1. Ashley Naranjo
Education Technician
Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access
NaranjoA@SI.edu
Bringing the Smithsonian
to You

2. The Smithsonian includes…
19 museums & galleries, the National Zoo, research
centers around the globe, digital resources and more!
Art & Design
History & Culture
Science & Technology

3. Collections Database (collections.si.edu)

4. Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital
Access offers…
 Online searchable database of Smithsonian
resources & lesson plans
 Online student-centered interactives
 Online Education Conference Series & archives
 Digital badging program, “Smithsonian Quests”
 Heritage Month Family Programming
 All Access Camp
 Annual Smithsonian Teachers’ Night

5. Online Searchable Database:
SmithsonianEducation.org

6. “Smithsonian In Your Classroom” Publication
Making connections between the
Smithsonian collections & experts
to teachable moments
The Arts
History
Culture
Science

7. Online Student Interactives

8. Online Student Interactives

9. Online Conference sessions

10. Digital Badging Program

13. K-4th graders

14. Upcoming Online Session!
Understanding Astrophotography:
Where Science and Art Collide
Classroom Session
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013
1:00-1:50PM, EST
Astrophotography Applications
for the Classroom and Beyond
Educator Session
Wednesday, July 10th, 2013
4:00-4:50PM, EST

15. Heritage Month Family Programming

16. All Access Camp
 A summer camp and monthly club for teens and young
adults with cognitive disabilities at the Smithsonian to
practice communication, collaborative
learning, research, problem solving, and develop digital
literacy skills.

17. Annual Smithsonian Teachers’ Night

18. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore
 http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/scientist/ind
ex.html

19. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore
 http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/idealabs/myt
hs/symbolsinastory/index.html#herc

20. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore
 History Explorer & Our Story
http://historyexplorer.si.edu
National Museum of American History

21. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore
 Ocean Portal
ocean.si.edu
National Museum of
Natural History

22. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore

23. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore
 http://smithsonianconference.org/

24. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore
 http://howthingsfly.si.edu/

25.  Panda cams, interactives and journals- oh my!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/conse
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Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore