Techgab1415
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Lent: Giving Up Idolizing
19 Pencils (free 30 day trial)
19Pencils is an easy-to-use online platform for locating and sharing PreK – 6 educational resources, assignments and quizzes. The site’s quality search engine enables teachers to explore the 19Pencils library for resources specific to their students’ needs. Teachers can also add their own content.
News Magazine for Kids
Free App of the Day
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marcopolo-ocean/id797157312?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
Seriously Amamzing
The Wild will share the diversity of the animal kingdom
The Green reflects the wonder of the natural landscape
The New will show how technology and creativity collide
The Masterpiece embodies artistic expression
The Storyteller shares the tales of the people of America
The Discoverer explores the world and universe
Seriously Amazing uses the knowledge and resources of the Smithsonian Institution and sparks a spirit of inquiry. Grades 3-12. A few samples are below.
Who Had the Best Facial Hair in Baseball History?
As long as there have been home runs and strike outs, ballplayers, even some Yankees, have sported mustaches, beards and side burns.
Link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/who-has-best-facial-hair-baseball-history-180952101/#Jrf4WdyDAE1fQVYe.99
Can a Discarded Shoe Tell an Important Story?
Haunted by the traces that the human body leaves behind, the work amasses personal memories through an accumulation of nearly 400 individual shoes. Collected by the artist, each shoe comes with a note from the donor describing lost individuals and past moments.
How Many Cables Does it Take to Hang a 5-ton Airplane?
Join Anthony Carp at Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum as he shows us the science behind how he hangs some of our heaviest artifacts at the Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center.
Inanimate Alice
This interactive digital graphic novel is set in the early years of the 21st century. It tells the story of Alice through text, sound, puzzles, games, and music. The story is in five parts, and includes an teacher pack as well.
Link: http://www.inanimatealice.com/