Misc.
YouTube - Remember that you do not necessarily need to create materials from scratch. A well curated group of videos from knowledgeable and reliable sources can be tremendously helpful for your students. See what YouTube has to offer.
Sample Online Learning Doctrine - One school worked together to create a list of achievable expectations for elearning while they are closed.
Method Test Prep via Castle Learning - Method allows for SAT/ACT practice from anywhere. They recently published these documents:
Thank you to Lorie Beard for sharing this interesting web page and interview with an American teacher who had to face eLearning challenges while she taught in Chine during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Showbie is a real-time application for communication and feedback with key features to support distance learning, including:
Communication and chat
Parent access
Staff curriculum development and co-teaching
School oversight
Assignment and curriculum distribution
Verbal feedback through voice notes (works cross-platform)
Socrative enables distance learning through formative and summative assessment:
Deliver self paced, practice, check for understanding assessments
Unit testing and exams
Asynchronous and synchronous room modes
Socrative integrates with Showbie
Showbie Distance Learning Resources
Socrative Distance Learning Resources
Thank you to Patti Barrett for these resources.
New York Public Media - The folks behind Ch. 21 are providing many resources to support distance instruction such as MetroFocus, WLIW Arts Beat, and the Emmy Award-winning series Treasures of New York.
OTIS PD Platform – Visit https://otis.teq.com/users/register/group and use code 78f4bc to access a ton of online PD that you may find helpful. There are many on Google and other frequently used programs.