Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do with Fresh Content Every Weekday and post around 8:00 am Eastern US time.
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Welcome to Matrix Bingo The perfect tool for bingo hosting. This can be a great learning tool that allows anyone in the class to win. You can create cards for free, but there is a charge for the hosting page. Share with teachers you know.
Funding an assistive listening system in your school – Assistive listening technology can provide a better learning experience for all students, whether they have hearing loss or not. KIM FRANKLIN via @eschoolnews
You can now apply to live in this 3D-printed Texas neighborhood. A futuristic development in a West Texas town is now accepting applications. @hanfrish @nypost
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Meta Looks to Integrate Shopping Elements for Facebook and Instagram Ads. Meta is making some changes to Shop ads on Facebook and Instagram, as it moves to make in-stream buying more efficient, and encourage use of its improving AI ad targeting options. @socialmedia2day @adhutchinson
Learning
The Mechanical Integrator – a machine that does calculus –
This video explains the function of the mechanical integrator, a mechanism crucial to the development of mechanical analog computers throughout the twentieth century. Share with math teachers and students you know.
Leadership/Parenting
These States Have the Most ‘Underqualified’ Teachers Stepping in to Fill Open Positions – The map is interactive so you can see how your state compares to the others. Nadia Tamez-Robledo via @EdSurge
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
Self-Worth@marshawright
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Harris, Parton, Ronstadt on Late Show, March 24, 1999, – “Trio II” was recorded in 1994 but not released until 1999, when Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, and Linda Ronstadt appeared on Late Show to perform Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush.” The Glass Harmonica (or Armonica) was played by Dennis James, @thedonz5
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcasts
Plays Well With Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrongby Eric Barker
How to Raise Kids Who Aren’t Assholes: Science-Based Strategies for Better Parenting from Tots to Teens by Melinda Wenner Moyer
Critical Issues in Democratic Schooling: Curriculum, Teaching, and Socio-Political Realities by Kenneth Teitelbaum
Can You Learn to Be Lucky? Why Some People Seem to Win More Often Than Others by Karla Staff
My Post-Pandemic Teaching and Learning Observations by Dr. Doug Green Times 10 Publications
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Listen to Dr. Doug on the “Cup of Joe” podcast. I recorded it last week. On it, I talk about the many good things I have seen in schools doing hybrid teaching. @PodcastCupOfJoe @DrDougGreen @BrainAwakes
Back to School COVID Myths – by Dr Doug Green @mssackstein
This is my podcast on the Jabbedu Network. Please consider listening and buying my book Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science, It’s Way More Complex. Here’s a free executive summary. @jabbedu @DrDougGreen
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here.
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