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MSM 448: Privileged Moose with ketchup chips. Jokes: Advisory: How Privileged Are You? https://www.buzzfeed.com/regajha/how-privileged-are-you#annotations:mWyoTDL_EeqwLC89L6_W3Q What You Need to Be Warm: Neil Gaiman Reads His Humanistic Poem for Refugees, Composed from a Thousand Definitions of Warmth from Around the World https://www.brainpickings.org/2020/01/08/what-you-need-to-be-warm-neil-gaiman/ https://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/neil-gaiman-reads-what-you-need-to-be-warm Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Middle School Science Minute: Hour of Code http://code.org http://hourofcode.com From the Twitterverse: Don’t forget #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm EST. Look for your host Todd Bloch to have a middle school topic all ready to go! Make it a strategic part of your personal professional development. Strategies: What do teachers need to know about Cognitive Load Theory? https://learningspy.co.uk/psychology/what-do-teachers-need-to-know-about-cognitive-load-theory/#annotations:1iMsrCTMEeqFVItqIUthEA Resources: Portraits of America - Democracy on Film http://www.storyofmovies.org/ The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Classroom tools: https://www.frbatlanta.org/education/classroom-tools Free Infographics Posters: https://www.frbatlanta.org/forms/education/infographics-order.aspx Boundless OER Archive https://courses.lumenlearning.com/catalog/boundlesscourses 60 Ways to Help Students Think for Themselves https://www.teachthought.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/128ED0A3-0E80-40B1-A4A2-3B73467E3E3A.png Bunk History https://www.bunkhistory.org/ NPR Student Podcast Challenge https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/650500116/npr-student-podcast-challenge-home Public Domain Day 2020 https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2020/ Web Spotlight: The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade. . . with Pigeons http://hackeducation.com/2019/12/31/what-a-shitshow Top 5 FERPA & HIPAA Misconceptions for Schools https://www.frontlineeducation.com/blog/top-5-ferpa-hipaa-misconceptions-for-schools/#annotations:ZoYepDMnEeqI2HtrvNNpXQ Canadian Clip Art https://cira.ca/stock-images/gallery This may be the fastest way to learn something new, according to science https://www.inverse.com/article/61771-the-key-to-optimal-learning
Join host Shelly Kramer, CEO of V3 Integrated Marketing, along with guest Wendy Scherer, managing partner of The Social Studies Group, a social media research firm, for week's edition of V3 - The Internet of Things as they discuss the challenges of social media monitoring and finding insights on a start-up budget.It's no secret that I am a huge believer in data based decision-making. The big companies have it easy; they subscribe to high-end, powerful monitoring tools and pay consultants or staff to constantly monitor the social stream for issues of concern, trends and ideas for marketing in their space, fans and detractors, and of course mentions of their brands.But not everyone (actually very few) have the resources -- financial or human -- to maintain expensive, deep, ongoing programs. But that's no excuse. You can -- and should -- find solid ways to gather and understand what is being said about you and your industry that are within your means.Wendy and I have worked together on all sorts of social research and marketing projects and she has some practical advice for how to get started and continually improve your monitoring on a shoestring budget. I asked her to be on the program this week to share some of the strategies and specific tools you can use and I can't wait to see what she has to share.We'll cover the following:Why monitor?Strategies: What should I monitor?How To: What tools can I use?Ongoing Engagement & Insights: What will I do with the data I bring in?So come join us! You're guaranteed to walk away with some great ideas that you can put into practice within your organization -- no matter how large or small that may be.
Jokes You Can Use: Customer: This food isn’t fit for a pig. Waiter: I’m sorry. I’ll bring you some that is. PARAPROSDOKIANS: (Winston Churchill loved them.) Here is the definition: "Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation." "Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of Paraprosdokian. - A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. - Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put 'DOCTOR.' - You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. On Our Mind: “The ‘Good’ Kids Are Compliant, The ‘Bad’ Kids Are Defiant, And Nobody Is Engaged” (Daniel Pink via http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/superintendent/bookclub.aspx ) Eileen Award: Anabelle Maillard Morgan Jamie Cruikshank Congrats to Todd Williamson on his new position as Head Techie in his school district! Advisory: Touching “Arigato” (Thank You) Video From Japan (via Larry Ferlazzo) http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2012/02/12/touching-arigato-thank-you-video-from-japan/ YouTube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SS-sWdAQsYg MistakeVille Try the Job Interviews gone wrong. http://www.mistakeville.com/ Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com) Transforming Field Trips This middle school science minute is about transforming field trips. In the January, 2012 issue of Science Scope (NSTA publication) Rebecca Morris wrote an article entitled, "Transforming a Field Trip Into an Expedition: Supporting Active Research and Science Content Through a Museum Visit.” Rebecca shares the methods that she used with her 6th grade students. She developed the museum field trip into a short-term, active research project assignment. From the Twitterverse: Don’t forget to join #midleved chat on Twitter at 8:00 pm EST! News: Common Core Standards and Impact on Achievement http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Files/rc/reports/2012/0216_brown_education_loveless/0216_brown_education_loveless.pdf The Opportunity Cost in Education What does “paperwork” cost to a school district? http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2012/02/count-opportunity-cost-of-teacher-tasks.html Resources: Quadratic Equations - The Main Ideas Mission US Mission US is a multimedia project that immerses players in U.S. history content through free interactive games. Other missions are planned for release in 2013 and 2014. Join the conversation and get updates about Mission US on Facebook and Twitter. For more information, visit the Help page. To share your feedback, email us via the contact form on this site. Thanks for playing! http://www.mission-us.org/ Web Spotlight: Microsoft Partners in Learning Apply today US Forum https://www.facebook.com/partnersinlearning?sk=app_368381589844161 Strategies: What’s Your Story Content: Your video must address one of these topics: Take action against bullying Keep a good rep online Be cell smart Eligibility: All residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) and the US, 13 years of age and older. http://whatsyourstory.trendmicro.com/internet-safety/Home.do National Archives Digital Experience Create Posters, Videos and/or Pathways revolving around the material in the National Archives. Easy to use. http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/02/create-videos-and-posters-on-us.html http://www.digitalvaults.org/#/create/ Events & Happenings: