MSM 509: Almost Summer, Technology Tips, and a Lousy Thesaurus

Middle School Matters

MSM 509: Almost Summer, Technology Tips, and a Lousy Thesaurus Summary: Shawn and Troy are back. We talk about summer plans, coming back in Fall, technology competencies, and much more. Dave talks about an Exploration Geologist. Jokes: Middle School Science Minute by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or [e-mail]) Exploration Geologists http://k12science.net/careers-in-exploration-geology-prospecting/ Reports from the Front Lines The Twitterverse #mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!” Strategies: How to Foster Metacognitive Skills for Independent Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZHQltfMekA Resources: River Runner https://river-runner.samlearner.com/#annotations:tT5kbskyEeufrMcEibUiPQ The Day of Mourning and Hope https://www.facebook.com/events/814417969186336/?ref=newsfeed Bean Song https://youtu.be/IeRF6eE90N0 Axis’ The Culture Translator Slang of the Week Web Spotlight: The Exploratorium https://learn.moodle.org/course/view.php?id=27769 Busy Being Born https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Busy_Being_Born.txt The Pandemic Propelled CPS From The Tech ‘Dark Ages’ Into The Modern Computing Age https://www.wbez.org/stories/the-pandemic-propelled-cps-from-the-tech-dark-ages-into-the-modern-computing-age/2f5d55ea-964a-43ff-9833-9a5a4e07ea2f Want to prevent sexual assault? Focus on middle schoolers. https://bangordailynews.com/2021/05/24/opinion/contributors/want-to-prevent-sexual-assault-focus-on-middle-schoolers/ CONNECTIONS: Is This Really Important? https://www.connectedd.org/blog/connections-is-this-really-important#annotations:ummgPMnyEeuo2RvJ9sWupA Random Thoughts . . .