CASTLE Twitter Archive

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I just turned @McLeod loose with my Univ. President in the room. What’s the over/under on how long I keep my job? #kynxgl
6 hours ago
One benefit to this conference w most KY educators in 1 room … No email in my inbox. #kynxgl
6 hours ago
Running around crazy this afternoon. @McLeod arrived fine (thank god), so now focusing on next project. #kynxgl
6 hours ago
Jersey Jazzman: Value-Added Modeling: A Primer For Teachers http://goo.gl/b/WyS3
8 hours ago
Lisbon 1:1 news story http://ow.ly/2AyhQ Wow…can we hire that student as the spokesperson for 1:1? @DYE52253 #lisboncsd #iowa1to1
9 hours ago
This week’s guest blog series is off to a GREAT start! What do teachers need from administrators? http://bit.ly/diPmCN, http://bit.ly/cwrCo5
11 hours ago
So proud that President Todd is addressing superintendents from across Kentucky. So proud that UK is taking a leadership role.
11 hours ago
Insult, meet injury. RT @KateGardiner: My iPad theif has been using my @Netflix account to watch movies. Anyone interested in the playlist?
20 hours ago
Excited to see @mcleod and to present for the first time with @JaysonR our new faculty member in Tech. Leadership — @kyp20lab #kynxgl
23 hours ago
So, hashtag for tomorrow’s Summit … let’s go with #kynxgl
23 hours ago
How can @MediacomCable, “the 7th largest cable operator” be following only 44 tweeps and have only 114 followers?? #groan
1 day ago
Is @MediacomCable sitting on DNS updates and blocking dozens of Iowa State students from accessing their online classes?
1 day ago
How To Turn Your iPhone Into A Microscope For Only $10 http://bit.ly/bN10AC
1 day ago
Searching for Superguy in Gotham: http://wp.me/pojtG-tN
1 day ago
RT @jdcoffman: HBR article: IT in the Age of the Empowered Employee. Can we empower educators in the same way? http://bit.ly/bYcg9O”
1 day ago
New post: What Do Teachers Need From Administrators? (Day 1) http://bit.ly/axqF9r #edtech
2 days ago
Okay, time to celebrate Christmas with the family. Xmas music playing and all.
2 days ago
Cell phones in the classroom — not a bad idea, acutally. http://bit.ly/anlOWE
2 days ago
School Teachers in Charge? Why Some Schools are Forgoing Principals. http://t.co/gyJjBTn via @Truthout
2 days ago
I’m trying out Gmail’s new priority inbox feature. How are others liking it?
2 days ago
“It is only in still water that we can see.” Pic by @doncampbell of @presentationzen at @nancyduarte. http://bit.ly/aG5QOj
2 days ago
How About Teaching With the Test, Rather Than to It? http://bit.ly/9eWbAx
3 days ago
i3 Winners Still Pounding Pavement for Private Funding http://bit.ly/aBA9jU
3 days ago
Kansas — North Dakota State. Home opener for KU. Rock chalk Jayhawk! http://twitpic.com/2lcfh6
3 days ago
A charter advocate argument that drives me up the wall: http://wp.me/pojtG-s3
3 days ago
And a whole string of stats/comparisons of NJ charter schools: http://schoolfinance101.wordpress.com/category/new-jersey-charter-schools/
3 days ago
My old post on one of Newark’s successful charters and why it is not scalable reform: http://wp.me/pojtG-7Q
3 days ago
To all those arguing that Charter schools will save NJ…here’s my old post on charter school demographics in NJ: http://wp.me/pojtG-cv
3 days ago
New post: Follow the money and wake up (or there’s gonna be a shakeup) http://bit.ly/avlFy2 #edtech
3 days ago
New post: You can’t motivate students, but you can kill what motivation they have http://bit.ly/bM8Y1n #edtech
4 days ago
The taquito got robbed. http://twitpic.com/2kzhcz
4 days ago
First pic with new Droid. With @jnash and families at Iowa Cubs — Memphis Redbirds game. Go Cubbies! http://twitpic.com/2kyywn
4 days ago
The great p20 website push of 2010 is over. It is live: http://p20lab.org
4 days ago
New post: Video – It’s A Book http://bit.ly/b2gM5B #edtech
4 days ago
5 Universities with iPad Projects / Giveaways http://bit.ly/9ZmAlz
4 days ago
Chutes and Ladders: A Tale of Digg and Twitter http://bit.ly/d3eIGM
4 days ago
Woohoo! The husband got the new job!
4 days ago
Awesome (and clever) photos http://bit.ly/d18lHu I particularly like these two: http://bit.ly/cTgOC7 & http://bit.ly/dhPdmO
4 days ago
Just upgraded my Blackberry to a Droid 2. Woo hoo! Now all I need to do is figure out how to stop its incessant saying of ‘Droid!’
4 days ago
New bookmark: Free Music Archive http://bit.ly/9Uy9HX
4 days ago
New bookmark: WikiEducator http://bit.ly/a7DaEl
4 days ago
New bookmark: Reproducibles: Teaching the iGeneration http://bit.ly/cHxkQI
4 days ago
New bookmark: Google Voice Blog: Get more out of calling in Gmail http://bit.ly/cBnem0
4 days ago
New bookmark: ThinkTutorial http://bit.ly/aHVsLH
4 days ago
New post: Texting stats: Teenagers and adults http://bit.ly/dfbXhf #edtech
4 days ago
The arbitrariness of NAEP proficiency levels. http://bit.ly/cyJwZa & http://bit.ly/dudlzV Be careful when using these!
4 days ago
Finishing up new @kyp20lab website today. Can’t wait to share it this afternoon.
4 days ago
Two Twitter accounts every ed techie should be following: @douglevin @setda
4 days ago
New post: Video – Race to Nowhere trailer http://bit.ly/dwh9lv #edtech
5 days ago
New post: To be successful in the 21st century, you’re going to have to be a learner http://bit.ly/crD5km #edtech
5 days ago
RT @micwalker: Are you a “gardener” or a “greenskeeper”? via @bengrey http://bit.ly/dlXwCy #edchat #edinateach #edtech
5 days ago
New post: Guest blog series – What do teachers need from administrators? http://bit.ly/cazSqE #edtech
5 days ago
I have a Gravatar. Anyone know why it never shows up in any of my comments (on my blog or others’)?
5 days ago
Just left a comment at @betchaboy’s blog: Public Visibility http://bit.ly/cGqYIp #edtech #onlinepredators
5 days ago
Just left a comment here: Seven Reasons Why the Assessment Consortia Will Matter More than Race to the Top http://bit.ly/cH4RFf
5 days ago
Great post! RT @ASCD: From Wow to How: Bridging the gap between tech-savvy eds and tech-straddlers http://bit.ly/blndBk
5 days ago
Just followed @halldavidson. It’s embarrassing when I find someone that I should have been following long ago! #edtech
5 days ago
Dear Iowa vehicle registration renewal: Why must I pay a service fee to pay online? I’m doing the work to enter in database, not you!
5 days ago
Florida high school goes with electronic-only textbooks, but only with e-readers, not laptops http://bit.ly/9mPH9D #edtech
5 days ago
RT @shirley8153: Opening Up to Digital Textbooks http://is.gd/eS34B
5 days ago
RT @courosa: http://teachertrainingvideos.com — some useful videos here for those new(ish) to instructional technology & social media.
5 days ago
Skype Introduces 10-Way Video Calling http://t.co/JMy2HGO via @mashable
5 days ago
New bookmark: 5 Android Apps I Can’t Live Without (and Why) http://bit.ly/ddZQu9
5 days ago
New bookmark: 50 Ways to Foster a Culture of Innovation http://bit.ly/cHYVff
5 days ago
New bookmark: Master list of TEDTalks (Google spreadsheet) http://bit.ly/bzNfVC
5 days ago
New bookmark: U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan Announces Winners of Competition to Improve Student Assessments http://bit.ly/blE80e
5 days ago
New bookmark: 15 Essential Back to School Podcasts http://bit.ly/da5Q9u
5 days ago
finally got my inbox down to 0 unread messages. Woohoo!
5 days ago
RT @joe_bower: Master List of TED talks with descriptions: http://bit.ly/9oCMme
5 days ago
New post: The future of peer review http://bit.ly/bmECd6 #edtech
5 days ago
Just discovered (and subscribed to) @CameronNeylon’s awesome blog, Science in the Open http://bit.ly/cnrse5 #edtech
5 days ago
New post: The tension between the individual and the collective: Will there be any more Newtons and Einsteins? http://bit.ly/9gButC #edtech
5 days ago
New post: Students should own their software http://bit.ly/9esVdo #edtech
5 days ago
New Report — The Black-White Achievement Gap: When Progress Stopped http://bit.ly/cYbGMK
6 days ago
I’ve got two iPod touches and an iPad. Do I need the new Touch too? http://bit.ly/9muAVm
6 days ago
Just finished conversation with @shfarnsworth @jeffdicks @bcluwlib about making the 1:1 Ning even more valuable. Join http://bit.ly/dbN0W6
6 days ago
Great tool for video conference with more than two members http://www.tokbox.com/#
6 days ago
New hashtag correction for Iowa one-to-one schools #iowa1to1
6 days ago
New Iowa one-to-one hashtag #iowa1:1
6 days ago
Value-added and the non-random sorting of kids who don’t give a sh^%t: http://wp.me/pojtG-tI
6 days ago
Sites that connect classrooms across the globe (see the comments; add new ones if you can!) http://bit.ly/ck76MK #edtech
6 days ago
New post: School is not a place for curiosity http://bit.ly/9WzNuu #edtech
6 days ago
Any ideas about resources for 1:1 music teachers?
6 days ago
RT @tomwhitby: Just uploaded a fourth Project based learning video on The Educator’s PLN http://ning.it/9mtF40
7 days ago
Great video piece from PBS News Hour: “DC Teachers Put to the Test” http://bit.ly/9cZsAt
7 days ago
29 #AERA proposals reviewed. Phew.
7 days ago
.RT @aaronjgoldstein: #Obama says that #innovation and #edreform are critical to increasing our domestic security
1 week ago
http://rapportive.com/ Rapportive is an awesome addition to gmail!
1 week ago
Some Scholars Slam Value-Added for Teacher Accountability http://t.co/5Ysvocx via @educationweek
1 week ago
Watching my TA teach my undergrad teacher law class. She’s doing great, but still weird watching someone else pilot my baby.
1 week ago
New bookmark: Interesting Ways presentations (Tom Barrett) http://bit.ly/dkHUMn
1 week ago
RT @alexanderrusso: Curious how Duncan calls for newer better assessments w/o admitting current tests inadequate
1 week ago
RT @pabaker55: AERA Online Paper Repository houses unpublished education research papers http://bit.ly/bbel6M #education #research
1 week ago
A cool way to assign and rotate students to small groups. http://bit.ly/9ZuEvx
1 week ago
New post: Video – The biggest adventure of their lives http://bit.ly/9MnB8K #edtech
1 week ago
New bookmark: A Revised Taxonomy of Social Networking Data http://bit.ly/9tyJ5u
1 week ago
New bookmark: The iPad for Academics http://bit.ly/cnaIZk
1 week ago
New bookmark: Bloom’s Taxonomy: Bloomin’ Peacock http://bit.ly/dtxI93
1 week ago
Vote for the Top Education Books of the Decade http://bit.ly/bM0D50
1 week ago
Ladder on the wrong wall? http://bit.ly/cDixjF Superb analogy!
1 week ago
A conversation with @downes re: Should we be paying invisible education professors? http://bit.ly/azCnAB
1 week ago
RT @ijohnpederson: Google Reader Cuts the Clutter with Fullscreen Mode http://bit.ly/b9pVcM
1 week ago
Just learned about Venture Pragmatist, @chadratliff’s blog http://bit.ly/dnGgEl Thanks, @irasocol!
1 week ago
Daughter rocks! RT @TeachPaperless: On my 7 yr old daughter’s “What I Did Today” note for 1st day of school, she wrote: “Created minions”.
1 week ago
Growth of online learning in Chicago schools draws cheers, worries http://bit.ly/ds6A2o
1 week ago
Wow. http://thewildernessdowntown.com is amazing. Must have Chrome to watch. Birds landing was my favorite! (via @larryferlazzo)
1 week ago
New bookmark: 10 ways data is changing how we live http://bit.ly/bO0EGB
1 week ago
RT @aeaweb: Live webcast — US Secy Ed Arne Duncan to Remark on Next Gen Assessment Systems 9/2 10:30 EST http://ow.ly/2x2ZA
1 week ago
Mbp update: not the logic board. Maybe a software issue. Must wait an hour.
1 week ago
Wow, have to laugh that @Coral_BestBuy responded to my frustration with @officedepot and offered to help already. Still waiting @officedepot
1 week ago
I’m getting extremely frustrated with @officedepot! I’ll wait to see if they respond to Twitter quickly.….I know that @bestbuy does!
1 week ago
Alright tech peeps, save me a trip to apple store.When taking a screen shot I get this.Why?Haven’t changed settings. http://yfrog.com/g0ulep
1 week ago
I’m about to lose it. My MBP is doing this.…again! http://yfrog.com/f1f4hp
1 week ago
alright, I need help. Someone remind me how to sync between my delicious and diigo bookmarks…please?
1 week ago
In faculty mentoring course. Great way to start my week!
1 week ago
New post: Should we require courses or programs to be labeled ‘ONLINE?’ http://bit.ly/cHr8IM #edtech
1 week ago
New post: Our obligation to prepare students for what is and will be, not what was http://bit.ly/bvwYHM #edtech
1 week ago
Is the “truth” (http://bit.ly/a2TpAh ) biased by who you teach? http://wp.me/pojtG-sC
1 week ago
Re the “truth” — http://bit.ly/a2TpAh — Does the “truth” have a 25% to 35% error rate? http://wp.me/sojtG-rolldice
1 week ago
New bookmark: 21st Century Education Film Series http://bit.ly/9Tof2A
1 week ago
New bookmark: New Learning Institute http://bit.ly/dlsO3x
1 week ago
New bookmark: Why should brands bother with Twitter? This table says why http://bit.ly/btYCSV
1 week ago
New bookmark: How Is a Bad Radio Station Like the Public School System? http://bit.ly/c0IoN9
1 week ago
New bookmark: Student-Centered Learning: Target or Locus for Universities? http://bit.ly/bUTw3K
1 week ago
Lots of action at the blog: The Storm — http://goo.gl/uhDz ; Detroit — http://goo.gl/g4ub ; Miss. de jure segregation http://goo.gl/15xN
1 week ago
RT @aaker: Beautifully executed RT @nicdesign Modern redesign of the American currency http://bit.ly/difNPm.
1 week ago
Another ABSOLUTE MUST-READ by @willrich45: The Assessment Problem http://bit.ly/aHgeMp #edtech
1 week ago
RT @TeachMoore: RT @avalonsensei: Teacher labeled as highly effective, condemns #LAT for publishing her #VAM score http://t.co/onnUTAT
1 week ago
I know it’s an AERA proposal because, ahem, it’s an AERA proposal. That you submitted to AERA.
1 week ago
I’m reading AERA proposals & getting snarky. Last one started as follows “This AERA proposal…” I know it’s an AERA proposal.
1 week ago
New post: Are tests biased against students who don’t give a s***? http://bit.ly/dpLBxi #edtech
1 week ago
RT @rww 5 Ways Tech Startups Can Disrupt the Education System http://bit.ly/cFK9bO #edtech
1 week ago
New post: Tax breaks for the richest 120,000 Americans? http://bit.ly/cZOZh4 #edtech
1 week ago
New post: The consolidation of Internet eyeballs http://bit.ly/9y1mBm #edtech
1 week ago
“The difference between a computer and a library is one of portability” (comment at http://bit.ly/cOFRTD) #edtech
1 week ago
New post: Filming police actions in plain view should be protected, not prosecuted http://bit.ly/d8WCpd #edtech
1 week ago
New post: Don’t give too much weight to student test scores for teacher evaluation [Report] http://bit.ly/aAKviM #edtech
1 week ago
Scholars’ skepticism on using student test scores to evaluate teachers, via @SchlFinance101: http://j.mp/cF6gD7
1 week ago
RT @courosa: “Facing prison for filming US police” http://is.gd/eJb27 Man faces 16 yrs for recording video of arrest
1 week ago
New bookmark: Net Neutrality: 7 Worst Case Scenarios http://bit.ly/aQ9TzW
1 week ago
New bookmark: 21 Awesome Super Mario Bros Theme Remakes http://bit.ly/ccH3PF
1 week ago
RT @chadratliff Redesigning Education: Why Can’t We Be In Kindergarten For Life http://bit.ly/9F75vP
1 week ago
IMPORTANT: Tim Holt asks if/why the education blogosphere is still dominated by white males http://bit.ly/cfi5Qg #edtech
1 week ago
New bookmark: The iPad and Content Creation http://bit.ly/ahEl02
2 weeks ago
New bookmark: Vintage Internet Ads http://bit.ly/cfOd3G
2 weeks ago
New bookmark: Interactive Infographic of the World’s Best Countries http://bit.ly/9wRhuw
2 weeks ago
New post: Professional development for educators: Moving the wrong direction? http://bit.ly/aILT9p #edtech
2 weeks ago
New post: Junior management http://bit.ly/dxLYX7 #edtech
2 weeks ago
Just installed this: VERY SLICK! Rapportive (Gmail Add-on Makes E-mail Smarter) http://t.co/R6JsHuH via @mashsocialmedia @mashable
2 weeks ago
New post: Getting closer to the Internet phone system http://bit.ly/bCHcJ2 #edtech
2 weeks ago
New post: Getting closer to the Internet phone system http://bit.ly/9cMKO1 #edtech
2 weeks ago
For all you #iPhone fanboys out there: Why AT&T Is Oblivious To Reception Problems http://bit.ly/cnSAwd (incl. you, @jnash)
2 weeks ago
New post: Video – Spirit Lake Community Schools launches its 1:1 laptop initiative http://bit.ly/cdf8mn #edtech
2 weeks ago
Under 3 consec. yrs pos. VA scores, what percent of new teachers will actually get beyond probation after 5, or even 10 years? fun study.
2 weeks ago
CO SB 191 hlds tchr in prbationary status ’til 3yrs consec. demonstrtd effectvness. Given yr-to-yr error in VA scores, hw lng wll that take?
2 weeks ago
LAT argues no ceiling effect ‘cuz schls with gifted kids do better. But also argues no effect of non-random assignment. http://ow.ly/2vsP9
2 weeks ago
Evidence that these guys have absolutely no idea what they are talking about (canned explanations, but contradictory) http://ow.ly/2vsP9
2 weeks ago
Can’t have it both ways at LAT — Can’t say that non-random assign doesn’t bias tchr ratings, but that schls with more gftd kids do better?
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
@alexanderrusso Kane/Staiger study does not negate that little problem (or others), see bottom of: http://wp.me/pojtG-sC
2 weeks ago
@alexanderrusso re: LAT — reporters reveal non-random assign bias (distrib of gifted kids) then blow it off by reference to Kane/Staiger
2 weeks ago
@alexanderrusso re: Matthews: http://ow.ly/2vsP9 Woefully insufficient/misrepresentation of tech issues: http://wp.me/pojtG-sC
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Fate of School Budgets Tied to Age and Race — http://nyti.ms/bMvSMv
2 weeks ago
Can Policies Stop a Mobile Learning Tsunami? http://goo.gl/MVyd
2 weeks ago
Was excited to hear a radio ad for a 1:1 school while driving across rural iowa! They should be proud!
2 weeks ago
New bookmark: Fleur’s notes from Ewan McIntosh’s Gaming for Learning workshop http://bit.ly/aLo2O7
2 weeks ago
New bookmark: Top 40 podcasts for teachers http://bit.ly/abiVgr
2 weeks ago
New bookmark: Mobile is key development in evolution of education: McGraw-Hill http://bit.ly/c507Ha
2 weeks ago
Don’t plan on creating any projects or products that end in the word “book.” http://bit.ly/asMkK8
2 weeks ago
New post: Video – Teacher movie. Administrator movie. http://bit.ly/axlCtY #edtech
2 weeks ago
New post: The (un)affordability of tax cuts http://bit.ly/dy0hOv #edtech
2 weeks ago
“Trader Joe’s doesn’t pick up on trends — it sets them.” http://bit.ly/bisWCI
2 weeks ago
Blog: Picky, Picky, Picky on Race to the Top … http://goo.gl/fCPQ
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Check out the video from the Spirit Lake kickoff celebration for their one-to-one program! http://1to1schools.net/
2 weeks ago
Jersey Jazzman: Even More RTTT Folllies http://goo.gl/b/Dp8W
2 weeks ago
New bookmark: Interactive Software Helps Students Learn http://bit.ly/ceICrq
2 weeks ago
Just added my two cents to @willrich45’s 10 Questions for Arne Duncan http://bit.ly/aqVLJ8 #edtech #techleadership
2 weeks ago
New post: Should we be paying ‘invisible’ education professors? http://bit.ly/cTQy82 #edtech
2 weeks ago
New post: The complicity of teacher education programs http://bit.ly/bLutzu #edtech
2 weeks ago
New post: Video – 21st century education in New Brunswick, Canada http://bit.ly/cXU4sg #edtech
2 weeks ago
New bookmark: The Case of the Ultimate iPad Keyboard http://bit.ly/a5wxTk
2 weeks ago
New post: 19 things teacher librarians should unlearn http://bit.ly/9ZPP77 #edtech
2 weeks ago
Why I’m not crying for Louisiana and Colorado: http://wp.me/pojtG-to
2 weeks ago
Missing Race to the Top: A Pep Talk Revisited — http://bit.ly/9f86ce — especially important for my Kentucky followers today.
2 weeks ago
Cool. www.humancalendar.com
2 weeks ago
Anyone care to make an argument that missing RttT was a good thing for Kentucky? Looking for some good news here, folks.
2 weeks ago
RttT Round 2 — Stuff that Doesn’t Matter!: http://wp.me/pojtG-t4
2 weeks ago
Heading to Spirit Lake to see the deployment of 800 plus laptops!
2 weeks ago
I met someone today that uses a mouse upside down. Very interesting.
2 weeks ago
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