Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-23

RT @mcleod Don't teach your kids this stuff. Please? – Dangerously Irrelevant http://bit.ly/kFGgV #
@monk51295 would your German kids like to borrow our Ticket to Ride game w/ German map? http://yfrog.com/h4g5iqjj http://yfrog.com/h7xliflj #
@TeachingTrisha We're going to be web conferencing experts by the end of this year. Insanity. Thanks for the Yugma info via @missnoor28 in reply to TeachingTrisha #
What happens when you work at an elementary school and still have elementary age kids at home… #pinotandcorndogs http://yfrog.com/hs5v7bj #
@eccajoy corn dog= hot dog on a stick dipped in a cornmeal batter. Fried. Gross. Bad for you. Loved by children. in reply to eccajoy #
2nd Alternative Teacher Program tour today…. sigh. Lots of options, not sure what to do. Going to leave it all be for a while. #
@ktenkely UGH! Just weirder. So many choices, so many applications/essays/possibilities. I'm finding it hard to know where to focus. in reply to ktenkely #
@ktenkely Plus, balancing impact on my kids & hubs makes it more complicated. My choice either opens or closes things for them. Sigh. in reply to ktenkely #
Perspective. I sat in a meeting yesterday where I needed my mentor teacher to show me that this is just a 'bump' not a dead end. #ntchat #
Oh, and I'm Julie…. 2nd yr Computer Lab Teacher (non-cert position) seeking licensure through Alt Cert program #ntchat #
Mentors also give you time to bounce ideas off them and refine your thoughts. @4thGrdTeach has done this for me. #ntchat #
Mentors don't have to be local, either. IMHO Worldwide web= global mentoring. #ntchat #
I think of mentoring in informal terms- seeking out learning from those farther along. No formal program. You? #ntchat #
Interesting discussion today in a school tour re: mentor teachers & compatibility. Makes me nervous to be 'stuck' w/someone. #ntchat #
@ktenkely Will take you up on that for sure. How bout in a few days? Trying to step away for a bit and gain some perspective. 🙂 in reply to ktenkely #
@heiditaylor Willing to build a relationship first, then share stuff after the relationship is there. #ntchat in reply to heiditaylor #
@Mr_Fines Love the "my mentor always had my back"!!! #ntchat in reply to Mr_Fines #
@4thGrdTeach I'm wondering how we can 'place' mentors/mentees w/o considering this relationship part & expect success. #ntchat in reply to 4thGrdTeach #
@ColinTGraham SCARY thought to be 'stuck' with a mentor tchr all year w/o choice in process & personal connection. #ntchat in reply to ColinTGraham #
@ColinTGraham Meant to say…. you're not making me feel any better, here! 😀 Gotta make sure fingers on keys before typing. #ntchat in reply to ColinTGraham #
@educatedxchange Openness to 'new-fangled' ideas. 😉 Willingness to help mentee try new things. #ntchat in reply to educatedxchange #
@ColinTGraham Big time like the 'mentoring a course' rather than 'teaching a course', Colin. #ntchat in reply to ColinTGraham #
@ColinTGraham I've learned tons from @MitchSquires via asynchronous online means, and a few Skype sessions w/kids & he's AU/ me US. #ntchat in reply to ColinTGraham #
Anyone know of a site where you can paste a poem and have it created into a specific shape/letter? #
My son just used wordle.net to check his language repeats in a paper…. his own idea- great that we don't have to tell them this stuff #
@heiditaylor It was nice to meet you tonight, Heidi. 🙂 Hope we'll get to talk more soon. in reply to heiditaylor #
@mtechman Thank you! in reply to mtechman #
@monk51295 That's amazing. Exciting. Thanks for sharing. in reply to monk51295 #
Sugata Mitra TEDTalk on "The Child-driven Education" http://bit.ly/bRQuUo via @ewanmcintosh & @monk51295 Watch it. #
This is math? "On the team, 3/8 of the players can play forward and 5/16 of the players can play goalie…What fraction can play both?" #
@monk51295 He's @mattmanme in reply to monk51295 #
@monk51295 Matt's blog http://bit.ly/dXIL7O in reply to monk51295 #
@monk51295 Others- Emily http://bit.ly/aqtXnL Caleb http://bit.ly/9U5Y8Y Abby http://bit.ly/9iaeM8 #
RT @gcouros: Phile: Create a crowdsource guide around any passion http://bit.ly/figWOD cc/@monk51295 #
@MrsLauer Have you seen this #askSKR video on Creativity & Rigor/Rote? http://bit.ly/eGmW2z #
@bradflickinger Great to meet you tonight at B&N! Look forward to learning from and with you. 🙂 #
Great afternoon of learning and sharing with @monk51295. Innovation Lab!!! #

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