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Am really liking Adobe Lightroom for managing my photos. Once you learn the keyboard shortcuts, its very powerful!
- 1/21, 8pm
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@The_Librain did you start it with an == sign?
- 1/20, 6am
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New Virtual Staffroom Podcast now up [ http] or go hit iTunes. :-) It's all about successful 1-1 rollouts and is quite good!
- 1/18, 10pm
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@Kent3Ed We both do. It's called a "nooner" ;-)
- 1/8, 12am
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anyone know of a way to embed an entire Vimeo Channel into a blog page, so it becomes an auto updating video gallery?
- 1/6, 4pm
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@iusher No concern is that many of the most important things are really difficult to measure, esp for the more at-risk kids #ael09
- 7/22, 5pm
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@kenroyal Thanks Ken. It's been an awesome few days here at the Adobe Summer Institute. Some amazingly creative and clever teachers here!
- 7/22, 2pm
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I've never seen the phrases "academic excellence" and "no child left behind" in the same sentence. weird. #ael09
- 7/22, 2pm
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if there weren't many tweets coming out of Ross Wallis' session, it's because we were all to engrossed to tweet. #ael09
- 7/22, 12pm
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@iusher ask them about Moodle. Bet you get a different answer. #ael09
- 7/21, 3pm
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I really want to like Connect, but I just seem to have a lousy experience with it every single time I use it. #ael09
- 7/21, 1pm
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@twitter Hey twitter folk. I'm an Aussie visiting San Fran later this week. Any chance I could drop by the office and say hi?
- 7/12, 8pm
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@danielfelice Hehe. When are you home?
- 7/11, 6am
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@speters Very cool! Thanks. Hope you got a couple of photos from the workshop :-) #TWBC09
- 7/9, 9pm
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@SharonHarper No, I like Firefox... all those addons make it very workable. If Safari had that....
- 7/9, 9pm
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Just about to head off to a Photographers expo in the city, followed up by an early Canada Day party.
- 6/26, 10pm
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@plasmaegg Either way, it sucks that there is no direct integration between them. What do you like about Lightroom? What are its strengths?
- 6/26, 4pm
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@ictguy @jdeyenberg @lasic @moodleman @rbvandijk @Steve_Collis Thanks guys, the (non-standard) Feedback Module does the trick perfectly!
- 6/23, 7pm
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@karlyb I was getting that too (prior to update) Not sure what's happening there
- 6/14, 3pm
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Great story to share with kids to get them thinking about digital identity... [ http]
- 6/11, 7am
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@mathplourde Ah, the Apple IIe days... that takes me back. (UDSFI live > [ http])
- 6/5, 7am
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@1teeby Think you'll find that's not an IWB conference. You talking about Leading a Digital School?
- 6/3, 2am
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@Tubsta Wife? Ok, I really am out of the loop here. When did you get married Tubby?
- 6/3, 2am
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What sadist at 3 Mobile coined the term "customer care"?
- 6/1, 5am
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@deangroom that’s frickin’ awesome!!! Epic win for you.
- 5/29, 7pm
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@weatherhead I found it a bit pointless because if you have moodle why would you care about scholaris & vice versa. PS moodle looked better
- 5/28, 10pm
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Watching a comparison shootout between Moodle and Scholaris. All I can say is Thank you Martin D! #aisitmc
- 5/28, 8pm
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@mrmosesdotorg they are suggesting around November.
- 5/27, 11pm
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@cmt1 Yeah the Oprah-boom in the Twitterverse will be over in a week or two as they all get bored or simply just don't get it.
- 5/3, 7pm
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New comment today on "How Tagging Solves the Problem of the Physical World" [ http]
- 4/29, 11am
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@JoHart Yeah, but I can’t DM them if I don’t follow them. And I won’t follow them while they have protected updates. Catch 22.
- 4/28, 4am
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@fritzblacksmith Nah... not the right group for that.
- 4/28, 4am
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@kathyschrock Really? You don’t like wikipedia?
- 4/27, 2pm
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@suewaters @deangroom @gkat @steve_collis @Darcy1968 @moodleman @plu Dinner details for Friday [ http] See you there.
- 4/22, 1am
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My daughter is trying to get to Japan by doing some "virtual busking". Please consider helping her... [ http]
- 4/12, 1am
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@k1looper THat would be very good if you could find it! Thanks!
- 4/6, 7pm
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@suewaters and it just seamlessly moves across to available wifi zones at work and home?
- 3/29, 6am
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I want to like Linux, I really do. But I get so frustrated when simple things don't work, like wifi for example.
- 3/18, 4pm
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About to record a Virtual staffroom podcast on tech and PE teaching. Come join the backchannel at [ http]
- 3/17, 2am
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@mrrobbo actually, I have Wiimote
working on both Mac and PC. Just find it easier on a Mac. PC version has more features though.
- 3/15, 4am
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If you're an educator and you're free RIGHT NOW, come join in the Flashmeeting at [ http]
- 3/15, 2am
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does anyone know of a (free) speech to text converter that could take an audio recording and convert it to written text?
- 3/13, 6pm
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In a staff meeting looking at scootle. These learning objects are finally becoming accessible.
- 3/12, 2pm
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@loonyhiker cool. I must pop in sometime. I also just got my own Flashmeeting room now. trying it with students
- 2/19, 2am
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@Mrs_Banjer Why would you get the pro model? Same reason as this... [ http]
- 2/18, 4am
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@Mrs_Banjer I wrote this post a few months after I switched to a Mac. [ http] Hopefully it will help you decide... :-)
- 2/18, 2am
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@paulawhite Think you'll find that iwork.com IS an Apple site.
- 2/16, 5am
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in fact, anyone else going to their local Twestival event anywhere else in the world?
- 2/11, 1pm
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@KarenJan That's like like asking if pens and books promote learning or just make teaching easier. The answer is "it depends"...
- 2/7, 2pm
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n a Mac, how do I insert the proper symbol for a half? 1/2?
- 2/6, 11pm
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@rachelboyd Absolutely! I'm looking forward to it... a yarn and a beer!
- 2/3, 12am
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@reuw Really? You shouldn't have had to do that. with the 3ivx codec installed. Moviemaker workd with Flip just fine.
- 2/1, 1pm
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Hasn't been talked about much, but new iWeb apparently supports direct one click publishing to any FTP server. Much better!
- 1/21, 6pm
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@paulawhite It was an interesting move by Apple to have no clipart, but it forces you to think more about design and layout.
- 1/21, 6pm
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Just uninstalled Microsoft Office from my MacBook Pro, and will use iWork instead. MacBook Pro now a completely Microsoft free zone. ;-)
- 1/21, 6pm
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Just bought iWork 09... Some very cool new stuff in it.
- 1/20, 11pm
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@wurlitza Thorough blog/review coming. so don't worry, I'll tell you. But who are you anyway?
- 1/17, 2pm
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@heyjudeonline the Comfort Inn on (i think) 134th street just off 5th ave was good value when i stayed there. Good midtown location
- 1/17, 3am
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@suewaters Sue, This new project oif Ben and Joan's is looking like a good one... [ http] Might rate a mention?
- 1/16, 4pm
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@activtweets First look at Active Inspire. Why can't you people get media handling right?! Since when are videos square? Come on!!!
- 1/15, 1pm
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no takers on a quick Connect session? [ http]
- 1/9, 8pm
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@willrich45 The battery life on the MBPs is not great when you consider a replacement battery just cost me $200.
- 1/9, 1pm
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@baded hehe, I thougt of that as I wrote it, but I reckon if I have to figure out what a "Timmies" is, they can work out what a "Holden" is.
- 1/9, 12pm
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@mizminh Yes, but when will we get Chrome for the Mac? C'mon Google!
- 1/9, 12pm
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@shareski I hate extra toolbars with a passion ;-)
- 1/9, 6am
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TV just for teachers? Check it out! new blog post about it at [ http]
- 1/9, 6am
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Mac users, have you got the new version of Skype [?http] Screensharing is awesome!
- 1/8, 1am
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The Twitter to Facebook status updater thingy seems to just ignore any tweets that are sent as replies to others. That's pretty smart...
- 1/7, 9am
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@suewaters thanks to you and everyone else who pointed that out. Password now changed.
- 1/5, 12am
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DO NOT respond to a twitter message that says "fixed it.. hehe here is that blog i wanted to show you " It's a phishing scam.
- 1/4, 3pm
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sitting in the Maple Leaf Lounge of Toronto Airport, waiting for our flight to Sydney. Thanks Canada! We've had a great time!
- 1/4, 3pm
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new blog post on making your PLN more personal... [ http]
- 12/18, 9pm
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@tonitones they finally asked for them back did they? :-) Bummer!
- 12/18, 1pm
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@brachsmith Never actually heard of it happening. I think it's an urban myth.
- 11/26, 3pm
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@jutecht Damn, You just wrote the blog post I had in my head Jeff! I was thinking the very same thing
- 11/26, 7am
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Looking for CC licenced music in CCMixter for a Year 4 slideshow. Wow, there's tons of stuff in here!
- 11/23, 8pm
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Just sent the final manuscript for the IWB book to the publishers... I can't believe it's done (well, almost) Feels good!
- 11/23, 4pm
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@Allanahk seriously though, Google is so good, I often find it easier to search on the fly than to use bookmarks at all.
- 11/22, 11pm
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RT: please consider getting your students (and yourself) to fill out [ http]
- 11/12, 5pm
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@karlfisch THanks karl... Love the new version for Rome... Cheers.
- 11/10, 7pm
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know anyone who needs some housesitting in Toronto over Dec/Jan? Linda and I will be there over Xmas, need a place to stay. Will walk dog!
- 11/9, 4pm
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New Live Stream from my phone
[qik] - Restored stream [_http]
- 11/1, 1am
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any k12 convenors out there? the When night Fals is about t o start, but we have no moderator priveleges... can you help out?
- 10/31, 5pm
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@murcha yep the Antarctica call went really well.. I'm going to wrap it up and podcast it on Virtual Staffroom just for the heck of it...
- 10/30, 2am
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@andrewdouch Hey Douchy, thanks for the tip about Authoxy. It saved the day and the podcast recording went off without a hitch. Cheers!
- 10/28, 4pm
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@Steve_Collis Hahaha, you crack me up Steve... Buy a PC... uhh, no. BTW have you seen the new I'm a Mac, I'm a PC ads? Hilarious!
- 10/27, 6pm
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If you really must show it, at least use a cookie to remember I've closed it every time I come back to the page. Grr.
- 10/27, 2pm
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Just about to launch into the K12 Online Conference Fireside Chat for Week 1. Come join in...
- 10/25, 7am
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As much as I don't enjoy gardening, there is a certain satisfcation to a freshly mowed and edged lawn.
- 10/24, 7pm
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@bethanyvsmith Thanks. I learned a lot in the process! The export to Quicktime from Keynote is great, and ScreenFlow is completely awesome.
- 10/23, 2pm
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reimaging EeePC with LInux instead of Windows, just to see how it works...
- 10/22, 3pm
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Finishing off our entry to the Google 10 to the 100 competition. LInda had an awesome idea for it...
- 10/18, 7pm
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@etalbert on the other hand, the 21st century is nearly 9% complete...
- 10/13, 8pm
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@ryanbretag Agree again. If the purpose of ed'n is just to prepare students for university and getting a job, it's probably doing ok. Just.
- 10/13, 8pm
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@loonyhiker Nah it's the preconference keynoye tonight/today (in 10 minutes). The strand presos are not till next week...
- 10/13, 3am
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This is a bit of an experiment, but want to help me record a podcast right now? Skype me or join the live stream at [ http]
- 10/6, 8pm
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thanks to those who offered.... wow working with digital media really makes a person think hard! I might try this with kids ;-)
- 10/5, 7am
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need a quick response... got a twitter account? got a delicious account? want to do a cameo in my k12online preso? tweet back asap...
- 10/5, 6am
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@edublogs what's actually being upgraded? what new goodies can we look forward to? (please say the atahualpa theme!)
- 10/4, 11pm
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@annemareemoore Thanks for that! ;-)
- 10/4, 7pm
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Just installed Wordpress locally on my Macnook using MAMP. Works great. Playing with lots of themes from Wordpress.org
- 10/1, 2am
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@digitalmaverick THanks!
- 9/29, 6am
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New blog post [ http] on our year 4 classes first foray into blogging. feedback welcome.
- 9/29, 6am
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if 140 chars is not enough, feel free to email your ideas to betchaboy@gmail.com
- 9/28, 10pm
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on my way home from the Reels/Models gig. Eardrums still bleeding.
- 9/27, 7am
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New Virtual Staffroom podcast up. [ http] Great interview with Liz Kolb and Toni Twiss on cellphones in education.
- 9/27, 2am
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@onlineteacher I'm not finding it difficult... it's pretty intuitive, but it certainly has a lot of flexibility and options in it.
- 9/25, 10pm
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@kstevens77 nah, different. Just want to store audio files, not necessarily podcast them. Box.net did the trick.
- 9/25, 8pm
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@andrewdouch That's the one I was actually thinking of but couldn't remember the name! thanks Andrew. They will host files as well?
- 9/25, 6pm
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@deangroom Very cool Flash work... well done to Bruce and Gav! Kudos!
- 9/24, 11pm
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@bcrosby You can't blame them for trying. You have an audience, they want it.
- 9/24, 6am
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@ehelfant i'm using a nokia n95 to do the live streaming with qik
- 9/21, 10pm
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Please don't tell me the trains are out and that i have to catch a bus. I hate buses!
- 9/20, 1pm
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@learn2cn Yeah but the PC guy is a long time Mac user...
- 9/19, 5pm
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@annieagnew2008 Welcome to Twitter!
- 9/19, 6am
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Got an 11 yo kid in Sydney interested in moviemaking, game design and robotics. Know of any holiday courses that he might be able to take?
- 9/17, 3pm
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@dkuropatwa I tries to join the Elluminate session for K12 online, but it seems the ports are blocked here at school. Sorry!
- 9/15, 6pm
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@glassbeed @cogdog Really would have liked to have made it to Shanghai this year... just didn't work out for me unfortunately.
- 9/13, 5pm
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@deangroom justr left a comment on the voicethread. Good activity! I like it.
- 9/13, 3pm
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is anyone else using identi.ca? in principle, it sounds better than Twitter (more open, etc) but works the same. Needs community though
- 9/13, 7am
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Having a relaxing night just chilling on the couch... Oh wait, housework to be done. Doh!
- 9/12, 4am
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@TeachaKidd That looks cool: They used Glogster to the image
- 9/9, 6pm
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@janelowe photshop will do what you need..contact me if you need a hand
- 9/7, 1am
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@lkolb Hey Liz... been trying to catch you online on Skype, but seem to keep missing you. Give me a call when you get a chance?
- 9/1, 8pm
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Sitting in our weekly staff meeting
- 8/28, 8pm
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@coolcatteacher Don't get me wrong, I like the iPhone and would probably have got one if the data plans here in Australia were reasonable
- 8/27, 5pm
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@cburell I like the look of the iPhone, but decided to get a Nokia N95... just does lots more that i find useful...
- 8/27, 5pm
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@janning Not sure jean... Not something I've ever tried to be honest. I usually always use the YouTube.
- 8/27, 5pm
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@mpesce might be time to give identi.ca a serious look?
- 8/22, 11pm
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@dannynic Yeah, perhaps. "Drop the Chalk"? "Replace the Chalk"? dunno..
- 8/21, 9am
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Re PLC's Phone-a-friend article in yesterday's paper... we even got a personal message of support from Marc Prensky.
- 8/20, 8pm
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My school was mentioned in the newspaper this morning. My blog response here.. [tinyurl.com]
- 8/19, 8pm
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@janelowe there sure is! See you there!
- 8/6, 10pm
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@jomcleay We had Shaun Tan at PLC recently. He gave the kids soem good insights into life as a writer
- 8/4, 2am
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New Live Stream from my phone [_http]
- 8/3, 9pm
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Playing with yet another iPhone Twitter app. Twittedvision also lets you update your tweets
- 8/3, 1am
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Sydney bloggers, in case you missed it... dinner tonight [ http]
- 8/1, 6pm
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