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Mr.Rcollins

Mr.Rcollins has written 262 posts for Ryan Collins

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 [...]

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-14

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 [...]

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-07

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. [...]

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-31

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. [...]

Google Teacher Academy for Administrators Video

I’ve applied to attend the Google Teacher Academy for Administrators, and as part of the submission process I was required to complete a video entitled “Innovative Leadership in the Age of Google”. I decided to list what words inspire me as an educational leader and arrange them with pictures and music.

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-24

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 [...]

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-17

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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OS X Widget to show machine name

I use Apple Remote Desktop or a KVM (Keyboard/Video/Mouse) switcher to administer several OS X servers and machines. When you’re working on machines in this way you can sometimes get confused on which machine you’re currently controlling. If you’re lucky you won’t do anything stupid, but there have been times when I’ve shutdown/restarted a server [...]

Following lots of people on Twitter? You need ReadTwit

A couple of months ago I decided to expand my use of Twitter, and began following more and more people in the education community. This was awesome, until I realized I could not keep up with the barrage of data that I was being given. In November I started brainstorming ideas on how to keep up

Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-01-10

Posting a picture with Tweetie Mac and to Posterous as a test. http://post.ly/HFVT #
Cacoo and other diagraming sites http://post.ly/HKsN #
Sent to you by Mr. R. Collins via Google Reader: DIGITAL LEARNING
ENVIRONMENTS: Tools and Technologies for Effective Classrooms via
Readtw #

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