Category: Lesson Plan

advisory, Lesson Plan, MSM, Podcast, Strategy, Teaching Tip, TechBy Troy Patterson

MSM-154 Throwing Cadbury Creme Eggs at Cyberbullying.

Jokes You Can Use:

Languages
A mother mouse and her three children crept out of their hole into the kitchen and began feasting on some delicious bits of food. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, Mother Mouse saw a cat slinking toward them. The cat was between the mice and their hole. The mother muse puffed up her lungs and went, “Woof! Woof!” The cat turned tail and ran. With that, the mother quickly led her children back to safety in their hole. When they were settle and breathing normally, Mother Mouse said to her children. “Now, what’s the lesson from that experience?” “We don’t know,” the baby mice squeaked. “It is this,” said Mother Mouse. “It’s always good to know a second language.”

On Our Mind:

Snow Days – Part 2
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_721287.html

From our Listeners:

The Eileen Award:  It’s a great hands-on project being sponsored by the International Year of Chemistry for all elementary school and high school students, and according to the IYC there is little to no cost to perform the experiments.  They are trying to make it a World Record for largest chemistry experiment ever! I found more information about the experiment itself at http://www.iupac.org/publications/ci/2010/3205/3_wright.html .  From my understanding teachers just go to the website and sign up if they want to participate, and they can get lesson plans/walkthroughs right there.
-Alan

Advisory:

Jeopardy Archive
Just place your mouse over the dollar value for the question to reveal the “answer”.

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)

Check out Dave’s Science Explosion Channel on YouTube.

From the Twitterverse:

*cybraryman1 My Glogs (Glogster) page (a fun approach to learning):
*AngelaMaiers Just got my invite 2 greplin.com (Thnx @gsiemens ) What do you think of it greplin users?
*ApplePlaza Google may buy podcaster Next New Networks http://sns.ly/o4b9y9
*CraftTestDummy This could be dangerous!RT @jenjentrixie: Did you know you can make a homemade version of the Cadbury Creme Eggs. Yum! http://fb.me/szfl279V
*hasai Spending Money on your Honey {Picture}
*HeyLeeAnn MI State Board of Ed votes 2 raise MEAP cut scores. Projected that %age schools not making AYP could jump from 14% to 66%. Yikes!
*pammoran James Paul Gee vid- on grading w/ games …. challenges status quo thinking (Shift from knowledge/fact based to creativity and innovation based schools.)
*leoniehaimson Ruling:D.C. teachers fired by Rhee must be offered jobs, back wages | | DC | Washington Examiner:
*Learngamer Tug-A-War sentence maker-write topic on paper strip, lay on floor, use rope/towel, players pull, touch paper must write http://ow.ly/3S8Fd
*shannonmmiller Create self grading tests Forms in Google Docs http://ow.ly/3S8DG #vanmeter
*Ron_Peck For those of you eagerly anticipating the #sschat archive from tonight’s chat…wait no more!

News:

Schools Tackle Legal Twists and Turns of Cyberbullying

High-profile incidents put legal, policy issues in the spotlight but lack of clarity remains
By Michelle R. Davis
School leaders across the country are dealing with more-routine cases daily and often feel they have little legal advice or precedent to guide them in their decision making.
Case law regarding student speech, particularly off-campus speech, is outdated, many legal experts say. School leaders say it’s unclear just what actions they can take in some cyberbullying cases. And recent rulings in cases that have dealt with some forms of cyberbullying haven’t clarified the matter.
Schools should have no qualms about taking action when cyberbullying affects the school setting, causing a safety issue either to other students or to faculty members, says Francisco M. Negrón Jr., the general counsel for the National School Boards Association, based in Alexandria, Va.
But the legalities surrounding how schools can respond in less clear-cut cases of cyberbullying are bewildering, to say the least, says Thomas E. Wheeler, the chairman of the Council of School Attorneys, a group affiliated with the NSBA, and a partner in the Indianapolis law firm of Frost Brown Todd LLC. “It’s beyond murky. It’s contradictory,” he says.
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2011/02/09/02cyberbullying.h04.html?intc=DD2.11EM

Resources:

DrawIsland
Easy to use on-line drawing program. Nothing to download. You can download images once done.
http://drawisland.com/

Science Animation Gallery
takes what can be difficult to understand concepts, and animates them in a way that breaks down the concept into manageable parts.
http://ilearntechnology.com/?p=3637
http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animation.html

Filibustery
Welcome to Filibustery, a website devoted to making the filibuster — and the proposals in the U.S. Senate to reform it — more understandable.
http://filibustery.com/

Reading Concepts
3 resources on teaching reading available to download.:

  • How to Generate Interest So Reading Comprehension Improves
  • Four-Ply Vocabulary Plan
  • LINKING THE LANGUAGE-A Cross-Disciplinary Vocabulary Approach

http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/library_browse.php?type=author&id=75

Planet Foss
Share pictures of science.
http://www.fossweb.com/planetfoss/index.html

TopicMarks
Summary any text
http://topicmarks.com/

SPENT
If you were unemployed, what would you do?
http://playspent.org/

Web Spotlight:

Interdisciplinary Lessons in a Time of Testing

By Anthony Colucci

As the items on the agenda roll by, we wait to find out what buzzword, billionaire reformer, or babbling politician has created a new mountain of work for us.
Let’s also not forget that some people will only judge our students, our schools, and our teaching abilities based on the results of whatever standardized test is given at a particular grade level. What’s tested becomes the priority in this over-scheduled environment, and other important knowledge and skills—like the history of our country or its location on the Earth—are very likely to get left behind.
By stressing connections across the curriculum, learning becomes more meaningful and engaging to our students. Additionally, interdisciplinary teaching can revitalize us by increasing instructional time, promoting more collaboration within our professional communities, and giving us the satisfaction of knowing that we are acting in the best interests of our students, while simultaneously addressing standards that otherwise might be brushed over or ignored altogether in the mad rush to get ready for the Test.
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2011/02/09/tln_interdis.html?tkn=MMCCEsbljhQJM1zKm5tfb2BhoBNuDlL9x4+s&cmp=clp-sb-ascd

SciTable
We hope that you have enjoyed the high quality resources we’ve published for you in Scitable  – eBooks in cell biology, genetics, readings in ecology, and special modules on scientific communication and career planning.   Now we’d like to ask you to do something to help us achieve our mission of expanding Scitable across all of the sciences.
The more classrooms that use Scitable, the more traffic we have, and the faster we can afford to expand our library.  So please let your fellow faculty know about Scitable.
You can tell your colleagues in your own department, post to listserves, speak about it at conferences…there are dozens of ways to spread the word.
Whichever way you choose, please take a few minutes today to tell your colleagues.

Events & Happenings:

Calendar of Events:

NMSA News:

Other News:

  • ISTE Eduverse Talks are the recorded sessions held on ISTE Island every week. Join ISTE in their Second Life conference location for their weekly talks on education.
    • The ISTE Special Interest Group:  Virtual Environments is holding meetings on Mondays from 4:00 – 6:00 pm (SLT) on ISTE Island.
  • The Ohio Middle Level Association will hold their annual conference February 17 – 18, 2011.
  • Second Life:
    • Regular Tuesday meetings are scheduled. See the board on the ISTE Island for up to the minute details.  Check frequently this week as the ISTE Annual Convention is this week.
    • Video: Educational Uses of Second Life
advisory, Lesson Plan, MSM, News, Strategy, Teaching TipBy Troy Patterson

MSM 153 Snow Day!

Jokes:

Students

The science graduate asks, “Why does it work?” The engineering graduate asks, “How does it work?” The accounting graduate asks, “How much does it cost?” The liberal arts graduate asks, “Would you like fries with that?”
Jail Time
A woman was arrested for shop lifting. When she went before the judge he asked her, “What did you steal?” She replied: “A can of peaches.” The judge asked her why she had stolen them and she replied that she was hungry. The judge then asked her how many peaches were in the can. She replied 5. The judge then said, “I will give you 5 days in jail.” Before the judge could actually pronounce the punishment, the woman’s husband spoke up and asked the judge if he could say something. The judge said, “What is it?” The husband said, “She also stole a can of peas.”

Letters
A man who was just married was flying to the Florida Keys for a business trip. His new bride was to accompany him the next day. When he got there he E-mailed his wife to let her know he made it there safely. When he sent the E-mail, he mistyped the address. In Boston, a grieving widow, whose husband has recently passed away, receives the E-mail. She reads it, screams, and faints. Hearing her grandmothers cry, the widow’s 18-year-old granddaughter runs into the living room to see the computer on with a message. It reads: Dear love, Just got here. Preparing for your arrival tomorrow. Can’t wait to see you. Love, Me P.S. Sure is hot down here.

On Our Mind:

Snow Days!!!

From our Listeners:

iTunes listener Eileen:  Thanks for the iTunes comments and rating!  We’re glad we’re part of your ride to school every day.

Advisory:

Half an idea:  Belly Button Bacteria.

From the Twitterverse:

*netbook_news Kineo Android Education Tablet from Brainchild This March: When I was 11 I actually went to school on a snow day…
*russeltarr Tweetreach: How far did your tweet travel?: http://tinyurl.com/q7zhvp
*jcalvert4 Finished the 1st post in a series about our Google powered curriculum portal on my new blog http://me.lt/7lPZ #GCT
*BethRitterGuth RT @m_yam: Free Technology for Teachers: Quicklyst – A Quick Way to Create Outlines (@rmbyrne) http://ow.ly/3MlbG #engchat
*BethRitterGuth RT @johnfaig: Excellent mind map of web2.0 tools – http://www.mindomo.com/view?m=8423d4adcc56d262e6a058163334a92a #engchat
*drmmtatom Student Suspended for Calling Teacher Fat on Facebook: http://on.mash.to/gjOnkH #fhuedu610
*davekinkead Libyan frogman sent to Italy couldn’t swim classic #wikileaks
*stardiverr oh. my. RT @gjmueller: Belly button bacteria, in full bloom http://ow.ly/3NoKd #scichat
*drmmtatom Art Teachers, You Have to See This! #fhuedu508 http://tinyurl.com/4uowvjs
*bjnichols Social Media Guidelines for Schools Wiki http://diigo.com/0f108 #edchat

Resources:

QuickLyst:

How do I take notes?
  1. To start taking notes in Quicklyst, click on the appropriate button in the upper right corner of your web browser’s window.
  2. Click on the first textbox to enter a title for your notes.
  3. Click on the area underneath the title box and start taking your notes.
  4. Press the “enter” key on your keyboard to add a new line to your notes.
  5. Use the up/down arrow keys on your keyboard to move between your different bulet points, and use tab (indent) and shift+tab (un-indent) to create an outline.
  6. If you want instant-access to the DuckDuckGo search engine, enter a question mark followed by what you’re looking for. Press enter, and we’llautomatically fetch the best result for you.
  7. If you want instant-access to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, enter a colon followed by the word you want to define. Press enter, and we’ll automatically fetch the best definition for you.
  8. If you want to edit, delete, or view your notes, click on the All Notes button in the menu. From there, you should see a list of notes. If you hover over a particular note, you will see small icons.
    • The trash can icon deletes the note
    • The pencil icon takes you to the note-taking page to edit the notes
    • The plus-sign icon adds the selected notes to your Study Queue
    • The ‘x’ icon removes the selected notes from your Study Queue
    • Easily print custom study guides
    • Automatically send your notes to an Amazon Kindle™ device
    • Download your notes for Microsoft Word™ and other word processing programs
What is my Study Queue?
    Your Study Queue is a place to save all your notes that are relevant to upcoming exams. There are some unique features that take advantage of the Study Queue that allow you to:
Can I enter a fake email address to register?
    Sure. Actually, you don’t need to enter an email address at all. You can just enter a desired username instead if you want, but you will never be able to recover your account if you forget your password and didn’t enter a valid email address.

    http://www.quicklyst.com/

    Brain Teasers, Riddles, Trivia, Brain Exercises, Games, Forums and more…

    With over 20,000 brain teasers, riddles, logic problems, quizzes and mind puzzles submitted and ranked by users like you, Braingle has the largest collection anywhere on the internet. Our large array of unique online multiplayer games will keep you entertained for hours, and if you want to improve your brain, check out the Mentalrobics section. If you crave a brain teaser, mind puzzle, riddle or game, we are the place to get it. Increase your creativity, boost learning and become a better person at Braingle. Get ready to have your brain tangled!

    http://www.braingle.com/

    Web Spotlight:

    Project Based Learning:

    Welcome to PBL-Online, a one stop solution for Project Based Learning! You’ll find all the resources you need to design and manage high quality projects for middle and high school students.
    http://pbl-online.org/

    The Buck Institute for Education

    The Buck Institute for Education (BIE) is dedicated to improving 21st Century teaching and learning throughout the world by creating and disseminating products, practices and knowledge for effective Project Based Learning.
    Founded in 1987, BIE is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization that receives partial funding from the Leonard and Beryl Buck Trust, the same trust that supports the Marin Community Foundation, the Marin Institute and the Buck Institute for Age Research. This funding allows us to make our products and services affordable, and to focus BIE resources on clients and partners with a demonstrated commitment to expanding the use of project based pedagogy in schools and communities.
    http://www.bie.org/index.php/site/PBL/overview_pbl/

    20 Technology Skills that Every Educator Should Have

    By Laura Turner
    http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/tools_technologies/20_technology_skills_every_educator_should_have

    Events & Happenings:

    Other News:

  • ISTE Eduverse Talks are the recorded sessions held on ISTE Island every week. Join ISTE in their Second Life conference location for their weekly talks on education.
    • The ISTE Special Interest Group:  Virtual Environments is holding meetings on Mondays from 4:00 – 6:00 pm (SLT) on ISTE Island.
  • The Ohio Middle Level Association will hold their annual conference February 17 – 18, 2011.
  • Second Life:
    • Regular Tuesday meetings are scheduled. See the board on the ISTE Island for up to the minute details.  Check frequently this week as the ISTE Annual Convention is this week.
    • Video: Educational Uses of Second Life