General Resources for School Closures
***For all NYTimes access, Click THIS LINK and then “create an account” using your sau52 email and your sau52 password. Students will need to do the same.*****
All Grades
OER Commons- Aligns with Common Core
Netflix Documentaries free on YouTube - Netflix message about this access
CK-12 Foundation- Aligns with Common Core, Access and interact with PLIX, Simulations, and Adaptive Practice in context as you read- integrates with Google Classroom
Watch a webinar for using this resource for online learning on demand HERE
Brain Pop (PHS Educator Code: EMI5B9E1 )
Join this Facebook Group where educators are sharing online teaching strategies/tools
NewsELA - complete free access, individual teachers can sign up
Gale Databases - for ages preK-Undergraduate, general databases that cover every subject as well as specialized databases Science, Health and Wellness, and more.
Gale password = open
Smithsonian Tween Tribune - is a free online educational service offered by the Smithsonian for use by K-12 grade teachers and students. TTribune consists of daily news sites for kids, tweens, and teens, and includes text, photos, graphics, and audio and/or video materials prepared by the Smithsonian and others about current events, history, art, culture and science.
Middle & High School
PHS Clipper Library Website (databases, newspapers, passwords, etc)
PMS Library Website Databases and Digital Resources
See menu at bottom of page for info on audiobooks and ebooks
Students and teachers can also find resourcs for free books and research help on the PMS Library Google Classroom
NYTimes Curated Education Resources- cross curricular- LOTS of resources compiled here
Free access to iClicker- tool to engage students with their instructors via online polls and quizzes. Works with PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, and all online courseware solutions
Primary Grades
New Franklin Remote Maker Lab