Apps for #totallyrossome...It's Not What You Think

Usually when an educational chat announces they're talking about Apps, you can expect to see some amazing programs, Web 2.0 tools, websites, and tablet features that improve student performance. Those are so great!

That's not what this is. This is about apps. Appetizers. We're #totallyrossome, and we think a bit differently around here. Appetizers are amazing, and they are designed to set your palate and your mood for the rest of the meal to come. And that's what we're going to do to this week.

There was an overwhelming mood in my Twitter timeline yesterday.

(img credit: http://seckora.com/2014/09/22/monday-can-help/)

Everywhere I turned, there was another member of my community bemoaning the start of the week. There were lamentations, whines, teeth-suckings, cursings, and ragings. Librarians displayed the language of lumberjacks; Mathletes had the mouths of masons; Teachers with the tongues of truckdrivers. (Sidebar: I've either worked with or lived with the latter in each of those comparisons, and each lived up to the reputation.) So I thought - my community needs to get this table set better for what lies ahead!

So this week on #totallyrossome, we're restarting. With appetizers. My metaphorical questions will come from a place of delicious premeal eats. There will be traditional - think soup cups or small salads. There will be non-traditional - perhaps some Irish tacos? There will even be some pop-culture - who can forget Chotchkie's Pizza Shooters, Shrimp Poppers, or Extreme Fajitas?

As usual, all of this metaphorical app discussion will center around our ability to improve the school experience for our students, so dust off your creative thinking; it's time to be #totallyrossome!

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#totallyrossome meets Tuesday nights at 9 PM EST. That's 6 PM for our friends on the West coast!