Summary: Podcast #112: Wimp Yourself into Middle school Jokes: Rabbits The LAPD, The FBI, and the CIA are all trying to prove that they are the best at apprehending criminals. The President decides to give them a test. He releases a rabbit into a forest and each of them has to catch it. First the CIA goes in. They place animal informants throughout the forest. They question all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigations they conclude that rabbits do not exist. Next the FBI goes in. After two weeks with no leads they burn the forest, killing everything in it, including the rabbit, and they make no apologies. The rabbit had it coming. Finally the LAPD goes in. They come out two hours later with a badly beaten bear. The bear is yelling: "Okay! Okay! I'm a rabbit! I'm a rabbit!" Advisory: http://www.wimpyourself.com/ On Our Mind: You can now sign up to receive updates via email. The Michigan Joint Education Conference is coming up June 23, 2010. Presentation proposals are due April 2, 2010. $79.00 for non-members and $49.00 for members of the member organizations sponsoring the event. This is a great way to pick up some PD this summer and you won't have to sell your soul to your administrator . . . From the Twitterverse: * web20classroom Flixtime-Similar To Animoto: http://is.gd/aJ4CV (via @Lifehacker & @gastondigital) * Frideswidel Lots of neat stuff from @Twilliamson15 at #ncmsa10 * russeltarr 10 most creative resumes: To stress to students the importance of "going the extra mile": http://tinyurl.com/yetnrj2 * Lilylauren Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations? * drmmtatom Teachers say in survey that good leadership is more important than pay http://tinyurl.com/yguoy3o * Twilliamson15 Just Posted: Making Videoconferencing Easy and Cheap to Use http://bit.ly/a5eS2L #ncmsa10 * zmanrdz Rethink what your school looks like?... http://tinyurl.com/ylqactg via www.diigo.com/~zmanrdz * JohnHarrison1 How cool is that? RT @techtipsPRMS: Totally weirded out to realize I'm @ a session of someone I follow on Twitter! #ncmsa10 * sharon_elin "No Teacher Left Behind" blog by newly-laid off teacher, creating a voice 4 many educators, aka sacrificial budget lambs. http://is.gd/aBvJG * colonelb Compilation of Michigan's MACUL Conference Tweets for 3/10-3/12/10 | http://tinyurl.com/MACUL10Tweets #edchat #edtech #macul10 From our Listeners: Kitty Holman: Google Earth for Educators: 50 Exciting Ideas for the Classroom Ideas for all ages. http://www.associatesdegree.com/2010/03/14/google-earth-for-educators-50-exciting-ideas-for-the-classroom/ MCSS: Super Social Studies Saturday! (3-13-2010) Link to the conference notes including the ones mentioned in the podcast: http://web.me.com/mcgirr/MCSS_Super_Saturday_3_13_2010/ Lots of great stuff presented integrating middle school geography and World History. MAMSE: http://middleschoolmatters.com/Conference_Notes/MAMSE_2010.pdf Webspotlight: Events & Happenings: Calendar of Events:
