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• installed newest version of Wordpress MU 2.7.1 but cannot embed media into pages or posts. Anyone have a solution? Forums not helping #

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• need help for a benchmark on visual literacy and evaluating images as they pertain to the students’ work. Got one? Got ideas? Stuck. #
• playing with new elgg install v1.5. some nice features here #
• @wargoelizabeth do you see the one I just added on the wall? in reply to wargoelizabeth #
• @wargoelizabeth jdunganon that wall in reply to wargoelizabeth #
• anyone out there interested in doing a panel or workshop on ES tech integration at the 21st cent. conf. in HK in Sept.? Let me know. #
• good site for managing the 1:1 classroom. Aimed at higher ed but still useful for MS or HS. http://telr.osu.edu/mobilelearning/teaching … #
• another 1:1 classroom management piece from Jaimie McKenzie http://fno.org/nov08/attention.html #
• uploaded second and last class to Moving on Up Wiki http://voicethread.com/#q.b451316.i2401634 #
• @RobinThailand I have one at home and one here in my office. They are sweet!! in reply to RobinThailand #
• great site for your esol and academic support peeps http://bit.ly/jv8j8 #
• backing up 300 student blogs for move to newest Wp MU version upgrade. Ahh the joy. #
• ES tech standards, still plugging away.I would like to include at least one Essential Question for each standard. Got any that go with NETS? #
• the last Friday of the school year. Short week next week and then it is game on. #
• @x5josh5x we are here, we have our own domain through them but the student portal does lack some of the google apps. http://www.saschina.org in reply to x5josh5x #
• @x5josh5x it is school wide on both our campuses. Not sure the extent to which she uses it. in reply to x5josh5x #

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• @intrepidteacher here you go, a whole list of them http://bit.ly/fTOf9 in reply to intrepidteacher #
• in all day tech meeting, going over teacher images for new macs next year, teachers backing up files, and all sorts of fun stuff #
• just finished Facebook workshop for parents. The best attended workshop all year-full house. Lots of good questions #
• @colingally not much really, it sells itself, but one is just to see what their kids are up to and to be able to monitor and play together in reply to colingally #
• I don’t think this is anew one but it is a good one. School from the student perspective. What a concept http://bit.ly/EDvWM #
• Just finished setting up student accounts in explaoratree.org a graphic organizer site.It allows you to make groups as well so it is social #
• Great for ESOL. Now all our kids can friend eachother. Perfect for the academic support crowd as well so they can help eachother #
• @wfarren we use it too at SAS in reply to wfarren #
• @wfarren picketts sent me that. Tht part of the email that says stay in front of you computer while at home all day had me rolling. in reply to wfarren #
• just finished g5’s recordings in audacity to upload to moving on up wiki. http://movingup5to6.wikispaces.com/ #
• RT @jutecht:Take 10 minutes to read these IB Chem students reflect on their year of blogging. http://digg.com/u14VcR fantastic! #
• one class is uploaded to Moving on Up wiki for G5s http://movingup5to6.wikispaces.com/ #
• ok just figured it is fn+delete on a mac to get it to act like the del key on a pc. You can rip on me now, I can take it. #
• Standard #4-Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making. Looking for some grade 3 indicators for this #

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• reading http://bit.ly/18D0gv #
• just downloaded Nambu, twitbin kept slowing down my connection #
• Great mineral ID site http://bit.ly/NCNQY #
• RT @russeltarr:20 blogs I wish were around when I started teaching: http://bit.ly/11RiQe good place to start for teachers entering their PLN #
• @hitechhall our teachers love picassa for creating easy slideshows and embedding to blogs as well. Flickr can too, but nice to have all in1 in reply to hitechhall #
• OK, my first day with Nambu. I like it. I mean, I don’t want to marry it or anything, but I would consider a second date. #
• follow http://twitter.com/TEDxShanghai for TEDx Shanghai #
• damn, going to miss TEDx Shanghai by two days. Anyone following going? #
• @intrepidteacher we ask ourselves the same question every Sat and Sun. in reply to intrepidteacher #
• @samay99 let me know how that goes Simon in reply to samay99 #
• RT @hrheingold:Participatory media teaching/learning resources http://bit.ly/ZNiwg nice resource for introducing web 2.0 stuff to staff #
• @adecardy add this to the agenda for tomorrow, maybe we can play with it and find out what we need to do in reply to adecardy #
• been working on getting school calendars to sync with ical. They are a little quircky #
• Working on Grades 135 Tech Curriculum Benchmarks and Standards #
• @RobinThailand sure thing Rob in reply to RobinThailand #
• @dharter they are Nets Standards with some additions to tailor fit for what we wanted in the benchmarks and must masters for grades k-5 in reply to dharter #

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• @BrianLockwood i do and thanks, amazing footage in reply to BrianLockwood #
• looking at using City Creator for grade 3 community project. Not sure if the teachers will want to give up their posterboard communities #
• RT @wfarren College without highschool; looks interesting: http://www.collegewithouthighschool.com/ #hackedu #
• RT @haleon Internet tools for classes-http://tiny.cc/FjfJa #
• @wargoelizabeth that would cause a riot surely in reply to wargoelizabeth #
• Just finished with first intro session with ES admin on using their new MACS #
• youtube back in China? #
• grade 5 ESOL voicethread on idioms http://bit.ly/2JNIQ #
• grade 5 ESOL voicethread on idioms http://bit.ly/OpH65 #
• @todbaker he may have it private right now, let me check with the teacher and see in reply to todbaker #
• anyone using Scrath in math integration-upper ES or Lower MS grades? I would love to see what you are doing. #
• @colingally thanks Colin, please let me know in reply to colingally #
• @colingally we start with keyboard familiarization in grade 2-5. By grade 5 we start to emphasize touch typing but it is not a requirement in reply to colingally #
• @colingally our grade 5 benchmark is 20wpm with over 90% accuracy in reply to colingally #
• @jdungan fav typing apps=type to lear, type racer, and we use UltrKey 4.0 which is a bit dry for the kids but does have good reporting in reply to jdungan #
• oops that last one was not to myself, it was to you @colingally #
• @jutecht problem is they are still expecting them to do something for test scores, tests don’t measure learning, they measure regurgitation in reply to jutecht #
• @samay99 glad to hear it, installing network printers over here on mine was a bit of an exercise in reply to samay99 #
• @wfarren you should see our cafeteria here, not one bag of chips, candy bars, etc. to be found. Kids actually eat meals at lunch. big switc in reply to wfarren #
• tring to get school’s portal calendars to sync with ical on my mac. Houston we have a problem #
• Working on the SAS ES Technology Wiki. Thaks @kcofino for your feedback and your example, oh yeah @jmedved too #
• @intrepidteacher better off using file sharing, I was trying to do the same a while back with some 10-15mb vids and got the same in reply to intrepidteacher #
• Good Friday morning from Shanghai #
• looking at MAC fuse, allows mac users to read and write files from NTFS formatted drives. could be handy http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/ #
• @RobinThailand are you taking requests? Simple Man by Skynard please. in reply to RobinThailand #
• @mscofino while I did not get the nice invitation extended to dear Rob, I did pitch it to my 5th grade, let’s see if I get any bites.Im hurt in reply to mscofino #
• @RobinThailand prefer simple man but if you only know freebird, I can rock to that too. in reply to RobinThailand #
• RT @garystager 5.0 scary earthquake centered in Inglewood, CA < 10 miles from me. Did I mention that I hate this place? #

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• Cino de Mayo!! #
• working with grade three teachers on year long review and plan. Old teachers stuck in their curriculum #
• integration/infusion means teachers plan with tech, not add on at end. Uggg, trying not to go postal #
• @wargoelizabeth WHERE did you snap that pic? Christmas comes early in Shanghai. in reply to wargoelizabeth #
• @intrepidteacher when I say I get resources from my network, they seriously laugh and ask me if I am serious. It makes me warm and fuzzy. in reply to intrepidteacher #
• setting up to record 3rd grade lit circles in Audacity #
• making photostory vids for summative assess. of streamtable/alluvial landforms unit with grade 5’s #
• Traditional Chinese Puppet Show http://bit.ly/dawBR #
• good morning. On deck, google custom search 1st grade, kidspiration insect life cycle mapping, 5th grade comic life, 3rd grade newspapers.. #
• …5th grade Stream table/alluvial landform summative assessments in photostory #
• @MikeRomard thanks for the link. Good Stuff in reply to MikeRomard #
• @RobinThailand most of the time it is IT guys, Digi artsy types, hackers and the like, Showing what is going on in ED there might be interst in reply to RobinThailand #
• @RobinThailand wish I could go but that time of the year is a bit too hectic in reply to RobinThailand #
• @intrepidteacher I worry about it for myself AND my kids in reply to intrepidteacher #
• @julielindsay make sure they use headphones :)\ in reply to julielindsay #
• @wfarren on twitter? Really? C’mon is this really Farren? in reply to wfarren #
• this is a RT of someone, sorry for not knowing but a list of good sites http://ow.ly/5aLo #
• skyping in for learning 2.010 meeting here. #L2.010 #
• @jutecht can we start a skype chat for us connecting virtually Jeff? in reply to jutecht #
• @adecardy can ytou shoot me your skype name, I understand you are skyping too? in reply to adecardy #
• @samay99 aren’t you there? in reply to samay99 #
• @samay99 send it please. I am sorry pookie. No hard feelings, I asked for amanda’s only because I know she is skyping as well I think in reply to samay99 #
• good conversations happening about Learning 2.010. Wish I was there in person #l2.010 #
• @#l2.010 I want a beer please #
• cmon 3:00 #
• weekend on, taking kid to wushu then to teachers happy hour = free beer. Have a good weekend all, see you back here Monday #
• happy Monday, 5 more to go I think until Summer #
• @RobinThailand back to the mutha land. Cali for first week then to Detroit for the rest in reply to RobinThailand #
• @RobinThailand thanks for the share, fun way to do something like that. in reply to RobinThailand #
• Apparently we have the highest prom in the world. 90+ floors that is-World Financial Tower http://www.sasparenttalk.org/?p=1720 #
• playing with new installation of Elgg #
• just finished MP3’s for 3rd grade lit circles. #
• @RobinThailand our 1:1 will start with grade 7-10 next year. We work with carts now in 5th, 1 for each class each cart has 10 computers in reply to RobinThailand #
• @RobinThailand teachers usually buddy up carts to make for 1:1 in 5th grade. Works well for them but still lacking in the day to day integr in reply to RobinThailand #
• end of year photostories with first graders, put all their work in as jpgs. nice portfolio piece for the little guys. #
• w00t! just got new techer macbook. #

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• RT @butwait (If u bkmarked the link I posted earlier to this list of Edu Tech conferences, bag it & save this 1… more up-to-date: http … #
• here is link to that last retweet-Ed Tech Conferences through Set. 2009 http://tinyurl.com/cl7zlc #
• @colingally let me know how that goes, what exactly is the content/curriculum purpose for having them on twitter? please share. thx in reply to colingally #
• @RobinThailand I would like to see those KWLs in bitstrips when u finish in reply to RobinThailand #
• good blog post from @deangroom. http://tinyurl.com/cb79n9 #
• Looking for the best, easy to use file conversion program (video) for mac. Please send me your ideas. Freeware always welcome. #
• Anything better than handbrake? #
• looking at facebook discussion students at our school started about our 1:1 initiative starting next year. Im surprised by the negativity #
• Just finished PSA on Handwashing for school nurse http://tinyurl.com/dhfs3b #

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• RT @zaidlearn The Open Education Community Is Here http://tinyurl.com/d9rs2e #
• making final edits for two job aids I am making for teachers using the photo and video portal here at school #
• RT @mscofino RT @coletteamber: Reading: 17 Reasons Why Your Mac Runs Slower Than it Should: http://tinyurl.com/cbefmj <Just what I neede … #
• Making a custom google search for 1st graders on Insects. Got any good insect sites? Send them my way. #
• Does anyone still use filamentality? The search doesn’t work off the ATT main page for me. Any ideas? #
• rt @cburell good points. http://tinyurl.com/c7xta3 #
• getting ready to speak at our parent coffee this morning. Showing student global collaborative wiki projects and a quick intro on delicious #
• 1st graders using kidspiration to diagram a life cycle of a beetle #
• @mscofino they are JPGs let me post a couple up in reply to mscofino #
• RT @courosa “Now you can change what Google says about you” - http://tinyurl.com/cumoud #
• “We think that a discussion of Google’s long-term interests in accessing personal data… #
• …and our interest in letting them do so would be a good idea.” Agreed. Can’t speak for others but this stuff makes me leary. #
• Looking at Athabasca University’s PhD in Distance education program. Anyone out there know much about it? I would love to chat. #
• @hitechhall it was the same leaving shanghai on the 13th or the 20th. Crazy in reply to hitechhall #
• ok, kinda frightening http://tinyurl.com/cu7k44 #
• @BrianLockwood is that a club you guys have at school? I want to start a skate club here at SAS in reply to BrianLockwood #
• @mscofino c u there last day of school this week. in reply to mscofino #
• getting my ducks in a row for a parent workshop on social bookmarking and using delicious.com #
• Check out our 5th grade Julie of the Wolves student versions in Comic Life.http://tinyurl.com/ctmt6y #
• RT @Astronautics Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Boo´d In Texas For Saying The Moon Reflects The Sun http://is.gd/tZag Only in Waco. #
• anyone out there have a good site or app for making timelines? I rember coming across one but can’t find the link. #
• Found it, thanks delicious. http://www.xtimeline.com/ free timeline creation online. #
• @RobinThailand send me that list if you can find it. Not totally thrilled with xtimeline. in reply to RobinThailand #
• showing twitter to some parents here at school, please tweet us with a hello and where you are from #
• enjoying this conversationabout mashups between @garystager and @therestof theworld #
• I heart inner office politics and gossip. Awesome, exactly why I spent so much of my life studying. #
• @colingally@RobinThailand #hksummit looking forward to some F2F time with some of my twitter network. Cocktails = good. in reply to colingally #
• #hksummit in the nose bleed seats waiting for keynote to start #
• @julielindsay is that chatzy link correct? I’m getting error message. in reply to julielindsay #
• #hksummit ok this dragon dance is killing it. Very cool. #
• RT @growK12 22 Interesting Ways to use Twitter in the Classroom http://bit.ly/7pX0 via @mashable #hksummit #
• @elemenous yes follow the tag #hksummit in reply to elemenous #
• dial a maid shanghai is now following me on twitter. any one need a maid? #
• @spower you’re fast in reply to spower #
• @BrianLockwood Jeff Dungan from Shanghai American school. In Hong Kong now. I use twitter to follow Brian of course. in reply to BrianLockwood #
• @colingally i was at dickens too, I would like to meet you guys. in reply to colingally #
• #hksummit I created a facebook group for people at HKsummit or anyone else interested in joining. #
• #hksummit link for facebook group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70013153278 #
• @spower can you throw your conference pics up on FB group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70013153278 cheers #
• #hksummit People joining FB group please add your pics/vids from conference. Cheers http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70013153278 #
• #hksummit good morning geting ready for 1:1 preso by Dave Mcmaster #
• @RobinThailand indeed in reply to RobinThailand #
• #hksummit from 1:1 study HKCIS-Our inteview process for new hires is much different now. Yep, yep. #
• #hksummit ed technologists drive actions of IT staff. #
• @Taml17 no ustream here sorry. Just a break out session at #hksummit in reply to Taml17 #
• back at it after a whirlwind stay in Hong Kong. Conference was great, nice to get some f2f time with folks #hksummit #
• @colingally @robinthailand xtranormal looks cool, good for the ES kids. Thanks lads. in reply to colingally #
• @colingally yeah I can see that but if you view it as a tool for quick and dirty projects or as a storyboarding tool I can see its benys in reply to colingally #
• just finished mapping life cycle of beetles in kidspiration with 1st graders #
• just reading student authored article in our student newspaper against upcoming 1:1 program and the decision to use MAC as platform. WTF? #
• @RobinThailand to which tweet? in reply to RobinThailand #
• @RobinThailand who doersn’t love fart effects? in reply to RobinThailand #

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• Sorry to hear about the death of “The Bird”, a Detroit legend. The game needs more people like him in it today. #
• nice mac tutorial sitehttp://www.macinstruct.com/tutorials #
• RT @LSA_Paul Twenty-Five Interesting Ways* to use Wordle in the Classroom - Google Docs http://tinyurl.com/dcrqzq via http://www.diigo.com/~lsa … #
• just enjoyed lunch with my wife. 70 and sunny in Shanghai today. #
• RT @russeltarr Wordia - Create Video definitions of words - great project for #englishteacher! http://wordia.com/ (RT @monarchlibrary) #
• reading http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118539543272477927.html #
• RT @colingally http://is.gd/sGXG interesting post about music in the classroom. I know I work better with music. So do you allow your st … #
• just watched Scott McCloud’s live presentation on comic book art here at school.Wonderfully visual presentation,raising the bar on preso zen #
• @LSA_Paul you might find some here http://tinyurl.com/c47ahr in reply to LSA_Paul #
• Working on what I hope to be closer to final version of our August PD schedule for teacher MAcBook distribution #
• RT @BronSt Come see how the Quest Atlantis virtual world lights up today´s classrooms http://tinyurl.com/d599yd. Thanks Bron great QA stuff #
• RT @tomaswk Reading> “FIRE-ing” the Canon? Are the foundations of our profession are being assaulted, or are we t.. http://tinyurl.com/c … #

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• need help, need to set up 20 student accounts in voice thread, what is the easiest way? #
• I guess Identities would be easiest to do, just wondering if there is another way #
• @mscofino thanks yeah that is what I’m leaning toward, plus in the ES they don’t meet the 13yr requirement in reply to mscofino #
• Somebody just tweeted this not sure who but it is a cool idea http://www.ted.com/pages/view/id/258 #
• RT @russeltarr Awesome! - TED Talk links all in a single Google Spreadsheet! http://bit.ly/bYBPd RT @mmiller7571, @josiefraser @ScottEl … #
• @mscofino I have the WD passport and I love it in reply to mscofino #
• @adecardy its the message and the content that matter not the tool. Good luck I look forward to seeing it. in reply to adecardy #
• Reading this to start the day RT @tomaswk Reading> When is the right time to pursue a terminal degree? http://tinyurl.com/c3qeu4 #
• working with first graders searching for insects http://tinyurl.com/clpl37 #
• Just what detroit needs http://tinyurl.com/cfh4va #
• looking at the Masters tourney online, wish I were in the US to watch it on TV #
• in all day tech meeting with Shanghai American Techies #
• RT @marksmithers Like this: 100 free online lectures to make you a better teacher http://bit.ly/rp89X #

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