Ashley Naranjo, a Learning Initiatives Specialist at the Smithsonian Center for Learning & Digital Access, presented ways to bring the Smithsonian's resources to classrooms through online tools. These include a searchable database of artifacts and objects, downloadable lesson plans tying collections to academic subjects, and interactive student activities. Naranjo highlighted top educational websites from the Smithsonian related to history, arts, culture, science and animals. She provided her contact information for teachers to learn more.

1. Ashley Naranjo, Learning Initiatives Specialist
Smithsonian Center for Learning & Digital Access
June 26, 2014
Bringing the Smithsonian
to You

22. Online Searchable Database
SmithsonianEducation.org

23. Online pdfs of “Smithsonian In
Your Classroom” Publication
Making connections between the
Smithsonian collections &
experts to teachable moments
–The Arts
–History
–Culture
–Science

24. Online Student Interactives

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

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

27. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore

28. Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore
• http://howthingsfly.si.edu/

29. • Panda cams, interactives and journals-
oh my!
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/education/conservati
oncentral/walk/walk6_broadband.html
Ashley’s Top Sites to Explore

31. ASHLEY NARANJO
naranjoa@si.edu
@AshleyMNaranjo