Online Learning Resources for Educators

• Free online conferencing and video platforms for teachers include:

  • http://Microsoft and Google Video Conferencing 

  • Google Hangouts (free access through July 1 to advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G-Suite & G-Suite for Education customers)

  • Free Webex Personal Account (Unlimited Usage, 100 Participants)

• This Google blog, "With school closures, teachers can keep their lessons going remotely," provides advice on keeping students engaged in distance learning using Google Classroom tools such as Google Docs, Google Forms 

• Content coordinators from the San Diego County Office of Education curated this subject-specific list of resources to support distance learning. 

• These websites have lessons that can be accessed by educators or parents for content instruction:CommonLit, Illustrative Mathematics, Khan Academy, Zearn

• American Federation of Teachers’ Share My Lesson offers a helpful roundup of lesson plans and other resources for teaching students about coronavirus and a Checklist for Distance Learning to help prepare for remote learning.

• The Smithsonian has launched a central portal highlighting an array of distance learning resources, fromSTEM webcasts to American history podcasts and comprehensive lesson plans. Offerings range from low- or no-tech (interviewing family members for oral history projects) to high-tech (diving into an interactive exploration module).

• The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization has created a comprehensive list of educational applications and platforms to help parents, teachers, schools and school systems facilitate student learning and provide social caring and interaction during periods of school closure.