Coming Soon – myFOSSIL Mobile App

We have begun the design of the myFOSSIL mobile app in partnership with our developer, Atmosphere Apps. The myFOSSIL app will allow users to upload and share photos in the field, as well as connect with groups, research projects, and more. Be on the lookout for the mobile app’s debut this summer.

Learn your Fossil ABCs on Instagram

Check out FOSSIL’s Instagram page to explore paleontology terminology from A to Z! We’re introducing a new fossil-themed term each Tuesday and Friday, and are including some great fossil facts too.

Website

The myFOSSIL.org homepage has a new look! Updates to the page include a scrollable Twitter feed, a focus on new forum posts, a featured fossil, and easy links to our social media pages. Thanks to Atmosphere Apps for putting together the welcoming new design.

Summative Evaluation

This March, we have been requesting feedback from the community as part of our summative evaluation, which we report to the National Science Foundation. Thank you to those who completed our survey, we truly appreciate your time and opinions. Our evaluator will next be contacting community members to get more in-depth feedback via telephone interviews.

FOSSIL at NARST 2018

This March, FOSSIL team members Kent Crippen, Lisa Lundgren, and Rich Bex attended the 2018 NARST International Conference. NARST is an international organization focused on using research to improve science education and learning. Lisa and Kent presented a poster of their research on FOSSIL’s social media, you can read more about their work here.

FOSSIL Team Members attend NSTA

FOSSIL team members Jeanette Pirlo and Victor Perez presented at the National Science Teachers Association 2018 National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. Jeanette presented with iDigBio on using Natural History Collections in the classroom, and Victor gave a talk on using 3D-printed fossils to teach about Megalodon’s size. Bruce MacFadden, along with Florida Museum of Natural History graduate students Claudia Grant, Sean Moran, and Michael Ziegler, presented a workshop on using 3D-printed fossils to teach about the Great American Biotic Interchange.

YouTube

FOSSIL graduate student assistant, MacKenzie Smith, has started a new series on the FOSSIL YouTube channel. Called “50 States of Fossils,” the series aims to help people get involved with fossil collecting around the United States.

Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt18MbS9hR6BjGK6yV_aI_A to watch the first episode!