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Julie Boam posted a reply on Re: Virtual New Years Eve celebrations?
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2020 at 12:18 PM
Said: : I agree, I missed the brainstorming session... :( Any other ideas that have come up since then? We are stumped. thank!Julie
Mandy Haase-Thomas posted a reply on Re: Virtual New Years Eve celebrations?
Tuesday, Oct 6, 2020 at 11:17 AM
Said: : Curious if any notes were typed up from the brainstorm conversation that I could get my hands on?
Lindsay Bartlett posted a reply on Re: Toy Library Rentals
Monday, Oct 5, 2020 at 2:38 PM
Said: : We have been discussing doing something similar, so am also curious!One museum has done a rental program, but you pay for whatever you borrow versus a membership/su...
Megan Ennes posted a new Topic
Monday, Oct 5, 2020 at 1:07 PM
Teachers' use of museum online science resources
Hello all,
We are in the process of a nationwide survey of teachers' use of museum online science content. I know there are a lot of surveys going around right now but we would like to invite you to share this survey with your networks of teachers. I will be sharing the results back out to help museums, zoos, and aquariums, understand what teachers want, what they use, what they're willing to pay, and how they identify online resources from museums.
If you have online...
We are in the process of a nationwide survey of teachers' use of museum online science content. I know there are a lot of surveys going around right now but we would like to invite you to share this survey with your networks of teachers. I will be sharing the results back out to help museums, zoos, and aquariums, understand what teachers want, what they use, what they're willing to pay, and how they identify online resources from museums.
If you have online...
Julia Golden posted a new Topic
Friday, Oct 2, 2020 at 1:32 PM
Toy Library Rentals
Our museum is unable to physically re-open, so we are working on creating ways for families to have a museum-like experience at home. One idea we have come across is a "Toy Library" where families can pay a monthly subscription to rent and return boxes of exhibit components (like a train set, cash register and plastic produce, etc.) that would otherwise be sitting in our empty museum.
I would love to hear from other museums who are implementing this already. I'm very curious about...
I would love to hear from other museums who are implementing this already. I'm very curious about...
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