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Twitter…still stupid but effective
Yes I twitter and yes it’s stupid and yes I still do it. I’ll try anything once, as evidenced by the countless vacant activity in dozens of social networking sites. But after reading Darren’s...
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Just a second…I’m updating my twitter
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Del.icio.us as the precursor to Twitter
I’ve been a del.icio.us user for a couple of years. I started social bookmarking with Furl and made the switch mostly because of the number of users. Del.icio.us is all about the network. I have almost...
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Why you can’t explain twitter in 140 characters
I’ve identified myself as a closet twitterer. Like RSS, I have a hard time explaining twitter, so usually I don’t even try. I can’t articulate it. So when Common Craft came up with their latest video,...
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Podcast 38 What is Twitter?
This podcast is a bit odd in that I take 3 episodes of TWIT and mix them up to highlight the discussions around twitter. I think it’s the best I’ve heard in helping form some understanding of this...
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Twitter Deep vs. Blog Deep
I’ve never been one to tell anyone how to use a tool and specifically a tool like twitter. It’s evolving and been re-purposed in more ways that I’m sure the developers had in mind. While everyone has...
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Fun with Twitter: Lesson #31
Here’s just another really silly, useless but somewhat fascinating use of twitter. Not necessarily any educational value but pure fun. Step one: Find someone at a sporting or other large event....
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Twitter saved me $764.13
Tuesday evening I received a call from Rogers about my daughter's account. I was a bit shocked when she said the bill was over $900. After I finished hyper ventilating, had a very focused discussion...
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So You’ve Decided to Follow Me on Twitter
I'll notice that during conferences, I'll often get a barrage of new twitter followers as a result of someone giving a presentation or workshop and suggesting to some new folks that I might be worth...
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A week sans twitter
So I took a week off of twitter. Outside of some DMs that came to my inbox I never checked it. I peeked at Facebook a couple of times, again, only to respond to a few messages. What did this teach me?...
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The Impact of Twitter on Blogging
After a recent post by Graham Wegner, who I've been reading for at least 5 years, and the ongoing thoughts I have about the impact of twitter on many things, I decided to send out a quick poll…via...
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Understanding Sharing
Sharing in 2103 is one of the easiest things to do. Understanding sharing is not that easy. selfie of me looking at my Diigo acct Ever since I asked about over sharing on my blog several years ago I’ve...
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Stop Me If You’ve Heard This Before
It’s becoming increasing more and more difficult to reflect and share any idea that is truly original. This is one of those reasons educators in particular feel uncomfortable with sharing. They figure...
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This Is All We Know So Far
I’ve had many opportunities to share my views and practices around assessment with a particular focus on how we use technology but also shift the conversation towards grading and more on documentation...
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We’ve Got a Communication Problem
This week a story emerged out of British Columbia about a school that was banning students in Kindergarten from touching each other. Like many, I tweeted it B.C. school bans kindergarteners from...
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How to Start Changing Culture Today
I realize how simplistic this sounds and also that many will read this and nod their head and feel like either they already do this or it’s perhaps a nice, but not necessary component, but I can tell...
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Why You Can’t Click “Publish”
My last blog post started with this sentence: “Here’s the lastest videos educator’s are jacked about” Two clear spelling errors. I had already published it and while it’s not uncommon for me to fix and...
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Don’t Forget About The Daily Create
If you’re reading this and have no idea what the Daily Create is, you can thank me later. Essentially it’s the brain child love child of Alan Levine and company. It’s filled with creative goodness both...
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More Homework
First it was Cogdog and now it’s Lee Kolbert. Blog memes used to be a thing. I suppose we have twitter to blame or thank for this but at any rate consider this kind of an old school activity. I hope a...
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When Sharing Goes Bad, Pithy Quote Fetish and Kids These Days
I left a comment on Wes’ blog after this rather unfortunate event happened. I decided to repost here with a few additional thoughts and modifications. Photo: by Wes Fryer...
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Archiving Twitter
When I first started using twitter 7 years ago, it was largely viewed as a frivolous space of drivel. For many it still is and I’d be the first to admit much of the time spent there is exactly that and...
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Twitter as a Creative Outlet
It’s no secret if you follow me on twitter I don’t take it all that seriously. In case you don’t know what I mean, I created this video I sometimes share with new followers warning them of my intent....
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Anyone Want To Have a Real Conversation?
The reason I was drawn to blogs 10 years ago was the raw and natural tone they afforded. No longer publishing was relegated to perfectly edited prose but favored conversational, authentic voices. My...
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What Educators Should Tweet About
Gotcha. I have no idea what educators should tweet about. Consider the title pure link bait. (Was thinking about titling it “I tweeted this out and you’ll never guess what happened next”, but that’s...
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Who has the hardest job?
Every once in a while I tweet something only to realize it lacks context and nuance that makes for horrible conversation and goes against many of the things I think makes Twitter a poor place for deep...
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The #deanies
What are the #deanies? Simple. They are a prestigious award designed to recognize the very best in education. Or maybe not. As with much of my goofiness on twitter, this started on an impulse. I’m not...
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The Good Old Days
It’s not my birthday. More on the photo in a bit. Today I was introduced by Jennifer Cronk as someone who has been around the world of edtech for a while. She’s right. I started blogging 10 years ago,...
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My friend Paul McGuire is doing a session at our upcoming Day of Discovery event in Ottawa and asked me for some people I’d recommend to follow on twitter. I was hesitant to respond because I feel it’s...
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