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Looking for a fun animated show that can help kids from prekindergarten through fifth grade develop computational thinking skills? Lyla in the Loop is just the show you’re looking for, designed to encourage kids to use their innate creativity and learn to think like a coder to tackle challenges while having fun and help get kids excited about the building blocks of computer science. In this PBS Kids’ series, Lyla Loops and her fantastical blue sidekick, Stu, use creative problem-solving and computational thinking to help their family, friends, and community. From building homemade carnival games, to learning the steps of a line dance, to creating a new sandwich for the Loops family’s restaurant, Loops Lunch, Lyla, Stu, and the whole Loops crew use step-by-step problem-solving skills to tackle challenges with equal servings of humor and heart. Lyla can help kids in the classroom, homeschoolers, and youngsters looking for after-school entertainment build computational and problem-solving skills such as sequencing, recognizing patterns, and using logic, and by helping them learn how to break big tasks down into manageable pieces that can be tackled individually while learning to collaborate with others as well. Young patrons and educators alike can find episodes of Lyla […]
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More than 200 programs from Focus Medica have just been added to Infobase’s Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection from Films On Demand. Ideal for in-class or at-home learning for nursing students, Focus Medica’s videos use 3D animation to help medical students visualize and understand the physiology of different body systems or disorders. Each program discusses in detail both the anatomy and functioning of a particular system or organ, as well as the development, presentation, diagnosis, and treatment options for the diseases and disorders that can arise. Covering a wide range of topics including neuroanatomy, oncology, genetics, dermatology and more, these comprehensive titles give medical and nursing students an exceptional understanding of the human body. Here are just some of the Focus Medica videos you can find in the Films On Demand Nursing Current Concepts and Practices Collection (we have included searchable item numbers for each title for your convenience): Animated Atlas of Sinusitis (Item #296213) This program consists of a collection of animated videos that clearly accentuate the physiological changes that occur in disease development in sinusitis. It discusses inductive agents and examines the immune response with disease progression, providing a basis for diagnosis and therapeutic techniques in the […]
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Since 1970, every April 22 has been dedicated to increasing awareness about the environment and the steps we can take to preserve the only home we’ve ever known, including helping clean up pollution, preventing deforestation, preserving precious habitats for our wildlife, and fighting the carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Infobase has a wide variety of content that your institution can use to inspire people of all ages in your schools and communities to take action on Earth Day and every other day of the year. Streaming Media Resources for Earth Day Looking for videos and other media on the environment to kick off Earth Day celebrations? Infobase’s streaming video collections— the award-winning Learn360 for K–12 schools and districts, Classroom Video On Demand for secondary schools, Films On Demand for colleges and universities, and Access Video On Demand and Just for Kids for public libraries—are a wonderful place to start, with a wide range of videos that are both educational and fun, some of which include lesson plans and student activities for educators in schools and homeschools alike. Subscribers to Learn360 and Just for Kids can introduce younger students to the environmental issues with videos featuring their favorite characters […]
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