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Live Blogged:  So please forgive any typos, thought fragments, and any other issues.
Steve Dembo:  Discovery Education - NOTE: Steve put forth a specific disclaimer that he is not a lawyer and is NOT recommending anything or a direction in any way what so ever Go Steve!
Steve referenced Tony Vincent: Learning in Hand and Tony’s [...]

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http://allthingsliteracy.com 
Live Blogged: Please pardon the incomplete thoughts, omissions, and or errors.
Kelly Doubek  and Anna Beard
How to evaluate software or tools by breaking them down to along literacy goals.
Reading to learn: Reading and writing across content area
Project CRISS, PowerUP, etc
What are your District’s current reading Initiatives? How is technology supporting reading initiatives?

Data Tools
Online Assessments
Student Practice and [...]

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Well, here I am at a crossroads. While on one hand I want to start podcasting, on the other I would like for my efforts to have some semblance of quality… I think that I achieve a podcast here. I apologize in advance for the audio quality as I am providing this caveat: [...]

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Meme: Passion Quilt ~ Entry by Kymberli Mulford (kmulford)
This photo has been my desktop wallpaper for two months. Yes, it hearkens me back to one of the most wonderful vacations we have ever taken as a family. I love it for its simplicity, its playfulness.
Related to my passion for kids’ learning, however, I see my [...]

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Ok, I have to start with this: I am seriously going to finish the Part III of my “In the Cloud” series but I keep getting distracted. Also, I don’t want my blog to just be about tools and resources. I would prefer to discuss instructional / curricular / and PD issues, thoughts, ponderings, [...]

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Greg Noack just posted his first blog post and he relates a great story of efficiency and the utilization and experimentation of new tools specifically Google Docs and Zoho Writer. 
I left a long comment and it got me thinking about my use of Zoho’s myriad of applications and how they might be better [...]

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I am ill today so my creativity and mental capacities are being quite challenged just continuing to breath and stay awake, so I am using Robin’s post format to provide some structure to my ramblings. [bowing to Robin Ellis]
I saw Robin Ellis’ blog post and was moved to continue to build this “Passion [...]

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