Friends, we have an awesome pod for you today! Mike and Glen discuss the huge news about Nearpod, the landing of the Mars Rover, Glen’s hot take on a certain Tik-Tok teacher, and our guests this week are educators and authors Kristin and Joe Merrill. Guest: Kristin and Joe Merrill The Merrill's Website: https://www.themerrillsedu.com/ (https://www.themerrillsedu.com/) Joe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrMerrillsClass (https://twitter.com/MrMerrillsClass) Kristin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FriendsinFourth (https://twitter.com/FriendsinFourth) The power couple Twitter: https://twitter.com/themerrillsedu (https://twitter.com/themerrillsedu) BUY THE BOOKS!: https://www.themerrillsedu.com/books (https://www.themerrillsedu.com/books)

Notes: ASK FOR STICKERS: https://twitter.com/MsThornborrow (https://twitter.com/MsThornborrow) Perseverance Rover has landed: https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1363929492138254340?s=20 (https://twitter.com/NASAPersevere/status/1363929492138254340?s=20) Renaissance Learning to Acquire Nearpod in Blockbuster $650M All-Cash Deal: https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-02-19-renaissance-learning-to-acquire-nearpod-in-blockbuster-650m-all-cash-deal (https://www.edsurge.com/news/2021-02-19-renaissance-learning-to-acquire-nearpod-in-blockbuster-650m-all-cash-deal) Entering uncharted territory, the U.S. counts 500,000 Covid-related deaths: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/us/us-covid-deaths-half-a-million.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/us/us-covid-deaths-half-a-million.html) Ben Rector - The Men That Drive Me Places: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npEfe_2B9Nk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npEfe_2B9Nk)

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