July 2010
Some jerk broke into my suburban & stole my purse. Do I need anymore reasons to hate the big city? I think NOT! http://yfrog.com/9ddenwj
Earthquake?? 5.7 I heard. Just shook the pool.
today’s plans: San Bernadino Museum, LLU XRtainment Zone, racquetball courts, and swimming pool. http://3.ly/cyyM
Re: Costco carwash, ninjaboy says “this is as good as Mr. Toad’s wild ride @ Disneyland!” (way cheaper too, says Mom!)
Bulk bin math @ winco. Each kid has $5 to spend & calculates weight, price, total. Talk about motivated math!!
I have about 5 hours of travel time today. Let’s see if I can manage to get anything useful done in between.
Just discovered WinCo. How did I not ever find this store before! I might actually be able to afford the Thundering Herd food bill now!
Happy Birthday America! If you haven’t read the Declaration & Constitution for yourself today is a good day to do it. http://3.ly/sCcq
Ready to take on fences & foxtails! My dad would be proud (re: duct tape). Take that, you evil weeds!! http://yfrog.com/1gwwwikj
What Makes a Great Teacher →
Be patient towards all that is unknown in your heart, learn to love the questions themselves. ~ Rainer Maria Rilke
The Declaration of Independence in One Tweet by @Ogden4Governor http://3.ly/uNsS
ok, enough photo scanning for one morning. I’ve got work to do. That’s what happens when you unpack boxes!
RT .@Deacs84 When there is dedicated time for faculty to learn together, it reminds them what it is to be a learner…
Today’s analogy: Ties are to men as shoes are to women. Can’t have too many! http://yfrog.com/6cly0hj
I can’t believe that CNN is quoting the Enquirer as a credible source on the Gore story. Really? Maybe they believe the alien Elvis baby 2!
RT .@dmaas354 #iste10 The killer app for 21st Century learning is a good teacher.
June 2010
RT .@NancyW #iste10 it is not about who you are blocking out - it’s about who can you bring in! We need to convince parents of this.
Even duplos like a nice jacuzzi bubble bath once in a while! http://yfrog.com/hq2vsj
I’m teaching a middle school robotics workshop the week of July 12th at the IWV campus. Lots of fun! It’ll fill up quick! http://3.ly/h74Q
RT .@ajam00 Internet filter is not a classroom management strategy. #iste10
aww… missin’ my pepperdine peeps @ #iste10. maybe next year guys!
Phew! Got class stuff posted finally. Now to catch up on forums, facebook, twitter, & #iste10. Anything good happen today in Denver?
Back on a web browser after being offline since Sat night (phone only access). Lots to catch up on… oy!
RT.@marynabadenhors Putting bad pedagogy in2 digital format doesn’t transform it in2 good pedagogy it only makes it digitized .@ChrisLehmann
Safe travels for all those heading to #iste10 today! I’ll be in Denver in spirit! Make sure to tweet/blog lots 4 those of us stuck @ home!!
RT @chrislehmann: We don’t “deliver curriculum” - we teach. The moment we think that it’s a package to be delivered, we lose the humanit …
RT .@robwall “Does iPad replace laptop” is like asking “does Twitter replace blogs” - they resemble each other but they do different things”
RT .@mtrump Technology doesn’t improve education, it changes it……TEACHERS improve education. #ebc10 #ISTE10
Spent most of the afternoon in two Home Depots & a Lowes. I think I’m ready for a bubble bath now.
This week I’m transitioning out of a long period of transition. It feels good to begin to settle in :)
Yea Ridgecrest Charter School! Go Eagles!! http://3.ly/wrA8
.@whoistheduncow got awfully crabby when he couldn’t access his twitter account recently. Sort of reminded me of this: http://3.ly/ynez
Why does calling Verizon always feel like a bad root canal? Add in dealing with DirecTV & it’s like a root canal without anesthetic.
I think I’m going to spend the next week wishing I was in Denver. Tweet lots people! #iste10
.@profsivek have you seen this list of college profs worth following? http://3.ly/Nwd4 Lots of journalism & PR types.
Another beautiful day in the neighborhood. Guess it’s time to get movin’ movin’ movin’!
that was one marathon meeting. good thing i really like those people lol. stick a fork in me, i’m done!
Charter board meetings are da bomb!! I love this school :)
My iPhone OCD is satisfied at last! From 11 random pgs to 3 neatly organized pages. I can sleep @ nite now :P http://yfrog.com/6w4orkj
iPad use #42: $500 digital photo frame for my nightstand. http://yfrog.com/0rxacbkj
Just launched a learning circle experiment w/ an online class of 80. My sincere hope is that they all succeed in the class. Time will tell.
Kids got a special treat… 2x thru the costco car wash. They said it wasn’t clean enough & sent us back thru. Better than a roller coaster!
Ya know, this might just be the best option California has at the moment. http://yfrog.com/mhyakj
Movin’ movin’ movin’ mov’em cruisin’ cruisin’ cruisin’ cruising http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYxnDYGikfI
i really should go to bed now… need to unwind for a while first…
Just sent off welcome message to 90 online students for class starting on Monday. Teaching would be easy if I’d quit tweaking my content!
RT .@garystager Batman’s Garage Sale - http://bit.ly/9jRwHX - most excellent
Having a group chat with teachers in Moodle is always a ton of fun. I should do this more often :)
mulitasking day… finishing up, starting up, cleaning up, setting up, rounding up, looking up… and that’s just this morning :)