Jokes You Can Use:

1. Why are round pizzas put in square boxes?

2. If a deaf person must appear in court is it still called a hearing?

3. Why does the sign read, “Enter at your own risk" who else could you risk other than yourself?

4. If it's called "frying pan" is it OK to boil something in it?

5. Why doesn't every doughnut have nuts in it?

Do you know what happens to quarterbacks when they reach the ends of their lives?

They just pass away.

Troy’s Backup Jokes:

Test Question: Give a brief explanation of the meaning of the term “hard water.”

Student Answer: Ice

Test Question: What is methane?

Student Answer: Methane is a smelly greenhouse gas that is produced when trees and/or cows are burned.

(F in Exams by Richard Benson)

On Our Mind:

Week and a half to AMLE/NMSA 2011 in Louisville . . .

Sessions

Affiliate Sessions: Contact Doug Herlensky if you’re attending.

Dinner

Eileen Award:

Kam Yousaf

Advisory:

What would it take to make a model look like Barbie?

Here’s a breakdown of what she'd need done to be the kind of doll women aspire to: a brow lift, a jaw line shave, rhinoplasty, a cheek and neck reduction, a chin implant, scooped-out shoulders, a breast lift, liposuction on her arms, and tummy tuck, which would also have to be sculpted as if it were lined in whale-bone from the inside. And that’s just the half of her.

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/the-plastic-surgery-a-model-needs-to-look-like-barbie-2584798

Respect

Respect Rap – I use this with grades 2 – 4 but it’s suitable through middle school. Just love the message, the instrumental track, the editing, the kids’ performances (and the Principal’s, too). The choreography is amazing, the scene setup, the dancing at the end … it’s just dripping with awesome. Congratulations, Fearless Lions at Frank Porter Graham Elementary in Chapel Hill, NC. YOU, QUITE LITERALLY, ROCK!

http://www.ncs-tech.org/?p=6844

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

From the Twitterverse:

News:

Testing Costs

As the nation endures its sputtering recovery, significant cuts to state and local education

Will Richardson: Make It Stop. Please.

http://willrichardson.com/post/11862306546/make-it-stop-please

Resources:

60 Seconds

http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2011/06/internet-60-seconds-infographic.jpg

Stitch.it

Simply copy-and-paste a set of links in our text box and click 'Stich It'. We'll convert those links into one short URL for you to share. It's that easy!

http://stich.it/

Good to Know

Stay safe online

Your data on the web

Your data on Google

Manage your data

http://www.google.com/goodtoknow/

WhatFolio

http://www.whatfolio.com/

Primary Sources:

Documents from a variety of eras. From 4000bc - 21st Century.

http://avalon.law.yale.edu/default.asp

Welcome to the David Rumsey Map Collection Database and Blog.

http://www.davidrumsey.com/

Royal Society

http://royalsocietypublishing.org/search

Music Primary Sources:

Victrola Book of Opera

http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/victor-book-of-the-opera

Acoustic Recordings

http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/about/acoustical-recording

iPad Resources

https://sites.google.com/site/iccarsproject/home/ipad-ios-resources

Shift Happens . . . With Resources

http://bigthink.com/ideas/39600

Now with PDF resources for group discussion: http://www.iowafuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/IDYK-DIscussion-Guide.pdf

Web Spotlight:

Larry Ferlazzo

Strategies:

How YouTube Is Changing The Classroom

Events & Happenings:

Calendar of Events: