Middle School Matters

Jokes:

Most problems can be
Ignored. The more difficult
Ones can be slept through.

I don’t mind being
Teased, any more than you mind
A skin graft or two.

My brain: walnut-sized.
Yours: largest among primates.
Yet, who leaves for work?

Your mouth is moving;
Up and down, emitting noise.
I’ve lost interest.

There’s no dignity
In being sick – which is why
I don’t tell you where.

On Our Mind:

Dropbox:

1. Free
2. Backup no matter where you are
3. Constant access (Computer always has a copy, Access from anywhere with web connection)
4. Sync
5. No Flashdrives
6. Sharing
7. Cross Platform

Apple’s iPad

Net Safety
http://www.onguardonline.gov/topics/net-cetera.aspx

From the Twitterverse:

• shareski most schools have a few interested and able to post content. Classroom teachers struggle to find time to post
• ChristianLong @shareski Tell ‘great stories’ – period. Anything else is trendy (at best). Tell stories. Tell stories. And then tell stories.
• cookp prezi is offering some pretty sweet (and free) educator accounts. http://prezi.com/profile/signup/edu/
  
• shareski Multiple video for Skype users. http://bit.ly/58nzQr
  
• drmmtatom RT @FocusLeadership: “The boss depends on authority – the Leader depends on good will.” Anonymous #fhuedu610
  
• drmmtatom RT @lclandfield: Six things we always say as teachers – new blog post up at http://bit.ly/a5qeXo
• bhsprincipal RT @tomwhitby: It has never been a question of Teaching in the 21st Cent. It is more about Accepting the 21st Cent. Attitudes. #educon
• Aaron_Eyler “Flipping” Curriculum and how it can revitalize our schools: http://bit.ly/8X5zDC #education #teacher #edchat
• skipz Why don’t more teachers integrate technology more effectively?- http://snipurl.com/u64ku
• bhsprincipal RT @ShellTerrell: Transform the instructors first? http://bit.ly/5zGoM3 via @mcleod
• jimconn Wow. RT @msprincipal62: “Our schools are not failing. They are obsolete–even the ones that score best on standardized tests.” Tony Wagner
• gardenglen Interesting Blog read “Motivating the Unmotivated” http://bit.ly/99GCJS via @educationweek
  

Advisory:

Tongue Twister:

Mr. See owned a saw.
And Mr. Soar owned a seesaw.
Now See’s saw sawed Soar’s seesaw
Before Soar saw See,
Which made Soar sore.
Had Soar seen See’s saw
Before See sawed Soar’s seesaw,
See’s saw would not have sawed
Soar’s seesaw.
So See’s saw sawed Soar’s seesaw.
But it was sad to see Soar so sore
Just because See’s saw sawed
Soar’s seesaw!

Webspotlight:

Multiple Intelligences Survey
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm

Scribble Maps:
http://scribblemaps.com/#

Origins
http://www.originsonline.org/dd_classroom.php?resource_type=148

Seven Places to find Free e-books:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/01/seven-places-to-find-free-ebooks.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29

Dance Rules:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2010/0126102dance1.html

Graph paper:
http://www.printfreegraphpaper.com/

Events & Happenings:

Calendar of Events:

 

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