PBS Offers Free Classroom Resources for Digital Learning Day

Posted: 04 Feb 2014 12:09 PM PST

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/innovation/

By Leila Meyer

• 02/03/14

PBS LearningMedia has released a collection of free teaching resources in celebration of the third annual national Digital Learning Day, which will take place Feb. 5.

The Digital Learning Day resources are called the "Be Inspired, Be an Innovator" collection, which includes videos, documentaries and lesson plans designed to help teachers inspire innovation in K-12 students. Videos in the collection cover topics such as smart bridges, Galileo's telescope, ethanol biofuel, green technology, plasma rockets and more.

The "Be Inspired, Be an Innovator" collection includes:

• A selection of video segments, audio files, lesson plans and guides related to innovation;
• An infographic of tips for cultivating innovative thinking in students;
• A video for teachers that explains what innovation means and what skills students need to develop innovative thinking;
• An hour-long documentary for students called "Extreme by Design"; and
• An "Extreme By Design" lesson plan with videos and activities for two lessons.

Read more at http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/02/03/pbs-offers-free-classroom-resources-for-digital-learning-day.aspx#E4cP0f6PgvPwwWp5.99

 

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Sound............Creating..............Making Music

Can this video inspire your students to:

• create sounds with household items,
• make background music for reading their writing,
• video take a poetry or prose with background music,
• discover how sound is made through vibration,
• create music to demonstrate their knowledge of music theory,
• to celebrate?

I thought this would be inspiring for kids.....even if only shown for a transitional tool. I found it for a 6th grade student I met who learns best through music.    Kathy