[LTER-education] Schoolyard Book Series in the time of COVID 19

Fri Mar 20 14:34:25 PDT 2020

Love the REEFside chats idea! And Kara's nature's challenge. Definitely we
can share stuff from sites on network social, just tag @uslter.
If you ARE organizing readings, let us know and we can record to post
alongside the book resources.

-M

On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 12:04 PM Haas, Kara <karahaas at msu.edu> wrote:

> I love the REEF side chats idea and if you do read a louds, please let me
> know so I can share with my teachers and friends!
>
>
>
> Here’s what I’m working on at KBS (it’s not fully launched on our social
> yet, I’ll be working on that Monday):
>
> Can we use technology to help us explore nature and connect with others to
> share our curiosity?  Let’s find out!
>
>
>
> *Join us for Nature Challenge_Spring 20 on Facebook, Twitter or Flipgrid.
> *Each week we’ll post a Nature Challenge, a simple question or
> observation that can be done in your backyard.  In order to play along,
> take photos or make a short video reply to share what you have discovered
> post on Facebook, Twitter or Flipgrid.  Interact by watching other people’s
> content and commenting.
>
>
>
> *Facebook or Twitter with #KBSnature or upload through the Flipgrid app.
> Come back to the topic to watch other family’s videos and interact by
> writing or recording replies!   *
>
>
>
> *Participate through Facebook and Twitter *by following Kellogg
> Biological Station <https://www.facebook.com/KelloggBioStn/>,
> @KelloggBioStn <https://twitter.com/KelloggBioStn> and using #KBSnature
> when you post your photo or video.
>
>
>
> *Participate through Flipgrid*: Flipgrid is a free tool and you can
> choose whether to create an account or participate as a guest.  Downloading
> the app on your phone or tablet is the easiest way to create and add
> content.
>
> KBS K-12 Partnership Grid <https://flipgrid.com/b67bd7d1>
>
> 1st Topic: Intro to your backyard challenge, two ways to access:
>
> If you have or want to create a flipgrid account, click here:
> <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fflipgrid.com%2Fd69643f6%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1MPLvJyOSJlbF9sMlkU7QZeMZ84JlC_eI6yHfyyzLa170-0_leDhUxB6E&h=AT2Mowl2YGqMT_xvwk1Q7ITuJDu68GFclf1_muYhBkjtY7uimWtWfRm9Srq7RYRrjS-eE-L4HD1ndaA0BLQskvKBx5g7qQLZjSiQB0-bnKjf-JioANjOEpKhvtchMmbC6g&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT1IzdfDX0ewB-Okg85BzLpGOLIac_dbQMj87-0URwt7USX2Sqsw9Rzx1ktP-q7g_mqnP_l55PG-rRHJFWaNCvxsbB61qFjxSqb_b3PEkubNqESbqfJ75ayRLJ03fufj4JpA7iY_w9YAv1zX9miKhg>
> https://flipgrid.com/d69643f6
>
> If you want to try it as a guest, click here:
> https://flipgrid.com/ed2e95e2
> <https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fflipgrid.com%2Fed2e95e2%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2cZ0n_HnJwEivbHYZvPAiOrC-INxrIae3EvmrIdBYYiIBdZXNsX8MdbRk&h=AT2K1hCpCHgLFkbyBPoDg797DQdtoyTIkhOziLHaJ3Y80-cHA4BgeUn6HwMIzFIm7OfHoSS6O9VtlDDtNq85CGR1oE0CDrETjjI8LTOLdDjmFex_-VP0bKKgwf1hhN2DZQ&__tn__=-UK-R&c%5b0%5d=AT1IzdfDX0ewB-Okg85BzLpGOLIac_dbQMj87-0URwt7USX2Sqsw9Rzx1ktP-q7g_mqnP_l55PG-rRHJFWaNCvxsbB61qFjxSqb_b3PEkubNqESbqfJ75ayRLJ03fufj4JpA7iY_w9YAv1zX9miKhg>
>
> Please message me with any feedback, questions you have or ideas on how to
> make this easier! If you are a teacher and would like to borrow this idea
> and use your own grid for your students, you are encouraged to do so, but
> please message me to let me know and share your gmail so I can share the
> google planning docs with you!
>
> Kara
>
>
>
> Kara Haas
>
> Science Education & Outreach Coordinator
>
> W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
>
> karahaas at msu.edu
>
> 269-671-2360
>
> @KaraHaaSciEd
>
> #KBSK12
>
> Visit us online: www.kbs.msu.edu
>
> Find us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/KelloggBiologicalStation
>
>
>
> *From:* education <education-bounces at lists.lternet.edu> *On Behalf Of *Scott
> Simon
> *Sent:* Friday, March 20, 2020 3:01 PM
> *To:* Marty Downs <downs at nceas.ucsb.edu>
> *Cc:* education at lternet.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [LTER-education] Schoolyard Book Series in the time of
> COVID 19
>
>
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I am not sure what each of your situations is at your site.  I have to
> come in daily to take care of the animals at the REEF.  I am going to be
> putting together some "REEFside Chats" for some of the schools we are
> working with for the teachers to use to keep their kiddos engaged.  A
> couple will address the science content panels in our Kelp book.  Marty's
> email made me think how cool it could be if we could get the Schoolyard
> Book authors to do a reading of their book online?!?!  If the Kelp Forest
> authors can't do it, I'm down with doing it at the REEF!
>
>
>
> I LOVED Jill Haukos reading at the ASM in Monterey!
>
>
>
> Just a thought...
>
>
>
> Stay Happy.  Stay Healthy,
>
>
>
> Scott
>
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2020 at 12:17 PM Marty Downs <downs at nceas.ucsb.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I know you are all scrambling to make online resources available to
> teachers and parents. Prompted by a question from Sarah Thorne at Hubbard
> Brook, I've inquired about making the Schoolyard e-books temporarily
> available for free. They are discussing it and will let us know if they
> have a way to manage that by close of business tomorrow.
>
>
>
> If you have your associated curriculum materials gathered somewhere, I can
> quickly put together a web resource that includes links to the ebooks and
> the curriculum materials that would be available for all to share.
>
>
>
> If you have them in one place, please shoot me a link. If you don't, my
> intention is not to sidetrack your other activities at this time, we'll
> work with what we have.
>
>
>
> Thanks, Marty
>
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> Scott E. Simon
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Marty Downs (she/her/hers)
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