On Our Mind:

Interim Executive Director Named: Dr. Pino

Get your tax deduction on school supplies. (IRS website)

Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott

From the Twitterverse:

* rmbyrne Free Technology for Teachers: Week in Review - My Trip to GTA http://ff.im/-cOg0Q

* AldridgeDuff "Brain gym" for students is pointless - no basis in science http://bit.ly/7TJ9dy

* B_A_Bookworm Change your hubs name in your Blackberry or IPhone to Santa Claus and email him pics of your children misbehaving. Works!RT @kidswap <-LOL!

* pcmike Windows Mobile on Life Support, Drops Behind iPhone (PC World) | PC Mike - Tech News and Reviews http://ow.ly/NxUw

* netbook_news Using Google Apps? 5 Ways to Avoid Getting Hacked http://ow.ly/NCC5

* principalspage Salvation Army Bell ringers. You'll Never Look at Them the Same. http://post.ly/FZ02

* Pags21 RT @judiehaynes: RT @NMHS_Principal: Differentiate your lessons w/the Differentiator http://bit.ly/qAkId

* jswiatek Star Wars Weather - enter your zip code and see the weather explained in Star Wars terms - http://www.tomscott.com/weather/starwars/

* markgammon I'm doing this now w/ someone | RT @Minervity: How to collaboratively write a blog post using Google Wave - http://bit.ly/5H6888

* smeech @mjmontagne ... came across Harvard professor from http://bit.ly/7ga2mk entry on "Great Teachers".

Advisory:

Advisory Coat of Arms:

russeltarr Latin motto generator: My younger students had great fun with this when designing Medieval Shields - http://tinyurl.com/m2jdfr

Webspotlight:

Interactives

"Interactives" provides educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas.

http://www.learner.org/interactives/

Money Soap

It pays to get 'em to shower after PE ...

Letters

What's the best way to share documents like in DropBox? Is there a better program than DropBox?

DropBox Screencast

DropBox Wiki

Eight (or more) Tech Tools to Blend into your Classroom

Todd Williamson

Session Description: This session will focus on web-based tools that allow your students to collaborate, communicate, and create. Join us for a fast-paced (possibly lightening fast) look at eight (or more) tech tools that you can use to enhance your teaching and student learning. Oh, and they're free too!

Create multiple tabs on one web site. This means that the teacher need only send the students to one URL to see all of the sites. Great tool to solve the problem of students writing down multiple web sites.

No registration needed. Stickies on a wall. Useful as graphic organizer. Students can move the notes around.

Chatzy:

Edmodo

Animoto

XtraNormal:

Make Beliefs Comix

Wallwisher

Netvibes

ShareTabs:

http://www.sharetabs.com/?8techtools

Events & Happenings:

Calendar of Events:

NMSA News:

* NMSA is looking for both an Executive Director and an Assistant Executive Director.

Other News:

* ISTE Eduverse Talks are the recorded sessions held on ISTE Island every week.

* The Ohio Middle Level Association will hold their annual conference February 18 & 19, 2010.

* The Michigan Association of Middle School Educators Annual Conference is coming up March 4-5, 2010 in Dexter, MI.

* Classroom 2.0’s Live Calendar.

o Classroom 2.0’s Ning Blog: Archived content is available.

* Second Life:

o Regular Tuesday meetings are scheduled. See the board on the ISTE Island for up to the minute details.

o Video: Educational Uses of Second Life

* Google Teacher Academy for Administrators:

https://spreadsheets.google.com/a/google.com/viewform?hl=en&formkey=dE1lYmFfTU4zN1RQWDBpX20wb3BsWXc6MA "