Dare Mighty Things

Dare Mighty Things

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this.   The parachute from the Perseverance landing carried a hidden message. Encoded in binary, the message read Dare Mighty Things. This was the team’s motto, and was plastered on the walls of Mission Control…

Save time in Google Classroom with bookmarks #YouTube

Save time in Google Classroom with bookmarks #YouTube

Stop searching and clicking around to navigate Google Classroom. Add bookmarks to directly jump to what you need in Google Classroom. I’ve seen people who constantly search for Google Classroom on Google itself, or they always click around Google Classroom, taking up precious class time. Now you can quickly find the page of Google Classroom…

Google is hoping its new certificates will pave a path for those without a college degree

Google is hoping its new certificates will pave a path for those without a college degree

This morning, Google is announcing the next steps in its plan to disrupt the world of education, including the launch of new certificate programs that are designed to help people bridge any skills gap and get qualifications in high-paying, high-growth job fields–with one noteworthy feature:  No college degree necessary. Source: How Google’s New Career Certificates Could Disrupt the College Degree…

Can’t get to Paris anytime soon? Bring the Louvre to you!

Can’t get to Paris anytime soon? Bring the Louvre to you!

Source: Louvre site des collections If you are studying art or historical periods, then the Musée du Louvre and Musée National Eugène-Delacroix have a site for you! You can search for specific pieces of art, select art by media type, search for art of specific periods and more. I tried searching for the Mona Lisa but…

Martian perseverance

Martian perseverance

This article first appeared in the Eduk8me newsletter. Be sure to subscribe to be the first to get articles such as this.   On February 18, 2020, NASA landed the rover Perseverance on Mars. Half of all Mars missions end in failure, who knew it was so hard to land on a planet millions of…