MSJS LVII (featuring: Schmoop)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Matt said some things, Jay said some things, You just sat there and listened.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0YNQIfqFlwb-_TaBrr31fYPMMG62Wuv4Imk-FkcqCYz8BMVTdl66xcyuScn4-W7L4adLixQ2IiXWKFf0fvchrSfEUvTLW0SHOqFd6Lw0hxkUSXdwJjphF6PgUONoy7pIc-ojGZNryxw/s1600/B-52s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU0YNQIfqFlwb-_TaBrr31fYPMMG62Wuv4Imk-FkcqCYz8BMVTdl66xcyuScn4-W7L4adLixQ2IiXWKFf0fvchrSfEUvTLW0SHOqFd6Lw0hxkUSXdwJjphF6PgUONoy7pIc-ojGZNryxw/s320/B-52s.jpg" width="212" /></a></div>Matt: HUSH! I’m listening to the B-52’s!<br />Jay:<br />Matt: Are you there?<br />Jay: Yeah<br />Matt: Okay<br />Jay: You said you were listening to the B-52’s<br />Matt: I turned it off cause YOU RUINED IT!<br />Jay: Oh, okay. Anyway, what’s up?<br />Matt: You’re heartless<br />Jay: No, I just don’t have any social skills.<br />Matt: We’ve all noticed. A few people have even said something about it.<br />Jay: Very hurtful<br />Matt: You should appreciate their honesty though<br />Jay: Whatever. Anyway, get ready for some Heidi Montag hits on the blog<br />Matt: Why?<br />Jay: She’s headlining the Crazy Horse III strip club in Vegas<br />Matt: Well I’m glad things are going well for her.  Here, talk to Schmoop.<br /><br />Schmoop: Where the hell did Heidi come from anyway?<br />Jay: She came from her mom’s va…<br />Schmoop: NOOO … I mean how did she become a celebrity<br />Jay: Oh, she was on The Hills on MTV<br />Schmoop: I don’t think I ever saw it<br />Jay: Oh I did. I watched it for the first few years.<br />Schmoop: Seriously? You watched that?<br />Jay: Oh yeah. Love Lauren Conrad<br />Schmoop: Oh stop!<br />Jay: I’m serious! I loved her on Laguna Beach then The Hills<br />Schmoop: I’m worried about you<br />Jay: At least I don’t watch The Kardashians<br />Schmoop: You know Kloe doesn’t have the same dad? (allegedly)<br />Jay: O.J. Simpson is her dad?<br />Schmoop: Maybe. Or possibly several other men. But, you can tell by looking.<br />Jay: I know. She’s so much hotter than Kim and Kourtney<br />Schmoop: Where the hell is Matt?<br /><br />Matt: What were you two talking about?<br />Jay: The Hills<br />Matt: Heidi Montag’s hills?<br />Jay: The show on MTV<br />Matt: Do you think we could actually get some work done?<br />Jay: This is work. It’s all part of the creative process.<br />Matt: Well, that’s true.<br />Jay: I’m inspired by booze and broads<br />Matt: How did we not think of naming the show that?<br />Jay: I have no idea<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRMSs_zG5-vYOJXQW-qYMAVbf9EbO6cCVHNAC_G-Uliv7qhZOoxKkBNFQj5X08d0UekdXGD2SmxY2mSJTHdXKdHn1YgM8QeThbxs28TBGcNOQPEUPO_08Eb_nc5MV29rHW39RHUWYNIQ/s1600/Missy+Cali+Love.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRMSs_zG5-vYOJXQW-qYMAVbf9EbO6cCVHNAC_G-Uliv7qhZOoxKkBNFQj5X08d0UekdXGD2SmxY2mSJTHdXKdHn1YgM8QeThbxs28TBGcNOQPEUPO_08Eb_nc5MV29rHW39RHUWYNIQ/s320/Missy+Cali+Love.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Matt: So, this week we have the HAWT Missalicious!<br />Jay: Oh yeah baby!<br />Matt: She has hilarious stories to tell<br />Jay: She’s been in some weird situations<br />Matt: And she’s met Eddie Murphy<br />Jay: But, not without incident<br />Matt: Ha! Just as it should be<br />Jay: Okay, this will be great. We’ll just let Miss be her usual charming self.<br />Matt: It’ll be a fun time<br />Jay: Alright, I guess we’re ready<br />Matt: I guess we are.<br /><br />So there you go kids! Another thrilling edition of MSJS. And, don’t forget to join us as we welcome the lovely and hilarious Missy as our special guest on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2012/10/07/one-hot-miss">IWS this Sunday at 12 Noon ET</a>! You’ll fall in love with her, guaranteed!<br /><br /></div>

MSJS LVII (featuring: Schmoop)

Matt said some things, Jay said some things, You just sat there and listened. Matt: HUSH! I’m listening to the B-52’s! Jay: Matt: Are you th...

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Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 10/05/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2012/1002/Great-Barrier-Reef-declining-faster-than-ever-coral-cover-could-be-5-percent-in-a-decade-video">Great Barrier Reef declining faster than ever, coral cover could be 5 percent in a decade (+video) - CSMonitor.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">(via Great Barrier Reef declining faster than ever, coral cover could be 5 percent in a decade ( video) - CSMonitor.com) I find this very upsetting and hope that teachers and schoolchildren talk about this very real threat. This is the kind of thing we should be talking about in schools. The Great Barrier Reef is declining faster than ever and  coral cover could fall to 5% in the next decade according to a study released Tuesday. The accompanying video is something you can use. </p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/science">science</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/scichat">scichat</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 10/05/2012

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Children's Librarian - Southington Library and Museum

<strong>Children's Librarian -</strong> <strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Southington Library and Museum</span></strong> is looking for an energetic individual to join the staff of our very busy children’s library. Applicants should have experience in planning, publicizing and implementing programs for children ranging in age from toddler to middle-schooler as well as a demonstrable knowledge of children’s literature. Familiarity with Triple I and Title Source 3 is a plus. The position is for 20 to 23 hours per week - nights and weekends are required. Pay is $26.07/hour with benefits. A Master’s Degree in Library Science and 3 years of experience is preferred. Send resume and cover letter to: Susan Smayda, Executive Director, Southington Library and Museum, 255 Main St., Southington, CT 06489 or email to <a href="mailto:smaydas@southington.org">smaydas@southington.org</a>.

Children's Librarian - Southington Library and Museum

Children's Librarian - Southington Library and Museum is looking for an energetic individual to join the staff of our very busy child...

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The greatness of a teacher

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifrVGdVBHA17iDzfr3x4g8aeQ9DFICXXOeB5wmwizHXEzzfs9GhP6WQk7Seaii8j5mCXUSAZx5DGOp_ixouZtdepziCOLIodKkGQBFW2JufYmyrHVRE6MjygJQDyopWWslQJ1K0p_cH5a/s1600/greatness-of-a-teacher.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjifrVGdVBHA17iDzfr3x4g8aeQ9DFICXXOeB5wmwizHXEzzfs9GhP6WQk7Seaii8j5mCXUSAZx5DGOp_ixouZtdepziCOLIodKkGQBFW2JufYmyrHVRE6MjygJQDyopWWslQJ1K0p_cH5a/s640/greatness-of-a-teacher.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>"My greatness shall not in the annals of history be<br />but in the words and deeds my students learned through me."<br />Vicki Davis @<a class="zem_slink" href="http://twitter.com/coolcatteacher" rel="twitter" target="_blank" title="@coolcatteacher">coolcatteacher</a><br /><br />Just a thought I penned last night in the car that I thought I'd share and combine with this lovely photo on Bigstock. Hope it inspires you. ;-)<br /><br />Photo Credit: Big Stock<br /> <div class="zemanta-pixie" style="height: 15px; margin-top: 10px;"><a class="zemanta-pixie-a" href="http://www.zemanta.com/?px" title="Enhanced by Zemanta"><img alt="Enhanced by Zemanta" class="zemanta-pixie-img" src="http://img.zemanta.com/zemified_c.png?x-id=eb8ceedd-c3d1-40b3-b1f4-4545d306375c" style="border: none; float: right;" /></a></div>

Teaching The greatness of a teacher

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Open House

<span style="font-size: large;">Open House (Dublin's biggest Architectural Festival) is on this weekend.  We have a busy weekend planned with friends calling to us on Saturday and Sunday but we plan to take in a few tours for Open House.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday we hope to visit the former home of Architect Sam Stephenson.  It is now a guesthouse and features a retro conversation pit - and you know how much we love conversation pits!!  We love them so much that we built one in our own house!!!</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In other news, our Taoiseach (Prime Minister) made the cover of <a href="http://www.thejournal.ie/enda-kenny-frontpage-time-magazine-623267-Oct2012/">Time Magazine</a> for a feature entitled the "Celtic Comeback".  I like the way they changed the colour of "Time" to green!!</span>

Open House

Open House (Dublin's biggest Architectural Festival) is on this weekend.  We have a busy weekend planned with friends calling to us on S...

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/05/2012

<ul class="diigo-linkroll"> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/early-windows-8-adoption-lags-behind-windows-7s-rates-6239747">Early Windows 8 adoption lags behind Windows 7's rates - Technology on NBCNews.com</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I have played with the Windows 8 system and am definitely installing it on my touch screen at home. The integration with social media is fantastic. Perhaps what I like best is what live.edu can do -- of course the struggle is now I'm committed to Google Apps for Domains. I do think that people should take a serious look at the collaborative features in the system. They are powerful but are also very new and different and basically require relearning in some ways. "Only 0.33 percent — or 33 out of every 10,000 PCs — currently run a Preview version or RTM trial of Windows 8, Computerworld reports, citing statistics from metrics firm Net Applications. At the same point to the release of Windows 7, 1.64 percent of all Windows PCs were running the upcoming operating system. That's a full five times more than Windows 8 adoptees — and the gap between early Windows 7 adoption and early Windows 8 adoption is actually increasing as Oct. 26 draws closer."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/microsoft">microsoft</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/windows">windows</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/7">7</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrymagid/2012/10/02/iphone-5-first-the-hype-now-the-gripes/">iPhone 5: First the Hype, Now the Gripes - Forbes</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">I'm sorry, but the idea that "ScuffGate" and "purplegate" are really any kind of world-impacting problem is ridiculous. Forbes in this article explains, "ScuffGate refers to scuff marks or scratches some users have encountered on the aluminum back, prompting Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller to point out in an email obtained by 9 to 5 Mac that “any aluminum product may scratch or chip with use, exposing its natural silver color.” I immediately bought a $29 case for my iPhone 5 to protect it against breaking and got scuff mark protection for no extra charge. Some users, says Mashable, are even complaining about an iPhone 5 camera flaw causing a “purple haze.”  I’m not sure what I like better, “CameraGate” or “PurpleGate.”" Just fix it and move on, but the world has not ended.</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/iphone">iphone</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/apple">apple</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://hc.visibli.com/share/j4GMH2">Ed Tech: 4 Tips from Cool Cat Teacher that Will Make You a Tech Savvy Teacher | HotChalk's Lesson Plans Page</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">An article hotchalk did that talks about some of the habitgs I have in my classroom. One of the biggest is taking and making time to learn. "Davis used her daily break time – 15 minutes – two to three times a week to do this. First she’d discover what she wanted to learn about and make a list – from wiki to QR codes and beyond. Then she’d spend her next breaks working her way through the list. “Break it down,” she said. “If you want to eat a watermelon, you don’t eat it whole. You eat it a bite at a time.”"</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/teaching">teaching</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/inthenews">inthenews</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/10/03/bieber-fansite-sued.html">Justin Bieber fansite operator sued over minors' personal info - Arts & Entertainment - CBC News</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">COPPA gets a Bieber site. The lawsuit wants $16K PER violation. They are dealing with young fans and asking them not to give personal information, but I think they don't understand COPPA. They will lose. "A Manhattan-based company running unofficial fan websites for artists like Justin Bieber and Rihanna has been hit with a lawsuit for requesting personal information from minors without parental consent. The U.S. Justice Department says Artist Arena violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by demanding information such as first and last names, email addresses, birthdates, and cellphone numbers from kids under age 13. Information was gathered from more than 100,000 young people under age 13, without parental consent, the suit claims. Registered fan club members could create online portfolios and interact publicly online by posting comments."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/coppa">coppa</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/laws.">laws.</a></p> </li> <li> <p class="diigo-link"> <a href="http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_in_education/archive/2012/10/04/creating-amp-supporting-a-climate-of-innovation-in-education.aspx">Creating & Supporting a Climate of Innovation in Education - Microsoft in Education blog - Site Home - TechNet Blogs</a> </p> <p class="diigo-description">My friend Eric Williams is just one of the superstars profiled in the Microsoft Innovative Schools awards. There are 99 schools from 51 countries in the program this year. I've seen some incredible work being done by many schools as I've worked with the Microsoft Innovative Educators forum in the US and Worldwide. It is worth a read. "In Virginia, Superintendent Eric Williams and the York County School Division is in its 7th year of providing a virtual university, offering high quality online courses and experienced staff.  Students demonstrate mastery of the content as they gain 21st century skills with real world experiences.  Recently, students had the opportunity to work with software programmers, graphic designers, product developers, and marketers to develop mobile applications for learners.  The process allowed students to further develop and reinforce their interest in coding.  Application development is one of the fastest growing career interests of students."</p> <p class="diigo-tags"> <span>tags:</span> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a> <a href="http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/tumblr">tumblr</a></p> </li> </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='http://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 10/05/2012

Early Windows 8 adoption lags behind Windows 7's rates - Technology on NBCNews.com I have played...

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