Most of us are only a few weeks into teaching remotely. It’s still chaotic, messy, but we’re trying to make it work. We have the will, just need the way.
Lots of education companies are stepping up to make that possible. Here’s a sampling of the many and varied emails I got this past week offering help:
More Resources to teach remotely
- Babbel–free language learning for all US K12 and college students
- Book Creator–if you use Book Creator, they have help for you as you teach remotely
- Flinn At-home Science
- Free resources for educators during the coronavirus pandemic–from SmartBrief on EdTech
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt online At-home Learning Resources
- PBS–free curated standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for CA
- STEM Remote Learning Solutions from Vernier–free for a limited time
- Thoughtful Learning Writing Units–free during Pandemic
- Wide Open School–from Common Sense Media
Remote Learning Tips
- Home Network Tips for WiFi use from the FCC
- Here’s what schools can do for students without internet–from EdSurge
- Tactical Ideas for Virtually Coaching Your Newly-virtual Teachers–a 35-minute video from Adam Geller
- Working from Home Tips for Teachers–from Edublog
More about COVID-19
This next shows how US school districts are managing remote teaching. Map of responses to COVID 19 from schools—pretty scary, at least to me. This updates constantly so what you see below may not be the most current. Click through:
#coronaviruseducation
#coronavirus #remotelearning
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
