Weblinks on various topics

If you get a moment, maybe use it to check out the weblinks below.  They are all from the 'Getting Smart' website - American based but there may be something useful you could use.

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2020/04/out-with-the-test-in-with-pbl-how-project-based-learning-is-transforming-remote-learning

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2020/03/how-hands-on-robotics-brings-science-lessons-to-life/

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2020/02/getting-started-with-coding-18-tools-for-early-learners/

https://www.gettingsmart.com/2020/02/no-excuse-not-to-teach-climate-crisis-mitigation-and-adaptation/

History, Coronavirus and Us

https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-with-covid-19-tech-is-making-history-repeat-itself/

https://www.businessinsider.com/pandemics-that-changed-the-course-of-human-history-coronavirus-flu-aids-plague?r=AU&IR=T

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-01/coronavirus-regional-health-risk-factors/12088072

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_Australia

At this particular point in time, it appears that we are all part of an event that will quite likely change our lives and our society forever. 

Few things in our lives will rival this event. It’s going to leave a deep impression on a multitude of people, especially our kids. But, however we may panic or stress, we have to acknowledge something quite remarkable — we are, right now, part of a history-making moment.
  

The impacts on our culture are already happening, from the many cancelled events - entertainment, sports or even simply family activities. The issues with the world's economy and so much more.  All lessons to be learned that probably should have been learned long before.  A good look at us as a society - and it isn't always a pretty picture, is it?

But this is only the beginning. This is much too big an event not to fire the imagination or creativity of the human mind.  Like most other historic events, there will be a “before” and an “after” COVID-19. It’s hard to take it all in stride, but we should pay close attention to the “during” because we’re living in this moment, the now — the big and the small of it all.  

So maybe we should stay focused on what is actually happening? Pay attention because we’re all living in this moment. Be in the moment. We’ll be telling our kids and grandkids about this — and when we do, maybe it’ll be because they’ll be asking us, “Was it just like it was in that movie? Or in that book? Or in that song?”

And - we’ll know, because we were there!