WHAT’Snew
Discovery Education
and Intel Corporation
have announced the
expansion of Curiosity
in the Classroom,
an interactive cur-
riculum that examines topics such as artificial intelligence,
communications, computers, nanotechnology, and robotics.
Building on the website’s collection of resources aligned to
national education standards for students in grades 6–12,
the updated site now features new topics that are integrated
into multidisciplinary lesson plans and activities for English
language arts and world history to make real-world con-
nections to STEM topics and help students gain essential
problem-solving skills.
MORE INFO: curiosityintheclassroom.com
Wanderful has a new collection of multilingual interactive
storybook apps for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch based
on classic titles originally published as Living Books by Brø-
derbund Software. These storybook apps deliver imaginative,
interactive experiences for young and emerging readers
through animated content. The three new apps are Mercer
Mayer’s Little Monster at School, Marc Brown’s Arthur’s
Teacher Trouble, and Aesop’s The Tortoise and the Hare.
The apps are highly intuitive and encourage children to
explore each story and all its content. Every app features
custom music, extended animation, and hundreds of inter-
active hot spots and antics. The apps include a “Read to Me”
mode that lets young readers watch and listen to the story
play automatically.
MORE INFO: www.wanderfulstorybooks.com
WeVideo
has launched
free access
to its easy-to-use online
video-editing
platform for educators. Students can create and export up
to 15 videos a month under the new plan. The company
has also launched discounted subscriptions for educators
who need more than the free allotment. Student licenses are
$20 per student and $30 per educator. WeVideo is available
in any browser or as an integrated video editor within You-Tube and Google Drive.
MORE INFO: www.wevideo.com
PBS KIDS has launched The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot
about That: Math Safari, a series of free, online, mobile-
friendly and whiteboard games focused on math skills for
preschool and early elementary students. Math Safari also
includes tools to support parents and teachers who use
these games at home, in the classroom, or on the go. Edu-
cators can find this suite of resources at PBS KIDS Lab. It’s
part of the Ready To Learn Initiative, an early-learning project
of PBS KIDS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
that’s funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
MORE INFO: pbskids.org/catinthehat/games/math-safari.ht
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