As we begin our journey with distance learning at my current school which only goes up to grade 6 my first goal is to identify the best resources available for this are group for my fellow teachers.
The last time I did a major distance learning initiative it was roughly 10 years ago for H1N1, while I was teaching middle school technology in Cairo, Egypt. The options available now are much better and easier for all users: teacher, students and parents. This is just the beginning I'm sure I will be updating as we get going on this adventure.
SeeSaw -resources on remote learning. To be used either on tablet app or laptop web based, used in all grades. Grade levels are already set up and ready to be used. Teachers can post assignments and share information. Students can post their work in a variety of media including photos, videos, audio recording and text. It links well with Google Drive.
Google Classroom - To be used as it typically is not for dissemination and acceptance of assignments as well as for communications and as a hub for G-suite tools. Most useful in grade 4+
Zoom- project your lessons in a group setting with Zoom. You can even record the sessions for students to view later. There is also a chat functionality where students can ask questions.
BrainPop We have the full suite at our school kids all have log ins, and can complete quizzes and other tasks from anywhere.
Epic! Teachers get a free account and students can log in from anywhere and use for free during "normal school hours"
Google Drive -Docs, Slides and forms.
educandy- create and share your own interactive activities online.
Vooks is offering one month free access and has two weeks of lessons ready to go. Week One Week Two
VocabularySpellingCity: Use the code VSCFree90 upon registration on their website to get immediate and free access to their tools.
Newseal: To get free access just go to their COVID-19 Resource center and click "get instant access"
Scholastic- is offering day by day projects to keep kids learning
Tynker- a self-paced coding platform.
MusicFirst- A learning management system for teaching music to all age levels: theory, notation, sight-reading and more. If your school is closed due to COVID19 you can get free access to MusicFirst for the duration of your closure.
Breakout EDU- They are offering a collection of digital games that students can play at home, these games bring the fun of an escape room to elementary education PreK and up.
Kids Discover Online - a library of science and social studies articles that allows differentiation by reading level.
Mystery Science -offers digital video mini-lessons for science subjects K-5
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