Gifted Education 2.0

Sumanas develops animated tutorials in a variety of formats for many scientific disciplines. Click on the subject headings below to view samples of our animations. Also, don't forget to visit our Science in Focus section for animations that explain science topics that are in the news.

Welcome to Admongo where advertising is all around you. Online. Outside. On television. Who makes ads? How do they work? What do they want you to do? Here, you will explore, discover, and learn. Can you make it to the top?

Stage'D is definitely a work-in-progress, but already there's lots of fun to be had. You can pick characters and choose costumes for them. Then you can pick from a library of animations for them to perform, and don't forget to give'em some dialog! Pick some scenery and you officially have a comic, easy as that.

Have you ever wanted to direct your own movie? No problem. Our MovieMaker helps you make a movie in a few simple steps. When your opus is complete send it to a friend. Or, post it to your website

Fascinating view of the skeletons and habitats of different primates on Earth.

"In all there are 33 pages containing 21 ideas and how to instructions for creating Google Maps placemarks, directions creating and publishing a quiz with Google Docs forms, directions for embedding books into your blog, and visual aids for accessing other Google tools."

Effective tween instruction incorporates movement every 10 to 15 minutes.

"Welcome to EasyPrompter This web-based teleprompter application is free, doesn't require any plugins or flash and is fully configurable. It's so browser compatible, you can even use it on your iPhone! Take a look at some of the features: * Supports mirrored text via an exclusive font download! * Elapsed time display * Works in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Chrome * Supports keyboard and mouse controls (start/pause, ff/rew, etc) so you can control the prompter remotely * Can run full screen (F11 in most browsers) with no distracting ads, banners or control graphics * Control pad can be undocked for 2 screen operation - this way there is nothing but the text on the second monitor"

"When children work on science projects, experiments, investigations, or other science activities their curiosity can be stimulated by asking questions. This helps children develop a better understanding of science concepts. Questioning is part of the attributes of inquiry-based science and central to critical thinking."