#2PencilChat Archive
The #2PencilChat is a weekly conversation about educational technology. As we enter a more student-centered age, let's talk about using all the tools in our toolboxes to be innovative and dynamic teachers.
Tuesday April 26, 2016
Hi Sean and everyone! Kathy from CT! Happy to have made it, at least for a while!
iHola, ! I'm Sean in St. Augustine, FL, 3rd grade, and I like making pictures to put on the wall.
Katie from Indiana. I knit and love Pinterest crafts!
Hi
Carl from Emerald Australia.
Dropping in from a staff meeting
Hey! Michelle from Ontario!
Hey !Excited to see you all tonight! Amber here from Central Florida. What is this spare time that you speak of
Hi . Stacey from NJ. I love to create...I quilt, draw, make cards, etc. For I am -ing
Hi, everybody! This week's chat has already got me thinking! Kimberly, Media Specialist, Daytona Beach here!
Welcome Carl, visiting us from tomorrow!
You gotta squeeze it in wherever you can, Amber. Even if you're in a creepy fish house.
Tonight's inspiration! Howdy pal!
Haha. Ahhh, how I will miss thee until next year. 😂 https://t.co/lKpEF6vy66
You gotta squeeze it in wherever you can, Amber. Even if you're in a creepy fish house.
Hello, I'm , a preserivce teacher from Grove City College!
As usual, running late for - hi, all! Marifran, hs librarian from NY
Didn't know what a #2 pencil was. My daughter is doing SAT next week. Turns out we call it HB pencil
Less pithy for a Twitter chat, no?
Hi Jill from NH librarian K-8
oh, and I like to bake, cook, create the edible stuff (n2s: read the card first, Frances)
A1: Endurance and how to fail!
Ooh, I like making food, too!
A1 has taught me a lot about discipline, and I am growing in my (I think).
I'd like to know a little bit about the 100DayProject. I'm a little in the dark about it to be honest! https://t.co/jOtrsxJSGA
100 day challenge means you have to look deep into your creativity. That always unviels teh t=things you were scred to go to
A1 Challenge yourself and stretch/build creativity. Set a goal and meet it!
It's a pledge to yourself to create (or work on creating) something each day. Very -y.
I love challenges! Especially 30 day ones. I've done money, food, and I tried abs and squats...
This is a tough one. I'm trying to turn on the 💡 machine.
was created by . You spend 100 days creating. For me it's sketchnotes. Some paint, cook...
A1 I think the best things you learn are surprises. For me, it's often HOW late I'll stay up to not kill a streak.
A1: making time for a personal passion, sometimes hard to do when we're responsible to so many other ppl
Have done 30 day challenges for exercise. Hats off to all you 100 day people!
I didn't know I was doing it...but I've committed to learning the ukulele and the guitar.
A1. It means trying to make things & being ok if they aren't spectacular. I'm thinking about poetry, but I'm apprehensive.
I'm Laurie from 🌴FL. Teach 1st.
Hi! Oona from NJ. I teach English to 11th & 12th graders.
me too, we don't do 100 day challenge in ms.
A1 So often, we do for our class, for our family, for our pets. It's important to do for our own growth, too.
Yes Staci. I think it would really stretch your creativity
And thus build confidence https://t.co/4NKMFtbbem
A1 Challenge yourself and stretch/build creativity. Set a goal and meet it!
I think there's a certain beauty that comes from the fear.
Orrrr work on the same project each day until it's finished, then start the next, for 100 days consec.
I totally see a great difference in your .I may jump on your bandwagon bc it's brilliant https://t.co/z5cXooAZCv
was created by . You spend 100 days creating. For me it's sketchnotes. Some paint, cook...
A1: We can learn about habits or talents we might possess
It has been amazing to play and sing along with my son who is also learning. We're doing a music camp together in July!
guess we just discovered a fall goal for my Ss! Thx
ohhh Kindergarteners celebrate 100 days of school, so I was mixed up! Thanks for the clarificatuib @@iruntech
It's the PLN member with my favorite first name!
Hop on board. I would love the company and the
they're individual works of art - I love when they show up, brighten my day
Making time versus creating time. It's one of my goals, too. So many irons in the fire...
Yes fear is often the boundary that needs to be crossed to enter the exciting
Yeah, I'm expecting a lot of it to be kooky, but I want it to be about things I love--coffee, Dr. Who, etc.
and didn't know we possessed
The great thing is that even though I'm learning the music for me...my students are getting the benefit too!
I love that idea! Being ok with just getting SOMETHING done. Try a found poem first... They are super inspirational
Love the use of as your subject area. Perfect blend to practice! Been hyping you up at Edcamps https://t.co/Nkxwlw1l6M
Hop on board. I would love the company and the
Exactamundo!
https://t.co/OAWbnmMFoC
The great thing is that even though I'm learning the music for me...my students are getting the benefit too!
What a brilliant tribute to yourself!
Love this: "...there's a certain beauty that comes from fear." https://t.co/KEwcnNUTDn
I think there's a certain beauty that comes from the fear.
So true! If I have enough time to watch a show on Netflix...I have time to practice music!
It DOES seem cross-curricular, learn, think, AND practice! Very cool.
Wow! Thanks! Going to on Sat, maybe I will bring up and there!
And not LENGTHY,which is important to keep focus for that long, I think. My ADD would give up on longer https://t.co/pyy690N5wO
It DOES seem cross-curricular, learn, think, AND practice! Very cool.
A2) personal. I find I have to experiment and learn with teh personal before I try in class
love writing poetry. I miss writing. I used to journal and then felt guilty when I forgot.
You meant "season" right?
I had a couple of folks that asked how to get started with and I told them your idea. https://t.co/ei8PrJ57ie
Wow! Thanks! Going to on Sat, maybe I will bring up and there!
A2: I think it would be great to try combine personal life & education together!
A2 I think it has to be something that motivates you, wether it be personal or professional. 100 days is a LONG time!
haha I doubt that my friend! :)
A2 I'm with - I think if I make something that's for me, I end up having a better me to deliver to my Ss.
Ooh! That would be an awesome session!
A2: I'm creating something personal - like to have something to share w my fam, my colleagues get a lot of my sharing already
A2 I'm thinking about something that could benefit both.
Hi! Any enrichment of your life can positively influence your teaching.
A2 I agree with . Personal is more interesting to me
A1 Going beyond professional dev. & make time for personal dev. Exercise, read, travel... bloom & grow
A2 Growing on a personal level makes me a better teacher so everyone benefits! Doesn't matter - follow your interests!
The 100 day part or the sketchnote part?
Mine started as personal and then made it's way into the classroom. I find it hard to separate creativity like that.
A2 depends on the time of year. I knit so I knit when the daughters want something. ;)
The personal education line is very blurry with me sometimes
When I was in my 20's I used to try out all sorts of craft projects. The other day I was wondering what happened to that drive.
You have ot let perfection go (I am saying this to myself as well).
teaching is just so exhausting!
I think that most growth I experience makes its way into my class.
A2. For this, I'm keeping it personal. That way I have more freedom to make things about me. Later will try challenge w/kids.
A2: When I was in the classroom, those two were never separate. Now, hmmmm... Personal? This question is tough!
A2 A list of friends past or present and why they were special in my life?🙂
Agreed...I try to tell myself that "Good enough is good enough." Sadly...it seldom is!
Hello all, Derek from coming in a little late. I like to doodle & am loving writing thatks to the .
Funny how it's the most low key chat with some of the toughest Qs.
Start out aiming to be subpar on purpose? Write bad fiction!
And those -s are amazing!
that drive or that time? As I get older, I feel like time can be a little less elastic
I was thinking to document learning in content area for personal benefit
And it moves so much faster!
It is but I feel so invigorated by doing something just for me. It renews my spirit for my job
Better late than never! Especially when writing or creating
(or maybe I'm just moving sloooower)
Thank you, sir! I may be getting convinced to post a session on the board this Saturday.
A2) I really need to make it personal. I have a hard time separating the two. Still trying to think of what to do though!
YES!! It is so important to refresh yourself to not burn out
That question's coming up later. :)
You should. It really helps reinforce things
Great idea! Then maybe something will come out of it that we'll love!
Do it, Do it, Do IT!!I think people would appreciate seeing the process. It makes it less intimidating. https://t.co/Za9HSMZcg8
Thank you, sir! I may be getting convinced to post a session on the board this Saturday.
A1 I've taken on the goal of writing at least 1 blog post a day for the & it's tough, but very rewarding!
Cool discussion! I'm in the latter stages of a 50 day challenge...moderating a Twitter chat for the first time....
You could do a cool 100 days on how to find your style (can I just copy yours?).
yes, yes - do it! Everyone will walk away smiling
That's my favorite Writer's Block advice from .
Now THAT is something I can be good at! And make it all cliche
I've also learned that keeping a commitment of doing something for can really take planning if you want success.
Right?! Usually I am killin' a chat. Now I'm like, WHAT?!
A3) Count me in... but as I live in different time zone can someone direct message me with details
Don't you feel like a rockstar?! Look at all these cheerleaders! We are rooting you on! https://t.co/G0woobxU7C
yes, yes - do it! Everyone will walk away smiling
and I'm going to make one of them, I promise
My biggest lesson yet is that there are people out there who are crazy enough to WANT to read my stuff!
A3 I love that if we start on May 1, it ends up being 8-8-16. Such a cool number!
I'm kinda blushing here! You all need to come and cheer me on in person!
If i could afford the travel, I'd SO be there!
A2 I get bored easily so when I created (shameless plug) it had to be both personal & professional.
A2: Don't seem to spend enough/much time on nurturing the 'personal' vs the 'professional'...learning this as I age.
So long as I can continue with what I am doing and not have to start something new? I'm in.
I wish!!Traveling so much this summer for conferences.Would be cool to do an road trip though!! https://t.co/QLSChDC2Vm
I'm kinda blushing here! You all need to come and cheer me on in person!
How can we make that date 8+8 = 16? Hmmmm
A2 Allowing myself the chance to write about & Babbling on anything else I want has made it more fun.
A3: If I restarted on May 1, it would probably be a good reset for the days I've felt I've rushed the process, been incomplete
All we have to do is document our progress with a hashtag, and we have a thing!
A3 I think the *real* 1 started on the 4-19 I started on 4-1 (makes the math easy). I finish July 9. It's REAL when you commit.
Yes, 100 days is a LONG TIME so pick something that's fun. But don't be afraid to mix it up.
A3. No idea what to call it, but that would be awesome!
My fav sites to read are single author blogs that are topical but also show the writer's personality.
A3b I use the original hashtag.
SERIOUSLY?!?!? You're coming down?!?!?!?!
Is it an every single day challenge?
And my site started highly focused on school & then shifted. It's good to have freedom.
I think I could put myself on a deadline to make my first podcast. Would need the help of and others!
A3: 100 days of happiness! At least one thing each day that makes us happy and at least one other person.
But yet, sometimes it has to be if we want to stay somewhat sane!
Count me in, though I get all of my advice and knowledge from ! https://t.co/BTNIR3qVcD
I think I could put myself on a deadline to make my first podcast. Would need the help of and others!
Some days just getting out of bed is a challenge 😄
I LOVE THIS!!! or a gratitude journal! <3 <3 <3 https://t.co/FNUHowjDlg
A3: 100 days of happiness! At least one thing each day that makes us happy and at least one other person.
How about the other 100 day project? hehehe
I think so. For 100 days.
I've been planning on it for a while
Oooh, nice, esp. if you document. You could publish a nice little book/ebook! https://t.co/gveIny5CTT
A3: 100 days of happiness! At least one thing each day that makes us happy and at least one other person.
I'll give you a read Oona. How do you like TypePad as a blogging platform?
I want to retweet this every day for 100 days https://t.co/qpoyrRrx8X
Some days just getting out of bed is a challenge 😄
Sounds like a good to go thing then. I'll be at on Sat or else I'd join you.
I really love the idea of a gratitude journal or a journal
A4: I'm working on a cookbook that's become a diary, photo album and stroll down memory lane
A4 My original idea was a hand-lettered quote left for someone! I may do that once I finish my first 100 days.
I think it'd be cool if you put it on a different background and made a graphic out of it each day... https://t.co/pJQVfxefpc
I want to retweet this every day for 100 days https://t.co/qpoyrRrx8X
Some days just getting out of bed is a challenge 😄
It's userfriendly, and I pay for it, but that actually makes me write on it haha!
A4: Blogging, learning a new language, knitting a dog jacket, taking an online course because I want to,
A4 Also thought about 100 days of quilting (a block a day). Maybe during round 3.
I find that if I pay for a service I'm more committed to it & it's more likely to stick around.
I'm loving it, too - not what I expected but it's coming together organically. Guess I was due for some writing
A4 Blogging, writing a bad novel. terrible songwriting, creating new art pieces, a bike ride a day.
A4. Poetry Scrapbook w/found (or disassembled) objects adding a visual touch. I'm thinking of poems about coffee to start!
In class today we said sometimes you pick the story and sometimes it picks you!
I would love a sneak peek on Saturday!
Great, jump back in. I started my site back in 2011 & only now have 76 posts.
So far in this chat I have misquoted Anne Frank and spelled Stephen King's name wrong...
A4: So, a focus on happiness for 100 days...but it has to be about ourselves and others. Any takers? Be the change!
I will...thanks to the encouragement of my wonderful
Yeah, I've been a little reluctant to share since some of it (read: ALL) gets pretty sappy
Hey hey!Thanks for joining us (even though I'm ashamed of falling asleep during your chat last night :) https://t.co/ZG4ws9Z6g8
Hitting all the right notes is less important than playing with passion.
26+ are from April first and after!
A3 I say go for it, start when you want, that's what & I did on April 1st. We're on Day026 & end on July 9th.
. Yes, a lot of planning. But worth it.
Yeah, I've had a number of reasons to post daily since April 1.
I would also like to commit to blogging, podcasting, and learning to crochet. Not sure it will all fit!
is at an awkward time for me to sit & chat for an hour, but I just caught Q3 and I want to say I'm in!
Yes! bc some days you don't want up bc of a good dream, some bad, some the weather, some the stress...
73 more than I have on mine
LOVE!! Post something uplifting each day. I would like to do a theme for 100 days! https://t.co/E2ncJixBv5
A4: So, a focus on happiness for 100 days...but it has to be about ourselves and others. Any takers? Be the change!
Pick one (or two) to focus on so you don't end up collapsing under a heap of responsibilities!
It's fine. It's always a challenge that late!
I think it's been worth it. I'm currently having the best month ever on my site & having fun, which is important.
Just take it day by day & then look back and see what has happened!
I was like, hi, i'm excited to be here. (snooooooorrrrreeeeeee. ) https://t.co/DFn0UJ9RJy
It's fine. It's always a challenge that late!
I'm always falling asleep and writing up chat ?s during . :(
well, if you woke up randomly at 3am, you could've joined ! Oh wait...
Thanks! That might be how I go after July 9th.
. I'm today since I was on a plane!
Good advice. Think of the horizon. Try "123" posts -- around 123 words!
Hello Cathy from NJ here. Now let's get caught up!
I'm just resting my eyes!
Thanks, Sean! That was a favorite! Although I have a fondness for them all.
We started April 1 b/c we weren't sure if they were gonna do the again. But yes, makes the math easy.
What happens if we miss a day? Do we have to start over or hang our heads in shame?
A1: I'm learning about commitment, self-control, adapting, adjusting, good vs. not so good choices in taking on
We started using & then you changed on me to . I kept the shorter one though.
You just need a note from your you. :)
Intention is the start, right? Do your best.
A5. I think we promise to check in. Maybe each week of starts or ends with a pic collage of the work we've done...
A5: Well... not everything made needs to be shared. I'm a little scared of "I share therefore I am." Put balance in the force
If you need a guest for your podcast, I'd be willing to help you out!
A5: yEs and yes and YES! A new hashtag would help. We need like a chat room or something. G+ community but better laid out
Lowest category on ALL columns of the rubric! Wait a minute... where's the rubric for this?!
it finally got some rest.
I switched bc I was wrong. started I use both on instagram.
A5. Could generate storifys of all the chats.
A5. We could add samples to a website, or we could create a group page on Facebook to share.
That sounds like a great idea. We could all use a reminder of why we need to be happier.
. Love Sketch Notes, ever since Mind Mapping. Visual thinking rocks. Once had college Ss Mind Map an exam.
Question 7 each week! (Makes writing 'em easier, too!)
A5: And publish, well, if we had 100 people do it, we could each do a blog post abt our stuff and publish there
I like this idea better than mine actually! https://t.co/YD9R8M6kof
A5. I think we promise to check in. Maybe each week of starts or ends with a pic collage of the work we've done...
Yes. sharing workflow reflections, process thoughts. Great idea!
Then maybe I better switch too. Although the "real" one has more letters. Plus, both work for searching.
A2: When deciding on a , I had to choose between teaching related or personal. I went for personal for balance
Nice! I am all about choice and allow for a lot of variability and personal style!
I use it to catch all staff updates for our morning show. Ss have link, film, everyone is happy.
A5: selected Slides as my tool so I could share as I worked but... sappy.
Shhhh Stacey or else you'll give an even bigger head than he already has!
Anything to make life easier!
If we do that, and use the hashtag in it, we could storify THAT to share.
Hi Cathy! We're due for coffee soon, lady!
Nope! Just keep going! Things happen!
Why I use both. I just wanted to be part of the original.
A4 I've already started my so I'm gonna stick w/ my sched & keep writing. But maybe change to .
Well, if it's not on the rubric, then I don't need to do it... right? How many points is this going to be worth?
I call judgment-free zone!
Yes we are! When my friend?
I like the idea of doing this + Trello/Padlet/etc. One to share w/the chat, one that is longer-lived
Not sure y'all want to see me holding a guitar in a number of different outfits! lol
Careful lady, don't start committing until you've fully recouped from the 1st round of 100 days!
. Now that's pretty darn funny.
YES! PUBLIC SHAMING! nope, just reflect and move on!
We' e been exploring Learning Forward's Standards for Professional Learning...slow chat.
mmmmmm... May-ish? Don't know the date then, if not definitely June
My judgment is all self imposed. Maybe my project should be to be less critical of myself! :P
How about writing about how to protect yourself from crazies trying to take over your life!
You have a brilliant mind!! So normal hashtag and then add to Q 7?
I saw Padlet and my palms got sweaty
Have someone take pics of your hands as you finger different notes. Stop motion of a song?
But seriously though, write a book, that'd be cool! You could totally do that!
Yes! I'm in! We are now participating in
All in a day's work for a teacher at the END of a LONG day!
The idea is brilliant and SO belongs in this chat!
Maybe the next in Westwood? I think that's in June. Need to check the date.
A6. I love the idea of doing something similar to this with students.
Not FB. That's the only social media I am not on..
. So many great chats, time difference always a challenge. (except late nite. insomniacs!)
A real book, or a bad novel? Or both? :)
I'm ok sharing, but I must know how work is being shared. It must be S centered; not T agenda https://t.co/UYgUQxxqBH
A5: Well... not everything made needs to be shared. I'm a little scared of "I share therefore I am." Put balance in the force
Padlet, Trello, rubric, Facebook - this girl is experiencing some serious Practice Reader stomach
I like this idea. Not sure how it would work but I like it..now you've got me thinking..
Have to dip out ! I have a GHO about the . Thanks for the inspiration, as always. Love this group!!
A5: right alongside on Tuesdays at 7 pm EDT??? Could we link the two?
Thanks, Diane, but I bow to for that title.
You could always do both & then you could jump back & forth depending on mood.
No worries! Just a thought! I like the & idea.
A4: Are you brainstorming for the next or sharing this one?
You need to move more central!
A6 I think it could be a creative version of - 10 min a day in class, maybe?
It was. I am brilliant. I am also humble and unsure of myself.
. I don't do Pinterest, and got an F on Blab. Maybe I should do 100 days of Blabbing, not gabbing.
We have actually been looking at one standard per week Q1 Sunday, Q2 Thursday 7 pm EDT
Wanna share 'em during Q7 alongside? I'm in on that! I'm happy to RT and share!
I little bit of both, though I may go in 30 day spurts after July 9.
do you mean me? I'm impressed I managed to move north of White Plains
Yes she does, then we could coffee anytime!
Love it! What a fab ideas!
. Ohhh, I could do that, too. Any new tech would be good for me. Calling my Mac tutor.
That was kind of what I was envisioning.
A5 I like the idea of sharing out what we do. Maybe share something each week w/ ?
I meant for , but if you want to move to , I won't object!
I'm loving the lovefest of the tonight!
We are a great community!
Thanks for a great chat! . Looking forward to ! Better go figure it out! :)
A5: I was keeping a for each day of my project, but it got too messy, so I have a as well
Where is this all coming from?
I can share when I've learned a song. I can do that-not every week but I can do that!
So why not just make Q7 your standard check in each week...no need for new chat???
Alright, I'm gonna pick something and share it out on Sunday, and include it in A7 next week. Along with My
I love the idea of having & for the last question & we just do 2 Storify each week.
There are ! Usually once a month, right
I enjoy being a card carrying member of the mutual admiration society.
oh, my writing is bad. Really, really bad. I guess that why I'm always telling Ss, it's the process, not the product!
RT : Thanks for a great chat! . Looking forward to ! Better go figure it out! :)
Me, too!
