Ryan Collins » tweets http://ryancollins.org Educational Technology Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:46:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Weekly Twitter Updates for 2010-02-14 http://ryancollins.org/2010/02/14/weekly-twitter-updates-for-2010-02-14/ http://ryancollins.org/2010/02/14/weekly-twitter-updates-for-2010-02-14/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:04:00 +0000 mr.rcollins http://ryancollins.org/wp/2010/02/14/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 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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  • 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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  • Trying to upgrade some G4 XServes to Leopard… No DVD drive in them and for some reason they won't netboot. Next try is to boot from FW. #
  • Imaged the Mac OS X Server 10.5 DVD onto a FW Drive with Disk Utility. FW Drive was then able to boot the XServe G4. I'm in business! #
  • I don't think Diet Pepsi is supposed to be poured onto a computer. #

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  • Just finished Google Docs training with 3rd graders. #
  • I'd like to know what part of "restart your computer" people don't understand. #
  • Should Facebook Fan Pages be unblocked at school? #
  • Mozilla Thunderbird 3 has been released (http://ryancollins.org/u/4n) Tabbed messaging, add ons, and personas support. #
  • I didn't know that Adobe Flex Builder was free 4 educational use: http://freeriatools.adobe.com/flex (thanks @FlowingData!) (via @dajbelshaw #
  • I have been archiving my friends Twitter timeline to try writing a Twitter client. It's coming in at over 1GB of data a week!!! Shocking. #
  • RT @bobiashj My class & I just won a $20,000 BB gift card for our video http://bit.ly/1qboMg Ideas for how to spend it? http://bit.ly/5l5NX9 #
  • Sharing: Fun on Friday #52: Practical Christmas task http://ryancollins.org/u/4p #
  • RT @courosa: top 10 quirky science tricks for Xmas parties http://is.gd/5ltDM #
  • RT @MsBisOnline: RT @EdTechSandyK: WOW: 21 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade http://bit.ly/5r92uP (via @twttimes) #

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  • is reading 'A slightly unfortunate Twitter billboard' – http://ryancollins.org/u/49 #
  • Thunderbird 3 RC2 is out! – http://ryancollins.org/u/4b #
  • Please help my class conduct research for their HOT TOPIC articles by filling in this fun survey: http://bit.ly/6BJn1p (via @r_o_y_a_n) #
  • Working on website updates and my Facebook page. I need to write up a blog post on why teachers should be using Pages on Facebook. #
  • Sharing: Lady Gaga typeface = awesome http://ryancollins.org/u/4e #
  • RT @libraryms:"The best tchrs don't give u the answers, they just point the way and let u make ur own choices, ur own mistakes."-Shu #Glee #
  • Nice beginning to the day when our Internet access is down. :-( That's one wasted hour that could have been spent a lot better. #
  • Wow, thanks @bob05, found http://ryancollins.org/u/4g about copying the Google Form html and modifying it.Something I never even thought of! in reply to bob05 #
  • Social Networking training with administration.Use http://ryancollins.org/u/4h, http://ryancollins.org/u/4i, and http://ryancollins.org/u/4j #
  • is reading 'What Do You Do When Your Students Follow You on Twitter?' http://ryancollins.org/u/4k #

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    ]]>     http://ryancollins.org/2009/12/06/weekly-twitter-updates-for-2009-12-06/feed/ 0     RT @libraryms:”The best tchrs … http://ryancollins.org/2009/12/02/rt-librarymsthe-best-tchrs/ http://ryancollins.org/2009/12/02/rt-librarymsthe-best-tchrs/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:33:39 +0000 mr.rcollins http://ryancollins.org/wp/2009/12/02/rt-librarymsthe-best-tchrs/ RT @libraryms:”The best tchrs don’t give u the answers, they just point the way and let u make ur own choices, ur own mistakes.”-Shu #Glee

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