MSM 271: Nerds, Saving Money, Put it on Paper

Presented in collaboration with the Association for Middle Level Education.

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Wil Wheaton’s Response to being called a nerd

Wil Wheaton explains to a girl how to handle being called a nerd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04WJEEb33CY#t=48

Body Language

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are#t-11094

Dining

http://twentytwowords.com/barbarian-eating-different-countries-around-world-7-pics/

Middle School Science Minute

by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [email protected])

MIDDLE SCHOOL SCIENCE MINUTE-STORY ASSESSMENTS

I was recently reading the January, 2014 issue of Science Scope, a magazine written for Middle School Science Teachers, published by the National Science Teachers Association. In this issue, I was reading the article, "Every Assessment Tells a Story," written by Fred Ende.

In this article, Fred shares his design of Story Assessments as a form of evaluation design. His purpose for designing Story Assessments was to reduce student anxiety.

http://k12science.net/Podcast/Podcast/Entries/2014/3/17_Middle_School_Science_Minute-Place-Famous_Scientists.html

From the Twitterverse:

#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”

Strategies:

14-Year-Old Proves U.S. Can Save $370 Million by Changing Fonts

Changing the standard typeface used by federal and state governments could save the United States roughly $370 million a year in ink costs, according to a peer-reviewed study by Suvir Mirchandani. The best part of the story? Mirchandani is just 14 years old.

It all started when Mirchandani, a student at Dorseyville Middle School near Pittsburgh, Pa., noticed that he was getting a lot more printed handouts in class than he used to in elementary school. He wondered how wasteful it was, and then discovered just how expensive ink is. At up to $75 an ounce, he points out, it's twice as expensive as Chanel No. 5 perfume.

http://mashable.com/2014/03/28/save-money-change-fonts/

http://www.emerginginvestigators.org/

Resources:

Paper

Create all types of graph paper to print or use as a background for Interactive Whiteboards, presentations, etc.

http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/

OR

http://gridzzly.com/

Lingua.ly

Learn

Practice

Read

One free way to learn a new language. There is now a mobile app. Did I mention that it is free?

http://lingua.ly/

Comics in Education

http://www.comicsineducation.com/

Scrawlar

Web based whiteboard. No registration required. No app or plugin required. Teacher creates class accounts.

http://www.scrawlar.com/

My Slide Rule

Upgrade your skills. Grow in your career.

Find MOOC’s that will help you grow.

http://www.mysliderule.com/