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Hand-written letters can be therapeutic for both sender and recipient. So why not stock up on some stamps?

It was another Saturday night at home, in this new life of not going out or seeing friends and family. I poured myself a glass of wine, lit a candle, and set up stationery cards, stamps, and pens and set out to connect with each of my friends through some old-fashioned letter writing. It was like I was at a quiet, peaceful bar having a conversation with those I love most. It was also a solid break from the rabbit hole of my phone.

From a young age, we learned about the beautiful feeling of getting some really good mail thanks to the pop culture influences of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Blue's Clues. I've long had a treasured relationship with letter writing and postcards. Some of my most vivid memories are connected to sending and receiving mail, from friends who sent me postcards from their summer travels in college and the pen pals I've had from childhood to the friend who lives on the opposite coast and still frequently exchanges letters with me today.

My dedication to this form of connection dwindled to holiday cards, until recently, when I was inspired by the online rush to support the USPS as it struggles to stay afloat amid lack of federal funding. It would be a shame to see the USPS suffer an economic collapse, so I went stamp shopping in order to do my small part in supporting the beloved institution. Without the USPS I couldn't have accomplished publishing and selling a photobook, and many artists rely on the USPS as an affordable way to ship prints, books, and handmade goods. The USPS is a simple way to connect with friends, and a tactile object such as a handwritten note is sentimental in ways a video chat could never be.

I'm hopeful this activity will outlast our lockdowns and we will return to a cherished form of connecting, creating pieces to hold onto for years and generations to come - the same way we look to the letters our grandparents and great-grandparents left before us for more insight into their lives.

Teaching younger children how to write a letter, address an envelope, and figure out the value of stamp that mails each type could also be a valuable lesson. Maybe they'll even be inspired to take on the classic hobby of stamp collecting.

As our world virtually advances, bringing new technologies to connect us, there is still priceless therapeutic value in connecting to someone with a letter or drawing - for both the sender and recipient. And in this practice of communication we can again see the importance of our postal service.

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Beyond the brick-and-mortar buildings that make up the 19 museums at the Smithsonian Institution, there is much available in the digital sphere, making it easy for armchair travelers, creatives and lifelong learners alike to experience this vast organization's offerings from the comfort of their homes.

To help readers narrow down their search, Smithsonian magazine has compiled a list of virtual experiences that cater to an array of interests. Whether you're in the mood to peruse the National Portrait Gallery's presidential portrait collection, explore the engineering marvels of the Inka Empire or remix one of the 2.8 million images available through Smithsonian Open Access, this roundup has you covered.

Online Tours and Exhibitions

Nothing quite compares with the feeling of standing in front of an artistic masterpiece or a towering Tyrannosaurus rex fossil, but virtual exhibitions and museum tours are about as close as you can get to recreating the experience. Science lovers can survey the National Museum of Natural History's permanent, current and past exhibitions, including the Butterfly Pavilion, the Deep Time Hall of Fossils and the Hall of Human Origins, while arts and culture fans can tour the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of Asian Art. Other options range from founder James Smithson's Smithsonian Castle crypt to the Enid A. Haupt Garden, the Smithsonian Marine Station Wet Laboratory and the National Air and Space Museum's Steven F. Udvar Hazy Center.

In addition to highlighting virtual views, many Smithsonian museums offer exhibitions optimized for digital audiences. The National Museum of the American Indian has exhibitions on " The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire," " Infinity of Nations: Art and History in the Collections," and " Patriot Nations: Native Americans in Our Nation's Armed Forces," among others. You can also check out the National Museum of African American History and Culture's " A Look at the Black Fashion Museum Collection and Designer Peter Day," the National Portrait Gallery's " One Life: Marian Anderson" ASL tour and " Outwin: American Portraiture Today" portal, Smithsonian Libraries' " Exploring the Meaning of Place in 'The Snows of Kilimanjaro,'" the National Museum of American History's " Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life," the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum's " Willi Smith Community Archive," the Air and Space Museum's " Outside the Spacecraft," the Smithsonian Latino Center's " D.C. Latino Street Murals," and the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service's " Men of Change."

These online exhibitions vary greatly in scale and style. The National Portrait Gallery's " Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence" exhibition, for instance, is typical of many Smithsonian offerings found on Google Arts and Culture: Users click through a slideshow-esque narrative, reading short blurbs on suffragists like Sojourner Truth, Lucy Stone and Victoria Woodhull, as depicted in images from the gallery's collections. Others, like the National Museum of the American Indian's " Americans " show, require more digital bandwidth to fully appreciate their immersive interactives.

See museums' websites or Google Arts and Culture pages-many of which feature online exhibits, subject-specific compilations and browsable collection records-for more options, or search the Smithsonian's main collections catalog.

Sparking Creativity

Thanks to Smithsonian Open Access, anyone with an internet connection can not only browse, but "use, transform and distribute" some 2.8 million high-resolution images from the collections without restrictions. Among the artifacts highlighted on the Open Access portal are Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Vega 5B plane, a portrait of Pocahontas, a chunk of Smithsonite and the Apollo 11 command module. For inspiration on remixing these and other artifacts in the public domain, visit the Open Access Remix page, which lists projects including Georgetown University students' laser-cut clocks, a three-part sculpture titled and the How to Make a Collagasaurus workbook.

Another option for makers and creatives is the Smithsonian's 3-D digitization portal, which features interactive models from a pantheon of fields. Take a closer look at Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit, a pair of boots from Broadway musical and fossils found on National Park Service lands, then print your very own scale models of a , a coral skeleton and a " Cosmic Buddha" sculpture. For tips on 3-D printing from home, check out Smithsonian magazine's November 2019 guide, which features historical background on various digitized offerings, tips for printing specific models and more.

For those in search of low- or no-tech activities, consider the following: Interview family members and friends to record their oral histories, as outlined in the Smithsonian Folklife and Oral History Interviewing Guide; volunteer to transcribe historical documents and biodiversity data with the Smithsonian Transcription Center; join virtual meditation sessions hosted by the National Museum of Asian Art (to participate, visit this link at 12:15 p.m. every weekday besides Wednesday); or download free coloring pages from Smithsonian Libraries.

Learning Resources

The Smithsonian's virtual presence comprises millions of educational resources for learners of all ages. Younger students (and their teachers or caregivers) can visit the Smithsonian Learning Lab's newly launched distance learning resources hub, which highlights offerings from STEM games and simulations to American Women's History Initiative's Because of Her Story articles and comprehensive lesson plans.

Find the latest updates by checking the #SmithsonianEdu hashtag, and browse Smithsonian magazine's roundup of educational resources for ideas on where to start. Though many of these tools are geared toward pre-K-12 students, older learners will also find them engaging; examples of adult-friendly activities circulating on social media include reading " rare and notable editions" of classic books via Smithsonian Libraries' Digital Library, checking out the National Museum of Natural History's Ocean and Human Origins portals, and watching a collection of narrated short stories from around the world.

Other avenues of exploration include the Smithsonian Transcription Center's database of ongoing and completed projects, from "personal diaries and scientific fieldbooks to playbills and sound recordings," and the Because of Her Story campaign, which draws on articles, quizzes, videos and book excerpts to "create, disseminate, and amplify the historical record of the accomplishments of American women"-a mission that holds particular resonance during Women's History Month. The National Museum of African American History and Culture's Collection Stories, meanwhile, invites staff to "share their interpretation of the collections they find most powerful from a variety of perspectives."

Podcasts, videos and lecture recordings also hold valuable lessons for listeners. The Hirshhorn Museum has an "Artist Talks" lecture series, while the Air and Space Museum offers an archive of recorded lectures like " Women of Apollo" and " The Future of Lunar Exploration." Five seasons of the Smithsonian's " Sidedoor" podcast, including episodes on the " worst video game of all time" and underwear in outer space, are available for streaming at any time. Other Smithsonian podcasts range from the Museum of American History's "History Explorer" and "Prototype Online: Inventive Voices" shows to " AirSpace," " Portraits" and " Freer Thinking. The Smithsonian Channel has a diverse catalog of television and web series-among others, " Spy Wars With Damian Lewis," " Wild Inside the National Zoo" and " Humboldt: Epic Explorer."

Finally, every Friday at 11 a.m., visitors can tune in via the National Portrait Gallery's Facebook page for Open Studio lessons with artist Jill Galloway. Storytime for children ages 3 and up will be livestreamed on Facebook Wednesdays at 11 a.m.
Currently, to support the effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, all Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C. and in New York City, as well as the National Zoo, are temporarily closed. Check listings for updates.

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Getting in shape can be a challenge, so making exercise fun and engaging is crucial to staying on the right track. This Nike fitness app features a polished collection of visual workouts, hosted by celebrity athletes like Serena Williams. It's equally effective at home or at the gym. While each lesson can be taken on its own, Nike Training Club also features month-long structured programs that'll help you achieve even better results.

Almost perfect but use DND!

This is an extremely good app and delivers if you want to get fitter, lose weight or maintain your physique. Challenging and smart enough to adapt workout intensity and difficulty as you progress. My biggest complaint is that it can be quite buggy when using with Apple Watch, the same as the Nike NRC app. If you pause it during a workout, which includes a message or call coming through on your phone, it does not register the workout correctly which is nothing short of devastating when you've just knocked yourself out working hard!! Looking online this has been a problem for ages, please fix it! There are other occasions when Apple Watch does not start recording straight away and only kicks in after 10 mins and sometimes does not transfer calories burned into the app. Again, very distressing when your trying to concentrate on a workout and should be fixed by now.
It would also be nice to be able to change the volume of music separately to the instructor's voice.
Overall though this is an amazingly good app for fitness, I would recommend but put your phone on DO NOT DISTURB until the bugs are fixed.

In addition (2nd October 2019) I'm finding my Apple Watch not connecting with the app after latest IOS 13 update so had to delete and download again after two workouts not registering calories or heart rate. Bloody annoying!!! Would be 5 Stars if they fixed the bugs. Come on Nike!!

Good... BUT inaccurate of recording of workouts on Apple Watch

The functionality and user-ability of the app is excellent. The exercises are great, the app is well present. The only thing that lets this app down is the inaccurate data recording for workouts and calories burned on the Apple Watch and/or activity app. If you leave the app by receiving a call, or minimise the app via the control centre on the watch OR the iPhone, it stops the recording of your activity in terms of calories and workout information the Apple Watch. You also cannot do workouts straight after each other, it accumulates the calories from the last workout into the next one when recording the workout. I have to close the app down and wait a few minutes before doing another workout. Please fix the data recording for Apple Watch users. If you leave the app open for days or leave the app to answer a message/call or use the control centre, it inaccurately records the data. Please please please fix.

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It has helped me organize my time better and the color co-ordination is very useful it is easier to understand what exams I have and when I have them and the times and it even lets you wright notes which make revision easy, this app has allowed me to know my exam dates and how many hours,minutes and seconds there is until them, which when you stress about them this really helps for you to get more organized and when you're organized ,trust me, it makes exams a hell of a lot easier. I don't usually write reviews but I felt this was a really useful app and other people should use it. I'm only giving 4 stars because it would be better if it had a warning or an alarm that went of the morning of the exam -Georgia, hope you find this useful and good luck if you have exams 👍

So motivational

Coming up to my GCSEs, I was one very stressed person. This app, however, was invaluable in showing me exactly how long I had before the exams, organising revision sessions, and getting myself and my studies under control. Colour coding the different subjects and picking icons was surprisingly motivational - it made the whole exam experience that bit brighter! And during exam season, the list of completed subjects on the app encouraged me ENORMOUSLY by reminding me that I survived the first ones, and I would get through the others too! I'm using this again now that A levels are looming on the horizon. I definitely recommend this to everyone. I thought this looked like a useful app, but it far exceeded my expectations!

Really Good App!

I don't write reviews very often, but I wanted to write one for this app. It's really good as you are able to organise your exams with different colours and symbols, and set exact dates and times. Then it orders them for you and shows you how many days until each exam, which is great as it means you can make sure you have prepared for the closest exams. You can also write notes under the exams I believe, although I didn't as I haven't had time yet. Really recommend if you need a colourful & visual way of organising your exams.

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It's safe to say things are understandably weird right now. As the world reacts to the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the planet are staying home, quarantining, and practicing social distancing as an effort to slow - and hopefully stop - the spread of coronavirus. Though staying home is totally necessary right now, it means many of us have found ourselves with a lot of time on our hands. If you're struggling to figure out how to keep yourself occupied beyond your usual at-home hobbies of Netflix and chill, you're not alone.

For us, we've taken this time to really lean into the leisure side of Travel + Leisure, and help our readers around the world realize that we're all actually a lot closer than it feels right now. If you're like us, the idea of not being able to get outside to explore is difficult, but we've found that virtual travel is not only fun and exciting, it's helping us see and understand places we've only dreamed about going. From the comfort of your couch you can explore the depths of Carlsbad Caverns and other national parks before "jetting off" to a virtual tour of the Louvre in Paris. Afterwards join an online cooking demonstration from a world-famous chef before sitting down to a breathtaking performance from New York City's Metropolitan Opera. The world's the limit - really.

So whether you're at home trying to find educational stimulation for your kids, in a tiny apartment with your best friend from college dreaming about restaurants, or alone with your dog or plant calling everyone you know on FaceTime, we've gathered up a massive list of fun things to do at home during this time. From livestreams of animals to games to play virtually, these activities will keep you entertained, informed, and hopefully put a smile on your face. And we all could use a smile right now.

Take a virtual trip at home

With travel basically at a standstill, it's time to embrace a new way to see the world - virtual travel and virtual tours. Thanks to the World Wide Web we can go pretty much as far as desired - all without a passport. Below we've rounded up the very best ways to experience the world outside our homes from the comfort of our couches, all broken down by different activity types to make it easier to get going.

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What to eat and drink while stuck at home

Whether your shelves are totally stocked or you're trying to figure out how to make dinner with a box of noodles, can of beans, and some cookie dough, don't fret. World-class chefs and Italian nonnas are taking to social media to teach you how to cook - and has there ever been a better time to learn? Plus, breweries are hosting virtual happy hours, quarantini happy hours abound, and digital mixology classes are popping up left and right.

Things to do at home with kids

With most schools shut down and kids turning to online lessons, it's obvious that little ones are also learning to adjust to this new normal. Luckily, we've found plenty of fun and exciting activities for parents to do with their kids - and digital adventures kids can get lost in on their own. Play some travel-inspired games to help them learn about landmarks or set them loose in a virtual children's museum to let their imaginations run wild.

How to experience Disney at home

There's nothing more magical than a trip to a Disney park, and, sadly, many of us had to cancel trips to Anaheim and Orlando (and beyond) as coronavirus spread around the country when many families were about to embark on spring break. Disney parks have totally shut down, though reservations are open starting June 1. It remains to be seen if that will actually happen, but until then you can certainly conjure up some Disney magic at home by attending a virtual parade or taking a virtual ride. Here's how to experience Disney at home:

Virtually visit other theme parks around the world

What to watch at home during quarantine

While it's true that this is certainly a time to do some armchair tourism, let's face it, it's also a chance to binge, binge, binge some TV shows and movies. And though you've probably already watched Tiger King and Love Is Blind, we've gathered up everything else you should be binge-watching while stuck at home. We even have a handy guide to the best wine to pair with every type of TV show.

What to read at home right now

If you're like me, TV can only last so long before you need to change it up. There are plenty of travel books to give your mind a little sense of wanderlust while you're at home, and libraries around the world are beefing up their digital subscriptions so you can download books straight to your favorite devices.

How to watch an animal livestream at home

If there's one group that seems to be thriving during this unfortunate time, it's animals. Dogs have never been happier as their owners are spending hours-on-hours at home. It may be a different story for cats. But whether you have a pet or not, zoos, farms, and animal sanctuaries around the world are here to help by livestreaming their most adorable animals right into your living room. Might we suggest tossing one of these bad boys up on your TV and, well, never turning it off?

How to connect with celebrities at home

Celebrities, like us, are also stuck at home right now. And they're using this time to give live performances, teach us classes on things they're experts at, and generally trying to keep us smiling. Here's how celebrities can keep you entertained for a few hours.

The best classes to take online right now

One good way to spend this time is to take a class online. Maybe you've been waiting for the perfect opportunity to learn a new language or brush up or finally learn some basic accounting. Trust me, now's the time. And you can even take free classes from Harvard. So what are you waiting for?

How to stay fit and healthy at home during quarantine

Gyms and workout studios are closed, but that doesn't mean you can't have a little fun by staying healthy while trapped indoors. Hotels are sharing their best workout tips and tricks while celebrity fitness instructors are taking to social media to do the same. Here are a few of our favorites.

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Over 100 Fun Things to Do at Home Right Now, from Virtual Tours to Animals Cams and More

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Stuck at Home? Here are 30+ great Virtual Field Trips for early learners to explore from your home on your couch. From zoos and landmarks to famous museums, you can explore the world with your child with over a month of virtual field trips!

One thing that the recent global quarantine has made us all realize very clearly is that we're all part of one earth. We all have many commonalities and many things that are unique to where we live.

As we are at home, working from home and spending more time with the kids, I'd love to suggest we spend a little more time exploring this amazing planet that we've been gifted to during our lifetime.

Google Earth is such an amazing tool to use with your child to encourage them to explore the world. You can be at home on your sofa or at our desk and transport to anywhere on the earth.
Where would you want to go?
With your child start with where you live. Then go to their school and where you shop near you and then find where family and friends live. Next, explore some of their favorite spots you've vacationed and now it's time to explore where you've never been. But where do you start?

Let's start by exploring some amazing popular travel destinations that also happen to have webcams for you to step inside and explore.

Google's Art and Culture is a great resource to kick start your global search too. Did you know that Google's "World Wonders" project offers virtual tours of 132 famous sites? So many amazing virtual tours of museums for kids!!

30 Virtual Field Trips for Kids

I've put together a collection of locations for virtual field trips that I believe as a teacher and a mom that are appropriate for the kid to watch online. I'd encourage you though to talk about these locations as a family. You can track your virtual tours with our Printable Virtual Field Trip Log!

Perhaps start working on a travel bucket list together and a virtual travel bucket list. That way your child can make their own itinerary too.
Where do you think your child wants to go to?
Animal Virtual Tours for Kid

Here's a list of all the zoos with webcams to explore.

For a little movement, try this zoo themed yoga

US History Virtual Tours

Create your own Living History Museum at home after your virtual tour!

US Landmarks Virtual Tours

US National Parks Virtual Tours

Museum Virtual Tours
Coloring Pages From Over 100 Museums
Virtual Tours Around the World
Recreate a famous landmark with math, art and sidewalk chalk
Virtual Tours of Space

Live Webcams Around the World

Virtual Field Trip Activities for Home

Looking for ways to expand the virtual tour?

Once you've viewed one of the Virtual tours, you can...

Write up about what you learned

Draw a picture of your favorite part

Create a version with legos, building blocks or playdough

Find a book online to learn more about the location

Create a themed craft based on where you took a virtual tour

Recreate it with sidewalk chalk

Cook a dish from that region

DOWNLOAD OUR VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP LOG
There are so many amazing resources to explore virtually to learn about our amazing planet and the treasures and history within it.

One resource that I found to be the most amazing was Google Art and Culture resource. I high recommend exploring it as a family during this time.

Wishing you the very best as we fight this together. Take this time while you're stuck at home to explore the world virtually and help us work together to fight the spread of the Coronavirus around the world.
Parents! Check out our... 10 Tips for Working From With Kids Helping Kids Cope with Changes Resulting from COVID-19 JOIN our Virtual Book Club for Kids
Do you have a favorite virtual tour that you love? Please share with me in the comments.

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Apps for Executive Functioning

After preparing this blog post, I plan to go back to the Google Play store and get some of these apps for myself. I can be scatterbrained, and stress makes it worse. And now having two kids, with their own schedules and sets of things to remember, it's no wonder I feel like my brain is too full.

I tend to be an old-fashioned, pen and paper gal, and only this year traded in my paper planner for Google Calendar. I have just fallen in love with the syncing features. If you or your child/student struggles with some executive functioning skills, here are some apps that might help them.

Reminder Apps

Alarmed-The awesome reminder + timer app that is alarmingly great!

Google Calendar-Get the official Google Calendar app for your Android phone and tablet to save time and make the most of every day.

2Do-2Do lets you take a completely different approach to managing your tasks. With its extremely simple-to-use interface and a comprehensive and flexible set of powerful features, it lets you focus on what's most important to you: your life. There is no wrong way of using 2Do, and unlike other to-do apps, it won't force you in adhering to a particular task management methodology.

The Nudge -A quick note to remember something for tomorrow:(i.e. bring pens to school, take clothes to dry cleaner, bio test tomorrow, etc). You set it and until you shut it off it...it Nudges you.

Remind-This one is one of my favorites, because both schools and families can use it and access one person's account. For example, Mom can set a reminder text for "feed the dog" and the teacher can send one for "algebra test tomorrow."

Visual Planning/Visual Organizers

Choiceworks-The Choiceworks app is an essential learning tool for helping children complete daily routines (morning, day, & night), understand & control their feelings and improve their waiting skills (taking turns and not interrupting). Created with the support of leading hospitals and child development specialists, this app is designed for caregivers to provide clear and consistent support to foster a child's independence, positive behavior, and emotional regulation at home and in the community. It can also be customized for teachers in a school setting.

Mindjet Maps for iPad® lets you easily enter ideas, tasks, and meeting notes into intuitive visual maps that help you quickly organize concepts and prioritize action items. Instantly create new maps or import them from Mindjet Connect®.

First Then Visual Schedule-First-Then visual schedule application is designed for caregivers to provide positive behavior support. For individuals with communication needs, developmental delays, Autism or those who benefit from a structured environment; visual schedules serve to increase independence and lower anxiety during transitions through different activities.

CourseNotes- great for students- you can add your teachers and color code all of your notes. This app allows you to take notes during class while keeping them organized by subject or meeting. Review your notes later and search through multiple class meetings and notes all at once. You can also keep a To-Do list by marking notes as To-Do items, or track them as assignments with a due date.

iStudiezPro-Unique built-in planner lets you input and easy manage all types of schedules including classic, alternating (A & B weeks), rotating, and block schedule. Not only you can enter the most common course details, but also add instructors with all related information such as office hours, affiliation, phone number, and email address. As well you are welcome to add holiday periods and even cancel separate classes in case of outstanding events.

30-30 productivity- Most people can't really concentrate for more than 30 minutes at a time, but keep working only to end up procrastinating for hours. The 30-30 schedule allows you both to get more work done and have time to do the things you love, simply by timing them better.

Working Memory Apps

Quizlet-Quizlet is the easiest way to practice and master what you're learning. Create your own flashcards and study sets or choose from millions created by other students - it's up to you. More than 50 million students study with Quizlet each month because it's the leading education and flashcard app that makes studying languages, history, vocab and science simple and effective. And it's free!

Note-Taking Apps

Writepad- Take notes in your own handwriting and have them effortlessly converted into digital text with our signature handwriting recognition software. Create + write digital notes, documents, emails and more.

YouNote- At YouNote, we want to make the process of writing assignments as easy as possible for our users. With our technology, you'll be able to take images of your notes, books or anything you wish and we'll extract all of the text from that image with our app. You'll be able to reference these notes within the app, as well as via our website, for you to copy straight into your assignments.

CourseNotes- great for students- you can add your teachers and color code all of your notes. This app allows you to take notes during class while keeping them organized by subject or meeting. Review your notes later and search through multiple class meetings and notes all at once. You can also keep a To-Do list by marking notes as To-Do items, or track them as assignments with a due date.

Dragon Dictation- free app for iPad or iPhone easy-to-use voice recognition application that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it's up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.

iAnnotate- users say it best: "Light years ahead of the other PDF annotation apps," "an indispensable tool to have," and "the reason I bought an iPad." Go paperless and utilize one of the best apps for productivity available!

Time Management Apps

Task Agenda-Task Agenda was made to help people get organized, remember activities, and make better use of time.

Evernote-An easy-to-use, free app that helps you remember everything across all of the devices you use. Stay organized, save your ideas and improve your productivity. Evernote lets you take notes, snap photos, create to-do lists, scan business cards, and record voice reminders.

Apps for Executive Functioning Support

1. Dragon Dictation- free app for iPad or iPhone easy-to-use voice recognition application that allows you to easily speak and instantly see your text or email messages. In fact, it's up to five (5) times faster than typing on the keyboard.

2. iAnnotate- users say it best: "Light years ahead of the other PDF annotation apps," "an indispensable tool to have," and "the reason I bought an iPad." Go paperless and utilize one of the best apps for productivity available!

3. iStudiezPro-award-winning app 2009-2010- Best Young Adults and Best Parenting App for iPad! Best App Ever Award Winner in the Education category!

4. CourseNotes- great for students- you can add your teachers and color code all of your notes. This app allows you to take notes during class while keeping them organized by subject or meeting. Review your notes later and search through multiple class meetings and notes all at once. You can also keep a To-Do list by marking notes as To-Do items, or track them as assignments with a due date.

5. Nudge -A quick note to remember something for tomorrow:(i.e. bring pens to school, take clothes to dry cleaner, bio test tomorrow, etc). You set it and until you shut it off it...it Nudges you.

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After preparing this blog post, I plan to go back to the Google Play store and get some of these apps for myself. I can be scatterbrained, and stress makes it worse. And now having two kids, with their own schedules and sets of things to remember, it's no wonder I feel like my brain is too full.

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Spend some time with the museum's most iconic works of art and get insights from the experts with this special video series.

Georges Seurat's A Sunday on La Grande Jatte-1884

Spend some time with Seurat's timeless pointillist masterpiece and learn more about its enduring mysteries, revolutionary technique, and underlying color theory.

Archibald John Motley Jr.'s Nightlife

Dig deeper into Motley's electrifying portrayal of a Chicago jazz club and discover more about its dazzling color palette, compositional tricks, and the fellow Art Institute artwork that inspired it.

Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II

See all sides of this remarkable Aztec object marking Motecuhzoma's coronation and understand its many symbols-from the plants and animals that indicate dates to the central x-shaped element that conveys the Aztecs' understanding of their place in the cosmos.

Edward Hopper's Nighthawks

Take a closer look at Hopper's classic American painting and consider how some of its unsettling elements-clashing colors, lack of depth, and no diner door!-are key to its abiding appeal.

Olowe of Ise's Veranda Post

Experience the beauty and majesty of this Yoruban post originally meant for the Nigerian king's palace and discover how its many characters-an imposing queen, the seated king, a trickster god, and a junior wife-all work together to ensure the success of the kingdom.

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Art Institute Essentials Tour | The Art Institute of Chicago

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Free Resources for Mental Health Support & Connection

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Free Resources for Mental Health Support & Connection

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McHenry Couny Mental Health Resource Guide

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This has some great resources within McHenry County.