Winter Doldrums: How About Trying These Solutions?

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/virtual-field-trips

Ten of the best virtual field trips

 http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/04/07/ten-of-the-best-virtual-field-trips/

Online Museums Virtual Tours

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/01/20-wonderful-online-museums-and-sites.html 

TED-Ed Clubs

http://support.ed.ted.com/customer/portal/topics/523862-ted-ed-clubs/articles 

Cool Ways to Use Skype in the Classroom 

http://www.teachhub.com/using-skype-classroom

National Poetry Slam

https://www.facebook.com/NationalPoetrySlam

Poetry Slam Inc

https://www.youtube.com/user/thisispoetryslaminc 

And if you're really freezing and getting cabin fever--you can always watch

Lawrence of Arabia

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056172/

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 4/9/14

1. Students Want More Alignment of Tech In and Out of School

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/04/students-want-more-alignment-of-tech-between-in-and-out-of-school/

2. 5 Ways for Students to Showcase Their Best Work 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/5-ways-for-students-to-showcase-their.html#.U0StRldlum0 

3. So You Want to Do Mystery Skype? 

http://pernillesripp.com/2011/10/25/so-you-want-to-do-mystery-skype/ 

4. Serious reading takes a hit from online scanning and skimming, researchers say

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/serious-reading-takes-a-hit-from-online-scanning-and-skimming-researchers-say/2014/04/06/088028d2-b5d2-11e3-b899-20667de76985_story.html 

5. A Scientific Experiment with Celery and Food Coloring

http://tinkerlab.com/celery-experiment/ 

6. Science Games and an Interactive Periodic Table 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/science-games-and-interactive-periodic.html#.U0S9IFdlum0 

New Survey Shows Gravity of a Growing, Global Parental Concern: Kids Aren’t Spending Enough Time in Nature - See more at: http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/new_survey_shows_gravity_of_a_growing_global_parental_concern_kids_arent_sp/#sthash.zkp9H3wa.dpuf

7. Kids aren't sending enough time in nature

http://www.childrenandnature.org/news/detail/new_survey_shows_gravity_of_a_growing_global_parental_concern_kids_arent_sp/