MSM 255: Swivl me timbers, Pirate day is over.

Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education.

Jokes You Can Use:

Eileen Award:

Twitter: Jordan Shapiro, Mark E Denham, Raul Santiago

Facebook: Catherine Jackson

Advisory:

Produce Flops

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jessicamisener/13-of-the-worst-product-flops-of-all-time

The Prudential Spirit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCysiSAefsw

http://spirit.prudential.com/view/page/soc

What We Are: Shattering Stereotypes

http://www.middleweb.com/7776/students-reject-stereotypes/

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MINUTE-FIRST-AID

http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2013/8/8_Middle_School_Science_Minute-First-Aid.html

From the Twitterverse:

#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time.

News:

Khan Academy: The hype and the reality

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/khan-academy-the-hype-and-the-reality/2012/07/22/gJQAuw4J3W_blog.html#pagebreak

Resources:

30 Classic Books That May Change Your Life

http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/classic-books-that-will-change-your-life.html

25 Things You Had No Idea There Were Words For

http://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/things-you-had-no-idea-there-were-words-for

Comparative Constitutions Project (CCP)

http://comparativeconstitutionsproject.org/

TedEd

http://instructify.com/2013/09/23/teded/

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Web Spotlight:

Connected Educator Month Is Coming – What Will You Do?

http://connectedprincipals.com/archives/8994

575 Free Movies Online: Great Classics, Indies, Noir, Westerns, etc.

http://www.openculture.com/freemoviesonline