Once again, almost live from Chico, California, we have a special podcast for Tyler and Cole. Listen up! Chipmunk Vader speaks .

Thanks to Tonya Witherspoon for the GREAT photo! So, here we are at Tech Matters 06, an institute for technology liaisons of the National Writing Project from across the nation who have converged on a very sunny Chico, California . Technology showcases and playtime with new tech tools are the flavor of the 4-day institute. We have explored podcasting, collaborative online writing, social bookmarking, wiki's, blogging, aggregators, and much more. Here are a few photos from our week in Chico. It's been colorful , friendly, and HOT! And for my first podcasting experiment, I've linked this meager clip that gives you a snippet of what our time in the computer lab has done for me. Cross your fingers, and let's see what happens. .…