Online Learning Resources

Book Creator is a simple tool for creating digital books. Create your own teaching resources or have students take the reins.

Tutorial

Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and COVID-19.

Caitlin Tucker provides ticks on how to design online lessons using the 5 Es Instructional Model.

EVERFI offers free online courses for grades K-12 on critical skills like social-emotional learning, STEM, health & wellness, financial literacy, career readiness and more. It can be assigned by a teacher and used independently by a student.

See and hear from every student. Educators post discussion prompts, students reply with short, recorded videos. It can be assigned by a teacher and used independently by a student.

LTC Video: Getting Started
Blog: Remote Learning with Flipgrid

Guidance developed by Kansas’ Continuous Learning Task Force to help educators meet the immediate need of supporting learning outside of our normal practices.

A slide deck from the U.S. Department of Education’s presentation on FERPA and virtual learning. Included is an overview of FERPA and scenario-based responses.

Created by Smekens Education, Literacy Lessons provide a library of ready-to-share reading and writing lessons.

A frequently updated list of free resources and subscriptions provided by vendors in response to COVID-19 school closings.

The American Library Association provides an overview of the TEACH Act, which defines the terms and conditions on which accredited, nonprofit educational institutions throughout the U.S. may use copyright-protected materials in distance education-including on websites and by other digital means–without permission from the copyright owner and without payment of royalties.

Quizizz is a student-paced formative assessment tool. Create sets of questions or use questions that other teachers have created.

CoSN, the national professional organization for K – 12 technology leaders, identifies key considerations for districts contemplating moving classrooms online.

Richard Byrne’s recommendations for teaching remotely.

Open Up Resources makes the highest quality ELA & math curriculum freely accessible to preK-12 educators. Open Up curricula are available for 6-8 Math & 9-12 Math, EL Education K-5 Language Arts, Bookworms K-5 Reading & Writing. The platform requires teacher facilitation while students are using it. The student needs a mobile device (phone/tablet).

Zoom is a video conferencing platform. Zoom is temporarily lifting the 40-minute time limit on free Basic accounts for schools affected by COVID-19.

Tips and Tricks for Teachers

Zoom Tips for Teachers (Slides)

FERPA Compliance Guide

Scholastic Learn at Home provides 20 days of free cross-curricular activities. Available on any device, lessons can be done independently or with a parent. It can be assigned by a teacher or used independently by a student.

A guide produced by Tech & Learning that presents a detailed remote learning plan for schools and districts. Includes Sample Parent Access, Survey Letter, Sample Device Loan Agreement, Sample ELearning Lesson Plan, and Sample Letter to Faculty.

Examples of expectations for teaching and learning that can be used with staff.

A brief etiquette guide for students when engaged in virtual meetings.

Eric Curtis provides brief videos on using Google Meets.