MSM-99– NMSA09 Wrap Up 4 – SimplyBox It.
Jokes:
Always wanted to be a procrastinator, but never got around to it.
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My friend has kleptomania, but when it gets bad, he takes something for it.
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Did you hear about the big fight that Madonna, Cher, Jewel, and Fabio had?
They’re no longer on a first-name basis.
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It is hard to understand how a cemetery raised its burial cost and blamed it on the cost of living.
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Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don’t have film.
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I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.
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How do you tell when you run out of invisible ink?
Funny Picture of Christmas lights display:
From the Twitterverse:
- lthumann – Wow! I’m looking at Free Technology for Teachers: 30+ Alternatives to YouTube http://bit.ly/UfEkv –> Great list! #edchat
- Glengarden – RT @nharm : http://www.animatedexplanations.com/ Full of animated movies, interactive tutorials & instructional videos, all free
- KammieK – RT @LarisaBelliveau: In The Age Of Realtime, Twitter Is Walter Cronkite http://bit.ly/7vpvEm
- RT @web20classroom 10 Technologies to Use in A Laptop/Tablet Classroom | Digital Learning Environments http://bit.ly/5JnkCz
- tombarret – 10 Digital Writing Opportunities You Probably Know and 10 You Probably Don’t http://bit.ly/7Ryqaj
- Orrin_Woodward – Every uncomfortable experience in life gives you the choice of growing bitter or better.
- web20classroom Collaborative drawing with Flockdraw http://j.mp/6tJpiI
- web20classroom RT @AldridgeDuff : Amen to that, Russ. RT @RussGoerend : I think students and teachers could live without grades. Parents on the other hand…
- jimknight99 #1 reason kids don’t engage is they don’t see the relevance of the learning–Bonnie Davis #NSDC
- AngelaMaiers 10 Unique Gifts You Can Make with Help from the Web http://ow.ly/Ic3P
- brasst @plivings I plan PD w/middle school teachers like I do for students – lots of mini-activities; movement time, etc. No one wants boring PD!
Webspotlight:
A Closer Look at “A Christmas Carol”
Primary Source: take a look at the editing that Dicken’s did when writing “A Christmas Carol”. (Warning- it’s written in cursive, which may be a strange language to some middle schoolers).
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/30/nyregion/dickens-christmas-carol-pages.html
SimplyBox
A neat way to save and share web sites, and parts of web sites, graphically. This can also share bookmarks with Delicious- thus, when you dropped something in a box, it would also put a bookmark in Delicious for you.
Here’s how they say that teachers can use SimplyBox:
I am a teacher, how do I create accounts for my students?
a) You, as the teacher, can create a second account with SimplyBox in the name of the entire class. Then you would need to give the kids the user name and password you created for the account. By the way, the account then is only accessible by people that have the user name and password for the account. The students then will be able to see the content of the boxes in the account and add comments – from any computer. Now, if they need to add content to the account, they would need the SimplyBox toolbar (the one with the “Box It” button) downloaded on whatever computer they are using.
b) You can simply use Public Boxes (you create them under the Sharing menu option). Each Public Box has a URL. So, students can access the URL and see the content of the box and their comments to the different items. And the creator of the Public Box can delete the box at any time. Since this is a Public Box, students will not be able to add content to the Public Box, only comments.
c) Creating accounts for students that do not have an e-mail. Please go to this link.
NMSA09:
Roadblock to Success: I AM STUPID!
Session Description: A major roadblock to student learning and development is their feelings and beliefs that they are “stupid”. Based on research from students, participants attending this session will (1) become aware of the five causes of stupid, (2) become aware of how students respond when they feel stupid and (3) consider effective ways of minimizing the negative impact stupid has on learning and development.
- Think
- Learn
- Communicate
Differently when we are being very effectively.
We’re all Top 20’s & We’re all bottom 80’s.
What do we need to get rid of?
• In our schools
• in ourselves
Kids will pretend when they feel stupid.
Why do kids feel stupid when they can’t do something? Stupid doesn’t exist. What does exist is real situations and real experiences.
We must talk about (and teach) the problem solving process and how kids feel about failure. Stupid means not Good Enough or Inadequate
Do with kids: Use Notecards: On the front, situations of when they feel stupid, ON the back what they do.
What do they do:
1. Stop Trying – Withdraw
2. Get aggressive
3. Judge themselves
4. Drink
5. Pretend
Presenter answers:
1. Withdraw: quit + quiet
2. Pretend:
3. Emotional: embarrassed, Angry, sad
4. Judgments: I’m not good enough,
5. Attack: argue, swear, bully, challenge
6. Defensive: This is stupid, you’re stupid
7. Motivate: work harder but maintain inside feeling of “I’m not good enough”.
8. Numb: Numb is better than dumb
5 Causes of Stupid:
1. Called- When I say something and other say it’s stupid or when some says something and I don’t
know what they mean – can include non-verbals as well.
2. Comparison – when I’m taking the test and am one of the last people taking the test…I rush through it and don’t read the questions or answers.
3. Confusion – When guys are talking about stats and football and I have no idea.
4. Can’t – when I strike out in a baseball game, I feel like I’m no good at baseball and will
probably strike out again.
Ooze #1- spreads to the next time
Ooze #2 – spreads to other situations
5. Certain Situations – In any class when I read….I get mad.
Stupid needs to become part of the curriculum.
Need to make Confusion OK – Celebrated – Expected. Don’t ever go into a room where you are not confused.
Every human invention has been made on the back of failure.
Analogy of what happens when Joe Mauer strikes out. The kids would say that he’s probably thinking that he’s stupid. Explain that Joe is thinking that the pitcher threw a curve ball on the outside of the plate in this situation. The difference is that he’s learning.
Schools determine which kids are smart.
School should determine how kids are smart.
Keeping Stupid in the box:
1. Share your personal experience of stupid with kids
2. Share the 5 causes of stupid
3. Have a large = sign in your room and refer to it when the kids might feel stupid
4. Share the importance of confusion
5. Every couple of weeks, ask them if they’ve felt stupid.
6. Practice the script. Give kids a script:
- I am smart, I just don’t understand _______________ yet.
- I am smart, I’m just confused about ______________.
- I am smart, I just can’t ___________.
Awareness; www.top20training.com & info@top20training.com
CEU Code: AS6
Classroom Management
Todd Johnson
Assertive discipline tried and found not to work.
We’re going to take a walk through his classroom.
CEU Code XK4
Philosophical Guidelines
Treat students as you would like to be treated.
Do only 50% of the work.
You can only influence behavior, not change it.
You can’t make a student behave. You can’t.
Make it uncomfortable for kids to not follow the rules.
Agenda
Discipline Polarities
Tight vs. Flexible
Tight
Advantages:
Consistent
Set Limits
Structured
Non-emotional
Follow through
Concise
Disadvantages
Power struggles
Confrontation
Win/Lose
My way or the highway
Rebellion
Rules more important than people.
Physical confrontations
Loose
Advantages
Individual needs
Responsive
Negotiate
Creative
Adaptable
Caring
Disadvantages
Taken advantage
Used
Inconsistency
Pandemonium
Chaos
Wasted time
Too emotional
No limits
Law of Least of Interventions
“Don’t use a shotgun when a flyswatter will work.”
Most problems arise during transitions.
Start with the least amount of power necessary.
Use the Law of Least Intervention
eye contact
The “look”
gesture
snap fingers
proximity
call student’s name
shake your head
Clear your throat
flick the lights
count
count backwards (elementary)
Use humor
Touch
Ignore
Audience suggested
deep breath
wave
foreign language
stop/quiet
raise one eyebrow
voice level
state behavior
“Keith, you’re talking.” vs. “Keith, quit talking.”
Zen bell
foreign language
whisper
Events & Happenings:
Calendar of Events:
NMSA News:
- NMSA Annual Conference: Baltimore 2010.
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 Ohio Middle Level Association will hold their annual conference February 18 & 19, 2010. Jack Berckemeyer will be keynoting.
Michigan Association of Middle School Educators
- The Michigan Association of Middle School Educators Annual Conference is coming up March 4-5, 2010 in Dexter, MI. MAMSE will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary!
- MAMSE Exhibitor Form
- MAMSE Registration Form
- MAMSE Presentation Form
Eastern Michigan University
- Theater Education Opportunity: Eastern Michigan University’s Quirk-Sponberg Theater has announced their Fall 2009 Season.
“The Prince, the Wolf and the Firebird”
By Jackson Lacey
Directed by Pam Cardell
December 4, 5, 10, 11 at 7PM
December 5, 6, 12 at 3PM
School Matinees: December 9 and 10 at 10:00 am. Tickets $4.00 for students and every 15 students gets a chaparone in for free.
Classroom 2.0
- Classroom 2.0’s Live Calendar.
- Classroom 2.0’s Ning Blog: Archived content is available.
Second Life:
- No Events specified. Regular Tuesday meetings are scheduled. See the board on the ISTE Island for up to the minute details.
- Video: Educational Uses of Second Life