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Online Teaching Resources for NSCDS
Online Teaching Resources for NSCDS 1
Video/Whiteboards/Screencasting 6
Resources for Blended Learning 7
Extended Closure Digital Learning Plan Brainstorm 11
International School Examples compiled by Oren Marcktell 11
Covington Community School Corporation e-Learning 11
Grand Rapids Community College - Continuity of Learning 11
Mahtomedi Public Schools e-Learning Days 11
Marshall Public Schools eLearning Days 11
Southmont Schools eLearning Days 11
Oak Lawn Community High School - also see this page 11
Pepperdine - Academic Continuity Plan for Teaching and Learning 11
Sacred Heart Preparatory Academy - Atherton 11
WSWHE BOCES Emergency Online Classroom Toolkit 11
Recommended Resources from Others 11
Intro
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NEW! Interested educators and parents are welcome to join our daily Zoom call. We just got started today (March16) and our next meeting is tomorrow evening at 7 PM CST. We will be scheduling daily connect meetings at various times once we get started. Details here.
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NEW! Bringing the Outside In - a collection of high-quality sites and ideas for connecting to the world
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Looking for more subject-specific teaching resources and apps? See the Tech@NSCDS website.
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Need tips for teaching online? Check out these articles:
National Standards for Quality Online Teaching (K-12) Literature Review
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Seeking educational YouTube channels? Take a look at this curated list.
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Think about incorporating webcams and virtual field trips into your online teaching? See this collection for resources.
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Lesson planning resources can be located here for just about every grade and subject area.
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Instructional strategies can be found here.
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See the bottom of this document for articles, teaching resources, and plan examples related to continuity of learning.
Tools
This list was originally designed for a 1:1 iPad school and not designed to be inclusive of possible tool. It’s just a manageable list of some favorite tools by category.
Assessing
These are recommended apps that can be used to create online assessments.
- Formative - web-based
- Google Forms - web-based
- Quizlet - web-based and iOS app
- Quizziz - web-based and iOS app
- Sesame - iOS app
- Socrative - web-based and iOS app
Audio Recording
Record with these apps; create music with Garageband, too.
- Garageband - IOS app
- Voicememos - native IOS app
Discussing
Mindmapping
Graphic organizers can be created using these apps.
- Mural - web-based and iOS app
- Notability - iOS app
- Padlet - web-based and iOS app
- Popplet - web-based and iOS app
Presenting
Create presentations using these apps. Nearpod and Seesaw are more interactive.
- Google Slides - web-based and iOS app
- Keynote - iOS app
- Nearpod - web-based and iOS app
- Seesaw - web-based and iOS app
Publishing
Publish web pages and interactive books with these tools.
- Adobe Spark Page - web-based and iOS app (get a free Adobe account from the tech office)
- Book Creator - web-based and iOS app
- Pages - web-based and iOS app
- Seesaw - web-based and iOS app
Reflecting
These apps encourage reflection and commenting.
Scanning
Digitize documents from your iOS device using these apps. Notes and Files are built into your iPad!
- Adobe Scan - iOS app
- Notes - iOS app
- Files - iOS app (use it to scan and to open zipped files)
- Scannable - iOS app
Video/Whiteboards/Screencasting
Create videos and demonstrate concepts using these apps.
- Apple Clips - iOS app
- Edpuzzle - web-based and iOS app
- Educreations - iOS app
- Explain Everything - web-based and iOS app
- Jamboard- web-based and iOS app
- Recording screen via Control Center - built into the iOS
- Screencast O Matic - web-based and iOS app
- Show Me - web-based and iOS app
- Stop Motion Studio - iOS app
- Touchcast Studio - iOS app
Writing/Drawing/Annotating
Make drawings, annotate images, and more with these apps.
- Notes - iOS app
- Cardflow - IOS app
- Google Keep - web-based and iOS app
- Google Science Journal - iOS app
- LiquidText - iOS app
- Markup
- Notability - iOS App
- Penultimate - iOS app
- Post-It - iOS app
- Sketches School - iOS app
Resources for Blended Learning
These are tools that potentially could be purchased to support teaching and learning in the long term.
Online Language Arts Programs
- Biblionasium
- Boomwriter
- CommonLit (free and available for grades 3-12; pricing available for school-wide features)
- Epic!
- Learning A to Z
- Lexia Core 5 Reading (K-5)
- Lexia PowerUp Literacy (6-12)
- Lightsail
- Listenwise
- Newsela (2-12)
- Noodle Tools (library may have this)
- NightZooKeeper
- PebbleGo (K-3)
- Quill
- Raz Kids (K-5)
- Read 180 (4-12)
- Sylvan Paper (used to be Citelighter)
- Amplify - ELA products
- Readworks
- Accelerated Reader & MyOn
- Tales2Go
- ThinkCerca
- Writable
Online Math Programs
Online Science Programs
General Online Platforms
Articles
10 Strategies for Leading Online When School is Closed
ATLIS Compilation of Resources - NEW AND EXCELLENT
Comcast Offering ‘Internet Essentials’ Package Free for Low-Income Customers for 60 Days
Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
Coronavirus is Spreading: Should You Cancel Your Family Vacation?
Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning, and Thinking Critically Thinking - NYT Learning Network
Digital Learning Collaborative: eLearning Days
Digital Learning Collaborative: Planning Guides for Online and Blended Learning
Distance Learning Tips and Questions - Please contribute to our Padlet and share your ideas.
eLearning Days: A Scan of Policy and Guidance
Emergencies and Switching to Online Learning
A Guide for Caring for Children During Extended Family Confinement
How Colleges Should Respond to Coronavirus (webinar)
How to Talk to Young Children about Coronavirus
How to Talk to Your Kids About the Coronavirus
Malone Schools Online Network: Preparing to Teach Online
Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope with Coronavirus (guide from Edsurge)
Plan for Effective e-Learning Days
Preparing for Coronavirus to Strike the US
Quality Education for All During Coronavirus
Schools are Closing for Coronavirus: Now What?
Supporting Continuity of Teaching and Learning During an Emergency
Trading Snow Days for eLearning Days
What Happened When Hong Kong’s Schools Went Virtual to Combat the Spread of Coronavirus
What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online
What Would a Coronavirus Outbreak in the U.S Mean for Schools?
When Should Schools Close for Coronavirus?
Understanding Coronavirus: What Schools Need to Know
Understanding the Impact of Coronavirus on K12 Schools (webinar)
Courses and Support Groups
Continuity in Crisis: Planning for Teachers (free) - Check out their Glide app which has tons of resources
Designing for Online Learning (free)
Temporary School Closures FB group
Teaching Resources
15 Strategies for Online Learning When School is Closed
30 Great Educational Netflix Shows
Book Creator Support for Schools Affected By Chronavirus
COVID-19: Nepris Solutions for You - Nepris connects industry experts to classrooms.
Education Companies Offering Free Subscriptions Due to School Closings
Edurolearning’s Emergency School Closures Information - more tips, tricks, and tools from the international school community
Free Access to Brainpop for Schools Closed to the Coronavirus
Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start
Google for Education: Tips for Enabling Distance Learning
Google Trainer Group - Coronavirus Resource/Idea Repository
How to Create an Online Classroom | Stanford Online High School
Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
Misinformation, Data Literacy, and the Novel Coronavirus
NY Times Learning Network: How Concerned Are You About the Coronavirus Outbreak
PBS Newshour Extra: Coronavirus Student Guide: Virus Explainer and News Update
Picture Books Read Aloud Videos for Lesson Use
#RemoteLearning: It’s Happening
School Closure Support from Parlay (Parlay is a really cool discussion tool)
Stanford Teacher Anywhere Best Practices
Students Can Respond to Daily Writing Prompts, Inspired by the NY Times, at Home for Free
Talking to Students About Coronavirus
You Can Celebrate Citizen Science Month From Home
Twitter Hashtags
Follow these hashtags on Twitter:
- #COVID19edu
- #remotelearning
Health Information
World Health Organization - Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19) Outbreak
Plan Examples
Extended Closure Digital Learning Plan Brainstorm
International School Examples compiled by Oren Marcktell
Covington Community School Corporation e-Learning
Grand Rapids Community College - Continuity of Learning
ETHS eLearning Page
Lesley University
Mahtomedi Public Schools e-Learning Days
Marshall Public Schools eLearning Days
Southmont Schools eLearning Days
Oak Lawn Community High School - also see this page
Pepperdine - Academic Continuity Plan for Teaching and Learning
Sacred Heart Preparatory Academy - Atherton
University of Massachusetts - Boston - eLearning and Instructional Support (look at the checklist and assignment builder at the top of the page)
Westborough Public Schools - Alternative Learning Days (particularly good for looking at elementary grades)
WSWHE BOCES Emergency Online Classroom Toolkit
Recommended Resources from Others
Via James Sanders
Via Jon Corippo
Via Kalana Kulseth
NewsELA
Flipgrid
Via Karen Bosch
Via Dan Rezac
Via Erica Hartman
Online Platform Classification 6-12
Learning Management System- Canvas
Online Instruction/Resources:
iReady
WebAssign
Newsela
CommonLit
Albert
Pearson SuccessNet
Quill
Apex
MosaMack
Inspire Science
Big Ideas Learning
Assessment:
GoFormative
PearDeck
Google Forms
Web Assign
Pearson SuccessNet
Canvas Quizzes
PlayPosIt
ESL Reading Smart
Kahoot
Presentation/Video Tools:
Playposit
PearDeck
Google Slides
Screencastify
ScreenCast-O-Matic
Adobe Spark
Flipgrid
Collaboration:
Google Docs
Google Slides
Canvas Discussions/Announcements
Google Meet
GoGuardian for Teachers
Canvas Conferences
K-5 Main Learning Management System: Google Classroom
Online Instruction/Resources:
iReady
iReady Tool Box
Newsela
Raz Kids
Quill
Quaver (Music)
Brain Pop (Science)
Reflex (Grades ⅔)
On Our Way to English
Ellevations
Assessment:
Google Forms
PearDeck
Google Docs
Flip Grid
Vocab/Spelling City
Presentation/Video Tools:
PearDeck
Google Slides
Screencastify
Adobe Spark
Flip Grid
Canva
Collaboration:
Google Docs
Google Presentation
Go Guardian for Teachers (3-5 only)