{"id":21346,"date":"2026-07-14T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=21346"},"modified":"2026-07-14T16:01:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:01:31","slug":"the-smithsonian-museums-si-edu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=21346","title":{"rendered":"The Smithsonian Museums si.edu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here we have a lot of free resources. Now, these resources are even online. 3D tools, virtual tours, maps, etc. I used Granola to attend their <a href=\"https:\/\/smithsonianeducation.swoogo.com\/ses2026\/schedule?i=Y3ScgdmT19otOkb8TaZMdss4g8fm2Ge5\">National Education Summit 2026 July 14-16<\/a> today virtually. I also archive this Granola notes on my Photos drive under 2026 Journal Media folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And here's my notes of the workshop on <strong>Beyond the Visit: Smithsonian Digital Tools<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Smithsonian 3D Object Scans and Object-Based Learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smithsonian Digitization Program Office: <a href=\"http:\/\/3d.si.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3d.si.edu<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Free, accessible on computers and mobile<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Voyager viewing platform: rotate, zoom, hotspots, augmented reality, social sharing, 3D file download<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Curated collections organized by theme across multiple museums (history, art, science)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Educator tools tab: videos in English and Spanish, embed guides for Canvas and Padlet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Object-Based Learning Toolkit (Office of Educational Technology): <a href=\"https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/help\/object-based-learning\/toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/help\/object-based-learning\/toolkit<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Framework: Observe \u2192 Think \u2192 Connect \u2192 Reflect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Observation is the most important step: articulate what you see before building inferences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect step: use Voyager hotspot annotations to reveal object\u2019s story<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reflection: how has thinking changed after learning the object\u2019s context?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Demo object: <em>Girl Skating<\/em> by Abyssinia Saint Leger Eberle (~1906)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3D scan: <a href=\"https:\/\/3d.si.edu\/object\/3d\/girl-skating:e8d1f790-28a8-492d-84f5-cf2817f8cdcf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/3d.si.edu\/object\/3d\/girl-skating:e8d1f790-28a8-492d-84f5-cf2817f8cdcf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Depicts immigrant child in Manhattan\u2019s Lower East Side; one skate, tattered appearance, but conveying joy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eberle used art to challenge negative perceptions of immigrant communities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recommended visual thinking routines to pair with 3D scans:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3-2-1: three observations, two thoughts, one question (good entry routine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>KWL: Know, Want to know, Learned<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harvard Project Zero \u201cBeginning, Middle, End\u201d: creative storytelling from a frozen moment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Embracing discomfort: object-based learning builds tolerance for not knowing the answer immediately\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Builds CASEL social-emotional skills: social awareness, self-awareness, relationship skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students remember what they discovered through inquiry vs. being told directly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Portrait Gallery Teen Programs and Digital Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Teen Museum Council (TMC): weekly program for DC\/MD\/VA teens\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Explores museum careers (registrars, framers, conservators, curators, advancement)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teens co-wrote a grant with educators; used funding for programming<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teens building a resource toolkit for schools to create teen programming\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Includes templates, logistics guides, testimonials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email <a href=\"mailto:MPGteams@si.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MPGteams@si.edu<\/a> to receive the toolkit (pilot programs launching fall 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application link: <a href=\"https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/learn\/teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/learn\/teens<\/a> (live shortly; also subscribe to TMC email list)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtual exhibition tool: Google Arts &amp; Culture (<a href=\"http:\/\/Culture.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Culture.com<\/a>)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TMC teens created a draft virtual exhibition (launching later summer 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students selected portraits (e.g., Josephine Baker), added research, linked to videos and resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed largely during the federal shutdown; students self-motivated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smithsonian Learning Lab: album-as-portraiture lesson\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/album-as-portraiture-exploring-identity-through-music-metaphor-and-storytelling\/o4vPJSDZLquMzbmY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/album-as-portraiture-exploring-identity-through-music-metaphor-and-storytelling\/o4vPJSDZLquMzbmY<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students create liner notes, cover art, and a two-sided playlist reflecting their identity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Usable as a data collection activity: intern compiled a group liner note set from camper survey responses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Full lesson plan with slides, citation tools (MLA, Chicago, APA), and Project Zero thinking routines built in<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Portraits<\/em> podcast (NPG): six seasons, available on Spotify\/Apple\/etc.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deep dives on portraits and artists; guests include LL Cool J, curators, museum professionals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graphic novel book club resources (Learning Lab):\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/portraits-podcast-live-long-and-protest\/jMio0cDeJEpXQKlt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/portraits-podcast-live-long-and-protest\/jMio0cDeJEpXQKlt<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Books used: <em>They Called Us Enemy<\/em> (George Takei), <em>The Woman Who Changed Art<\/em>, John Lewis graphic novel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anchor object: Isamu Noguchi\u2019s <em>Ginger Rogers<\/em> sculpture, made in a WWII internment camp from found materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Shimomura\u2019s <em>Crossing the Delaware<\/em> (self-portrait as Washington, relocated to San Francisco Bay\/Angel Island): explores nationalism, identity, patriotism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SightLines: Chinatown and Beyond Virtual Tour (Asian Pacific American Center)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>APAC established 1997; no standalone building but mounts exhibitions across Smithsonian museums<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>SightLines: Chinatown and Beyond<\/em> ran September 2024 to November 2025; curated by Sojun Kim<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Three exhibition themes:\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Making Place: architectural identity of DC\u2019s Chinatown (Alfred Lu\u2019s drawings; community preservation amid development)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transforming Traditions: 1970s DC martial arts schools, immigration, returning servicemen, Bruce Lee\u2019s influence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visualizing Identity: muralist Michelle Love (Cita Cedeli), Indonesian heritage, graffiti, street art, punk rock<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Virtual tour: <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/exhibitions\/sightlines\/virtual-tour\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/exhibitions\/sightlines\/virtual-tour\/index.html<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigable like a Zillow walkthrough; floor circles for movement, left-side menu alternative<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>27 unique audio clips; headphone icon triggers artist\/community member interviews<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Related resources link 3D Voyager scans of objects (e.g., Terrence Nicholson\u2019s kung fu jacket)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High-resolution photographs support close object-based looking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cita Cedeli mural map; community walking tour map; family window panels (e.g., Sarmiento family)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DC Chinatown context: peak population ~3,000 (1950s\u201360s); now ~300 residents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Classroom applications:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Compare\/contrast historical time periods or community experiences within the exhibit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Audio clips as models for student community interviews tied to objects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maps as geography\/placemaking teaching tools<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicholson\u2019s jacket as a prompt: \u201cWhat monument would you make for your own neighborhood?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smithsonian Digitization Program (3D scans): <a href=\"https:\/\/3d.si.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/3d.si.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Object-Based Learning Toolkit: <a href=\"https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/help\/object-based-learning\/toolkit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/help\/object-based-learning\/toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Girl Skating 3D scan: <a href=\"https:\/\/3d.si.edu\/object\/3d\/girl-skating:e8d1f790-28a8-492d-84f5-cf2817f8cdcf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/3d.si.edu\/object\/3d\/girl-skating:e8d1f790-28a8-492d-84f5-cf2817f8cdcf<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SightLines virtual tour: <a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/exhibitions\/sightlines\/virtual-tour\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/exhibitions\/sightlines\/virtual-tour\/index.html<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NPG Teen Programs: <a href=\"https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/learn\/teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/npg.si.edu\/learn\/teens<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Album as Portraiture (Learning Lab): <a href=\"https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/album-as-portraiture-exploring-identity-through-music-metaphor-and-storytelling\/o4vPJSDZLquMzbmY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/album-as-portraiture-exploring-identity-through-music-metaphor-and-storytelling\/o4vPJSDZLquMzbmY<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>They Called Us Enemy<\/em> Graphic Novel Book Club (Learning Lab): <a href=\"https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/portraits-podcast-live-long-and-protest\/jMio0cDeJEpXQKlt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/learninglab.si.edu\/collections\/portraits-podcast-live-long-and-protest\/jMio0cDeJEpXQKlt<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harvard Project Zero (thinking routines): <a href=\"http:\/\/pz.harvard.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pz.harvard.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3D printers in DC area: MLK Library (fabrication lab, 2 printers, laser cutter, training required); Langdon Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chat with meeting transcript: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/notes.granola.ai\/t\/e330347c-d42f-4800-8c6a-0855460705f2\">https:\/\/notes.granola.ai\/t\/e330347c-d42f-4800-8c6a-0855460705f2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the <strong>TGR Learning Lab<\/strong>, a major STEM education facility in West Philadelphia's Cobbs Creek area. Funded by Tiger Woods' foundation, the state-of-the-art makerspace features free access to cutting-edge 3D printers, drones, and engineering programs for local students and educators. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQrwaGjkUL1\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.tgrlearninglab.org\/philadelphia\/\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.today\/2025\/05\/tgr-learning-lab-west-philadelphia\/\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DH6sHOhp_Y2\/\">4<\/a>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Details &amp; Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> Cobbs Creek Campus, 700 S. 63rd St, Philadelphia, PA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Offerings:<\/strong> Year-round, free after-school programs, field trips, and hands-on professional learning workshops for educators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Contact:<\/strong> Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.tgrlearninglab.org\/philadelphia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia<\/a> homepage to register for programs, schedule group visits, or join their community newsletter. [<a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.tgrlearninglab.org\/school-organization-partnership-programs\/\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DHeElnivM4d\/\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQrwaGjkUL1\/\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.tgrlearninglab.org\/philadelphia\/\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/philadelphia.today\/2025\/05\/tgr-learning-lab-west-philadelphia\/\">5<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other workshop I attended (but not fully paying attention on) was: <strong>Using Digital Games to Teach What Matters<\/strong>. Not much to gain from this one except for the website URL: <a href=\"https:\/\/ssec.si.edu\/game-center\">https:\/\/ssec.si.edu\/game-center<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we have a lot of free resources. Now, these resources are even online. 3D tools, virtual tours, maps, etc. I used Granola to attend their National Education Summit 2026 July 14-16 today virtually. 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