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Infrastructure and Devices
Infrastructure and Devices
Considerations for Students:
- Content filter on device to meet CIPA (Child Internet Protection Act)
- Adequate network connectivity at home or designated location
- WiFi at home
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- School2Home affordable Internet
- WiFi at home
- Ensure that provided device is able to accomplish desired outcomes
- Chromebooks
- iPad
- Tablets
- Windows/Mac
- If technical issues arise, LEA should have resources to assist.
- Consideration for students with IEP.
- Consideration for language learners.
- Consideration for Williams Act and equitable access to students.
Considerations for Educators:
- Adequate network connectivity at home or designated location.
- Access to curriculum or district distance learning platforms offsite.
- Support on the use of technology and platform offsite
- LEA should also consider how to support educators and staff.
Considerations for Parents:
Online Engagement Systems and Platforms
Online Engagement Systems and Platforms
A curated list of resources that will support educators and students transition to digital spaces to communicate with students, develop content, and manage student progress
- Google Distance Learning Options features a blog post with advice on keeping students engaged in distance learning using Google Classroom tools such as Google Docs, Google Forms
- Using Google Classroom for Continuation of Learning is an online course to help teachers understand what online learning and collaboration should look like and to see how using Google Classroom can help provide the structure to build it. When you have completed this course, you will have a Classroom ready to continue your students’ learning even if the school building is closed. This course is offered from March 6, 2020 to July 31, 2020.
- Microsoft Teams - Office 365 A1 is free for school districts, this includes Office, Teams and many other features including Learning Tools for students with disabilities.
- Free Zoom Licenses for K12 Distance Learning (by request)
- Advanced capabilities with free access to audio and video conferencing tools: Unlimited number of video meetings with up to 100 participants; Breakout rooms; Collaboration tools with other teachers.
- Use below link to register your domain for free Zoom licenses:
- Free Microsoft and Google Video Conferencing Options
- Google and Microsoft have announced that they will grant access to their more robust teleconferencing and collaboration tools that are typically only available to enterprise customers to make it easier for people to work from home. Both companies are only offering free access for a limited time.
- Free Access to Google Hangouts Meet
- Free access through July 1 to advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G-Suite & G-Suite for Education customers; Larger meetings - up to 250 participants per call; Live streaming up to 100,000 viewers; Record meetings and save to Google Drive
- Free Webex Personal Account (Unlimited Usage, 100 Participants)
- Free Webex access to additional features: Unlimited usage (no time restrictions); Supports up to 100 participants; Offers toll dial-in (in addition to existing VoIP) capabilities
- Free LogMeIn Remote Work Kits
- Free Emergency Remote Work Kits for 3 months: Solutions for meetings and video conferencing; Webinars and virtual events; IT support & management of remote devices and apps
- Moodle Free Open-Source Learning Management System enables you to create a private learning space online full of engaging activities and material. You will always have full control of all your data and the way your staff, students and clients are on-boarded into the system.
- California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) http://www.internetforallnow.org/get_affordable_internet_today and this is provided by the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF).
- Collaborative Classroom.org - Guidance for Remote Learning - https://www.collaborativeclassroom.org/collaborative-classroom-guidance-for-remote-learning/
State, County Office of Education, and District Resources
State, County Office of Education, and District Resources
A list of resources for administrators and teachers that were created and curated by other California educational agencies for broader use.
- Online Educational Resources is a crowdsourced master document of free resources that is being circulated amongst teachers and parents. It has not been vetted by the CDE, but it contains an extensive list of resources and how to access them for free:
- CA State Library Database is California’s online content project for kindergarten through grade twelve. It provides no cost access to Encyclopedia Britannica, ProQuest, and TeachingBooks.net, a collection of book guides and lessons.
- The Orange County Office of Education has curated resources for instructional continuity.
- The San Diego County Office of Education provides a list of distance learning resources by content area.
- Santa Clara County Office of Education has posted online resources on its web page.
- Free Access to University of California A-G Online High School Courses
Supporting Students with Disabilities in Distance Learning
Supporting Students with Disabilities in Distance Learning
Resources to help support students with disabilities complete tasks and assignments and adjust to new routines in the transition to distance learning.
- Top 12 Websites for Children With Learning Disabilities (article)
- Can Do! Kids! provides resources for helping students focus on the skills and strengths they possess through guided self-assessments
- AdaptiveWorksheets.com allows parents and teachers to create their own worksheets or print existing worksheets. Not all of their resources are free, but the resources listed here are: http://www.adaptiveworksheets.com/free.html
- The Special Student Services Blog by Juanita Pritchard provides guidance for supporting students with significant cognitive disabilities who have been classified as moderate/severe/profound.
Articles to Navigate Distance Learning
Articles to Navigate Distance Learning
These articles that provide guidance on developing distance learning lessons and units as well as advice specifically related to moving to online instruction as a result of the coronavirus
- Center for Collaborative Education: So They’ve Closed the Schools–Now What? Tips for teaching remotely.
- Edutopia: OER (Open Education Resources) Roundup is an educators’ guide to open educational resources with information about online repositories, curriculum-sharing websites, and sources for lesson plans and activities.
- Edutopia: What Teachers in China Have Learned in the Past Month
- Edutopia: Free Is Good - Open Educational Resources
- Edutopia: Teaching with Web-Based Resources
- Edutopia: Harnessing the Power of YouTube in the Classroom
- The EduBlogger: Navigate from Kathleen Morris to find information on ways to structure daily instruction, ways video is incorporated throughout the day, timetables, and ways to plan an online lesson. It includes links to Tools for synchronous (live) video conferences, recording asynchronous videos and screencasts.
- The American Federation of Teachers’ offers a Checklist for Distance Learning Questions You Should Ask Now includes specific questions districts must ask themselves regarding how English language learners and students with disabilities will be supported.
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