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Middle School Matters show

Summary: Advisory: Online Personal Finance Game from the Council on Economic Education: http://www.genirevolution.org/index.php Set up in a popular game format, students work their way through challenges answering key questions to earn points to advance through the game. If you've been to the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. you'll be familiar with the "cloak and dagger" feel of the mission briefings, information gathering, and operative training incorporated in the game. http://pewresearch.org/millennials/quiz/ On Our Mind: Thanks to all of our Facebook Fans! Looking for some more iTunes reviews. Samsung Grant: Digital Presenter Contest http://www.samsunggrants.com/ From The Twitterverse: * web20classroom RT @jackiegerstein: Wired's Colleges Dream of Paperless, iPad-Centric Education http://bit.ly/cOkwz1 * andreacshaw RT @PFoundation: It's the last week to apply for the Pearson Prize for Higher Edu. Spread the word to college students http://bit.ly/bAP9FP * mayfieldc Personal finance game for kids: http://bit.ly/7xoOLc (Mentioned in the Advisory section of the podcast.) * bhsprincipal RT @blairteach: RT @ryanbretag: Show faculty this video; it is full of relevant, important ideas for discussion w/edus http://bit.ly/aFGwKL * mikeroberts1973 RT: @BarackObama Tomorrow, Arne Duncan will be answering your questions on education reform. Ask a question here: http://j.mp/cTzX6i * drmmtatom Virtual Field Trip Planning Kit http://tinyurl.com/yabxdbp * terryfreedman RT @GrahamBM: The opening morning videos of Game Based Learning 2010 are now online http://bit.ly/aApOuy * DonorsChoose KnowHow2GO – Helping *middle* school students prepare for college http://bit.ly/c5Ca3e * markgammon How to Set Up a Mail Merge in Gmail for Personalized Mass Emails http://bit.ly/a48ISc /via Lifehacker * Twilliamson15 http://bit.ly/c1zTzu Notes from IMPACT Staff Development using K12Online Conference Sessions. * Alfonso Gonzalez educatoral RT @NMHS_Principal: Our Children Are Telling Us How They Want to Learn http://bit.ly/dadsri #edtech * Steven W. Anderson web20classroom RT @rww: You Are Not a Gadget: The Continuing Case Against Web 2.0 http://bit.ly/acAJn6 * Alfonso Gonzalez educatoral RT @englishteach8: RT @delicious50: 11 Great Hidden Things Google Can Do That You Should Know @ SmashingApps http://bit.ly/kS73n * Keisa Williams keisawilliams Teaching Literary Devices with Comics http://bit.ly/cA0wnd * matthewktabor matthewktabor The Creepiest Children's Books Ever (with pictures): http://twurl.nl/vnicrq From our Listeners: Hi Guys, I have been enjoying the podcast, but I get lazy about sending out science information. I hope you don't mind if I continue to send it along to you. I hope these work out for you. Enjoy your Spring Break!! Dave Bydlowski Podcast Site: k12science.net In the iTunes store, just do a search for: k12science Twitter: twitter.com/k12science Letter from Mr. Jackson Webspotlight: Social Media Explained in 4 minutes: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/social-media-explained-visually.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29 Four Day Week? http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-4day-20100330,0,1138284.story Video Editing: http://jaycut.com/ Freeology http://freeology.com/ Google For Teachers Guide http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/03/free-33-page-guide-google-for-teachers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29 Events & Happenings: