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Everything you want to know about COVID-19... and more.
How to use Zoom video conferencing - ZOOM101 FOR Teachers
What Novels - Read Novels FREE
Canva Free Lesson Plan designer templates
Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which U.S. copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education.
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Young Adult Author Interviews Video interviews with authors that write for young adults.
Dante's Inferno Project Gutenberg
Poetry Foundation: Audio Poems
Poetry Foundation: Video Poems
YouTube Playlist: Author Read-Alouds
Classroom Readings of Required Novels and Full-Text versions
Death of a Salesman audio play begins at 3:18
Databases to search for books needed:
https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary
Free collection of fiction and nonfiction pairings - Commonlit.org
This collection can be sorted by grand level, lexile, theme and genre and can be translated to multiple languages.
Novels in Spanish
Common literature in Spanish - Free
Social Studies
Mindfulness/Yoga
Shared by Dr. McGee 4/1/20
Canvas Studio:
https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-9669-50736467895
https://www.instructure.com/canvas/higher-education/platform/products/canvas-studio
Board Works Username: "student-2154" Password: "password2154"
Shared by Tara Huber 4/1/20
Resources for Librarians during COVID-19 Pandemic
http://www.amazingeducationalresources.com/- A comprehensive table of free educational resources offered during school closures.
Accessing E-resources
Resource Title
Description
Link
Overdrive
This link is for the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh-- which anyone could get a temporary 30 day library card to access the online collection. Librarians could also look up their local library system’s online catalog and link both.
World eBook
They have made their nonfiction books, which cover science, biographies, sociology, early readers, and more, available for free. Their early reader books have read alouds, and all books have digital pens, highlighters, and sticky notes available.
ProQuest
ProQuest customers can get unlimited access to materials from 50+ publishers.
Comcast
Comcast is waiving the $9.95/month fee for Internet essentials for the first two months to provide low income families with internet access.
Match Fishtank
Open educational resources from a Boston charter school system.
New America OER
Open educational resources search engine and resource list.
https://www.newamerica.org/in-depth/prek12-oer-in-practice/resources-get-started/
Abdo Digital
They have made their ebook collection available for free.
https://abdodigital.com/?tk=7724458A4EE9A73EE8087AC8D237C57C
ActivEd Walkabouts
PreK-2 lesson plans based around movement.
AFSA Education Foundation
Free money skills program.
BFW
Free access to AP-related ebooks (and ability to download them for offline use).
Book-related Activities
Resource Title
Description
Link
Kid Lit Authors Step Up to Help Educators, Students, and Parents
Article on different children literature authors who are hosting question and answer or read aloud sessions.
AR Book Find
Access to Accelerated Reader booklists and quizzes.
https://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx?RedirectURL=%2fdefault.aspx
Flipgrid
Video sharing tool that can be used to share booktalks or have students share what they are reading and recommending.
Readworks
Non-profit offering free (or with a donation) online reading comprehension activities.
Stimola
Author read-alouds and activities
Kids ask Authors
Kids ask children and YA authors a question each day.
Lunch Doodles
Mo Willems hosts a lunch doodle at 1 P.M. through the Kennedy Center.
Studio JJK
Author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka is providing daily drawing lessons
How to Toon
Illustrator Joe Wos teaches daily cartooning.
Dan Gutman
Every day, Dan reads three chapters of his book, Miss Blake is a Flake.
https://www.facebook.com/60020139122/videos/654151382018154/?vh=e&d=n
Kate Messner
Author read aloud of different picture books.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=XPB1DSXAr5o&feature=emb_logo
Other Online Resources
Resource Title
Description
Link
Google Arts & Culture
Offers access to the virtual collections of hundreds of art museums.
Scholastic Learn at Home
20 days, with each day featuring 4 articles and/or stories. The link to the homepage is further divided by Pre-K-K, 1-2, 3-5, and 6 and up.
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
Cincinnati Zoo Home Safaris
Every day at 3, the Cincinnati Zoo will do a live Facebook video featuring a different animal. Their website features a different activity for each animal and day.
The Hidden Worlds of National Parks
Rangers lead interactive 360 degree video tours of five national parks.
https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service
5 Simple Homeschool Secrets To Lighten Your Coronavirus Quarantine
A short article directed at parents on how to adjust to schooling at home.
What Teachers in China Have Learned in the Past Month
Tips for distance learning from a teacher who has been teaching students in China remotely.
BrainPop
Free BrainPop videos and resources for use in the home.
https://educators.brainpop.com/school-home-connection-resources/
StoriumEdu
Free 30-day trial to a story-telling app that uses gameplay to engage students in creative writing.
https://storiumedu.com/
Goosechase
Free premium mobile phone scavenger hunt-like learning experiences
Offline Resources
Resource Title
Description
Link
“25 Non-screen Activities for You to Do”
Organized by school weeks, there are 25 non-screen activities for children to do.
Unplugged Coding Activities
Six coding activities that don’t require a computer.
http://info.thinkfun.com/stem-education/6-unplugged-coding-activities-for-hour-of-code
Education.com
Week-long independent study packets.
Boromi Daily Play
A free daily activity that can be done with minimal resources and offline.
Cassie Stephens
Videos showing creative projects using found objects.