Need ideas for a rainy day science or art project? Need to spark enthusiasm for the upcoming school year? Get ideas and inspirations for all sorts of projects on the Pinterest website. Better yet, set up your free Pinterest account to start collecting or “pinning” your own personal favorite articles so you can save them [...]
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Explore, Collect, and Organize Great Online Content with Pinterest
Posted by ginac on August 21st, 2011
Posted in Activities, Art, Online Tools 
Tags: homeschool, ideas, LEGO, online tools, Pinterest 
Comments OffGoogle Maps Now Includes Weather Data
Posted by ginac on August 19th, 2011
Do you use Google Maps in your learning environment? We use it quite often and are happy to report that getting an update on the current weather in any place on Earth just got easier. Google added a weather data layer to its popular Google Maps website. Now, simply checking the weather option in the [...]
Posted in Activities, Geography, Online Tools, technology Tags: Geography, Google maps, google weather maps, maps, online tools, weather, weather.com Comments OffAwesome Stories: Quality Learning Tool Based Around Stories
Posted by ginac on August 17th, 2011
Awesome Stories is an online collection of stories around historical events and people, mostly on the U.S. Awesome Stories presents all topics in a story format, leading the learner through the subject as the story unfolds. Additionally, each well-written story includes links to primary sources like photos, sounds, articles from worldwide national archives, museums, universities, military and [...]
Posted in History, Online Tools, Unit Study Tags: Awesome Stories, Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, learning through film, Miracle on 34th Street, museums, national arcihves, Night at the Museum, Pirates of the Caribbean, primary sources, Seabiscuit, stories Comments OffLego Creator – Creative Building Ideas Using Existing Bricks
Posted by ginac on August 13th, 2011
Many Lego fans buy Lego kits and build the kits using the step-by-step instructions provided inside the box. What is the average life span of a built model in your house? Well, not very long at our place. A week is probably the very longest a kit stays built. So, if your Lego builder has [...]
Posted in Activities, LEGOs, Online Tools Tags: bricks, build, constructivism, How-to, Lego Creator, LEGOs Comments OffSneak Peek at Bricks4Good
Posted by ginac on August 12th, 2011
Meet the characters for our upcoming video series, Bricks4Good, in this short introductory video. Bricks4Good is a social change video series produced by a nine year-old boy to inspire other kids. Each month, we’ll address a different social issue. Our first video will address tolerance and intolerance. If you want to stay in the loop [...]
Project-Based Curriculum Transforms Students Lives
Posted by ginac on August 3rd, 2011
Chrissy Bevens’ compelling article about how an artist’s work and a teacher’s vision transformed the lives of elementary school children is a fantastic story of how powerfully project-based learning can engage children. In the Humane Education newsletter, Chrissy’s article recounts how elementary school teacher, Michele Hemenway, connected with an artist and used his works to inspire [...]
Posted in Language Arts, Learning Methods, News, Online Tools, social change Tags: American History, Art, Chrissy Bevens, Curriculum, Michelle Hemenway, Project-based learning, Robert Shetterly Comments OffIf You’re Serious About Learning (and Fun), Connect With SpottyBanana
Posted by ginac on August 2nd, 2011
SpottyBanana is serious about learning. We love to share fun ideas and resources but welcome reader participation, too. That is why we’ve developed so many channels for our fans to connect with us. Because we believe that fans are an important part of the conversation, we’ve made it easier than ever for you to engage [...]
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Posted by ginac on July 27th, 2011
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Posted in Activities, News, Online Tools Tags: Activities, enews, mailing list, News, online tools Comments OffLearn The Parts of the Eye Through Virtual Dissection
Posted by ginac on July 27th, 2011
Eschoolonline has a simple but effective online tool for learning about the anatomy of the eye. In just a few minutes, users can review the parts of the eye on the website. Next, users take a turn at virtually dissecting the eye and categorizing the parts into the proper containers. Although lacking in in-depth detail [...]
Posted in Activities, Biology, Online Tools, Science Tags: anatomy, Biology, eye dissection, eyeball anatomy, online tools Comments OffMITOpenCourseWare for Teens
Posted by ginac on July 25th, 2011
MITOpenCourseWare, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s free online video lectures, now offers courses aimed directly at teens who have not yet entered college. Although students cannot earn grades or credit from completing the courses online, MITOpenCourseWare content is completely free and provides instruction on a range of topics. MITOpenCourseWare for High School Students includes videos [...]
