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There's no
doubt about it. We are writers living in "interesting"
times. I'm almost ashamed to admit that when my first activity was
cancelled last week, I did a little dance.
Not that social distancing is
working out as expected. So far it means that my extroverts are clingy
and crabby because they don't get to go anywhere. Me? I’m wondering where the
social distance is. It doesn’t help that
I’ve got a huge Friday deadline.
But we
might as well take advantage of being stuck at home. If you are reading this, I’m going to assume
that you’ve got online access.
Free Books on Social Justice
For the
next two weeks, ten Haymarket e-books are available for free. If you are interested in social justice, the
books range from Ecosocialism by Michael Lowy to Disposable Domestics by Grace
Chang. You can see the whole list here.
Classic Titles
Prefer a
classic like Chaucer or Chekov or Chomsky?
Check out this list of 800 free ebooks at Open Culture.
12 Museums with Virtual Tours. Travel and Leisure has a post about video
museum tours online. Possibilities
include the Guggenheim in NYC, National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art
in Seoul, Florence’s Uffizi Gallery. Check
out the full list here.
Even More Museums.
MCN or the Museum Computer Network has a fantastic list of
online resources. Me? I’m looking
forward to poking through the virtual Smithsonian and NASA.
MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) Learning.
If you want to take a writing class, look here on WOW. But if you want to learn about International
Women’s Health and Human Rights, Understanding the Brain, or Science and
Cooking, check out this 54 course list at Business Insider.
More MOOCs.
Coursera is my go-to location for MOOCs. I’ve taken classes on Egyptology, Ancient
Rome, Astrobiology and evolution. Check
out the full list here.
Critter Cams.
Maybe
you don’t want to think that hard and you just want to gaze a pandas or whales.
Travel and Leisure comes through once again with a post on zoos with live
camera feeds.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’d like to meet this
deadline. I found a class I have to take
and there are museums and books and animals that need my attention.
--SueBE
Sue Bradford Edwards' is the author of over 25 books for young readers. To find out more about her writing, visit her blog, One Writer's Journey. Sue is also the instructor for Research: Prepping to Write Nonfiction for Children and Young Adults. The next session begins May 4th, 2020.
Sue--Certainly, with my regular "work" going "electronic," I have no excuse not to get some serious writing done.
ReplyDeleteI remember one year when my third graders were fascinated by an "eagle cam." We watched the eaglets break out of their eggs, we were there as their fuzz transformed to feathers, and so on.
One of the critter cams sounds calming right now.
Sue ~ Thank you for this wonderful list! I just checked out the Van Gogh and Dali museums, and I'm viewing the Beluga Whale live webcam. :)
ReplyDeleteTrying to work with everyone home (and in my case, one needing 24/7 care) is definitely "interesting." Good luck on your Friday deadline!
I'm defintely into the critter cams too. But I also really like the MOOCs because I can immerse myself in something like Chemistry and Food Science which got a funny look from my husband. "Is there anything you won't take?" Accounting. Taxidermy.
ReplyDeleteI really like the critter cams too! One more section to rough out and then I'll do a hard copy edit tomorrow. Thanks for the kind comments and good wishes!
--SueBE