CODE ACADEMY
CODE ACADEMY From Common Sense Media: “For both introductory and higher skill levels, Codecademy teaches the breadth and depth of skills for the modern computer field workplace.”
CYBERSTART GO
CYBERSTART GO! From IN.gov: “Participants will take on the roles of agents in the Cyber Protection Agency, where they will develop forensic and analytical skills and deploy them to sleuth through challenges and tackle various online cybercriminal gangs. As they work their way through the game, players will be challenged to solve puzzles and be …
NASA: SPACE PLACE
NASA: SPACE PLACE From Common Sense Media: “a site with interactive games, projects, and facts about space and Earth science. The space-related questions kids submit to the site are sent via Formspring, a Q&A website that launches in a separate window but doesn’t require registration.”
IMAGINEERING IN A BOX
IMAGINEERING IN A BOX From Laughing Place: “Story plays a vital part in the creation of any land in the Disney Parks, and as Imagineer Joe Rohde says in one of the many videos accompanying the exercises, in the Disney Parks, story is multi-sensory and not told in a linear way. The guests at the …
PIXAR IN A BOX
PIXAR IN A BOX From Khan Academy: “Pixar in a Box is a behind-the-scenes look at how Pixar artists do their jobs. You will be able to animate bouncing balls, build a swarm of robots, and make virtual fireworks explode. The subjects you learn in school — math, science, computer science, and humanities — are …
GOOGLE TOUR BUILDER
GOOGLE TOUR BUILDER From Common Sense Media: “Tour Builder takes everything that is complicated about making a Google Earth tour and makes it easy. It allowed them to easily bring their stories to life. In Tour Builder you simply add locations, descriptions, photos and video to create your story on the map. At the end …
GOOGLE ARTS AND CULTURE
GOOGLE ARTS AND CULTURE From Common Sense Media: “Google Arts & Culture is both a website and an iOS or Android app that provides free access to art collections from around the world. The site is well-organized and easy to navigate. The search tool allows users to explore by museums’ collections or themes and to filter …
OK GO SANDBOX
OK GO SANDBOX From Common Sense Media: “Lessons are linked to physical science, math, and art standards. Kids use parabolas to figure out how the band achieved zero gravity in the “Upside Down & Inside Out” video. The flip books in the “One More Moment” video inspire students to make their own flip books, where …
SMITHSONIAN LEARNING LAB
SMITHSONIAN LEARNING LAB From Common Sense Media: “Because of its flexible design, teachers can use the Smithsonian Learning Lab in many ways. At its most basic level, teachers can create collections aligned with their classroom content. The collections could be projected for full-class discussion or viewed by individual students. Teachers and students can share collections with …
CHROME MUSIC LAB
CHROME MUSIC LAB From the Google blog: “You can play with sound, rhythm, melody, and more. Chrome Music Lab is all built for the web, so you can start playing instantly, whether you’re on a tablet, phone, or laptop. Just like today’s Clara Rockmore doodle, the experiments are all built with the Web Audio API, a …