On Our Mind:

iPads in Education

Advisory:

Quotations on Character

Anger is a wind which blows out the lamp of the mind.

—Robert G. Ingersoll

http://josephsoninstitute.org/quotes/

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

This is the second in the three part series on the common core ELA and their relationship to science. Like the first in the series, it focuses on Text Types and Purposes, but this time focuses in on writing informative and explanatory texts.

From the Twitterverse:

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

News:

A Teacher Finds Good in Testing

By Ama Nyamekye

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2011/08/31/02nyamekye_ep.h31.html?tkn=XTCFBe283Qrdff9t68CNVw5QPQU12ZEh0gb2&cmp=clp-sb-cec

Resources:

Video Time Machine

$1.99 App for iPhone/iPad

VIDEO CONTENT TOTALS:

2000′s = 1,521 videos

1990′s = 1,607 videos

1980′s = 1,874 videos

1970′s = 1,565 videos

1960′s = 1,848 videos

1950′s = 589 videos

1940′s = 256 videos

1930′s = 227 videos

1920′s = 196 videos

1910′s = 150 videos

1900′s = 140 videos

1860-1899 = 60 videos

http://itunes.apple.com/app/video-time-machine/id438078438?ign-mpt=uo%3D5

iPad Hub

http://www.macnews.com/2011/08/31/new-usb-hub-provides-large-scale-syncing-ipads-other-devices

Movie Mount

iPad Video Production

http://www.makayama.com/moviemount.html

Web Spotlight:

Learn more about Geocaching

Geocaching is a fun, educational, technology-infused activity that I have tried a couple of times. But I am by no means an expert (totally newbie would be the description) on the topic. Therefore, I asked Jen Deyenberg if she would write a guest post about geocaching. Jen has done extensive work developing geocaching activities with students and has a ton of knowledge to share. After reading this post I hope you will visit her blog to learn more about geocaching.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/09/learn-more-about-geocaching-great.html

Two Nice Guides to Web 2.0 at School and Work

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/09/two-nice-guides-to-web-20-at-school-and.html

Constitution Resources

Federal legislation requires schools in the United States to offer lessons related to the U.S. Constitution on U.S. Constitution Day — September 17th of each year.

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/08/10/the-best-sites-for-learning-about-the-constitution-of-the-united-states/

www.teachinghistory.org

Jokes You Can Use:

Recently the President of the United States received a call from a Yooper (someone from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan). The Yooper told the President he and several of his friends had declared war on the United States. The President replied, “You know I have a million men in my army, are you sure you want to declare war?” The Yooper replied, “Let me check, I’ll call you tomorrow.” Sure enough, the President gets a call. The Yooper says, “Mr. President, the war is still on. We picked up some trucks and the guys down at the watering hole have joined up, so we’ve expanded our army too.” “Well,” says the President, “since I talked to you yesterday, I’ve added another half-million men to my army. Are you sure you still want this war?” The Yooper thought for a second, “Let me call you back tomorrow.” Sure enough, about the same time the next day the President gets a call. “Mr. President, we added the ultra-light group from the airport and we can now bomb you from above. The war is still on.” The President replied, “You do know I have an Air Force too of modern jets and since I talked to you yesterday, I’ve added another half million to the army for a total of 2 million men. Are you sure you still want this war?” “Let me call you tomorrow,” says the Yooper. The next day the President gets a phone call. “Mr. President, the war is off. We talked it over and we decided we don’t have any way of feeding 2 million prisoners.”

Events & Happenings: