Shawn and Troy talk about information gleaned from the Twitterverse, whether extending the school days and times are putting kids in "jail" and free stuff.

iTunes Reviews:

We're at 8, we are throwing down the gauntlet to make it to 10.

From the Twitterverse:

* michelledodd Have you seen Twitter Handbook for Teachers by @lasic? http://bit.ly/Z8a70 (via @elemtech)@suewaters

* michelledodd Nat Geo Infinite Photograph will be cool http://tinyurl.com/clpyvr (via @mmkrill)

* rrmurry RT @jerridkruse: Curriculum demands hinder effective teaching - kinda like missing the forest for the trees: http://bit.ly/4pSVZ

* KevG The Force appears to be strong in Strathclyde http://is.gd/sQLW

* SirKenRobinson At Milwaukee airport. Official wall sign after security searches reads Recombobulation Area. Great that someone sees the joke in all this.

* netsupport Retweeting @ErikaSays: Create your own Picasso: http://www.mrpicassohead.co... - cool!

* netsupport RT @cchater: RT @mrdatahs: If a teacher had designed Twitter: .. http://tinyurl.com/c73n7y - this looks great! Anyone used it so far? (This is Edmodo which we've talked about before on the podcast.)

* cindybrock http://www.readwritethink.org some great reading activities for students.

* Humor: AndreaWeiss I love this post on @dudeman718 blog http://is.gd/rVSJ - heard men's choir do it a month ago, laughing nearly caused aneurysm. (Very creative. Way too much time on this guy's hands. Jackson-Dawson needs to hire this guy.)

* librarycongress Shakespeare's Birthday Reading: William Shakespeare’s 445th birthday will be celebrated at the Library of Congress ... http://tinyurl.com/dhqrr7

* librarycongress Lincoln Exhibit Closing Date and Hours Extended: Because of overwhelming demand, the Library of Congress is extending ... http://tinyurl.com/cq94u4

* AngelaMaiers How Twitter makes you a better writer. http://TwitPWR.com/9Pl/

* russeltarr #englishteacher Simile of the Day Generator! http://tinyurl.com/dbq6r2 (RT @dianadell @ChristaAllan)

* Music, Art, and Science intersecting: AngelaMaiers RT@tedtalks- Demo AlloSphere, a stunning new way to see and hear complex scientific data http://is.gd/syYk

* AngelaMaiers Free ebook from ASCD: Educating the Whole Child (limited time download) http://blog.genyes.com (check to see if membership required).

* russeltarr Amaztype: Enter a topic, get a fantastic graphic made up of Amazon book links - http://twurl.nl/e5vxen

* netsupport Retweeting @gurnage: Good morning! I just sent my mom and dad "what's your NPR name?" - funny: http://is.gd/sCyl (thanks @jacksonCJ1)

* edupreneur Alexandria, VA Schools Superintendent Offers Plan to Revamp Middle Schools: http://bit.ly/ygIlC --@PostSchools

* LeoLaporte Unfollowing anyone who mentions Kutcher, Oprah, or uses the word Internets. Satisfying. #unfollowfriday

* cookp RT @russeltarr Moodle Tutorials - Educating Educators http://tinyurl.com/dlcz33

* bethanyvsmith So I'm thinking we need some edtech Nerd Merit badges http://nerdmeritbadges.com/

* Looking for software to make better use of Twitter? Try Nambu (Mac OS X only) or Tweetdeck (cross platform - built on Adobe Air).

Web Sitings:

* Google Earth Overlays- http://www.gearthhacks.com/userfiles.php?user=1698

* Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/ Licensing information

Letters:

"Troy and Shawn,

Great show this week. I liked the idea about decorating classroom doorways. I think we'll try it this September as an ice breaking activity.

Two questions: 1) I am trying to come up with an all school middle school read for the summer. My school is mainly boys. Any suggestions? 2) I would like to assign a book to the teachers for the summer as well. Any suggestions for us teachers?

Keep up the great work! Maybe I'll have all the teachers listen to all 70 some-odd MSM podcasts over the summer. It's worth it."

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/