MSM 182 iPads? We’re Blinding You With Science Resources!

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Jokes You Can Use:

After dying in a car crash, three friends find themselves at an orientation to enter heaven. Each one was asked, “When you are in your casket, what would you like to hear your friends and family saying about you?” Sean says, “I would like to hear them say I was a great doctor and a great family man.” Karl says, “I would like to hear them say I was a wonderful husband and an excellent teacher who made a difference in children’s lives.” Juan says, “I would like to hear them say, ‘Look! He’s moving!'”

Ladies and gentlemen, hobos and tramps,
Bug-eyed mosquitoes and bowlegged ants!
I’m about to tell you a story I’ve never heard before,
So pull up a chair and sit on the floor.
Admission is free, so pay at the door.

One fine day, in the middle of the night,
two, dead boys got up to fight.
Back to back, they faced each other,
drew their swords and shot each other.
A deaf policeman heard the noise,
and saved the lives of the two dead boys.
If you don’t believe my lies are true,
ask the blind man, he saw it too!


Ruth_A_Buzzi Ruth Buzzi
Nobody really wants their cats to “think outside the box.” #happyCATurday

TweeterofWit CL
Don’t have a fish pedicure. They’re sole-destroying. #fishpedicure

On Our Mind:

CMU CMLA meeting on Wednesday.

Eileen Award:

CMUCMLA

From the Twitterverse:

*Twilliamson15 Just downloaded Smart Seat for iPad…set up my seating charts already…looks useful
*fabclassroom Deal of the Day! Miniature Styling Iron ends Tonight at Midnight twrt.me/qv07c1
*cindybrock “@wfryer: blabberize.com blabberize supports downloading your creations to import into other projects! ow.ly/75xm0 #tmky11
*DianeRavitch Rupert Murdoch wants to teach your kids: motherjones.com/politics/2011/…
*willrich45 Just Posted: Learners not Knowers bit.ly/oLujaN #edchat #edreform
*missnoor28 Miss Noor ㋡” @virtual_teach: Teachers have become what lawyers were (possible still r) …feared, disrespected, distrusted…because of a few bad eggs.
*tomshepp RT @VAMCE2010: 12 iPad Apps for Storytelling in the Classroom appsineducation.blogspot.com/2011/06/12-ipa… #edtech #edchat #ipaded #edapps

RT @VAMCE2010: App Building Tools for Teachers and Students flpbd.it/9mCF #ipaded #edapp #mlearning #ipadapps #tlchat

Teens and Educational Technology, 5 Steps to Success http://zite.to/o38GEU #ipaded #edapp #edapps
*mcleod New bookmark: App Building Tools for Teachers and Students bit.ly/p5HWXV
*shannonmmiller Instrumental Music for Film and Video from Creative Commons ow.ly/6YjTw
**russeltarr Rubrics for Assessment: tinyurl.com/5vdf878
*cfanch classtools.net had a QR code game generator. Cool! #edcampmanor

Don’t forget to join the conversation on MiddleTalk and Twitter at #midleved this Friday at 8:00 pm EST.  

News:

As minds get quicker, teens get smarter

U.S. researchers say they have demonstrated for the first time that adolescents become smarter because their brains process information faster.
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2011/09/29/As-minds-get-quicker-teens-get-smarter/UPI-84711317352462

GlogsterEDU

Dear Glogster EDUcators,

We sincerely apologize for the site issues you’ve been experiencing lately. We can assure you that they are temporary, and Glogster EDU will be better as a result.

Glogster (glogster.com) and Glogster EDU (edu.glogster.com) are currently sharing server infrastructure. Sometimes this results in capacity overload, which can lead to slow loading or unexpected errors.

We are in the process of moving Glogster.com to a separate infrastructure so that Glogster EDU will be fast and reliable for you and your students.

We will keep you updated on all known issues via Twitter and Facebook, so please follow Glogster EDU on either platform.
We are committed to you, our valued educators, and are taking the necessary steps toward providing you with high quality service you can count on. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we complete the moving process.

Resources:

Science360

We gather news from wherever science is happening, including directly from scientists, college and university press offices, popular and peer-reviewed journals, dozens of National Science Foundation science and engineering centers, and funding sources that include government agencies, not-for-profit organizations and private industry.
http://news.science360.gov/files

Free EBooks

Get 5 free books each month. You can download PDF’s or TXT’s. They also have pay plans that are unlimited downloads and can be sent to Kindle app and more.
http://www.free-ebooks.net/

Biology

Warning, these are anatomically correct.
http://www.zygotebody.com/#
http://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/
http://www.biodigitalhuman.com/default.html

Password Generator

Help students create better passwords. This is limited but easy to use.
http://passwordbird.com/

Triptico

The Triptico resource application currently contains 20 different interactive resources – all of which are easy to edit, adapt, save and share. You can access them all with one simple download… everything is completely free – and you will receive updates whenever new resources are added!

http://www.triptico.co.uk/

Web Spotlight:

Teacher Wall

Scholastic, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and DonorsChoose.org bring you the Teacher Wall – a virtual teacher town square where America’s educators can share their stories, knowledge, and ideas on our nation’s schools.
The Teacher Wall provides teachers with an opportunity to talk about what’s important to them. From challenges to A-ha! moments, from professional development to job satisfaction, from curriculum to parent engagement – the topics tackled on the Wall showcase a wide range of voices and provide teachers with a chance to interact, share, and learn from one another, all while contributing to the conversation on American education.
http://teacherwall.scholastic.com/

Strategies:

ISTE 2011:  Brain Rules by Dr. John Medina

Dr. John Medina
Crossing the brain is scientific bunk. Question and answer session.
20% to 110% boost with 150 minutes of aerobic exercise.
Does the use of Google change the brain?

Yes, but we don’t know how. Look up cryptochrome.  (Supplement:  The act of sitting in front of a computer plays with the cryptochrome in our heads and messes with the circadian rhythm.)  The brain research being done is only scratching the surface. To correlate it to education is making leaps not supported by neuroscience yet.

Note: This guy is from Seattle Pacific University. A Free Methodist affiliated institute. He dropped the “frickin'” bomb a number of times.  SPU certainly has changed since I was being recruited to go there.

Events & Happenings:

Calendar of Events:

AMLE 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.

Ohio Middle Level Association:

AMLE Affiliate Conferences:

Classroom 2.0’s Live Calendar.

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