Digital Learning Commons: Mahoney Remote Learning: For Students

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Stuck at Home? These 12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch
Experience the best museums from London to Seoul in the comfort of your own home.
Virtual Field Trips
List of zoos, museums, live animals cams, and even a virtual trip to Mars!
Google Arts and Culture
Google Arts & Culture features content from over 1200 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's art to everyone.
New England Aquarium Virtual Visits
The New England Aquarium in Boston is offering regular livestreams and videos of their work while the aquarium is closed to the public.
Summer Festival of the Arts Virtual Classes
Summer Festival of the Arts (SFOA) in Bar Harbor is offering regular virtual arts classes on a variety of themes, including origami, drawing, make-up, and more.

The library has a variety of research and topic guides. These are some recommended guides which cover broad topics:

American Social Movements
These are actually a collection on guides on American social movements during the 20th and 21st Centuries, including African American rights movements, women's rights movements, LGBT rights movements, and anti-war movements.
Ancient Egypt
Videos and online resources on topics related to Ancient Egypt, including geography, the pyramids, Pharaohs, the Nile, and medicine.
Comics & Graphic Novels
This guide is all about comics! Videos about reading and making comics, apps for making comics, and printable comic page templates.
Media & Message
Guide with videos and resources about media literacy and decoding media messages.
The U.S. at War
This is a collection of guides about important American wars, including the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and modern conflicts and the War on Terror.
World Religions
Articles, videos, and music about the five major religions of the world (Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam), plus traditional folk and indigenous religions, and other minority religions from around the world.

During the school closures, Mahoney students are expected to:

Engage in learning experiences every day.
Login to their devices every day. This includes checking Google Classroom and email (Gmail) each day.
Complete assigned work and submit it to teachers.

cloudLibrary
Downloadable ebooks and audiobooks through the Maine Public Library system. *Requires Portland Public Library card*
Digital Maine Library
The Digital Maine Library provides every resident of Maine with access to online resources, including encyclopedias and academic databases. *To access from home, students will need to use their public library card number or to set up a free account.
Maine Public
Maine Public radio and television offers trusted insight and content about Maine and the world.
Overdrive
Overdrive is a platform for ebooks and audiobooks that Mahoney shares with Memorial and SPHS. Students can access Overdrive online or with the Sora app.

I have included on this guide information about how to access Sora and other ebook collections.