen my tweets on this awesome website here they are again. And this one:okay, so I can't find the other tweet but I did tweet it!I love this online photo-editor. I am using it to edit students pictures for their "newspapers" that will be displayed outside our classroom. I showed them a little of what it can do and they went wild! They were "oooing" and "ahhing" over the

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So what do you think of it?It is based on my Twitter stats from the last 2 weeks.It is from www.wordle.net. Try it out if you haven't yet.It seems as though I am one of the last ones.Have a great weekend. Will be back with a BIG post and school and work and students after that.

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Okay, so here is another one that I have to share with you.Which type(s) is this blog and when do I ever use other types?Have a great day!The 25 Basic Styles of Blogging ... And When To Use Each OneView more documents from Rohit Bhargava.

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Check out this SlideShare Presentation: I saw this and I knew I have to share it with my co-workers!IgnitePhillyView more documents from Chris Lehmann.

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The beginning of the school year is fast approaching. Are you ready? I'm trying to, but there are some many things that take my time right now that I have to prepare one item a day.Anyway, hope your preparation is going along fine. Here is a link I have to share.Extend Your Learning in the Midst of Back-to-school Busyness.I would tell you what is is about but I think you can guess it from the

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Have you ever used Greasemonkey before?I haven't. Now, I'm sure that those of you who have are probably wondering about me and why I haven't before now. Well, actually I have TRIED it before. I wasn't in the frame of mind to keep at it.Today, is the exception. Earlier in the week, I read an article that talked about using Greasemonkey and I wondered if I could get back into it. I had a

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I have done it! I have dumped Feedjit and went to ClustrMaps."Why?" you might ask.Well, I don't see Feedjit on any other blogs, especially those I read often. I can't seem to find it anywhere but mine. Hence, the change. I hope that I made a good decision in this switch.If not, tell me why.If so, tell me why.Post your answer in the comment section.Still going on my To-Do list. Correction: not

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I working with Google Sketch Up (GSU) to figure out how I could use it in my Math classes. I will have 4th graders (9-10yr olds) and I have never taught this level before. I'm not scared just wondering how I will do it.Back to GSU. I have read Rod Lucier's blog, The Clever Sheep, post talking about GSU and it got me wondering more about how it would work with younger children. I understand

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So, here I am at home being jealous of all the people who went to NECC '09 in DC. I really enjoyed the two times I went to NECC (San Diego '06 and Atlanta '07). I had a wonderful time networking with people [no idea where most of the business cards are] and learning much from lots of sessions [don't know where the handouts are or even remember how to find them... wait...yes I do!]Anyway, I was

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I'm thinking about changing the title. Not sure what it might be or why I'd even change it, but I'm thinking about it. I'm even thinking about creating a poll to see what "jives" with me and you. Let me think about it.No more news about my Linux project(s). Just reading SUSE Linux 10 for Dummies I got while at the library. Reading things I know and things I didn't know about Linux. Will have

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Well, for those of you who have a blogger blog know exactly what I'm talking about when I mention it.The Navigation Bar at the top of the majority of blogs. What good is it? Why is it there? Why does it need to be there?Some say, it is there because it helps people browse blogs and find ideas, interesting tidbits, new people and blogs to follow. I say...(Self Edit) hmmmm... it is rubbish!I

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Well, here is the first of many posts about my excursion with Linux. Today, I tried to install openSUSE 10.3 onto an old computer in my office (Gateway tower). No luck. The CD was bad. Tried it on another computer to make sure. Yep, it was the CD.So, I decided to install openSUSE 11 onto it. NO VA! What is wrong with this computer? No idea, but I think the CD drive is bad, so I'll change it out

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Now that I'm out for the summer, what will I do? I have several things in mind:1) Do nothing but play with my son2) Increase my PLN and learn more tools for next year3) Listen and/or watch podcast/vodcasts all day4) Fix and or trash the computer carcases that I have under my office desks5) Find several children to tutor6) Clean the house and xeriscape the yard7) hmmm (I know I had another one)

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Here is the first one of its kind. Listen to it and let me know how you like it.I will refrain from repeating the OCD voices in my head, so please listen and write a comment.Remember this is the first one and I (we) have many wrinkles to iron out.Subscribe FreeAdd to my Page

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Have you checked out Twitter lately? I have been using it and making comments in a lot of different conversations. Some of my followers include people from Canada, Germany, England, Australia and the United States. This thing is great! I even have a new friend Jen Deyenberg. She even has her own news story. We have shared geocaching ideas and she has some great ideas. I'll share them if

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Well, it has been three days since I've signed upon Twitter. I have to say that I find myself looking for tweets of followers. I want to know what is going on with others, while making them aware of what I'm doing. How could this be transferred into the classroom and still be effective? I'm still looking and waiting for ideas, lessons and strategies.Thanks for your help in this matter.

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For those of you who have been following this blog (very few I'm sure), you may have noticed the Twitter module. Yes, I have finally succumbed to the Twitter bug. I decided to try it for a little bit and see what it was all about. Well, it works very well with me, because I love to share (wife says "too much at times"). Anyway, I have found a few people I know that also twitter and I'm

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Do you know someone's password? Let me be more specific. Do you know someone's computer password, ATM passcode, or the like? I'm not talking about your spouse's or child's, but another adult's secret codes which opens entire worlds to prying eyes. Maybe, I'm off-base, but I've been thinking and Wes Fryer has picked up on it. Thanks Wes for your viewpoint. Passwords were created for a reason

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Danny Nicholson introduced me to a new science website: Physics Games.net. This site was a God-send. I was looking for practical ways to show my students about how force and motion are a part of everyday life. Not that shooting cannons and blowing up buildings are everyday life for most of us, but hey, it works for me and my students.Application: I first introduced the vocabulary terms from

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When was the last time you look through your bookmarks?I know that many of you use Delicious, or Diigo or many other online bookmarking sites.But with all the bookmarks that you have saved, when was the last time you went back and read them?Well, I am about to do that. I have some networked "friends" who have more than two thousand bookmarks. Here are a few: brasst, edtechtalk ( provided that

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Well, I'm finally posting another tech topic. If you haven't been here in a while, you probably noticed the Windows Media Player to the left. It is for me to post live videos of myself talking about important edtech things. I've have been a very busy man. Here is a sampling:Windows Media Encoder -Setup a webcam stream in ten minutesI found this post because I have a new webcam and want to use

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For those of you who have been keeping on eye on this blog, I just want to tell you that I will be posting here again soon. Yo may have noticed the RSS feeds changing, but nothing appearing here.That is about to change.  I have had a son and he is getting to be a joy so much so that I can now separate my time and spend some posting about Technology.Keep an eye here.  Better yet, put me in your

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The is the first blog for Did You Know?! I will be posting tips, tricks, links, blog reviews, curriculum strategies, and what ever I can to help teachers, administrators, and the community to learn how to use technology to enhance every aspect of life.Link of the Blog: Delicious NetworkAdd me to your Delicious network and we can share links.A Blog to read: David Warlick's 2 Cents WorthQuestion:

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I'm so sorry that it has been so long since I posted. I guess I'm not quite as committed to it as Vicki Davis or Scott McLeod. Anyway, here are my feeble offerings to those of you who are reading this. Link of the Blog: School’s New Rule for Pupils in Trouble: No Fun What a noble concept! Hold students accountable for their actions and balance it with wonderful opportunities they know they

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Well, I've been busy looking for podcasts, blogs and ideas that might help me in my quest of creating the best Web 2.0 classroom in my district. I'll share some of them with you now.Link/podcast/webcast of the Blog - www.edtechtalk.comI know, i know, it is not only a link but also a list of webcasts created by educators in the Worldbridges Webcasting Network. Personally, I like the EdTechWeekly

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Good day folks! Here is another installment of what I have found.I've been looking around and reading blogs, finding and linking websites in my delicious account. I present to you the links for today.Link of the Blog (shameless): Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects Download the music and sound effects you need for your multimedia project today at Partners In Rhyme.A Blog to read: LifeHacker is

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I know I already posted a Google Earth resource but these are great! Check them out.Link of the Blog: Google Literature TripsIf you teach Literature or would like to spice up your Reading time, use this wonderful resource.A Blog to read: Google Earth BlogThis site contains so much about it, that you could spend every day for the next five years finding and doing things with Google Earth.Video of

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What did I get myself into? I think I jumped before I looked. Well, I guess I'll get going with my post. Link of the Blog: Google Earth - KML Gallery This is a great place to find a layers for your Google Earth software. I'm certainly going to be using it! Blog to Read: EdTech Ninja Quirky, yet very informational blog by ... a ninja. Who he is, not many know, but it doesn't matter to me as

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Let me introduce Cool Cat Teacher. She is a great resource for all types of things technology. I've just scratched the surface of her post. So here goes: Link of the Blog and Blog to Read: Cool Cat Teacher Check out this wonderful treasure trove of information and experience. If you have a delicious account, make sure you add her to your network. Video to watch: Bored of Education Great video

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After looking through many other edtech blogs, I realized that I have a different view than others. I'm hoping to offer a little different view on the edtech field. Let me know what you think! This post is the first of many about podcasting. I'm still new at it, but I'll share my resources and experiences with you. Link of the Blog: SMARTBoard Lessons Podcast This is an excellent podcast. I

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