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Ping.fm bookmarklet for multiple Ping.fm accounts

Since Ping.fm doesn’t allow you to add multiple Twitter accounts to one Ping.fm account, I’ve resorted to have two accounts with them, one for my personal accounts (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace) and one for my professional accounts (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn). To update my status for either Ping.fm account I use the special email addresses they offer [...]

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Setup a Facebook Page instead of using your personal FB account

One common question I see asked all the time is whether or not teachers should friend students on Facebook. Although you can set your privacy settings on Facebook to hide certain aspects of your life from groups of friends, this isn’t fool proof. Friending everyone including students and parents simply begins breaking down yet another [...]

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• • At the HS moving virtual machines around. #
  • And I will not be denied my Taco Bell today!!! #
  • Running errands before the big snow hits! #
  • Ok, I think I've got everything set up in case we're snowed in. Plus I'm hoping to have enough pop stored up at home. :-) #
  • Snow day!! May be able to get caught up on a few things today, and even get my eTech presentation posted!!! #
  • Note to self, turn traction control off to make it up hills. #
  • Hitting the treadmill for 5 miles, wish I was outside. #
  • is going to see Mariah Carey in concert tonight!!! #
  • RT @chad_rex: just learned cool keybrd trick in 10.5/10.6-cmd tab (and then use the up/down arrow keys to have expose activate for that app) #
  • Fourteen Help Desks completed among everything that needs to be done. Forty seven more. :-( #
  • Found out there's no way to clear responses from a Google Form except by copying the sheet. :-( #
  • finished a 5.0 mile run on the treadmill in 43:07 (8:38 pace). #
  • Sharing: "I'm Concerned that Your Class Is Fun" http://ryancollins.org/u/5c #
  • Sharing: Classroom iPod touches: Dos and Don'ts http://ryancollins.org/u/5d #
  • http://aviary.com/ online photo editor is now free for all features. #
  • http://ping.fm/p/6KyQf - Help at work. #
  • 's Internet is down. Is anyone else having problems with Time Warner in Kenton? #
  • Pizza acquired! #
  • still does not have internet. :-( #

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• • First day of the eTech Ohio tech conference. First session, the paperless classroom. Thepaperlessclassroom.com #etc10 #
  • iPods in the classroom, year two. #
  • #oetc2010 I'll be presenting at 3:45 on cellphones and mobile technologies. #etech #
  • Very impressed with the number of users using Twitter at #oetc10 see more mobile tech examples at my session at 3:45. :-) #
  • Attending CoSN's Framework of Essential Skills of the K-12 CTO by @Chad_Rex #oetc10 #
  • Attending WordPress MU. #oetc10 #
  • Is everyone at the Kent wpmu session? :-) I looked at drupal, and I agree it was confusing. #oetc10 #
  • Wow, makes my wpmu server look pretty wimpy. :-) (wpmu/Kent) #oetc10 #
  • Is she using a Wiimote to go through the presentation? #wpmukent #oetc10 #
  • Did they say whether the students have accounts? #wpmukent #oetc10 #
  • Maybe next year eTech can give each session a hashtag in the program. #oetc10 #
  • Attending Using Social Networking to teach 21st century learners. #oetc10 #
  • Attending the $100 wiimote interactive whiteboard. #oetc10 #
  • Replacement for smoothboard for OS X? #wiioetc10 #oetc10 #
  • You can buy a license for smartboard's Notebook software. $300 I think. #wiioetc10 #oetc10 #
  • OS X Wiimote could use Omnidazzle to write on the screen. #wiioetc10 #oetc10 #
  • #oetc10 #
  • Now at Brother's, anyone else from #oetc10 here? #
  • Attending optical illusions and math. #oetc10 #
  • Attending 21st century learning with smartphones in the classroom. #oetc10 #
  • Attending Breathing new life into obsolete computers #oetc10 #
  • Thank goodness ie6 is dead. #oetc10 #
  • Found out I wasn't accepted into the Google Teacher Academy for Administrators. Pretty bummed. :-( #
  • Training KCS administrators on Twitter. Say Hi to them! (And follow them: https://twitter.com/mr_rcollins/kcs-staff) #
  • is heading out for a 4 mile run in the snow! #
  • http://ping.fm/p/yw63E - Running in the snow! #
  • http://ping.fm/p/VYE5K - shoveling #
  • Trying out Tweetdeck, still haven't found the perfect client for OS X. I need multiple accnts, Twitter lists, and Facebook Fan Page support #
  • http://ping.fm/p/BjnaC #
  • Editing the audio from my eTech presentation, hope to get it posted today! #oetc10 #

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• • is waiting with anticipation to see what Apple is unveiling today. #
  • Testing posting by email, please ignore! #
  • is NOW waiting patiently for Apple to tell him at 1:00pm what to buy. #
  • Am I the only one concerned about the price of the Apple tablet? $1000 would put it out of reach at school. :-( #
  • I'm hoping the iPad has some sort of surprise to separate it from the Touch! #
  • Does the iPad to video out? Is that how they're demoing it? #
  • Come on, give us a camera or two in that thing! #ipad #
  • No camera? Ugh. #ipad #
  • Multitasking? More than 4 icons in the dock? #iPad Come on Apple, I really want this to be a "must have". #

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• • iPhone/iPod Touch tip of the day: hold down zero and it will pop up a little menu to type the degree (°) symbol. #
  • RT @ryanmalany: Sad Day! RT @BreakingNews: Glen W. Bell Jr. , founder of fast-food chain Taco Bell, dies at age 86 – AP #
  • Back at work after a four day weekend, Help Desk didn't break 100! #
  • If you're an Ohio educator could you check to make sure you're in my ohed list: http://bit.ly/78ofGy #
  • Nerd alert: http://ping.fm/m6ClG(unless you're happy with the watch you currently own) #
  • Network's back up, I can go home! #
  • It's good it's Friday, it's bad that there was a power outage last night. I can't wait to see what's not working today! #
  • Sharing: Performance Pay Will Kill Our Schools http://ping.fm/fAk6S #

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• • is reading '10 Things to Do When You Only Have 5 Minutes Left in Class' - http://ryancollins.org/u/4u #
  • is reading 'I installed a Wii-Whiteboard! (Not a SMARTboard, but not a STOOPIDboard, either)' - http://ryancollins.org/u/4x #
  • is reading 'John Spencer: Musings from a Not-So-Master Teacher: 10 hijacked words' - http://ryancollins.org/u/4z #

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