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At 2:14am on August 6, 2009, rosa ochoa said…: HI Durff,

Looking forward to learning & collaborating when possible.

At 4:56pm on August 2, 2009, Jeffrey Niles Eaglin said…: I appreciate the welcome. I'm looking forward to using this site to share ideas. I teach English and history. I model several technology lessons at the school I teach and need to venture into sharing ideas with people with expertise beyond mine to enhance my teaching. I hope Classroom 2.0 does just that.

At 10:26am on August 2, 2009, Julye Rogoski said…: Hello,

Looking forward to some great educational conversations!

At 8:23am on August 2, 2009, Arthur Hall said…: Hello Durff,
Interesting place you got there. Looks like a real hub of activity. Thanks for the welcome greeting.

At 8:23pm on August 1, 2009, Chris Fancher said…: Thanks for saying hi. I had been meaning to look at this and had it bookmarked. I was at a conference this week and someone (Either @markwagner or @fitzwalsh) suggested it and I made sure to sign in.

At 12:46pm on May 10, 2009, Carolyn Stanley said…: Hi, Durff,
Happy Mother's Day.
Thanks for all your wonderful links and words of wisdom

At 3:56am on March 6, 2009, Durff said…: Kim Cofimo's words of wisdom = "Teachers who use technology in the classroom are: flexible, willing to take risks and try new things, not afraid of failing, able to learn from their students, adaptable, and comfortable with the fact that they are not the smartest person in the room. Cultivating this kind of mindset is the first step to understanding how to use technology successfully in the classroom." What kind of teacher are you?

At 3:54am on February 25, 2009, Durff said…: Lady Greenfield, professor of synaptic pharmacology at Lincoln college, Oxford, and director of the Royal Institution, "...told the House of Lords that children's experiences on social networking sites "are devoid of cohesive narrative and long-term significance. As a consequence, the mid-21st century mind might almost be infantilised, characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity". [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/feb/24/social-networking-site-cha...] Listen to the podcast to get the full impact of her point of view. What do you say?

At 12:13pm on February 12, 2009, Jiasheng said…: Hi Durff,

I noticed you're a very active member of Classroom 2.0 in both the forum and in blogging. I'm a student at Georgia Tech and am interested in how you got involved with the site. I'd love to chat with you about it. Let me know if you're interested via my comment wall, thanks!

-Jiasheng He

At 7:28pm on January 31, 2009, Jack said…: Hi Durff. I was wondering if you have students or educator friends who would be interested in participating in a nationwide SAT Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!

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K12Online2009 LAN Party

Please join us on November 18, 2009 at 22:30GMT/3:30pmPST/ 4:30pmMST/5:30pmCST/6:30pmEST for a live event of the 2009 K12Online Conference On November 18, the K12Online Conference is hosting a LAN party from 6:30PM to 8:30PM EST. We invite every...

on Monday

Durff replied to Shane Clay's discussion 'Using Microsoft Powerpoint'

Lots of ideas here http://jc-schools.net/PPTs-la.html#Grades6-12

October 31

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Flatclassroom09-3 - Sounding Boards

Every fall a global project takes place led by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. This year over 220 students from 5 countries will research trends in information technology and globalization, write a collaborative research report on a wiki, and prod...

October 31

Durff replied to Heather Davis's discussion 'File Conversion'

Really? Then you can answer my question! Is http://voicethread.com/ blocked in China?

September 27

Durff replied to Heather Davis's discussion 'File Conversion'

Have you looked at keepvid.com, Miro, clipnabber.com, kickyoutube, or save2pc ?

September 27

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K12Online2009 Conference

Plan now to attend the K12Online Conference LAN Party today 1:30pmEDT-5:00pmEDT @ EdTechTalk- http://bit.ly/RqN2r

September 26

Durff replied to Don Robinson's discussion 'action research project, virtual learning'

It sounds like your son benefited from blended learning. An effective learning environment contains both synchronous and asynchronous elements, which you provided him. Maybe your thesis could center around this?

August 8

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Comprehension

I'm reading the following for a course I am taking, schools need to be able to provide high-quality instruction in both word-level and comprehension skills in order to meet the diverse needs of students who continue to struggle with reading in l...

July 27

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K12Online2009 LAN Party

Please join us on November 18, 2009 at 22:30GMT/3:30pmPST/ 4:30pmMST/5:30pmCST/6:30pmEST for a live event of the 2009 K12Online Conference

On November 18, the K12Online Conference is hosting a LAN party from 6:30PM to 8:30PM EST. We invite everyone to gather at the LAN party site with colleagues in order to view two past conference presentations and then engage in lively discussions in the EdTechTa… Continue

Posted on November 9, 2009 at 12:30pm —

Flatclassroom09-3 - Sounding Boards

Every fall a global project takes place led by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. This year over 220 students from

5 countries will research trends in information technology and globalizatio… Continue

Posted on October 31, 2009 at 2:51pm —

The 2nd LAN Party of the k12Online2009 Conference

Please join us on October 20, 2009 at 22:00GMT/3:00pmPDT/4:00pmMDT/5:00pmCDT/6:00pmEDT for a live event of the 2009
K12Online Conference

On October 20, the K12Online Conference is hosting a LAN party from 6:00PM to 8:00PM EDT. We invite everyone to gather at the LAN party site with colleagues in order… Continue

Posted on October 18, 2009 at 10:56am —

K12Online2009 LAN Party

Please join us on September 26, 2009
for the first live event of the
2009 K12Online Conference

On September 26, K12Online Conference will host a LAN party from 2:00PM to 5:00PM EDT and encourages everyone to get together with colleagues in order to engage in lively discussions. Past presentations will be shown… Continue

Posted on September 22, 2009 at 9:30am —

Remembering

I woke up with all intentions of not ruminating over this at all. Didn't work out t… Continue

Posted on July 31, 2009 at 7:22am —

Comprehension

I'm reading the following for a course I am taking,

schools need to be able to provide high-quality instruction in both word-level and comprehension skills in order to meet the diverse needs of students who continue to struggle with reading in late-elementary, middle, and high school… Continue

Posted on July 27, 2009 at 7:30am —

Powerful Learning

Which is more powerful, a service or a community? This idea came up during the last ETT Community Meeting. A service was defined as a fully funded entity like your landline or your local hospital or even your community college. A community was defined more like a bunch of people who contribute to each other's… Continue

Posted on July 21, 2009 at 8:35am —

The Gala Masquerade Ball awaits you!

On June 14th 1:00pm - 3:00pmSLT at… Continue

Posted on June 13, 2009 at 11:00am —

Network Challenge

Do you buy your morning coffee on your way into work? Well STOP IT!!
I challenge the network… Continue

Posted on June 10, 2009 at 6:00am —

The Passionate Redheads Gala Event

On June 14th 4:00pmSLT - 9:00pmSLT at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Southern%20Colorado/163/42/26 the Passionate Redheads Team of the Second Life Relay For Life will be holding a Fashion Show followed by a Gala Ball with concurrent Silent Auction.
One can view and place bids on the aucti… Continue

Posted on June 8, 2009 at 7:00pm —

Relay For Life

I need YOU to donate to the Relay For Life! https://secure3.convio.net/tacs/site/Donation2?idb=1887102074&… Continue

Posted on June 1, 2009 at 9:00pm —

Network Challenge: Audiobook

A couple days ago I challenged people on Twitter and here I repeat my challenge. In these last days before summer, I challenge you to produce an audio book with students! Then disseminate!! There are numerous tutorials on how to do this and I won't repeat that here. Basically, all you need… Continue

Posted on May 31, 2009 at 2:00pm —

Last Day's Assignment

I am assigning the following for our last day in class. Tell me what you think...
1. Contact another person. Verbal speech will disqualify you.
2. Find out what your contacted person had for breakfast today.
3. Show their answer to me in order to get your points.
4. Post their name/pseudo, location, relation to you, & how you contacted them on your blog.
1 point = someone in this room
2 points = someone in this school
3 points = someone in Maryland
4 points = someone in another state
5 point… Continue

Posted on May 26, 2009 at 3:49pm — 2 Comments

Visit the Passionate Redhead Team Store!

Please visit The Passionate Redheads Team Store located HERE and while you shop or window gaze at the store donate to the pink kiosk. This benefits the Relay for Life of the American Cancer Society. Just right click on… Continue

Posted on May 22, 2009 at 7:30pm —

DEN in SL Event!!

Make plans to attend,"Searching Google in a Snap" by our own Lisa Thumann at the DEN in SL at 5pmSLT(8pmEDT) at http://snurl.com/gzmuw Sign up for a google account prior to the workshop. Lisa is a Senior Specialist in Technology Education in New Jersey. She is a Google Certified Teacher who will be talking about

* Search Features
* Web Search
* Insights for Search
* Language Tools
* Book Search
* Scholar Search
* News Search
* Blog Search
* Google Alerts
* Custom Search Engines

So put on your… Continue

Posted on April 29, 2009 at 4:23pm —

Be Heard on Earth Day 2009!

Earthcast is a 24 hour broadcast held on April 22, 2009. It begins on April 22, 2009 at 00:00:00 GMT, which is 8:00pm Tuesday in my time zone, and runs until 23:00:00GMT or 7:00pm Wednes… Continue

Posted on April 19, 2009 at 5:14pm —

Earthcast 09 - What Is It?

After a successful 24 Hour Webcastathon on Earth Day 2008, the Earthbridges community will be back for a second 24 hour live webcastahon on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009. We're looking for interested experts in the field, K20 students/teachers, or anyone with an interest in the environment to help out with this 24 hour live broadcast on the Internet.

Last year this promo was produced that explains what Earthcast is:

This year we are still looking for participan… Continue

Posted on March 8, 2009 at 1:31pm —

Parents on Facebook

A class entitled, "Parents on Facebook: Connecting with parents using Facebook & What does it mean to be a digital parent?" will be offered on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 8:00pm at https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/meeting.jnlp?sid=2008350%3DM.612F85D6F8C95E7398CA7C70EEFFB2 A post explaining how to participate is located at http://edtechtalk.com/node/3633 Please share this information with your parents, family, and friends. This informational session is being offered by Lorna… Continue

Posted on February 19, 2009 at 7:39pm — 1 Comment

Barry Schwartz at TED

Are you celebrating moral exemplars with your learners?

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Posted on February 16, 2009 at 4:30pm —

Let's Disrupt the Educational Status Quo

"How do we move to a student centric system?" Michael Horn Jan 14, 2008 http://snurl.com/bwfl8 Your ideas? Here's more along these lines : http://www.edutopia.org/student-centric-education-technology and of course the Youtube at… Continue

Posted on February 14, 2009 at 5:30pm —

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