Wednesday, March 18, 2020

At-home learning, #3

Today's Bangor Daily has a list of restaurants and stores offering pick-up and delivery services. The City has created parking spaces especially for this purpose. See the "Food" section of today's paper or go to https://bangordailynews.com/2020/03/17/news/bangor/here-are-the-bangor-restaurants-and-stores-offering-pickup-and-delivery/

More ways to keep the brain active while isolating:

Try Great Courses:
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http://www.openculture.com/2020/03/use-your-time-in-isolation-to-learn-everything-youve-always-wanted-to.html?bclid=IwAR34Lrp1lxgAhbR5drZoGZVdLOSX2VTdy0gtvzw3vhnacUPCHpRAPoH3XUQ

Explore foreign film: 
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20181029-the-100-greatest-foreign-language-films. You'll have to track them down, but it's a starting point.

Ken Burns' "Baseball," free at PBS:
https://www.pbs.org/show/baseball

Art/crafts projects, especially to do with grandkids:
On Facebook, search mcharper manor. Tutorials are live-streamed daily, with links to video for later use.

National parks, from your sofa:
https://totallythebomb.com/heres-33-national-park-tours-you-can-take-virtually-from-the-comfort-of-your-home?fbclid=IwAR01SNTnECaZULB9nVuNB_4E6ZcS2TYudEY250iX-w-GuuK00a4Q8OUTxUQ