20:50:52 Edith EdTechTalk: no music 20:51:07 Edith EdTechTalk: except you singing 20:51:13 Edith EdTechTalk: and sighing 20:51:25 Edith EdTechTalk: there 20:51:45 Sheila EdTechTalk: Hi there! 20:52:33 Sheila EdTechTalk: All of a sudden I heard Jose's voice on my computer. Didn't realize I had ETT on 20:52:38 Edith EdTechTalk: hear? 20:52:40 Sheila EdTechTalk: Sounds good 20:52:46 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Is the music on? 20:52:49 Edith EdTechTalk: great 20:52:51 Edith EdTechTalk: yes 20:54:32 Durff EdTechTalk: hi derrall 20:54:47 derrallg EdTechTalk: hi durff hope you aren't sick too 20:55:06 Durff EdTechTalk: not sick 20:55:06 ds EdTechTalk: thx Jose, hi all 20:55:15 derrallg EdTechTalk: good 20:55:28 ds EdTechTalk: yw :) 20:56:09 Durff EdTechTalk: hi jackie 20:56:57 Durff EdTechTalk: hi page 20:56:57 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: Hi Durff 20:57:35 page EdTechTalk: Hi! 20:57:36 Durff EdTechTalk: hey Peggy 20:57:50 PeggyG EdTechTalk: Hi there! 20:58:47 Durff EdTechTalk: hi nnoris 20:58:50 Durff EdTechTalk: hi kim 20:58:57 Durff EdTechTalk: hi oswegp 20:59:01 kcaise EdTechTalk: hi durff 20:59:06 Durff EdTechTalk: hi liz 20:59:08 MariaK EdTechTalk: Hello everyone! 20:59:10 oswego98 EdTechTalk: Hi all 20:59:17 Durff EdTechTalk: hiliamorgan 20:59:29 liamorgan EdTechTalk: hello 20:59:35 Liz K EdTechTalk: Hi! 20:59:41 Durff EdTechTalk: hi jonelle 20:59:57 jonelle EdTechTalk: Hi Durff waiting for audio 21:00:00 derrallg EdTechTalk: Hi Maria did you ever share what happened in the staff room? 21:00:12 ds EdTechTalk: lol 21:00:13 jan smith EdTechTalk: Durff is always good 21:00:15 PeggyG EdTechTalk: audio is soft for me tonighthave volume turned up all the way 21:00:23 Durff EdTechTalk: jonelle click the ustream 21:00:26 ds EdTechTalk: levels sound good for all 21:00:36 Durff EdTechTalk: thanks jan 21:00:46 jan smith EdTechTalk: :) 21:01:01 MariaK EdTechTalk: @derrallg check plurk I did as much as i could in 140 characters 21:01:26 jonelle EdTechTalk: I am on A which usually works for me will keep clicking:) 21:01:47 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Hi there all welcome 21:01:58 jan smith EdTechTalk: jonelle, I had to click on the ustream 21:02:40 Durff EdTechTalk: everyone here have sound? 21:02:48 Liz K EdTechTalk: Yes 21:02:51 page EdTechTalk: yes 21:03:00 jan smith EdTechTalk: I do now 21:03:00 MacMare EdTechTalk: yes 21:03:10 Durff EdTechTalk: :) 21:03:29 MacMare EdTechTalk: what is her blog address again? 21:03:30 Sheila EdTechTalk: Hate it when my chat keeps scrolling . . . logging out. 21:03:32 PeggyG EdTechTalk: I first met Sylvia through her K12online presentation 2 years ago and it was awesome!! 21:03:47 MariaK EdTechTalk: welcome back sheila 21:03:53 Durff EdTechTalk: if anyone needs sound or has questions about school websites, please type here 21:03:57 Sheila EdTechTalk: Thanks better! 21:03:58 Durff EdTechTalk: hi jeb 21:04:05 MariaK EdTechTalk: hello guest478:/ 21:04:07 Durff EdTechTalk: hi dave 21:04:13 guest478 EdTechTalk: hey folks 21:04:18 MacMare EdTechTalk: what is her blog address again? 21:04:21 jan smith EdTechTalk: http://langwitches.org/blog/ 21:04:24 jonelle EdTechTalk: sound!:) thanks 21:04:26 MacMare EdTechTalk: thanks 21:04:30 guest478 EdTechTalk: oh no. just wrote a post about dreamweaver 21:04:35 guest478 EdTechTalk: grrrr.... 21:04:39 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I'm avoiding designing a web page like that for my school. 21:04:52 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I hate that! 21:04:59 guest478 EdTechTalk: omg. that sounds awful 21:05:07 jan smith EdTechTalk: Hi Nedra! 21:05:09 Durff EdTechTalk: hi nedra 21:05:13 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: But Dave, how do you REALLY feel? 21:05:19 guest478 EdTechTalk: lol 21:05:25 Durff EdTechTalk: he wouldn't tell :) 21:05:25 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: is ds Doug? 21:05:30 guest478 EdTechTalk: ummm... who's dave? 21:05:31 Nedra EdTechTalk: Hi Jan 21:05:37 ds EdTechTalk: indeed, hi Alice 21:05:40 Durff EdTechTalk: never heard of him 21:05:58 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Opposite sides of the country, and personalities too. 21:06:42 Durff EdTechTalk: hi njones 21:06:54 guest478 EdTechTalk: this all sounds so familiar :) 21:07:04 Durff EdTechTalk: br good 21:07:15 jan smith EdTechTalk: In order for a tool to stick, it has to make life easier, not harder. 21:07:27 PeggyG EdTechTalk: this is really helpful to hear Sylvia describe her process! 21:07:36 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: totally agree and it hwls to have admin onboard 21:08:12 Durff EdTechTalk: hi maureen 21:08:25 Maureen EdTechTalk: Hi Lisa 21:08:25 Durff EdTechTalk: our teachers all use one wiki 21:08:45 PeggyG EdTechTalk: when you use a blog as your website you can share the creation process so it doesn't all fall on one "webmaster" 21:08:51 jan smith EdTechTalk: Now, with a requirement from admin to post, does that make it an obligation or a joyous experience? Bitterness from staff? 21:08:53 Durff EdTechTalk: parents use the wikipages more than the school website 21:09:01 ds EdTechTalk: and one post a week isn't too much to ask, and no question re "starts @ top" and need for prompt/support of admin 21:09:29 Durff EdTechTalk: our bulletin is online as well 21:09:53 derrallg EdTechTalk: so it probably helps to take off the weekly newsletter off the teacher's plate 21:10:08 jan smith EdTechTalk: @Doug, should be the case. 21:10:08 MariaK EdTechTalk: school site http://www.sjeds.com/ 21:10:19 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: DS, we've had a similar thing with a phone in system for parents (not enough web penetration where I am), and teachers weren't updating. 21:10:30 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: There is a lot to do at our site. 21:10:36 Durff EdTechTalk: the elementary teachers do both not convinced yet i guess 21:10:45 jan smith EdTechTalk: @derrallg, yes, something comes off the table as something gets picked up. 21:10:55 Maureen EdTechTalk: Glad to see that not all the educonners are sick in bed :) 21:11:02 PeggyG EdTechTalk: what she is describing is what happens so often with school/teacher websites 21:11:08 Maureen EdTechTalk: I meant not all of them! 21:11:22 Durff EdTechTalk: yes we have had to nudge teacher's to update their wikipages for parents too 21:11:22 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Flu is going through my friends and family here in Sacto, CA 21:11:28 Durff EdTechTalk: hi Ernie 21:11:37 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Hi Ernie, got your skiing in ? 21:12:00 Nedra EdTechTalk: I prefer a wiki but our district uses School Center. Each teacher has their own page and admin wants them to update on a regular basis but the union tells teachers it's not in the contract so they don't have to do it. 21:12:05 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: no way to ski in these temps 21:12:05 MariaK EdTechTalk: hey Sarah feeling better? 21:12:19 Sarah S EdTechTalk: A little. Went to school being with kids always helps. :) 21:12:23 Durff EdTechTalk: why not have both nedra 21:12:27 Durff EdTechTalk: hi kim 21:12:39 jan smith EdTechTalk: Love the fact that we are aiming for paperlessness (is that a word?) 21:12:44 Durff EdTechTalk: have links on wiki to the teachers pages? 21:12:45 PeggyG EdTechTalk: @Nedrathat was my experience toomany teacher pages were not updated 21:12:53 MariaK EdTechTalk: @sarahs good distraction those students 21:13:19 Durff EdTechTalk: parents push teachers to update 21:13:25 Sheila EdTechTalk: I've recently been using my web pages for experiments for students to try during snow days. Surprised, I had some do it! 21:13:28 ds EdTechTalk: version control certainly easier online 21:13:30 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: I really dislike going onto a school website and seeing events advertised from 2007, 2008 21:13:31 MariaK EdTechTalk: @ErnieEaster more snow coming our way 21:13:33 Nedra EdTechTalk: @Durff I do 21:13:36 jan smith EdTechTalk: Do you teach parents to use RSS or do they subscribe 21:14:00 ds EdTechTalk: Google calendar embeds are my fav for keeping information current on sites 21:14:15 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: google calendar is cool 21:14:16 Durff EdTechTalk: Sheila subscribe to student pages via RSS for grading 21:14:29 Maureen EdTechTalk: @Silvia As a private school, is your website also used as a PR/marketing device? 21:14:35 PeggyG EdTechTalk: @Sheilathat makes so much sense and when students have a reason to check the site they will do it more frequently 21:14:40 derrallg EdTechTalk: @doug yep that's what I use mines color coded for three levels of work 21:14:43 Durff EdTechTalk: Jan parents subscribe via RSS if I show them how 21:14:50 kcaise EdTechTalk: that is a great suggestion @durff 21:14:53 Durff EdTechTalk: only a few know how 21:14:54 jan smith EdTechTalk: @Doug, I want to show my admin this; Can you drop in a link with an example? Anyone? 21:15:03 Durff EdTechTalk: or their kids show them 21:15:06 Nedra EdTechTalk: @Jan smith I doubt if our teachers or admin know what RSS is! 21:15:28 Durff EdTechTalk: hi again kim 21:15:31 ds EdTechTalk: @jan front page of edtechtalk.com has embed 21:15:36 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: I doubt that most teachers in my school even know what an RSS is! 21:15:46 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: @MariaK we are not sure we are getting this latest storm yet 21:15:57 kcaise EdTechTalk: must have lost my signal for a bit again 21:15:58 Durff EdTechTalk: RSS = Really Serious Stressrelief 21:16:07 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: @Durff LOL 21:16:09 ds EdTechTalk: @derrallg like them for ensuring I have "the right time" across timezones 21:16:10 Sheila EdTechTalk: :O 21:16:11 jan smith EdTechTalk: Sadly, edublogs took subscribe buttons off the kids blogsbest way for most parents to recieve updats 21:16:18 Maureen EdTechTalk: @Ernie@Maria, they're predicting 612 down here 21:16:19 Durff EdTechTalk: but JAckie it is! 21:16:19 Sheila EdTechTalk: oops 21:16:22 jan smith EdTechTalk: @Doug thx 21:16:29 PeggyG EdTechTalk: @dsdo you actually post the updates on the calendar entries or just links to information? 21:16:41 Durff EdTechTalk: Jan why use buttons? 21:16:49 ds EdTechTalk: @jan http://edtechtalk.com/calendar 21:16:55 Durff EdTechTalk: use the url 21:16:58 Sarah S EdTechTalk: @Ernie @Maria Our principal promised to make up the extra day next week if we lose one this week to snow semester has been short enough as it is! 21:17:19 Durff EdTechTalk: I need a snow day 21:17:27 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: No snow days here! 21:17:38 Durff EdTechTalk: not yet for us 21:17:40 MariaK EdTechTalk: @durff come on up to NH! 21:17:52 Maureen EdTechTalk: I don't want to lose another Wednesday... it can snow on Tuesdays only 21:17:52 Durff EdTechTalk: but i'm ready for one 21:17:53 MariaK EdTechTalk: @durff call a cab 21:17:56 ds EdTechTalk: @Peggy entries to a specific calendar will auto show in embed, along with notes/links and the like 21:18:00 jan smith EdTechTalk: @Durff, I think most parents need the button to follow the steps. Are you saying I can make my own? 21:18:00 Durff EdTechTalk: yes ma';am 21:18:11 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: So sorry. Snow days are a pain to make up. Last year with 200 inches we only missed 5 days 21:18:18 Durff EdTechTalk: try Google reader 21:18:19 Sarah S EdTechTalk: We're hoping to redo our web presence with the consolidation new name, new look, a reason to really revamp. 21:18:37 PeggyG EdTechTalk: yes I know about the calendars but was curious what you included in the descriptions on your calendars. student assignments? news? events? 21:18:39 Durff EdTechTalk: i teach kids to subscribe using the url 21:18:48 Sarah S EdTechTalk: I hope we get to use something like a Drupal space that can be multifaceted for the teachers who really want to use the site for more than posting a syllabus. 21:18:49 Maureen EdTechTalk: We don't have to make up extra snow days but I hate to lose the time! 21:18:54 jan smith EdTechTalk: I guess I need to learn. 21:18:59 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: A lot of schools also block Nings 21:19:08 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: Nings aren't blocked at my school your schools? 21:19:18 Sarah S EdTechTalk: I've been lucky with nings I have to ask for each individual one I want access to to be unblocked. 21:19:21 Durff EdTechTalk: who knows 21:19:29 Sarah S EdTechTalk: So far they've given me the ones I've wanted. 21:19:30 PeggyG EdTechTalk: so many districts prefer to use their internal server for teacher blogs (walled garden) and the templates can be very limiting for teachers 21:19:33 Durff EdTechTalk: the IT blocked slideshare 21:19:38 Durff EdTechTalk: so who knows 21:19:59 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: Slideshare blocked at my school as an "online" community 21:20:04 MariaK EdTechTalk: http://sjeds.com/blog/tech_connect/ 21:20:08 Nedra EdTechTalk: Nings and most blogs are blocked at our school. 21:20:20 jan smith EdTechTalk: I sometimes wonder if the term "Walled Garden" isn't synonym for prison. 21:20:22 Durff EdTechTalk: ridiculous why not block the internet 21:20:25 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: @peggyg, my district has open server space for hosting websites for schools, but wants dreamweaver, 21:20:27 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: At this point non are blocked at my school. We are fairly open except for YouTube 21:20:34 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: And I'm not sure they will support wordpress. 21:20:36 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: the 21 classroom blog is the only blog blog that seems not to be blocked. 21:20:39 Maureen EdTechTalk: So is it like a portal with different passwords for different users/info? 21:20:39 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I could push for it. 21:21:10 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: But when the kids move on, will they get in? 21:21:51 PeggyG EdTechTalk: @Alicetoo badthen people have to learn Dreamweaver and html to use it easily 21:21:59 Durff EdTechTalk: what about other blogs? 21:22:03 derrallg EdTechTalk: How does Sylvia feel about them being blocked, if she had a choice would she still prefer more of a walled garden? 21:22:09 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: @Peggy, I don't like it. 21:22:49 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: I like the idea of having parents blog also as part of the classroom blog has anyone tried it? 21:23:09 Durff EdTechTalk: good qt thanks derrall 21:23:19 MariaK EdTechTalk: I am fortunate because I can request that blogs, nings and wikis be unblocked. 21:23:23 jan smith EdTechTalk: Sylvia, do you ever have guest posts by kids? I have found this motivating for both parents & kids. Audience! 21:23:36 Durff EdTechTalk: yeah i can request all i want 21:23:45 Durff EdTechTalk: doesn't do me any goos 21:23:50 Durff EdTechTalk: good 21:23:52 PeggyG EdTechTalk: @Jackiedo you mean parents writing their own blog posts or responding to student blog posts? 21:24:13 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: @Peggy G both as part of the class community 21:24:21 Durff EdTechTalk: so i refuse to teach those skills and when kids ask why i say it has been blocked 21:24:39 Maureen EdTechTalk: I use a "walled garden" for a ning with 7th9th... kind of a practice for facebook, and it makes parents happy. I want the kids to feel comfortable communicating with each other. But the blog projects for other things are on a public blog. 21:24:42 Durff EdTechTalk: i cannot teach in a blocked environment period 21:24:59 PeggyG EdTechTalk: that's a great model Jackie! have you seen parents actually contribute blog posts? 21:25:04 derrallg EdTechTalk: I worry if students become used to seeing their identity/pictures whether they won't internalize the rules of digital citizenship 21:25:15 Nedra EdTechTalk: @durff I can't get anything unblocked either 21:25:23 ds EdTechTalk: here's a link that Alex Ragone pointed to last wk, great stuff re 'net safety and youth http://onthemedia.org/transcripts/2009/01/23/04 21:25:39 jan smith EdTechTalk: I think the reason kids do that is that identity is importanta first name as an author is safe, n'est pas? 21:25:44 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: No Peggy G just an idea that this chat sparked me I am of the belief that parents should be part of the learning community. 21:26:06 PeggyG EdTechTalk: love that idea!! 21:26:08 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: @Durff I would also hate working in a more closed environment. 21:26:11 Durff EdTechTalk: the kids know that i know and will teach them how outside of school on the outside of the blocks 21:27:03 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: Now Peggy, I have to figure out a way to do it : ) 21:27:30 PeggyG EdTechTalk: good luck Jackie! we'll look forward to a progress update :) 21:27:52 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: If we don't model and teach kids these skills, how will they learn the appropriate online behavior? 21:28:10 PeggyG EdTechTalk: great point Jose! wonder if parents would use the sandbox to explore using the blog or wiki? 21:28:17 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: I want my students to communicate with students outside of my school flat classroom concept 21:28:26 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Well, I had a second grader ask me to put him on Arcade Drunk today. 21:28:49 Maureen EdTechTalk: @Alice is that as bad as it sounds? 21:29:03 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Which if you look, has lots of fun arcade games, but also p*rn cartoons 21:29:06 PeggyG EdTechTalk: dunk right??? 21:29:10 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: Definitely having kids communicating outside of school adds so much 21:29:13 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: NO DRUNK! 21:29:23 PeggyG EdTechTalk: oh my!! tell us more 21:29:28 Durff EdTechTalk: hi jeb 21:29:59 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: http://arcadedrunk.com 21:30:47 derrallg EdTechTalk: that sounds like an accident waiting to happen 21:31:05 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: yep! Ratted him out to his older sensible sister. 21:31:19 PeggyG EdTechTalk: do the teachers object to the amount of time it takes to moderate student blogging comments/posts? 21:31:26 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: She rolled her eyes, and expressed exasperation, and promised to let parents know. 21:31:49 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: @peggy, moderating does not take time, but commenting back takes time 21:31:56 Durff EdTechTalk: hi ljd 21:32:01 ljd EdTechTalk: HI 21:32:20 PeggyG EdTechTalk: yes all of thatseems like one of the main reasons teachers don't want to get class blogs started 21:32:48 ljd EdTechTalk: Did teachers receive credit for the training they had? How much training? 21:33:03 jan smith EdTechTalk: Rats, gtg have fun, will read the chat & listen later 21:33:09 ErnieEaster EdTechTalk: My students & I last year put up the Maine Holocaust Education Network http://meholocausteducation.ning.com Survivors and other teachers were also part of the ning. Students interacting with them added such depth to their learning. Students used an avatar and first names only per policy 21:33:17 Maureen EdTechTalk: How many student blogs/comments does each teacher have to keep track of? I teach 150 kids... 21:33:18 page EdTechTalk: I have just started a blog in my class. My children are loving it! 21:33:34 Durff EdTechTalk: congrats page 21:33:36 PeggyG EdTechTalk: baby steps are so importantwe need to be patient 21:33:42 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: @maureen probalby 30 or less 21:33:52 Durff EdTechTalk: i'm so impatient 21:34:00 Durff EdTechTalk: hi eleroo 21:34:08 Eleroo EdTechTalk: hi 21:34:22 PeggyG EdTechTalk: great point Maria!! 21:34:34 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Go Kinder teachers,.... Maria and folk 21:34:43 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: Gaggle has a blog (and they have built in world censors) has anyone tried it. 21:34:47 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: @maureen, I have all the 16 graders in a school that has 400+ students. 21:34:54 PeggyG EdTechTalk: the kids seem to love the blogging!! and parents love reading what they have written! 21:34:56 Durff EdTechTalk: i didn't like gaggle 21:35:00 Eleroo EdTechTalk: I love gaggle 21:35:03 Maureen EdTechTalk: When I taught K, I spent a lot of time photoshopping out name tags and that sort of thing got good at it :) 21:35:07 Eleroo EdTechTalk: I use it with my 7th graders 21:35:08 Lorna EdTechTalk: kneeoo??? 21:35:10 jackie gerstein EdTechTalk: @Durff why 21:35:16 Durff EdTechTalk: ads 21:35:16 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: And it's not a big deal moderating an approving in Word Press/Edublogs... 21:35:30 PeggyG EdTechTalk: AlphaSmarts are a great way to extend the technology in your classroom 21:35:39 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I can do an entire grade level of about 60 students in less than 30 minutes, BUT... 21:35:40 Eleroo EdTechTalk: yes the ads can be poopy 21:35:53 Maureen EdTechTalk: @Jackie I set up gaggle for all students the language filter works a few have tried it out. 21:35:59 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I can't give them comments back easily 21:36:16 MariaK EdTechTalk: http://sjeds.com/blog/tech_connect/resources/ 21:36:52 PeggyG EdTechTalk: Can Sylvia talk about her podcasts? 21:37:03 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: we have those at our school 21:37:07 Maureen EdTechTalk: @eleroo Agree about ads on gaggle, but I use them to teach the kids not to click on random stuff 21:37:17 derrallg EdTechTalk: arent' they alphasmarts w/palm os 21:37:34 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I DO! 21:37:40 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: @derrallg I think so 21:37:44 PeggyG EdTechTalk: @Mariado the students upload their own blog posts from the AlphaSmarts? 21:38:05 Maureen EdTechTalk: Do the alphasmarts connect to the internet? 21:38:14 MariaK EdTechTalk: some will learn to do it but right now I do it 21:38:20 PeggyG EdTechTalk: both 21:38:25 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Peggy student or langwitches? 21:38:31 MariaK EdTechTalk: @Maureen mine don't 21:38:36 PeggyG EdTechTalk: student and langwitches 21:38:39 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: @maureen probably not.... 21:39:02 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: they transfer txt or doc to computer as far as I remember 21:39:15 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: @JR yep 21:39:17 Durff EdTechTalk: Go PC schools! 21:39:22 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I use them when Edublogs is down sometimes 21:39:32 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Go Mac!!! Schools :) 21:39:34 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I had the kids take notes during inauguration with them. 21:39:34 Durff EdTechTalk: hi eternity 21:39:49 eternity EdTechTalk: hello durff 21:39:57 Durff EdTechTalk: :) 21:40:00 PeggyG EdTechTalk: that's so exciting! do the students post their podcasts on their blog? 21:40:40 Maureen EdTechTalk: Love langwitches blog what a valuable resource! 21:40:46 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: podcasts are featured tech blog, right? 21:40:55 PeggyG EdTechTalk: It is a REALLY valuable resource!! 21:41:47 Maureen EdTechTalk: Love the travelling bear stories! 21:41:49 PeggyG EdTechTalk: I think Sylvia has used VoiceThreads too to share her ideas 21:42:03 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Peggy, may need post show for that. 21:42:17 Maureen EdTechTalk: Yes, the what could it be VT is the one I remember best 21:42:18 PeggyG EdTechTalk: She's just doing so many amazing things!! 21:42:34 MariaK EdTechTalk: http://langwitches.org/blog/ 21:42:48 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: stream is still good, right? 21:42:49 PeggyG EdTechTalk: sometimes Voicethread is a great way to introduce audio before you tackle podcasting with students :) 21:42:57 Maureen EdTechTalk: yes 21:43:22 PeggyG EdTechTalk: when do you decide that you're beyond baby steps?? 21:43:23 Durff EdTechTalk: we did podcasting before VTs 21:43:34 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: @peggry true. I love voicethread 21:43:43 derrallg EdTechTalk: @durff you're such a contrarian 21:43:53 Maureen EdTechTalk: We're still on taking one baby step forward and 2 backwards... 21:44:00 Lorna EdTechTalk: I love the weekly updates 21:44:04 MariaK EdTechTalk: @PeggyG just before you push folks off the cliff!:) 21:44:13 Durff EdTechTalk: @derrall i'm disruptive 21:44:27 jonelle EdTechTalk: @Maureen I have many weeks like that too 21:44:29 derrallg EdTechTalk: that's why we love you :) 21:44:37 Durff EdTechTalk: thanks 21:44:38 PeggyG EdTechTalk: I would be afraid to stop the baby steps. It just takes some teachers a long time to feel comfortable with the technology. 21:44:40 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: @in the long run you are still ahead... but remember it's two forward and one back 21:45:07 Maureen EdTechTalk: @Jose not this week, but I still hope:) 21:45:15 Lorna EdTechTalk: 0+0=0 21:45:16 Durff EdTechTalk: taking notes is so unfair 21:45:29 derrallg EdTechTalk: I was so impressed until she said that 21:45:30 MariaK EdTechTalk: We have to support teachers and be sure that we have them work with their Zone of proximal devel. 21:45:34 Eleroo EdTechTalk: anyone miss the old fashioned discussion boards? 21:45:38 PeggyG EdTechTalk: I love the way Alice summarizes the show! Great review! 21:45:40 Durff EdTechTalk: i thought 0 + 0 = 16 21:45:44 Eleroo EdTechTalk: they seemed more organized than blogs 21:45:55 Eleroo EdTechTalk: I liked the outline form 21:46:03 derrallg EdTechTalk: @maria but some of these teachers are a +.0001 for their zone 21:46:10 Durff EdTechTalk: yes process is everything 21:46:12 ds EdTechTalk: @Durff, actually 2017 21:46:12 PeggyG EdTechTalk: I agree Mariascaffolding!! 21:46:22 Durff EdTechTalk: ah! 21:46:24 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: contact alice.mercer or mizmercer on skype if you'd like to join 21:46:27 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Peggy? 21:46:51 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: MizMercer 21:46:52 PeggyG EdTechTalk: what are the old fashioned discussion boards? teacher listservs? 21:46:53 Eleroo EdTechTalk: love wikis!~ 21:47:05 ds EdTechTalk: thanks all, great show 21:47:09 Nedra EdTechTalk: thanks 21:47:20 PeggyG EdTechTalk: I don't have my headset on. 21:47:22 Eleroo EdTechTalk: boards where threads are in an outline form and not blog form 21:47:26 kcaise EdTechTalk: i can help you hunt her down alice! 21:47:30 jonelle EdTechTalk: thanks silvia, durff and other! 21:47:49 PeggyG EdTechTalk: great show!! so glad to get caught up with Sylvia! 21:48:07 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: peggy your skype id? 21:48:14 PeggyG EdTechTalk: pgeorge1 21:48:18 page EdTechTalk: Thanks!! One baby step at a time! 21:48:23 Durff EdTechTalk: anyone else want into the call? 21:48:50 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: I've sent request to Peggy, do you have a built in mic peg? 21:49:10 PeggyG EdTechTalk: getting my headset on 21:49:16 PeggyG EdTechTalk: yes built in mic too 21:49:49 Durff EdTechTalk: hi james 21:49:54 PeggyG EdTechTalk: haven't received the contact request yet 21:49:55 James Sigler EdTechTalk: Hello 21:49:58 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Hey James 21:50:00 ds EdTechTalk: thanks all, have to rungreat show, great to catch you live 21:50:09 ds EdTechTalk: hey James, just on my way out 21:50:10 jonelle EdTechTalk: I am doing around in 80 schools too. looking forward to it 21:50:16 Durff EdTechTalk: thanks ds 21:50:34 James Sigler EdTechTalk: Tag I'm it. Sorry I missed you Doug 21:50:54 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Peggy, sent request 21:51:00 PeggyG EdTechTalk: just got it 21:51:20 Sheila EdTechTalk: Ohhhh geocaching! 21:51:22 Sheila EdTechTalk: :) 21:51:28 James Sigler EdTechTalk: Sorry I'm late kids were watching to see whether school is closed tomorrow 21:51:37 Sheila EdTechTalk: I have 10 GPSs at our school. 21:51:45 Durff EdTechTalk: i hope mine is! 21:51:54 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Great guest tonight:) 21:51:57 jonelle EdTechTalk: Our PE teacher is using GPSs 21:52:17 PeggyG EdTechTalk: Sheilayou should be a guest on geocaching :) 21:52:23 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Glad you made it James 21:52:40 Sheila EdTechTalk: I did a show on WOW last summer on geocaching. :) 21:52:52 Durff EdTechTalk: cool 21:53:19 PeggyG EdTechTalk: time for an update :) 21:53:59 MariaK EdTechTalk: http://elementarygeocaching.blogspot.com/ 21:54:01 Silvia Tolisano EdTechTalk: http://elementarygeocaching.blogspot.com/ 21:54:07 derrallg EdTechTalk: thanks 21:54:46 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: Great presentation btw.. k12onine 21:54:58 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: k12online 21:55:08 Durff EdTechTalk: anyone dieing to get in on this call? 21:55:44 James Sigler EdTechTalk: I haven't done anything with Geochaching 21:55:53 Sheila EdTechTalk: @derrallg from a while ago http://www.ryejrhigh.org/workshops/gps/ 21:56:06 Durff EdTechTalk: exactly which is why I am blocking so much 21:56:59 Durff EdTechTalk: on i meant hate blocking so much 21:57:17 Durff EdTechTalk: i can't type and talk on two computers so well 21:57:46 Durff EdTechTalk: hey derrall is back 21:58:18 derrallg EdTechTalk: FF crashed when I tried to click on the geoching link 21:58:24 jonelle EdTechTalk: yes admin support 21:58:51 jonelle EdTechTalk: but still admin support in collaborating on new technology for students set expectations 21:59:02 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=151 silivias k12online presentation 22:00:18 James Sigler EdTechTalk: It's a delicate dance between teacher, technology, curriculum, and time 22:01:46 James Sigler EdTechTalk: I had my 3rd graders blog while watching the inauguration 22:01:48 jonelle EdTechTalk: we have spent millions on technology that site we need to set some expectations if you have asked for technology 22:02:14 PeggyG EdTechTalk: I really agree Jonelle! you have to set expectations! 22:02:16 jonelle EdTechTalk: good description delicate dance 22:02:35 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: We have expectations, and setting up a plan for tech. 22:02:39 PeggyG EdTechTalk: it's not ok for teachers to say I don't want to use technology (IMHO) 22:02:43 Durff EdTechTalk: and i am a terrible dancer 22:02:52 James Sigler EdTechTalk: @jonelle Absolutely. If the students don't touch the tech in the classroom, It's wasted $ 22:02:57 jonelle EdTechTalk: we have ISTE guidelines guide expectations from there 22:02:58 Durff EdTechTalk: they do Peggy 22:03:01 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Peggy, what gets me is most of them use it, but all use it differently? 22:03:09 Durff EdTechTalk: and Admins let them 22:03:14 Alice Mercer EdTechTalk: Only a handful don't AT ALL. 22:03:29 Durff EdTechTalk: all of ours don't 22:03:35 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: cool james 22:03:35 Durff EdTechTalk: except me 22:04:43 jonelle EdTechTalk: i expect differences, We have student expectations:) 22:04:45 James Sigler EdTechTalk: @Jose Didn't get much writing, though. Still new. Students struggle to write their feelings. 22:05:20 jonelle EdTechTalk: yes that's why we appreciate you Sylvia! 22:05:21 KIMBERLEY EdTechTalk: Great guest and discussion. Thank you sooo much for the conversations and support!! 22:05:34 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: I agree Silvia... You are a pioneer and we are in your posee 22:05:36 PeggyG EdTechTalk: Thank you Sylvia! 22:06:08 Sheila EdTechTalk: Wasn't going to stay up late tonight, but couldn't leave! Thanks so much! 22:06:52 derrallg EdTechTalk: thanks great show 22:07:11 kcaise EdTechTalk: jose, you going to sing the show out? 22:07:20 James Sigler EdTechTalk: Good show 22:07:34 kcaise EdTechTalk: lol 22:07:42 Durff EdTechTalk: Thank you everyone for coming 22:07:50 James Sigler EdTechTalk: Awwwwwww :D 22:07:51 kcaise EdTechTalk: thank you everyone great show 22:07:53 PeggyG EdTechTalk: nice finale Jose :) 22:07:59 kcaise EdTechTalk: great music 22:08:07 James Sigler EdTechTalk: Love the music outro 22:08:31 kcaise EdTechTalk: who is this jose, derek miller? 22:09:26 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: yes.. penmanchine.com 22:09:31 kcaise EdTechTalk: aww, ty jose! 22:13:36 JoseRodriguez EdTechTalk: good, night..