Online learning resources...
...can be extremely helpful in any event where you cannot meet with your students in real-time. This post will serve to keep the most up-to-date links available for teachers who are looking for ways to connect online with their students. Many tech resources are offering educators free upgrades at this time.
- Google Meet - pair this with Google Classroom so that you can share out with students
- Ditch That Textbook - 50+ elearning activities, templates, and tutorials
- Nearpod (offer for affected schools)
- edpuzzle (use this form for edpuzzle pro access for schools)
- Kahoot (free offer for Kahoot pro for affected schools)
- Quizziz
- Kami (using Kami for remote learning | offer for affected schools)
- Problem Attic (Regents/test question bank integrates with your school’s LMS)
- Castle Learning (offer for affected schools)
- Scholastic resources for learning at home
- Screencastify for Chrome
- Flipgrid
- NewsELA
- YouTube channels for educators
- Link to a Google Sheet with education companies offering free subscriptions (this is shared from a 3rd party source - for questions please reference the email in the document)
- NYC’s DOE link for learning at home resources
Resources for navigating COVID-19:
- BrainPOP video about Coronavirus (suitable for younger students)
- Stated Clearly video - Where do new viruses come from? (suitable for grades 5 through HS)
- ISTE / EdSurge site about how schools can navigate uncertainty
- Education Week downloadable guide for schools and Coronavirus | Map of US school closures
- NYSED Guidance regarding school closures
What online science resources could be easily tailored to online learning?
Let's try to build a list of simulations, animations, and online-friendly activities for students. (Please try to replace websites using Flash with something more up-to-date and compatible across device platforms, if possible.)- New Visions
- PhET simulations
- Mystery Science
- Digital Atlas of Ancient Life from the Paleontological Research Institution (user guide videos)
- Science DuRoss YouTube channel (recorded class notes for MS life science | accelerated Living Environment)
- Exploring Nature
- AACT Teaching Chemistry resources (free through March 31)
- Teaching Geoscience Online
- Astronomy Simulations
- Concord Consortium
- CK-12 Science Resources
- Khan Academy science
- Exploring Earth Science YouTube channel
- Compilation of teaching resources for Earth and Environmental Sciences by ES Women’s Network (submit ideas to their list via this form)
- Compilation of online resources by Infiniscope
- Gazdonian Productions Earth Science Review Videos (click for free code through May 1)
P.S. We have not vetted all of these resources, we’ve simply curated them from teacher suggestions.
Latest post update: March 15, 2020 at 8:22 pm
