DIgital resources
There are a plethora of digital resources to entertain, inform, support.
Below is a list of some, organized by topic.
Below is a list of some, organized by topic.
NEWS
- Hardwick Gazette - Independent, Local News since 1889. Now available online.
- Racial and Social Justice Resources - compiled by the Vermont Department of Libraries
- Talking about Race - from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- Outright Vermont - working to build a Vermont where all LGBTQ+ youth have hope, equity, and power.
- Burlington City Arts' Home Studio - Digital gallery tours, artists' studio visits, and activities from BCA.
- Daily drawing lessons with Jarrett J. Krosoczka - The famous children's book author is giving free drawing lessons on YouTube!
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems - Mo Willems, author of Don't let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, videos on youtube.
- British Museum - The British Museum is offering virtual tours of its collections.
- Google Arts & Culture - Here you can take tours of some museums through Google Street View, and access items from museums' collections, as well as online exhibits.
- Guggenheim - The Guggenheim offers an extensive online library of their works.
- The Louvre - Take a free virtual tour of the Louvre!
- National Gallery of Art - Tours and lectures of the National Gallery.
- Open Heritage - Digitized versions of iconic and historical sites all over the world.
- Sistine Chapel - Virtual Tour. Tours are also available for other areas in the Vatican.
- Vermont Art Online - Digital tours of art exhibits around VT and activities to do at home.
- Stuff you Missed in History Class - A free podcast with thousands of episodes covering interesting moments in history.
- For a history on the discovery of how stress affects our immune system, read this essay by Maria Popova: The Science of Stress and How Our Emotions Affect Our Susceptibility to Burnout and Disease
- As it gets cooler (and darker) outside, it might be time to plan your indoor workout. Here’s one The Minimalist's Strength Workout--Five exercises that will guarantee you have the strength to adventure all weekend, well into your eighties
- Think Positive - 11 ways to boost positive thinking. Psychology Today article.
- Managing Stress Webinar - A webinar from the American Libraries Association about managing stress.
- National Institute of Health - Health research on nearly any topic.
- Sangha Studio - This Vermont-based yoga studio is offering donation-based online yoga classes.
- University of Minnesota: Taking Charge of Your Health & Wellbeing - Assessments of wellbeing and guided goal-setting activities.
- You Feel Like Sh*t - A step-by-step self care game, especially useful for people with executive dysfunction or mental health issues.
- Shelburne Farms - Inspiring stories, professional learning, and innovative teaching ideas for educators
- Amazing Educational Resources - Lots of educational resources organized by topic.
- Coursera - Free online classes through July 21, 2020. Geared towards teens and adults.
- Education.com - Help for at-home learning.
- Harvard - Harvard offers about 50 free online courses on various topics.
- Khan Academy - Free online homeschooling resource. Grades k-12+
- Learning at home resources compiled by the Vermont School Library Association
- Library of Congress Smart Fun for Kids
- MIT Open Courseware - MIT offers free courses online.
- Open Culture - Offers free textbooks, movies and classwork.
- Read Works - Reading comprehension passages and tests.
- Scholastic - Scholastic is offering free online resources for preK-middle school.
- Wide Open School - a free collection of online learning experiences for kids.
- Vermont PBS - The Vermont Agency of Education and Vermont PBS will continues to provide high-quality programming and supplemental materials to support children’s learning offering all summer long.
- Operation Storytime - Authors offer read-alouds on Instagram. You do not need an account to view!
- Storypirates - A story podcast featuring stories by kids, but performed by actors.
- Audible is offering free resources for kids while schools are closed.
- Librivox - Free public domain audiobooks.
- Project Gutenberg - Thousands and thousands of free e-books and audiobooks.
- Read.gov - Free literature from the Library of Congress.
- Prodigy - Prodigy online offers free math games and lessons for children.
- Five challenging Math Games for Adults - from How Stuff Works.
- Sudoku - The Washington Post offers free sudoku puzzles. (Sudoku is technically logic, not math)
- Free Opera from The Met - The New York Metropolitan Opera will stream an opera every evening at 7:30 PM. The performance will be available online for the next 20 hours.
- IHeartRadio - Listen to radio online by genre.
- Pandora - You can create a free account and pick favorite artists/genres. Free accounts are supported by Ad revenue.
- Spotify - You can create a free account; free accounts supported by ad revenue.
- Audubon.org Immerse Yourself in Peaceful Nature Rich Sound Recordings
- Fairbanks Museum - Fairbanks Museum has a virtual classroom with live and pre-recorded classes.
- Hidden Worlds of the National Parks - 360° tours of amazing national parks in the United States.
- North Branch Nature Center - NBNC is offering classes, webinars, mindfulness, children's, and citizen science programs, including ways you can connect to nature from home.
- 50 Bird Species and the sound they make.
- The San Diego Zoo is providing free access to its Animal Species Online Learning Modules: https://sdzglobalacademy.org/coursewereheretogetherfreespecies.html
- ECHO - ECHO at Home offers live feeds and activities you can do at home.
- How Stuff Works - These podcasts actually go beyond just science....
- Wow in the World - A science podcast for kids and parents from NPR.
- Mystery Science - Offering free online science lessons for many ages; no account needed for the time being.
- NASA - So much good stuff here! High definition video, podcasts and activities for all ages.
- Smithsonian - Take a virtual tour of the natural history museum.
- Monterey Bay Aquarium - Live webcams all over the aquarium!
- Zoom a Scientist - Fall Series: Tuesdays & Fridays @ 3:30, offered by Lake Champlain Sea Grant.
- Maine's Teen Science Cafe - Tuesdays @ 3pm, offered by the Maine Extension Service.
- QuaranTeen Virtual Science Cafes - Wednesdays @ 3 pm! Click on the underlined link to sign up.
- Sporcle - The world's largest free trivia website. Quizzes on every conceivable topic.
- J!Archive - Find the answers and questions from every episode of Jeopardy ever.
- MentalFloss - Lots of interesting articles and tidbits.
- www.fueleconomy.gov - Fuel Economy Guide for making informed decisions when purchasing a vehicle.
- www.efficiencyvermont.com - Energy Assessments, Financing, Education, Income-Based Assistance, Project support
