Adults - Teachers
Online Teaching Help
Teaching Online For The First Time? Need Help?
Check out this amazing document full of resources for you! Wow...just wow.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/17_wRmr7AJJGX4CZz6A9LEcEvE-3EKTODNtkIq4FzmCo/edit?usp=sharing
Teach From Home
A site compiled and updated by Google to help teachers and parents teach at home during COVID-19
How To Make Online Learning More Intimate and Engaging
A good article to get you thinking about this topic when you teach online.
Zoom Directions for Students
Since Zoom is letting us use it for FREE right now - and you can use Hogwarts as your background...why would you not? Here's some help for your students if you choose to use Zoom.
Curriculum Leaders: Region 10 is preparing curriculum support materials PK-12 for the final nine weeks of the school year and posting them as they are developed.
How to teach with Zoom
Administrators
Websites and Blogs
Soul Pancake
No, silly, not with the Corona Virus - with Soul Pancake! This amazing site of uplifting videos and articles is amazing and will make you smile! Use it for you, for your students...just use it!
Link - https://soulpancake.com/
Free Technology for Teachers
A great site with easy how-to's and what's going on with educational technology!
Shake Up Learning
Visit my friend, Kasey Bell's blog and get loads of goodies!
Link - http://shakeuplearning.com
Teacher Tech
Alice Keeler has lots of great posts on her blog! You're sure to find something amazing!
FriedTechnology
From current events to the best tech tools - FriedTechnology talks about it all - for real!
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
Some AMAZING examples for small things that make a huge difference!
Link - http://edtechpicks.org/
ScootPad
One of Burleson ISD's amazing educators, Jen Severns, reached out to Scoot Pad and asked about materials and use. Here is their response:
Teachers can enroll their students in a free classroom (our free forever version) whenever they would like to do so. This allows them access to our content, but does have some usage limitations. You can view more about the Free Forever class HERE.
If they are wanting to take advantage of the free unlimited site license (from the email you replied to), the process would be a little different because I would need to connect with them so I can help get the site license provisioned at their school building. You guys are welcome to post the offer there and give them my contact information so they can reach out to me and we can get their accounts set up. :)
Thank you,
Jennifer Smith / Implementation Lead / ScootPad Corporation
www.scootpad.com / 1-614-465-3880 / jsmith@scootpad.com
Lexia
We understand that you are going through challenging times due to the COVID-19 threat and may be considering contingency plans for potential school closures. If we can play a role in developing or supporting these plans, we are here to help.
As your partner in learning, we want to try and alleviate some of those challenges. We would like to help you and all of your students by offering free Lexia licenses through the end of June, 2020, for any students not currently using Lexia in your school or district.
We will also provision Lexia Academy to assist with on-line professional learning for all educators who will have additional students using Lexia remotely.
Submit your request today to activate these licenses for your students.
Teacher Tools
Classroom Q
This terrific little site lets students log into your digital class...and then when they need help, they click the NEED ASSISTANCE button and get added to a list of students who need your attention. No more running in circles or trying to figure out which kid just yelled "MISS" at you!
Practice with it now for class - or leave it open while teaching online (if you're having to do that) and you can email kids who need help to offer assistance!
Link - https://classroomq.com/
Great Big Story
Great Big Story is an Emmy and Cannes Lions-winning global media company devoted to cinematic storytelling. Our content spans the globe and features incredible true stories about travel, food, culture and more. At the core of every Great Big Story is heart—we shine a light on extraordinary people hiding in plain sight. Through our micro-docs, series and short films, our character-driven narratives inspire hope, wonder and amazement.
Help your students pick awesome stories to get inspired!
Applied Digital Skills
Ready made lessons from Google to teach your kids about everything from digital literacy to marketing. All the heavy lifting is done for you!
Information - https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/en/teaching-resources
Lessons - https://applieddigitalskills.withgoogle.com/c/en/curriculum.html
Burleson ISD Learning Technologies Template Database
Ready made lessons, hyperdocs, ideas, and templates for you to use. You can filter by suggested grade level and content grade level. Templates are preview only and may include additional materials not viewable in the template preview.
Reading Books Aloud
Reading picture books (or any books) online aloud can violate copyright.
Pernille Ripp (Global Read Aloud project and author) has a blog post that shares resources of approved books to be shared for read aloud assignments.
Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety
Get Up to Speed on What Your Kids Are Using
Common Sense Media offers help for parents/teachers on all the apps, websites, books, movies, and games that your kids/students are using. Learn what they are - what age level they're meant for - the positives and negatives. It's a GREAT free resource to make sure this break is a safe one!
CSM Hub - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Movies and TV Shows - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-reviews
Books - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/book-reviews
Apps & Games - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews
Ultimate Parent Guides - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/parent-concerns
En Espanol - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/latino