This is one of my favorite resources to engage anyone and everyone in citizen science! The genius behind this platform is the connection between researchers and the rest of us. Researchers and organization submit their studies that they need help with to be highlighted on the platform.
Inspired Classroom has worked with CILC for 8+years! They are an amazing organization that connects museums, content providers, zoos, and organizations into the classroom via virtual field trips. In an effort to support parents and educators, CILC and their content providers (Inspired Classroom included) is hosting FREE streaming events.
Equity of Access. Those three words keep popping up in my head. How do we continue to provide services to students in a way that is equitable? Google has outlined tips and tricks for learning at home even when there is no internet. As mentioned in previous posts, some schools are working on a lending program for computers and some internet companies are provided free internet.
Even without Internet at Home, Students can Keep Learning, by Google
A bit of good news—There are many options for connecting and teaching remotely. The technology allowing us to connect with video has exponentially improved in the last few years. You can now do more with limited technology than ever before. We strongly believe that a blended method is best and that involves virtual face to face time. As the teacher, you also become the ad hoc tech expert. Fortunately, most of the platforms support a variety of devices from phones to PCs and Macs, tablets and iPads. Here is how to get the best results:
Creating a YouTube account for your classroom can be a great way to begin teaching using a blended method of interactive and on-demand.
Ability to create playlists of YouTube videos to share with your students created by other teachers and organizations.
Record and upload your lessons so students can watch and re-watch tricky content OR
If students do not have constant or consistent access to the internet they can view your lessons when they are connected.
Allows you to track views of your lessons
Here is a quick video to get started:
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Blended Learning is using two forms of content delivery. Usually a combination of interactive, or live teaching and static or on-demand content or lessons.
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