<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hi, everyone. If you’re like me, you are currently thinking about class schedules for next semester I encourage you to consider adding WeDigBio to those schedules on October 20 or 21 (a Thursday or Friday) this year. Last year I reserved a computer lab for my Field Botany class during WeDigBio, and the students transcribed specimen labels at Notes from Nature while working through the exercises at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_content_educational-2Dexercises&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=I0_IYdrp1XnNrFS7AW7Xd5rpKq0XJ-ouZoyrvqnR4mU&s=Wa1_2x_wt1oE0yrdqNN1qwlGoqb_sCXVD6ErR9he9-4&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/content/educational-exercises</a>. It was very popular.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Not offering a plant-focused class? No problem. There are transcription projects focused on other taxa as well at Notes from Nature and the other participating online citizen science platforms. For an overview of last year’s options, visit <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_find-2Da-2Dproject&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=I0_IYdrp1XnNrFS7AW7Xd5rpKq0XJ-ouZoyrvqnR4mU&s=QFVkok4KyeofU_2RTUksKsy8KKr96vnZeZmPzR0qGfo&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/find-a-project</a>. These are expected to expand to include even more diversity in 2016.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">If you decide to participate in WeDigBio in this way, be sure to fill out the very short event host survey at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_content_wedigbio-2D2016-2Devent-2Dhosts&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=I0_IYdrp1XnNrFS7AW7Xd5rpKq0XJ-ouZoyrvqnR4mU&s=KAefZiFDd5jpotjSTcRQreXT-7YyRE9UofNg7Q9s_lU&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/content/wedigbio-2016-event-hosts</a> so that you can receive updates.</div><div class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">And if you create your own WeDigBio-focused exercise, don’t keep it a secret. Share it with the community at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.wedigbio.org_&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=I0_IYdrp1XnNrFS7AW7Xd5rpKq0XJ-ouZoyrvqnR4mU&s=8BbY3ep1_ExdhRLAfq2cEWHQ5D1kCBOVweauXiWYzFw&e=" class="">https://www.wedigbio.org/</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__collectionseducation.org_&d=CwMFaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=I0_IYdrp1XnNrFS7AW7Xd5rpKq0XJ-ouZoyrvqnR4mU&s=dkWISdSwAgLS5UvpdjVxGcuZxcM1npdCmxmpDrJrQwg&e=" class="">http://collectionseducation.org/</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It’s a great opportunity to familiarize your students with biodiversity specimens and specimen data while making a genuine contribution to science. Thanks for considering!</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Austin</div></div><br class=""><div class="">
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