Podcast 98 NMSA09 Follow up 3 Get Your Wave ON!

From the Twitterverse:

* lthumann - Wow! I'm looking at Free Technology for Teachers: 30+ Alternatives to YouTube http://bit.ly/UfEkv --> Great list! #edchat

* KevG How To Quickly Fix A Phone or MP3 Player With Water Damage http://bit.ly/6sMfzi/

* unklar Empowering Principal Leadership Behaviors - http://shar.es/aic38 I shared this w/ my principal and I hope he's not mad.

* web20classroom RT @tomwhitby: Educator Guide for integrating Social Media http://bit.ly/5RuTwM <--Awesome stuff!

* Worldclass52 RT @dianadell: Teachers begin using cell phones for class lessons class lessons http://ow.ly/Gs1c

* netbook_news NVIDIA Tegra tablet prototype hands-on NVIDIA Tegra tablet prototype hands-on http://ow.ly/GqpJ

* kjarrett : Spent the last hour or so exploring @diannekrause's INCREDIBLE tech integration wiki http://ow.ly/EizF & trading emails w/her. So inspiring!

* DanielPink: Why yawning "brings you into a heightened state of cognitive awareness. " http://bit.ly/2V0zyZ

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Advisory:

Pictures of our World. Have students take pictures of "their world". Have the students narrow down their choices to 1 picture. Discuss why the picture is important.

On Our Mind:

MAMSE: Contact your local MAMSE board member and volunteer to be a Regional Coordinator!

Charter Colleges: Marvin Olasky proposes charter colleges to further democratize education.

Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott

Webspotlight:

Students live in a Digital World. Are schools ready to join them?

http://www.nea.org/home/35939.htm

FastPencil: Turn your blog posts into a book. http://ow.ly/E8z3

What happened to Second Life? BBC questions current model of marketing in virtual environment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8367957.stm

ANKI:

Spaced Repetition

Anki is a spaced repetition system (SRS). It helps you remember things by intelligently scheduling flashcards, so that you can learn a lot of information with a minimum amount of effort. (Available for Mac/Linux/iPhone-iPod Touch/Windows)

http://ichi2.net/anki/index.html

NMSA09:

Strategies That Motivate Students

Notes: Ross Burkhardt on Writing for Real Reasons

Events & Happenings:

Calendar of Events:

NMSA News:

* NMSA Annual Conference: Baltimore 2010.

Other News:

* ISTE Eduverse Talks are the recorded sessions held on ISTE Island every week. Join ISTE in their Second Life conference location for their weekly talks on education.

* The Ohio Middle Level Association will hold their annual conference February 18 & 19, 2010. Jack Berckemeyer will be keynoting.

* OMLA Registration Form

* OMLA Presentation Form

* The Michigan Association of Middle School Educators Annual Conference is coming up March 4-5, 2010 in Dexter, MI. MAMSE will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary!

* MAMSE Exhibitor Form

* MAMSE Registration Form

* MAMSE Presentation Form

* Theater Education Opportunity: Eastern Michigan University's Quirk-Sponberg Theater has announced their Fall 2009 Season.

"The Prince, the Wolf and the Firebird"

By Jackson Lacey

Directed by Pam Cardell

December 4, 5, 10, 11 at 7PM

December 5, 6, 12 at 3PM

School Matinees: December 9 and 10 at 10:00 am. Tickets $4.00 for students and every 15 students gets a chaparone in for free.

* Classroom 2.0’s Live Calendar.

* Classroom 2.0’s Ning Blog: Archived content is available.

* Second Life:

* No Events specified. Regular Tuesday meetings are scheduled. See the board on the ISTE Island for up to the minute details.

* Video: Educational Uses of Second Life