Instructional Technology | Innovation Specialist | Retired June 2022
Look anywhere on the map for a place of interest and select the pinpoint to hear wonderful soundscapes and wildlife sounds from around the world. Nature Soundmap was put together by a group of professional nature recordists who have collaborated to develop high-quality field recordings and satellite imagery.
What an interesting way to have your students close their eyes and listen to the sounds from a particular place around the world to see if they can identify what they are hearing.
Wouldn’t it be fun to grow a plant from a seed and then create a time-lapse movie of it?
Seedling’s Grow is a free iOS app that will excite students to grow a plant by themselves. The interactive platform walks them through each step of the germination process, from planting seeds to sprouting leaves. Once their plant has grown, students can create and share time-lapse videos with family and friends.
The app also provides gardening tips and facts to educate children about plants and inspire them to become ecologically aware.
Seek by iNaturalist is a free iOS app that encourages outdoor exploration and learning by harnessing image recognition technology to help users identify plants and animals from their photos.
Students can choose from a list of nearby plants, animals, and fungi and collect photographs of as many species as they can find. They can earn badges as they photograph new species, become more engaged with the wildlife around them, and learn cool facts about the critters and plants that live in the outdoors of their neighborhood. Registered users can pin their finds to their personal collections, provided the app’s recognition technology produces a match.