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NotesJanuary 31, 2019

oooh NO!!! #edu407 I think this video recorded with no sound: https://archive.org/details/TasksCriteria I hope I don't have to re-record it came out g

oooh NO!!! #edu407 I think this video recorded with no sound: https://archive.org/details/TasksCriteria I hope I don't have to re-record it came out great. Broke eye contact looking at notes but I was happy overall. My son is doing Zearn homework I will check when he is done;.

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

Hey #edu407 here is your first video update for class: I discuss how criteria, evidence, and tasks fit in our instructional routines: https://archive.

Hey #edu407 here is your first video update for class: I discuss how criteria, evidence, and tasks fit in our instructional routines: https://archive.org/details/TasksCriteria

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

Continuing my experiments with webmention badges. Decided to try bulk issuing as an h-feed http://edu407.jgregorymcverry.com/badges/helloworld.html #O

Continuing my experiments with webmention badges. Decided to try bulk issuing as an h-feed http://edu407.jgregorymcverry.com/badges/helloworld.html #Openbadges I love being able to issue badges using nothing but HTML. #literacies #DoOO h/t to @schmarty for help with microformats and code review

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

BTW if you are looking for Advanced Options menu for @glitch it is now a submenu called "tools" in the bottom of the sidebar of your project.

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

#edu407 #edu305 #edu307 check out this article https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2019/01/30/html-css-and-our-vanishing-industry-entry-points/ time y

#edu407 #edu305 #edu307 check out this article https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2019/01/30/html-css-and-our-vanishing-industry-entry-points/ time you curse me for bringing html and css into #literacies classes. Yes technical. Gloss over Focus on we raised generation with no access to the tools for reading and writing the self.

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

If you are looking for a way to quit @medium now that they have removed the ability to map your own domain and then cut off developers from their API

If you are looking for a way to quit @medium now that they have removed the ability to map your own domain and then cut off developers from their API (without warning) stop by #IndieWeb chat. We can help you export your content and get it on your own website

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

Hey #edu307 check out this piece from @ncte on why we should teach graphic novels: https://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/LA/0853-j

Hey #edu307 check out this piece from @ncte on why we should teach graphic novels: https://www.ncte.org/library/NCTEFiles/Resources/Journals/LA/0853-jan08/LA0853Graphic.pdf

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

Thanks to the work of https://cleverdevil.io and https://davidjohnmead.com/ we have released version 1.0 of the Listen plugin for @withknown #knowncha

Thanks to the work of https://cleverdevil.io and https://davidjohnmead.com/ we have released version 1.0 of the Listen plugin for @withknown #knownchat https://github.com/jgmac1106/Known-Listen please test it out and file any issues you may find

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

I added the #100daysofcode to the see also section of the #IndiewWeb challenge page: https://indieweb.org/challenge#See_Also

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

Just came across https://rhiaro.co.uk/ PhD thesis http://dr.amy.gy/ as we have been comparing how #IndieWeb does identity with h-card and how RDF does

Just came across https://rhiaro.co.uk/ PhD thesis http://dr.amy.gy/ as we have been comparing how #IndieWeb does identity with h-card and how RDF does identity with you the person getting a url and your site getting a url

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

I support Republican and Democrat candidates in Connecticut (though after Parkland I said no candidate that takes $1 dollar from NRA) but I would supp

I support Republican and Democrat candidates in Connecticut (though after Parkland I said no candidate that takes $1 dollar from NRA) but I would support Party of Satan if candidate ran on platform of #BringBacktheWhale

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

When you see stats about income earned with #HigherEd versus #HighSchool they aren't talking @Uconn students who worry about Cancun or Jamaica for Spr

When you see stats about income earned with #HigherEd versus #HighSchool they aren't talking @Uconn students who worry about Cancun or Jamaica for Spring Break. They mean @scsu students who must decide rent or food

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

not sure people of CT understand critical role CSCU faculty play in CT and given we have four campuses fighting over dwindling pool of students 25% cu

not sure people of CT understand critical role CSCU faculty play in CT and given we have four campuses fighting over dwindling pool of students 25% cut state $$ we have to perform at level of @UCONNNeag faculty while teaching twice as many classes for 30-50k less

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

As graduate coordinator, given 145 hours (1 class buyout) advise 50-70 students, handle all grad applications, oversee curriculum development, write t

As graduate coordinator, given 145 hours (1 class buyout) advise 50-70 students, handle all grad applications, oversee curriculum development, write tons of reports on how I am hitting diversity targets or raising test scores. now take over enrollment goals too

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

Today @DeanHegedus charged us with applying for $10 million dollars in grants this year. Based on @ctmirror https://ctmirror.org/2018/12/12/uconns-res

Today @DeanHegedus charged us with applying for $10 million dollars in grants this year. Based on @ctmirror https://ctmirror.org/2018/12/12/uconns-research-rankings-slips-despite-state-investment/ In 2017 @UconnNeag brought in 4.7 million dollars. They get paid 40-50k more than us and only have to teach half the classes

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

I won this CECA award in 2006 for my efforts to teach students how to read and write the web using mythology. I encourage all #ctedu, @scsu SOE alumni

I won this CECA award in 2006 for my efforts to teach students how to read and write the web using mythology. I encourage all #ctedu, @scsu SOE alumni, and any teacher into #edtechchat to apply. You all do amazing stuff. Time to get recognized. https://sites.google.com/cecact.org/ceca/awards

NotesJanuary 31, 2019

OMG! OMG! OMG! Look at changes to @microdotblog #mb https://www.manton.org/2019/01/30/custom-templates-categories.html Talk about feature release...Li

OMG! OMG! OMG! Look at changes to @microdotblog #mb https://www.manton.org/2019/01/30/custom-templates-categories.html Talk about feature release...Like a whole new experience. If you want turnkey #indieweb, a platform to help you grow and up your game, but works without touching code this is blogging platform for you

NotesJanuary 30, 2019

It saddens me to add API restriction and the shut down of the @medium WordPress plugin to the #IndieWeb page. https://indieweb.org/Medium#Criticism I

It saddens me to add API restriction and the shut down of the @medium WordPress plugin to the #IndieWeb page. https://indieweb.org/Medium#Criticism I may knock Medium but its because I have been through every pivot from the beginning. Causes user fatigue.

NotesJanuary 30, 2019

Yes! Yes! Excited @scsu has decided to fund #femhack, our feminist pedagogy hackathon 3/30-3/31, with #socialjustice award. We would have pulled off t

Yes! Yes! Excited @scsu has decided to fund #femhack, our feminist pedagogy hackathon 3/30-3/31, with #socialjustice award. We would have pulled off the event with guerilla funding but glad to know school recognizes benefits to #nhv #edtechchat #ctedu #cs4all

NotesJanuary 30, 2019

I am a successful teacher doubt that makes me a great software engineer. Even if I read a book. It probably goes both ways. https://www.forbes.com/sit

I am a successful teacher doubt that makes me a great software engineer. Even if I read a book. It probably goes both ways. https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2019/01/30/can-altschoolthe-edtech-startup-with-174m-from-billionaires-like-zuckerberg-and-thielsave-itself-from-failure/