Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Best NEW TECH Tuesday!!!!! Wide Open School!!!!

This is AMAZING!!!! Need one activity for 20 minutes? Need a resource for an older teen or a toddler? It's all here. One stop shop for educators and families.

Forget about a posting or bookmarking a laundry list of links, just point families to this vetted, free site with quality resources and they do not collect data either. It's just Common Sense.

Thank you Common Sense Media for Wide Open School

https://wideopenschool.org/

Easy way to find great resources, activities, information for educators and families. This is my favorite tool.

Check-out the Daily Schedule for families with live events and static links for different times in the day. Three best activities for each block of the day. Rarely have a log-in or sign-up, is doable and FREE.

Educator resources are amazing, curated, and FREE.

Also include English Learner resources as well as links and ideas for families needing resources to support children with special needs.

There's even a social emotional Life Skills section with a link to "Laundry Lessons".

We are going to watch the Field-trip to the toilet paper factory. So very relevant, no?



Tour Marine Fish Hatchery

Tour the only marine fish hatchery on the west coast with HUBBS Marine Scientist Mike Shane.

[from HUBBS post] Premiering today, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Scientist, Mike Shane takes you on a tour at our finfish hatchery. Mike joined the Institute in 1988 as a field research technician on the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program (OREHP) and now oversees the program as Director of Replenishment Operations. Thousands of fish at the Institute's hatchery are spawned, tagged and tracked each year. Watch as Mike shares what is involved in this process!

Take ACTION! Save your white SeaBass heads and turn-in to the White SeaBass Project.

Monday, April 27, 2020

My Top 2 Resources to Share with Parents

K-12 Parents Guide to History / Social Studies
-vetted and inclusive primary and secondary sources for each grade level
-overview of the driving questions based
-major time-periods.



Common Sense Media Ultimate Guides for Parents. Easy one pagers to help inform your parents about these popular apps.
-Discord
-TikTok
-Twitch
-Instagram
-Fortnite
-Snapchat