MC Digital Blog

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This week, we are sharing a great resource for making and sharing interactive images. To get started, go to:  http://www.thinglink.com You will need to register for a free account to be able to edit and create new images. Once you register, you will be taken to your "stream" page.  Your stream page contains all of the images you have "touched" and any images created by people you follow. To save an image to this website for later, you need to touch it. You can also follow the creator to automatically see all images that person creates. On the top left corner of the page, you have the ability to see your images "Me", browse for new images by keyword "Browse", or create new interactive images by clicking "Create." I am going to create a new image. First you have to upload your image. ThinkLink allows you to import photos directly from Facebook, Flickr

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Google Lit Trips hosts Odysseus' journey using an interactive timeline map. Take The Odyssey Tour now by clicking HERE.  Odysseus' Journey

I love it when I hear teachers incorporating digital learning into their lesson plans. One thing we must consider in the lesson plan is assessment. How are students' evaluated for their project? Here is a great resource of rubrics for digital projects. There are also rubrics for writing, research, and oral presentations. If the rubrics are not exactly what you are working on, this could still provide a good starting point for creating your own. Consider asking your students for their input on what they feel like is important to be evaluated on their project. Check it out from the University of Wisconsin, Stout.  Rubrics for Teachers  

Discover exhibits and collections from museums and archives from all over the world! The collection is massive to include art projects, historic moments, and world wonders. Is your class studying the Holocaust?  Imagine a virtual field trip through this time period (click on the picture to go to the exhibit): To visit the Google Cultural Institute, visit:  http://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/home You can also create your own galleries and exhibits from the thousands of primary sources available. Imagine a custom gallery based on a piece of literature or time period. It is free and easy to use. Want to learn more?  This short video gives an overview on how to use the Google Cultural Institute website, if your device will not play the video click Here :

Explore 13.7 billion years of shared history and consider the big questions about our Universe, our planet, life, and humanity. From the big bang to modern day to where we are going in the future, big history covers it all. The Big History Project is a free, online course that tells  the story of our Universe and humanity. Click HERE for more information! Click Here if your device will not play the videos below.