Summary: 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/
