As an educator, explore the Smithsonian Learning Lab to understand its core offerings. Identify the types of educational resources available, how existing content can be adapted and shared, and whether an account is required to create or share your own materials. Summarize your findings.
Navigate to the Smithsonian Learning Lab homepage (https://learninglab.si.edu/). Click on the 'Discover' link. Identify and list the general categories of resources available (e.g., Image, Audio, Video, Text, Learning Resource). Return to the homepage. Click on the 'Share' link. If a survey pop-up appears, close it. Identify the primary ways users can utilize or share content as described on the 'Share' page, focusing on adapting existing collections and creating new ones. Based on the presence of 'Login'/'Sign Up' links, determine if an account is required for creating and sharing.
State that the types of resources available are Image, Audio, Video, Text, and Learning Resource (or Collections). State that primary ways to utilize or share content involve browsing and adapting 'ready-to-use model collections' and creating/customizing new collections. Conclude that a 'Login' or 'Sign Up' account is required for creating and sharing content.