tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.comments2023-03-07T05:44:29.388-08:00Mark's edtechblogMark Ahlnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comBlogger724125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-36882556990959798742012-06-12T02:38:53.501-07:002012-06-12T02:38:53.501-07:00Thanks for the information... I really love your b...Thanks for the information... I really love your blog posts... specially those on <a href="http://www.ganeshchella.com" rel="nofollow"><i>Helping Organisations</i></a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704561298176456991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-26642552508036052172012-06-11T04:03:27.907-07:002012-06-11T04:03:27.907-07:00Wow. You are retiring! All my best to you! Hang in...Wow. You are retiring! All my best to you! Hang in there and enjoy the crazy end of the year part. I can imagine all that's going through your mind right now. <br />I have been teaching for 34 years and I need to work 2 more for a proper retirement salary. <br />Enjoy the bike. I hope you continue to stay involved in edtech. I've always enjoyed reading your blog. Your students have been so lucky to have you as their teacher. <br />Congratulations!Janice Stearnshttp://janicestearns.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-70527860389790272802012-06-03T19:31:40.583-07:002012-06-03T19:31:40.583-07:00Love this! Thank you for sharing. I am going to pu...Love this! Thank you for sharing. I am going to put this in practice in my classroom next year.<br /><br />~Becca<br /><a href="http://funisfoundinfourth.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Fun is Found in Fourth</a><br /><a href="http://simply2ndresources.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Simply 2nd Resources</a>Becca Morrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06675935644229698108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-20437993892665789612011-08-05T21:58:24.283-07:002011-08-05T21:58:24.283-07:00Thanks, guys. Kevin, your journey seems awfully st...Thanks, guys. Kevin, your journey seems awfully steady to me... Best - MarkMark Ahlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-82861605357965659742011-08-05T02:43:03.989-07:002011-08-05T02:43:03.989-07:00Mark
Thanks for sharing your idea, and for continu...Mark<br />Thanks for sharing your idea, and for continuing to document your XO journey. My own journey seems to have gotten sidetracked.<br />:)<br />KevinKevin Hodgsonhttp://dogtrax.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-82963370517436744422011-08-04T21:33:55.187-07:002011-08-04T21:33:55.187-07:00Great write up Mark!! I have goosebumps. 8-)Great write up Mark!! I have goosebumps. 8-)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07579836990628240462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-86032897015808287492011-06-23T10:48:02.927-07:002011-06-23T10:48:02.927-07:00This certainly shows how children of the 21st cent...This certainly shows how children of the 21st century are learning. Anything on a computer catches their attention. So if this is how we need to adjust our teaching, so be it.Sheryl Rabinowitzhttp:sherylrab60.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-5270878428520569482011-04-29T16:16:38.367-07:002011-04-29T16:16:38.367-07:00Mark you speak for us all. well said, well done.Mark you speak for us all. well said, well done.Bob Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550013171417723639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-79730263283919308212011-03-26T01:20:04.832-07:002011-03-26T01:20:04.832-07:00Is this SSR, 2.0? <-- that's what i was l...Is this SSR, 2.0? <-- that's what i was looking for <br /><a href="http://www.mastersdissertation.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Writing a Dissertation</a>Dissertation Writinghttp://www.mastersdissertation.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-5398138129511348502010-12-03T22:14:55.316-08:002010-12-03T22:14:55.316-08:00Thanks Jeff, we shall see... I was on IRC today wi...Thanks Jeff, we shall see... I was on IRC today with olpc folks and people all over the world, discussing proposals. It's amazing what people can do. Crossing fingers...Mark Ahlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-19662724263665021012010-12-03T02:51:02.566-08:002010-12-03T02:51:02.566-08:00Your awesome! Good luck getting your XOs!Your awesome! Good luck getting your XOs!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07051219274716626558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-78901597024853737352010-11-24T08:53:52.431-08:002010-11-24T08:53:52.431-08:00Nicely written! I feel for you as a teacher with a...Nicely written! I feel for you as a teacher with a creative mind and one who really wants to connect with kids instead of having them regurgitate books and facts! Don't let the turkeys get you down! (I thought that was appropriate for this week)Lena Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14501042439238926173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-78168750232254980642010-11-08T02:42:13.854-08:002010-11-08T02:42:13.854-08:00Excellent Blog! I really admire your thinking and ...Excellent Blog! I really admire your thinking and the way you have put these information in this post. Thanks for sharing an informative post.Dissertation topicshttp://www.dissertation-topics.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-4521805335600775472010-10-07T18:07:11.958-07:002010-10-07T18:07:11.958-07:00Thank you for sharing!! I love the idea of student...Thank you for sharing!! I love the idea of students having choice in what they read. I have ever considered the option of blogs as a great read. Thanks!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327221486406773683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-91649083057624581442010-09-21T14:00:02.229-07:002010-09-21T14:00:02.229-07:00a great reminder of what it's all about. in n...a great reminder of what it's all about. in new jersey we have a governor who doesn't value his teachers at all. so you have to keep reminding yourself of these things. thanks for uplift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-57747239979525210092010-08-28T15:05:31.752-07:002010-08-28T15:05:31.752-07:00What a great inspirational motivator as I begin te...What a great inspirational motivator as I begin teaching third grade for the first time. I can't wait to introduce this as an option!!corriendohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17801690979776659424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-74707695417814270982010-08-27T06:12:39.445-07:002010-08-27T06:12:39.445-07:00It's always nice when you can not only be info...It's always nice when you can not only be informed, but also entertained! I'm sure you had fun writing this article. Excellent entry! I'm been looking for topics as interesting as this. Looking forward to your next post. <a href="http://www.dissertationwritinghelp.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Dissertation Help</a> | <a href="http://www.dissertationwritinghelp.co.uk/buy-custom-dissertation.html" rel="nofollow">Custom Dissertation</a>Dissertation Helphttp://www.dissertationwritinghelp.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-54894342755016739522010-08-18T20:13:57.225-07:002010-08-18T20:13:57.225-07:00Thanks for the comment, Jim. Means a lot, given th...Thanks for the comment, Jim. Means a lot, given the dark time for teachers these days.<br /><br />That story happened with my first classroom of 3rd grade bloggers. The student will be going into 8th grade this year. I hope and pray she continues to have opportunities to stretch those creative problem solving muscles. If she does, she'll go far. Best - MarkMark Ahlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-63014408401605272212010-08-18T14:05:18.329-07:002010-08-18T14:05:18.329-07:00I've been sharing this story ever since you po...I've been sharing this story ever since you posted it back in '06. I always say that two things impress me about it. First, the idea of casting her data into "the cloud" for temporary storage came so naturally to her. Second, however, is how she re-purposed a tool to do it. She knew she had text and needed a place to hold some text. Blogs aren't meant for storage, but they <i>are</i> meant for text. Beautiful!<br /><br />Anyway, I just wanted you to know how far this story has gone - and continues to go.Jim Gateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15596101773891188658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-73435747494285470452010-08-05T18:56:42.411-07:002010-08-05T18:56:42.411-07:00Thanks for the reminder!Thanks for the reminder!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06780260708350919432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-80755161350622398562010-07-06T21:27:38.059-07:002010-07-06T21:27:38.059-07:00good post and nice blog, I really like this type o...good post and nice blog, I really like this type of interesting articles keep it up.Dissertation Samplehttp://www.dissertationswriting.co.uk/Dissertation_Samples.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-86841773566819282732010-06-24T19:48:45.867-07:002010-06-24T19:48:45.867-07:00Lani, thank you. It is tough to find the tyrant in...Lani, thank you. It is tough to find the tyrant in this situation. I do know the responsible party, but it's not so dramatic sounding as tyrant, and it's not something I can change. I am left like Ghandi, waiting for "in the end..." <br /><br />It just breaks my heart, the damage happening in the waiting...Mark Ahlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-69880571700677626102010-06-24T09:25:53.438-07:002010-06-24T09:25:53.438-07:00Hi Mark,
I am so sorry. You make a such differenc...Hi Mark,<br />I am so sorry. You make a such difference with all you ro.<br /><br />Hoping it's ok to share words that help to sustain me in times of trial:<br /><br />"When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always." Mahatma Gandhi<br /><br />LaniLanihttp://possibilitiesabound.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-4118136586203379312010-05-30T20:39:32.022-07:002010-05-30T20:39:32.022-07:00Doug thanks for your good wishes. I read your post...Doug thanks for your good wishes. I read your post earlier today on the Gulf disaster. I am just speechless, and do understand your reaction is multiplied by where you are from and who you are.<br /><br />I listened to Robert Redford on NPR's Tavis Smiley this afternoon, talking about the disaster. It gave me just a little hope. Redford is such a strong believer in what the grassroots can do, and he has such a good grasp of the big picture, that I had a glimmer of hope. <a href="http://www.tavissmileyradio.com/guests10/052810/RobertRedford.html" rel="nofollow">Here's the interview</a>. <br /><br />Hope your air clears soon so you can enjoy that sweet Alaska summer - MarkMark Ahlnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272987393319865752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5912277.post-82868206658429120362010-05-30T19:39:08.844-07:002010-05-30T19:39:08.844-07:00Best wishes for that final push. Sometimes I can&#...Best wishes for that final push. Sometimes I can't decide if it's the best, or the worst, time of year. With sixth graders it has the potential to go off-track in a hurry.<br /><br />Strange to hear about your weather when it's so opposite here in the Alaska interior. We've had a long string of hot and dry. So long, and so dry that we are now breathing wildfire smoke and hoping for rain. The fires are way, way off. But the wind carries the smoke far. The state is so big that the firefighters can't fight them all, and only those that threaten settlements are actively worked on. When we get enough fires burning at once, no matter which way the wind blows the smoke drifts through our area. Like now. <br /><br />Have a good year's end with your students.Doug Noonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407946361739255563noreply@blogger.com