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SilkCharm: @jamopo That was THE most awesome joke. :) I blogged it for you :) I had to read it at Search http://tinyurl.com/6y5qzj

SilkCharm: checking out @mpesce's grinning face on ABC New Inventors.

SilkCharm: My Dad just grabbed my Mum and gave her a kiss and cuddle YUCK! GET A ROOM YOU TWO!!!111!!!

brlamb: @bgblogging - So very sorry to hear about Finn. Sounds heartbreaking. Sending love and thoughts of chicken gristle...

brlamb: @Ramcio - is your Terry Talk this Saturday? Or is this another one?

brlamb: I read @Downes new paper on the next 10 Years of Online Learning on the train out today - one badass mutha... http://tinyurl.com/downes10yrs

SilkCharm: I'm speaking next week at Social Network Conference. http://twurl.nl/wi7jvz leave a funny joke & get a free ticket. Only one ticket soz :(

sleslie: we are frogs sitting in a pot of boiling water http://tinyurl.com/55srg2

SilkCharm: is thinking of hijacking some ship off Somalia. It seems to be a growing market...? sheesh *shakes head* betcha they don't say AARGH MATEY

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SilkCharm: @NickHodge storm in a tubcup err teacup :P

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

A key fact is that a superabundance of community respect and social capital are being accumulated by those who share. The key motivator of Social Media and the core spirit of Web 2.0 is a mind switch called Sharism. Sharism suggests a re-orientation of personal values.

Interesting requirement - so much will depend on the quality of the instruction and if this is viewed as a money-saving strategy. On-line teachers are often busier than a classroom teacher. Gary

WORRIES about the damage the internet may be doing to young people has produced a mountain of books?a suitably old technology in which to express concerns about the new. Robert Bly claims that, thanks to the internet, the ?neo-cortex is finally eating itself?. Today?s youth may be web-savvy, but they also stand accused of being unread, bad at communicating, socially inept, shameless, dishonest, work-shy, narcissistic and indifferent to the needs of others.

Another one from Pete MacKay's "The Teachers List": I"t's a blog that showcases all of the old content from Popular Mechanics magazines. It's amazing how we constantly underestimate (and totally miss the point) of how technology will affect our lives in the future. It makes me wonder what an archaic, clunky brick the iPhone will be in a few years..." Gary

amoration: #ilovemyteam @ #lightningtemple

fncll: @injenuity What a geek means when he/she says "Administrator" is usually something quite distinct from what an educator means!

sleslie: @twoodwar "the strangest presentation" - I am quivering, out of aniticpation or fear I am not yet sure

jimgroom: @elearningnews If you are on a PC, I am redbaiters, also @dancallahan if you go PC route (Sorry @peterock I loaded Vista for this one :( )

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Please enjoy the new video on Ravenelle.net

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Please enjoy the new video on Ravenelle.net

injenuity: I think I will go engage in the addiction that seems to have replaced evening twitterbation.

injenuity: @budtheteacher Not if you bring food home and then get out all the dishes and condiments.

injenuity: @tomwhyte1 Just make sure you come to us for an intervention if they try to convert you.

injenuity: @budtheteacher I only ask because we got takeout to avoid the mess and it ended up messier than making dinner.

SilkCharm: @einspruch @ariherzog *blows raspberries* @fang why hon, you wanna run me over? :P @lucasng thanks, awesome :)

injenuity: @budtheteacher Why are there dishes if you went out to dinner?

injenuity: @tomwhyte1 Is your first mission to disband the committee, or to eliminate curriculum? ;)

jimgroom: @dancallahan I'm on a PC, can I still add you?

injenuity: @jimgroom You do have a habit of questioning. WP should pop up in there occasionally. It's a good thing.

injenuity: @jimgroom Hehehe. Administrators reading implementation guides. Nice one.

jimgroom: Ok, but now for some Left 4 Dead, enough of this edtech wordpress bullshit, I wanna kill zombies, damn it!

fncll: @sleslie Old but good: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2008/11/7katovsky.html

jimgroom: @mkgold the wp-edu list-serve, I was struck by recent message, seemed like an elevator pitch to me-which I've been hearing a lot of lately

jimgroom: @digitalhumanist I was afraid I might have come off too strong + haven't been myself lately. Questioning wordpress is not a habit for me :)

fncll: Ted Stevens has officially lost! Fantastic! Being wrong has rarely felt so right...

jimgroom: New blog post: Am I wrong? AM I WRONG?! http://tinyurl.com/6o54zz

SilkCharm: Fell asleep the whole way from Sydney to Adelaide. Did you hear me snoring as i flew overhead, dear Twits?

hrheingold: BA lounge at SFO -- stuff non-perishable edibles into briefcase for those long waits on tarmac/late nights in hotel room. I travel too much

hrheingold: @outtacontext Thanks, Jeff! It's been fun. Which isn't always the case. We'll see how it goes with 60 students instead of 20

amoration: @twistedcat is AWESOME: FOLLOW and organize your donations for fire victims in SoCalifornia. We have many thousands affected in 5+ towns.

amoration: Received a great compliment in Second Life, touched and happy. Time for #lightningtemple grillables tonight!

leelefever: Psyched to be heading to a cooking class courtesy of @ourfounder at the home of @afuller and @IMjay. It's an Eat Up TweetUp!

kanter: finally miami

sleslie: @fncll I hadn't looked there. Seems obvious now. Checked templates, book projects, help...I guess you learn by wikipedians yelling at you

Lots o' blogs. Even some good ones...

fncll: @jstein I think I've seen some similar research-- we have to assert our control over the technology and avoid the echo-chamber...

fncll: @wmrandth Everyone is so niche-y and it seems almost afraid to really think big. Can big thinking exist in our media and cultural landscape?

chriswebb: @blankbaby Just getting word about your forthcoming book. Congratulations!

chriswebb: @Computersaurus online or on paper?

amoration: Sorry, I was AFK today and missed your sweet tweets. Donations for fire victims = end of week? Clothes/acc/toiletries/comfort foods first.

D'Arcy Norman posted a photo:

I hit 4900km in 2008 just as I got home to my driveway this afternoon.

Only 4 days of riding until I get 5000km. Wow.

chriswebb: For us geeks: RT: @TeeMonster Follow @sts126 for Twitter updates on stuff that is happening in orbit.

chriswebb: @Ben_Hall True - forgot about the fact that Hulu is US only. Sorry.

chriswebb: @danschawbel Sorry Dan. Hoping for the best for your loved one.

chriswebb: Family Guy fans: there are some great behind the scenes videos in the clips section at Hulu: http://www.hulu.com/family-guy

fncll: @ChrisBeks We're glad you're back at the U!

fncll: @sleslie I assume you looked at ISBN talk page : http://tinyurl.com/6qqyoo ? I can't find much else...

chriswebb: @problogger Try you tomorrow.

leelefever: @ianniciello Wow. Awesome news man!

hrheingold: @Brad_King Got it. Thx

chriswebb: @problogger Got time for a phone call?

sleslie: where exactly would one look to find the policy on citing ISBN numbers in wikipedia articles? #wikipedia_editing_bewildered

chriswebb: My God, @1938media never fails to make me laugh in a "it's funny because it's true" sort of way.

fncll: @jstein I'm having deja vu. I think. @sleslie Davenport was recent. Not sure we *can* have those kind of giants now. But I'm still looking.

injenuity: @DawnandTroy I suggested they cut their eLearning director. Unfortunately, that's not 20% of the budget.

sleslie: @fncll embarrassed to admit that I had not heard of Guy Davenport. Not sure I could name a contemporary equivalent, these are surely giants

injenuity: There is something very satisfying about walking my son to pick up my daughter by the flag pole at school.

fncll: Not sure I lament the loss of the public intellectual, but who is our living equivalent of E.O. Wilson, G. K. Chesterton, or Guy Davenport?

fncll: Public Intellectual 2.0 - http://tinyurl.com/6de2gw - an interesting read passed on to me by my boss.

fncll: @willingthrall I'm sure that's the most significant reason, but it still fails my sniff test. Lieberman makes me queasy.

hrheingold: @Brad_King I am hitting the road w/ laptop -- send link?

Kristol?s performance on the Op-Ed page during the most interesting election in a generation is a historical symptom, not merely a personal failure. He wrote badly because his world view had become problematic at best, untenable at worst, and he had spent too many years turning out Party propaganda to summon the intellectual resources that a difficult situation required. Now the Times owes it to its readers to find someone better.

hrheingold: The exercise: diagram public sphere - chart relationship of state, public, press, transparency, public opinion, discourse, publicity

fncll: I'm trying hard to believe in Obama's choices so far... but supporting Lieberman is a bit hard to swallow.

hrheingold: A rare occasion -- I'm the only one in the classroom using my laptop at the moment (students doing small group exercise)

fncll: @phaedral I'm no fan of the name change (or much of the new design) either! But it sure does make it easier to work with in training!

SilkCharm: ok on way to airport for Adelaide trip. someone hold the plane for me.

SilkCharm: @trib I'll send a confirmation email later - or they will.

hrheingold: @cascio "some blogger" IN PAJAMAS

SilkCharm: @trib did you get a Social Networking conference ticket for next week? I'm about to send off some requests...

SilkCharm: @alex_d13 oh ye of little faith! ... ...and much experience... :P

hrheingold: @mstephens7 Smart criticisms from students have definitely pushed me to radically revise the way I teach. Or the way we learn.

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fncll: Someone pls definitively answer what "Seven Pounds" refers to in the coming movie? Hearts don't weigh 7lbs and Shylock wanted 1lb of flesh.

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SilkCharm: off to Adelaide to present on Rise of the Corporate Facebook for CPA Congress. Also taking bets on whether I make the flight or not. Anyone?

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...but in reality he is making great progress on his reading and writing. That, in addition to all he is absorbing and learning here in Barca.

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We over-cooked the [mini-oyster mushrooms?], but otherwise Keira's creative work was satisfying and delicious.

hrheingold: Student blogged this today. I'm smiling: "taking this class has genuinely opened my eyes" That's what it's about! (We'l'see what evals say)

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I love that our hotel room has a Muzak system pre-installed... too bad it is no longer functional! I would complain at the desk, but I think they are tired of my strange ways and requests already.

fncll: @phaedral Top right of screen, blue shaded box, 1st option: "Save a new bookmark"- but everyone is using a plugin to make it easier, right?

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I love that our hotel room has a Muzak system pre-installed... too bad it is no longer functional! I would complain at the desk, but I think they are tired of my strange ways and requests already.

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The Gaudi house here in the 'hood... never tire of walking past it.

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The Gaudi house here in the 'hood... never tire of walking past it.

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The Gaudi house here in the 'hood... never tire of walking past it.

hrheingold: @PaulBHartzog Will do! We should talk some time. It's been too long.

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The Gaudi house here in the 'hood... never tire of walking past it.

hrheingold: @weblivz Thanks! Cool!

sleslie: @josiefraser ha! ok, sounds like a fair trade. & the twitter search on name/paging back is a decent trick to capture an older 'twitersation'

hrheingold: @mames Thanks, baby! I'll say hello to the Paul Smith store in Heathrow. Wait until you see Terminal 5.

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fncll: @LenEdgerly In other news, I am enjoying my Kindle but it is severely crippled by not having a Sprint wireless network here in Alaska.

sleslie: @josiefraser so a non-facetious question - what's best way to reconstruct/retrieve that 'user services' twitter conversation from last week?

SilkCharm: @trib A tilt at WOMMA http://twurl.nl/6zr5px - blog of WOMMA co-founder James Clark. @womma should also read it. And reconsider membership.

brlamb: I have yet to go deep into this parody of the NY Times by the http://theyesmen.org, but it looks hilarious: http://www.nytimes-se.com/