[MCN-L] British Museum website - new children's section and games
Collect facts and save the day - become an online Time Explorer with the British Museum Time Explorer is the new British Museum online game that invites brave souls to travel back in time to Aztec Mexico, Imperial China, Ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt, where dangers, puzzles and traps lie in wait. In this interactive adventure game, players become junior curators whose knowledge of the past, skill and courage are all needed when they're sent back in time to help the local population rescue a treasured object from certain destruction. Alongside four other new online games, Time Explorer forms part of the new British Museum website section for children: Young Explorers. The first phase is now live and will continue to grow, offering visitors aged 6-12 a chance to explore the collection and cultures, head behind the scenes for a look at what we get up to, and get creative with loads of new activities. For Young Explorers, visit http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers1.aspx For Time Explorer, visit http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/play/time_explorer. aspx The Web team commissioned GR/DD to design and build the games, but it wouldn't have been possible (or we think so good) without a lot of input from curators across the Museum, our Schools and young audiences team and our own developers and the IS team for doing hidden wonders to get it on our site. We're still building up content, and ironing out a few things in the games, so do send us any comments. Or we'll simply see you on the scoreboard! Thanks, Matthew mcock at britishmuseum.org Head of Web | Department of Learning and Audiences| The British Museum | britishmuseum.org http://www.britishmuseum.org | twitter.com/britishmuseum http://www.twitter.com/britishmuseum | t: 020 7323 8169 | m: 07971 433841 BOOK NOW FOR SPRING EXHIBITIONS Kingdom of Ife: sculptures from West Africa 4 March - 6 June 2010 Fra Angelico to Leonardo: Italian Renaissance drawings 22 April - 25 July 2010 BOOK NOW +44 (0)20 7323 8181 www.britishmuseum.org Follow the British Museum on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/britishmuseum www.twitter.com/britishmuseum
[MCN-L] NITLE Teaching With Mobile Devices: Smartphones / February 24 2010 / 4:00pm - 5:15pm / Eastern
National Institute For Technology In Liberal Education For faculty, instructional technologists, and others interested in using smartphones for student projects including digital storytelling, mapping, polling, and in-field data collection. Delivered Online In Our Virtual Auditorium Program Description Mobile phones present a familiar challenge as an instructional technology: Since everyone has them, there must be a way to use them for teaching and learning. Seton Hall University has been exploring possible uses through its mobile initiative. In this session Michael Taylor, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for Mobile Research and Social Change at Seton Hall University, will discuss the uses of smartphones in the classroom across multiple disciplines. Taylor will present the use of mobile devices in student projects including digital storytelling, mapping, polling, and in-field data collection. These projects highlight the functionality of smartphones to improve classroom communication, collaboration, and connectivity. Discussion will also cover the diverse pedagogical goals that were addressed in these mobile projects, as well as some of the challenges encountered in piloting these mobile projects. The ?Special Topics in Digital Teaching? series offers a sequence of interactive discussions showcasing how faculty are using digital technology for teaching and learning. The series is delivered online via NITLE?s multipoint interactive videoconferencing environment and is designed to help faculty make the transition from learning a new technology to using it effectively for teaching and learning. Participants are invited to join these lively discussions from the convenient location of their campus offices. Registration Please register by sending an e-mail to participate at nitle.org. Network participant fee (early registration by February 12): $48 Network participant fee (after February 12): $50 Out-of-Network participant fee: $65 Questions For more information about this event or the ?Special Topics in Digital Teaching? series, please contact Rebecca Davis at rdavis at nitle.org . Suggestions for series programming are welcome. Links To Source / SHUmobile (Seton Hall University Mobile) Project Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/yjh9xvs ] !!! Thanks To / Nancy Proctor / Head of New Media Initiatives / Smithsonian American Art Museum / For The HeadsUp !!! EnJoY /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 Follow Me On Twitter http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs The Future Is Mobile