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Please share with other teachers - here is a great opportunity from the Detroit Institute of Art!  In addition to the virtual field trip, there are lesson plans, activities and badges that you can use with your students. From the site: GRADES 6-12 Learn the science of art conservation.  Go behind-the-scenes at the  Detroit Institute of Arts  with  Detroit Public TV Virtual Field Trip  and go where no one has ever gone before!  What lies behind the surface of a 400-year-old sculpture? Is what you see on a painting real, or did the artist mean to draw something totally different? And, what about Infrared Reflectography—what does that exactly do? Detroit Public Television  teamed up with the  Detroit Institute of Arts  for a  Virtual Field Trip  to take students and teachers behind the scenes into the restricted area at the DIA to help them explore new ideas and dig deep under the surface of art and science. It...

(for teachers in southern to mid-Michigan - easy driving distance to Ypsilanti) How would you like to become involved in a professional development project involving engaging students in Cyber Discovery? We are looking for teams of two teachers from eight different schools in southern to mid-Michigan (easy driving distance to Ypsilanti, Michigan) who are interested in making up a diverse group of dynamic team-oriented people! Requirements: Both teachers teaching ninth grade.  One teacher will come from math, computer science, or technology,  One teacher will come from an area in history, art, theater, English or other humanities class  (If this doesn't fit you, then do pass the opportunity along to someone else who would be interested in this program!) William Sverdlik & Zenia Bahorski of Eastern Michigan University have been awarded a grant from the national organization National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC). NICERC is fund...

Drawp by Moondrop Entertainment LLC Basics : Make drawings, add audio and share them easily   Educational Uses : The app is made to use with young children, but could also be easily used with students that have special needs.  A difference with this app - the parent (teacher) sets up how the drawings are shared, and the kid simply swipes the drawing onto a picture to share it.   Current Cost : currently free!   Link to iTunes Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/drawp-drawing-families-closer/id571816406?mt=8

Here are this week's Five Friday Finds!  Remember, we are all smarter when we collaborate. Everyone have a great weekend... Art/Math/Social Studies Sistine Chapel Students can study the Sistine Chapel from the comforts of home in this 3-dimensional rendering. The room can be rotated in all directions, and zoomed in and out for varying perspectives. ELA Vocabulary Pinball Players can learn new vocabulary while playing pinball by getting the ball to hit the letters that make up the current word. Math Numberlines Create electronic number lines to use with your class - has colored squares you can use to cover some of the numbers in the sequence to check for knowledge. Science Build a Body Learn about body systems and their placement within the human body using this interactive site, which includes information about major body organs. Social Studies Toporopa Learn or review European geography & facts online

So, this week's Five Friday Finds definitely have an Elementary flavor to them, though most have applications for K-12.  As so many of the content specific sites (but not all!) are tailored to middle/high school, I thought it might be nice to pop this week's items in there.   As always, feel free to share with others as we are all smarter through collaboration!  Have a great weekend. Free Online Sign up Sheet SignApp Now Create free and easy sign-up sheets online, no account needed.  Share the url with those you want to fill out the sheet.  You can easily download the file created. Celebrating the 100th Day of School   100th Day of School Activities, lesson plans, websites and other ideas for the 100th day of school. Children's Music Nancy Stewart's Children's Music site Nancy has lots of resources on her site, this link takes you to her Song of the Month.  Each month she provides a new song for download FREE - includes "a...

This is a special edition of the Five Friday Finds... for art teachers.  Enjoy & share! 50 Awesome & Inspiring Blogs for Art Teachers Some great sites for finding new ideas and resources for the classroom Draw Island Draw online & save the creation…no account or login needed!  Very easy to use Art Project, Powered by Google “Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.” ArtCyclopedia An Internet Search Engine for art National Gallery of Art Classroom for Teachers & Students Connecting art and curriculum