Mike DeFoe’ Blog

• Having a good time at LRSC talking technology with area coordinators. #

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• Going over my set-up for tomorrow’s networking session of Tech Cords. at the annual Regional Winter Inservice for 14 area schools. #

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• @ndcardinal 1 thing to consider for your new tech hire. Look for someone with teaching/education experience and not just “tech” exp. , my 2¢ #
• @chaaven So why do you do the Winter MAP test? #

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• Trying out a demo NetBook-Acer Aspire one. Positives=responsive, seems solid; Negatives=buttons on side of pad, small screen (8.9″) #
• More on Acer NetBook–surprised that the HD is 160 GB and 1 GB of RAM. Concerns-Windows XP Home, will MS still support? Only 1 year warr. #
• Sent first weather related “Instant Alert” this morning for late start , 2000 phone calls in 2 minutes! #
• Our son is going to Phoenix today for an interview for Medical Internship/Residency. Temp in Grand Forks -26, Phoenix 74°, 100° difference! #

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• Wonderful new FREE download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/9ORf Violin Concerto No. 1, Julia Fischer & Academy of St. Martin in the Fields #

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• Finally finished the eRate 470 forms for year 12 – wow a federal program that has been funded for a decade! #

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• @grabe Same here in DL, no digital TV for the end of 24., hmmmm?? #
• Nice enough weather today, +16° F, to BBQ a chicken on the grill , with candied carrots and stuffing & youngest son make a chocolate cake. #
• Really like the site: http://clipnabber.com pulled a video from Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/2696386 #
• @darinrking I didn’t think school boards could be managed #
• @dwarlick Hello Arkansas from central North Dakota where it is a crisp, clean, sunny -6 F today. I recently found http://clipnabber.com #

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• @kathyschrock We had parking fees of $10 per car per year for the first two years when the lot was resurfaced, now there are no fees. #
• @lorisheldon Yes, the scanning transposition features in Finale are great! #
• @lfeldner I will second the Kudos to Jody, Dan, and John and also to you Lisa. You all are a great asset to K-12 education in the state. #
• @tanna_kincaid Tech Staff; 5 year HW plan; IWBs; Doc Cams; SW Subscrips; Network; Netbooks pilot; Personal Response Sys; & Audio Enhancement #

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• @cnansen @tanna_kincaid We use “Audio Enhancement”, FM & IR, wall mounted & ceiling mounted speakers. We are looking at SMART because of $s. #
• @chaaven It depends – good legal answer I am not a lawyer, but it seems if you are using it for demo it is ok. Is the original protected? #
• RT @glad2be: I didn’t know this! Send text msgs free from email if you know the carrier of recipient http://ping.fm/Y1ySF Cool, thanks! #
• RT @ndbob: RT @scifri very cool visualization – the spread of walmarts across the country since 1964. http://is.gd/QJ8 (found via @gizmodo) #

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• @darinrking @berberich For me, when young, was straight yellow mustard sandwiches – yum?!? #
• @RiptideF My first Del.icio.us bookmark was on 1/06/07: http://bit.ly/1bOFXS and it is still working! #
• Excellent site: http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/digitalstorytelling #

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