MSM 501: Door Prize, Field Trip, Paraphrasing, Interstitially.


Summary:
Shawn and Troy share pandemic strategies, a site about paraphrasing, and more. Dave has some Field Trip information for a lifetime.

Jokes:

Middle School Science Minute
by Dave Bydlowski (k12science or davidbydlowski@mac.com)
Field Trips Last a Lifetime
I was recently reading the January/February 2021 issue of “The Science Teacher” a publication of the National Science Teaching Association. In this issue, I read the section “Current Science Classroom” written by Chris Anderson. Chris wrote an article entitled “Field Trips Last a Lifetime.”
Nothing can replace the authenticity and impact of an in-person field experience for kids, however, until the public health and school funding battles are won it’s up to us to get creative and bring the world to our students.

Reports from the Front Lines

Advisory:
Rocking Chair Hat Knitter
https://mashable.com/2018/03/27/rocking-knit/#annotations:561AmIKuEeu8mffpwXW9Ig

The Twitterverse
#mschat every Thursday at 8:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. And as Troy says, “The Twitter never stops!”

Resources:
National Virtual Teacher Association Resources
https://virtualteacherassociation.org/resources?fbclid=IwAR0amZxnIF8b2CGDran-Bvhbra0HL8AQGM309wOfxdcQpGoYJZ_uszOa8wI

QuillBotParaphrasing tool
https://quillbot.com/

Web Spotlight:

Female historians and male nurses do not exist, Google Translate tells its European users
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/google-translate-gender-bias/#annotations:FNzsQoKsEeuwhHsQvc362Q

Random Thoughts . . .

ArchiTechs of Learning
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/architechs-of-learning/id1541761752