MSM 268: Twitter never stops….One linkey dink.
Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education.
Jokes You Can Use:
Q. What do you call a ginger bread man with one leg?
A. Limp biscuit
Q. How do you know when a woman is going to say something smart?
A. It will start with “He said…”
What did the tired chess player do?
He took the knight off
Q: What do you get when you cross Bambi with a ghost?
A: Bamboo.
Q: What’s a haunted chicken?
A: Poultry-geist.
Q: Why did the monster eat a light bulb?
A: Because he was in need of a light snack.
Q: Why are most monsters covered in wrinkles?-
A: Have you ever tried to iron a monster?
Q: What kind of mistakes do ghosts make?
A: Boo boos.
Q: Why couldn’t Dracula’s wife get to sleep?
A: Because of his coffin.
Q: Why do mummies make excellent spies?
A: They’re good at keeping things under wraps.
Eileen Award:
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Twitter: Mark Maudlin, Kip
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Email: Aaron Atwood
Advisory:
Cost of things:
Students are probably pretty aware of Facebook. Recently, Facebook purchased “WhatsApp” for $19 billion. What could they have purchased with that instead?
Visiting America
What would you tell visitors from other countries about America?
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55140/10-japanese-travel-tips-visiting-america
Would it be OK to have a dance restricted by grades?
How Real are Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qrGOi41iwE
Elie Wiesel’s Acceptance Speech
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We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.
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one person of integrity, can make a difference, a difference of life and death.
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What all these victims need above all is to know that they are not alone; that we are not forgetting them, that when their voices are stifled we shall lend them ours, that while their freedom depends on ours, the quality of our freedom depends on theirs.
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1986/wiesel-acceptance.html
Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MINUTE-LABELING CONTAINERS
I was recently reading the December, 2013 issue of Science Scope, a magazine written for Middle School Science Teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association. In this issue, I was reading the safety question of the month, written by Ken Roy, director of environmental health and safety for Glastonbury Public Schools in Glastonbury, CT.
The question is:
If I transfer a chemical from its original container to a secondary container, what information do I need on the label of the new container?
From the Twitterverse:
 * Graphite @Graphite
Teachers, we want to thank you this weekend! Review 1 edtech tool for a $10 gift card or 2 tools for a $25 gift card: |
 * LaMuth Middle School @LaMuthMS
Highlights of #OMLA2014 including award winners and @RickWormeli handouts. Only missing Sound of Music demo http://ohiomla.org/annual-state-conference/ … |
 * Scott Newcomb @SNewco 1h
So, you have an iPad…now what? http://www.themobilenative.org/2013/12/so-you-have-ipad.html … #mlearning #edchat |
 * Digital Learning Day @OfficialDLDay 2h
WOW great chart! @playgroundupris @MelanyStowe Personalization- Differentiation- Individualization #satchat pic.twitter.com/nYYh0SQIoM |
 * Oakland Schools @OaklandSchools 2h
MI Educators: Margaret Heritage WORKSHOP on “Formative Assessment: An Enabler of Learning” 2/28 http://tinyurl.com/ldwyg6j #MichEd |
 * Jerry Blumengarten @cybraryman1
My Exit Slips page http://cybraryman.com/exitslips.html #satchat |
 * Maria Popova @brainpicker
The science of how mind-wandering and “positive constructive daydreaming” boost our creativity and social skills http://j.mp/1fGYGXw |
 * Co.Exist @FastCoExist 5h
This New Girl-Powered Engineering Toy Asks Kids To Design And Wire Their Own Dollhouse http://f-st.co/ugCszK9 |
 * Charlie Love @charlie_love
GameMaker Studio is free to download for a limited time http://zite.to/1p2MEj0 |
 * Alfonso Gonzalez @educatoral
The Flipped Classroom™ Is A Lie @TechedUpTeacher http://feedly.com/e/hWrZX6Tx |
 * Alfonso Gonzalez @educatoral 10h
Stoodle: Instant Free Virtual Classroom @ktenkely http://feedly.com/e/E38afw4z |
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MT@rggillespie: 10 Reasons to Greet Students at Door http://goo.gl/QE6gZy #midleved #mschat @MSMatters |
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#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” |
Strategies:
Inventing the Presidency
When the founders of the United States gathered to create the foundations of the country, they decided on three branches of government, with a president central to the executive branch. Kenneth C. Davis explains why this decision was not necessarily inevitable and what variables were up for debate.
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/inventing-the-american-presidency-kenneth-c-davis
Resources:
How to Add 450+ Fonts to Your Google Documents & Slides
To access and add custom fonts to your Google Drive Documents and Slides select “add fonts” from the bottom of the font selection menu that you’ve always used in Google Drive. Selecting “add fonts” will open up a new menu in which you can mix and match fonts to your heart’s content.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/02/how-to-add-450-fonts-to-your-google.html#.UwjH2fRdW8t
Google Newspaper Archives
Newspapers from around the world. These vary greatly in time periods as well. Lots of applications.
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Have students research a specific time period and compare how different newspapers reported the events.
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Have students view a single newspaper over time to see the changes in attitudes, reporting, etc.
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Have students compare the advertisements in a variety of newspapers.
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Have students use the newspapers accounts to develop a setting for a story.
http://news.google.com/newspapers
Video Conference Programs
This database, sponsored by Polycom, Inc., contains programs from content providers such as zoos and museums that offer ISDN or IP based videoconferencing. The Berrien County ISD has researched this information to the best of our knowledge. If you have any corrections or updates, please email them to twice.cc.board@gmail.com.
http://projects.twice.cc/vcpd/searchprogram.php
Web Spotlight:
Dating Rules
http://twentytwowords.com/30-rules-for-boyfriends-from-2-little-girls-with-very-high-standards/
Connected Educator 2014 Conference
Random Thoughts . . .
Blended Learning. Class I’m taking as a student.