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Whether you're new to distance learning or an experienced online teacher, you can find free online training resources to fit your needs.

Are you a "face to face" classroom teacher considering shifting to online education?

Or are you an online teacher interested in the latest technology to make your online courses more effective?

For example, some online schools offer free training modules to help campus-based teachers learn how to transition to cyber-classrooms. Other organizations offer tips on designing online classes and teaching with technology.

10 Free Courses for Online Teachers

Michigan State University's Virtual University Design and Technology website offers text-based lessons in topics including pedagogy and best practices, online course content, enlivening techniques, course structure and design, and hybrid courses.

2) Learning to Teach Online Video & PDF LessonsThe Learning to Teach Online project has been developed by COFA Online, an academic unit at the College of Fine Arts, the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. It is designed to be practical and easy to access for time-poor teachers. The video- and PDF-based episodes each examine specific successful online teaching strategies froxm many different disciplines, offering tips, guidance and pointing out the potential pitfalls to both novice and experienced online teachers. Best of all, the more than 50 lessons can be accessed for free through ITunes.
3) Thinking About Putting Your Class Online?
This University of Pittsburgh videocast discusses online course planning and design, interaction, giving students feedback, assessment, getting feedback from students, and new technologies.
4) Promising Practices in Online Teaching
Originally developed for Texas Woman's University, this course includes modules showing how to design a course, along with explanations of best practices for distance education.
5) Visual Design for Online Course Content
Also from Texas Woman's University, this course gives tips to help you successfully create the navigation, layout, colors and design of your course content.
6) Teacher Training Videos
This step-by-step video resource shows teachers how to use technological tools such as Blackboard, wikis, online surveys, podcasting and more.
7) Effective Online Teaching - Faculty Quick Tips
Seven Pace University online instructors give their best advice about being an effective online educator. Go to iTunes U's Pace University page and select "Faculty Contributions" to access these videos.
8) MERLOT (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching)
MERLOT provides a large, peer-reviewed collection of online curricula and other resources, as well as forums and publications aimed at online educators. Search the MERLOT database for "distance learning" to find links to material to help you plan and design effective online classes.
9) Free Textbooks for Online Courses - Community Colleges Online
The Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (OER) is a great site that assists faculty who are developing online courses for community or junior colleges in finding and utilizing free online textbooks, learning modules, and creative commons resources for distance learning courses.
10) Sloan Consortium Effective Practices
The Sloan Consortium studies and funds online education. The consortium's Effective Practices site is a way for online educators to share techniques, strategies, and practices in online education that have worked for them. Practices are peer-reviewed before being put on the site.
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Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for elementary students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs.

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What are the best educational Netflix shows? We've gathered the top 30! Whether you're showcasing these to students or using them as part of a distance learning curriculum, these are the best options currently streaming.

Note to teachers: Some schools block Netflix, which requires you to use Netflix's offline feature to download preferred shows and use them during class. When it comes to the legality of streaming Netflix in the classroom, the company notes which media are available for educational screenings. Also, grade recommendations were made by our editorial team, but of course, you are always the best judge of the appropriateness for own children and students.

Best educational Netflix shows for elementary school

The only thing more curious than the bots are kids. Celebrity appearances and a music video at the end of each episode only add to the fun.

This science-based show answers all sorts of questions kids tend to ask.

Top scientists examine fossils found in Canada while looking for an elusive, new species!

This documentary explores the ocean depths and the creatures who live within.

This compelling documentary showcases some of the world's biggest engineering achievements.

Five baby animals in different parts of the world grow up learning to survive the wild.

Observe different animals as they age from babies to adults.

When a science concept just isn't clicking for your students ... Ms. Frizzle to the rescue! Stream episodes on the human body, gardening, weather, and more.

If you teach about the ocean, chances are there's an Octonauts episode related to your unit.

Have students compare the film version to the classic novel of the same name.

Based on the popular book series, this live-action sketch-comedy show brings important historical figures, like King Tut, Marie Antoinette, and Pablo Picasso, to life in an entertaining and hilarious way.

Best educational Netflix shows for middle school

A biographical drama based on a true story. Drew Barrymore stars in this film about a reporter writing about whales trapped in the Arctic Circle.

Based on the book of the same name, this movie tells the real-life story of William Kamkwamba, who saved his village by inventing a windmill.

That's right, gumshoes! The story of the legendary professional thief has been remixed into a cartoon series. But in this iteration, Carmen is trying to thwart evil. Those of us who grew up playing the computer game and watching the game show will love introducing the globe-trotting Carmen to a new generation of kids.

Discover 72 of the cutest animals on earth and how their adorable features help protect them.

Introduce students to other cultures with this film about a child who is inspired by the life of India's president.

Comedian Kevin Hart uses his silliness for good, teaching viewers about some of history's unsung black heroes.

Teenagers at NASA's Space Camp dream of traveling to Mars while experts reflect on the future and history of NASA.

New technology showcases the hidden lives of nocturnal creatures.

Introduce students to the world of sports with these star golf athletes who are still in grade school.

Best educational Netflix shows for high school

Inspire the creatives in your classroom with this eight-episode documentary series on some of the world's foremost designers, including photographer Platon, graphic designer Paula Scher, and sneaker designer Tinker Hatfield.

In this wacky talk show, the popular educator explores scientific topics in the everyday world, including climate change, video games, and space travel.

Bill Nye faces climate-change skeptics as he demonstrates the importance of scientific evidence.

Find out the most deadly creatures on earth!

In less than 20 minutes, the show tackles various topics, from the water crisis to the racial wealth gap, in an accessible way. Be sure to preview episodes, as some are not suitable for the classroom.

Take a trip inside the mind of billionaire Bill Gates as he opens up about those who influenced him and the audacious goals he's still pursuing.

Ever wonder what's happening inside your head? From dreaming to anxiety disorders, discover how your brain works.

This Netflix series is a lot like Planet Earth, except it urgently calls for viewers to think about the ways that human actions are putting the nature and animals the series covers in peril.

"I use it to teach irony ('Time Enough at Last'), scapegoating ('Monsters Are Due on Maple Street'), and conformity ('The Eye of the Beholder'). I've also used episodes as a quick, fun, shared experience for us to look at setting, conflict, and/or theme." -Jacky B.

Discover the secrets of the universe: from black holes to distant planets.
What Netflix shows, movies, or documentaries do you use in your classroom? Come share in ourWeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook. Plus, the best TED Talks to spark student discussion.

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Learning math online isn't always easy! Luckily there are some great math websites for teaching math virtually We've gathered a list of teacher-approved sites that includes resources, games, freebies, and innovative programs for teaching math.

Here are the best math websites, according to teachers.
Note: This article has been updated to reflect free and discounted resources for online education during the COVID-19/coronavirus outbreak. Find other free online resources here.
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Best Math Websites: Comprehensive Math Programs
These websites provide standards-based math curricula, practice activities and games, assessment tools and instructive insights, and professional development.
From McGraw-Hill, a web-based assessment and learning system that uses adaptive questioning to determine students' needs. It also instructs students on topics they are most ready to learn. Grades: 3-12; cost: $

Along with textbooks, Art of Problem Solving has a stable of robust online resources, including videos, math problems from math contests, and online classes. Also features after-school enrichment resources. Grades: 2-12; c ost: $

BuzzMath focuses on helping middle schoolers practice their math skills. It contains high-quality problems, gives immediate and detailed feedback, and lets students progress at their own pace. Randomly generated values let students retry problems to obtain mastery. Teachers also receive detailed results that help them guide and monitor student progress. Grades: 6-9; c ost: Free demo with subscription plans for students and families.

This resource from England provides math videos, math practice questions, and worksheets with answers. Grades: K-12; cost: Free

This National Science Foundation-funded program helps students strengthen math skills, inspires a growth mindset, and encourages critical thinking. Students will learn to solve problems and explain their thinking using mathematician George Polya's four-step approach. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free trial

An award-winning series of math apps that harness the power of digital tools to create a better, deeper, more fun learning experience. Blogs, such as "Making Math Social" and "Saying No to Math Anxiety," are included as resources for teachers and parents. Grades: K-6; c ost: Free trial

An adaptive learning platform designed to complement classroom instruction and deliver results. Includes resources for teachers, student data reports, and instructive insights. Grades: K-8; c ost: Free 90-day trial with subsequent subscriptions.

Online learning digital curriculum for primary or supplementary instruction. Give students the support they need exactly when they need it. Grades: K-12; c ost: $ (Discounts during coronavirus school closures)

This site provides e-textbooks, answer keys, video lessons, and printables for students and teachers of algebra 1 and 2, geometry, and trigonometry. Grades: 8-12; c ost: $

We love the friendly competition and game-based content offered by First in Math. Kids gain skills practice and fluency as they play games targeted toward fact proficiency, automaticity, and logical thinking. Grades: K-8; c ost: Free trial with subsequent paid content

Allows kids to practice math at their own level and pace. Has more than 30,000 math questions, starting with a diagnostic that assigns material at just the right level. Front Row also features lessons, assessments, and reports for teachers. Grades: K-9; cost: Free for teachers; $ for upgrades and other features

GregTangMath strives to provide unparalleled math lessons for students as well as professional development for in-service teachers. Games, puzzles, and other resources, like free downloads, worksheets/word problems, math centers. Grades: K-6; cost: Free

This site, from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), features complete lesson plans, mobile games for students, interactive activities, and brain teasers. Grades: PreK-12; c ost: Free

High-quality educational resources for teachers and students. Excellent math tasks, videos, lesson plans, and problem-based curriculum modules. Grades: 6-8; cost: Free

Istation makes personalized learning easy with computer-adaptive instruction, assessments, personalized data profiles, and teacher resources. Includes digital lessons and face-to-face teaching strategies. Grades: PreK-8; cost: $

Make math about more than numbers! Engaging items, real-world scenarios, and unlimited questions. Individualized math practice. Teachers can choose the strand and set up students to work independently. Grades: K-12; c ost: $

Khan Academy is on a mission to give a free, world-class education to anyone, anywhere. Their personalized learning resources are available for all ages. Video learning segments are followed by practice activities. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free

Cloud-based curriculum for K-12 students, focusing on supporting both traditional and blended classrooms. Grades: K-12; cost: Free; $ premium version

Online learning space that is engaging, supportive, and designed to get kids interested in math while teaching state standards. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free trial for teachers and families; $ subscription

Through ongoing research, MIND Research Institute continues to investigate key questions about learning, mathematics, and how the brain works. ST Math is a PreK-8 visual instructional program that leverages the brain's innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems. Grades: K-8; cost: $

Award-winning program finds and fixes learning gaps with the power of personalized learning. The three-pronged approach features personalized learning, pinpoint assessments, and interactive classroom. Grades: K-8; cost: Free version includes all curriculum, one test per year, and basic overview of student progress; $ for personalized learning license

Stepping Stones, from Origo, is a unique and comprehensive curriculum that combines print and digital materials. It features problem-solving activities, strategies, and practice. Teachers also have access to a professional blog that provides advice and support. Grades: K-6; cost: $

This organization helps students in low-income communities, together with teachers and families, harness the power of digital learning platforms to raise educational outcomes. The program features school workshops, instructional coaching, and professional learning communities. Grades: K-12; cost: $

Math games that tackle more than 1,200 crucial math skills in a fun and engaging way. Grades: 1-8; c ost: Free for teachers; $ for family subscription

Interactive, game-based learning world that motivates kids through rewards. Features include a daily challenge, step-by-step lessons, and parent connections. Grades: K-5; c ost: Free; $ monthly fee

Boost confidence, increase scores, and get ahead. Fun for enrichment or regular practice. Grades: K-5; c ost: Free basic plan; $ premium plan

Math games that make learning fun! Engaging, evidence-based, adaptive learning. Focus on specific skills, target interventions, and make assessment easy. Grades: K-5; c ost: Free trial; $ subscription

Woot Math offers adaptive practice for teaching rational numbers and related topics, such as fractions, decimals, and ratios. Grades: 3-7; c ost: Free tier for teachers; additional features available for extra cost

Personalized math curriculum that includes digital lessons and small-group instruction. Also has online modules, workbooks and answer keys, and professional development. Grades: K-5; c ost: $

Best Math Websites: Interactive Tools to Use in Instruction
These sites offer engaging videos and tools to use in your daily math instruction.
Engaging animated learning videos, games, quizzes, and activities to encourage kids on their unique learning path. Grades: PreK-8; c ost: $ (Free for educators during coronavirus school closures)

A website that allows teachers to assign math practice content to their students. Students get immediate feedback as they complete the problems. Grades: Middle school+; cost: Free

An online graphing calculator that students can use for free. Includes a teacher-centric activity builder for creating digital math activities. Grades: 9-12; c ost: Free

Use hip-hop to teach math! Flocabulary offers songs, activities, and videos. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free trial; $ subscription

Another graphing calculator for functions, geometry, algebra, calculus, statistics, and 3-D math. Includes practice sheets. Grades: 9-12; c ost: Free

You know it; your kids love it. Why not use it to teach math? Engage your students with this game-based classroom-response system played by the whole class in real-time. Multiple-choice questions are projected on the screen, then students answer with their smartphone, tablet, or computer. Grades K-12; cost: Free 30-day trial; $ subscription

Run by the University of Regina in Canada, this site offers free resources for math teachers and their students, including a database where users can search for the answers to math questions. Their Mathematics with a Human Face page includes information about careers in mathematics as well as profiles of mathematicians. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free

Teachers know that one of the best ways to make sure learning sticks is through song. Numberock features ad-free music videos of songs about math topics, like fractions, money, and integers, produced by an Emmy Award-winning studio. Numberock also has anchor charts, worksheets, comics, games, and more. Grades: K-5; c ost: Some videos are free; free trial

Best Math Websites: Games and Activities for Students
Interactive websites that provide students with instruction and independent practice.
Two users play a game in which each player tries to connect four game pieces in a row (like game Connect Four). The players answer math questions to connect the pieces. Teacher chooses how much time each player has to answer, the level of difficulty, and the type of math problem. Grades: 2-8; cost: Free

Yes, math games can be cool! Check out the hundreds of games on this site and on Coolmath4kids. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free; $ ad-free version

Figure This! is a site designed to encourage families to practice math together. It includes fun and engaging math games and high-quality challenges. It even offers challenges in Spanish. Grades 6-8; c ost: Free

Funbrain has been helping students learn key math concepts and develop crucial skills since 1997. Students can choose from a slew of games. The best part? It's all free! Grades: PreK-8; c ost: Free

Hotmath provides homework assistance for high school and college students, using "worked out" examples of math problems. Grades: 9-college; c ost: Free

Your students will love fun math games like Speed Math Deluxe, Mystery Math, Place Value Game, and more. Grades: 3-11; c ost: Free

A popular game-based site for math online learning resources. It covers algebra, geometry, statistics, and more. Grades K-12; cost: Free during the coronavirus school closures.

Organized by grade or subject, your students can play math games and get homework help. Grades: PreK-7; c ost: Free

In-depth lessons with videos, guided practice, interactive self-tests, and more. Grades: 5-12; c ost: Free

More than 425 math games, logic puzzles, and brain workouts for students to practice their math skills. Grades: 1-6; c ost: Free

Nearly 100 original math games, workshops, and practice modules, as well as math printables! Grades: 1-6; c ost: Free

This interactive, online tool helps students master basic facts. Set up as a whole-class or small-group competition, students earn ninja cards and track results on a ninja scoring poster. Two board games that teach operations are also available for purchase. Grades: 2-8; c ost: Free

This is a free intervention tool designed to fill gaps in students' mental calculation skills and empower them with number fluency. Students can earn ninja belts of different colors for their skill level. Grades: 2-8; c ost: Free

From PBS Learning Media, middle schoolers will love this entertaining video blog. Not only does each episode cover Common Core Standards, it makes math learning culturally relevant with pop-culture references. Grades: 6-9; c ost: Free

Students can create study flashcards, play learning games, practice skills, collaborate with other students, and more. Grades: 5-12; c ost: Free

Another resource to help students build fact fluency. Each game is tailored to students' ability levels. Grades: 2-6; c ost: Free trial; $ monthly subscription

Tons of fun and educational online math games, from basic operations to algebra and geometry. Grades: K-6; c ost: Free

Simple math test activities for teachers and students, from beginning math operations to calculus. You set the skill level, how many problems, and time limit. A report, which tallies right and wrong answers, is provided after each quiz. Grades: 3-12; c ost: Free

How would your students like to learn multiplication while shooting hoops? They can do that and more at Toy Theater, which teaches early math concepts through game-based learning. Grades: K-5; cost: Free

Xtramath is like a daily math vitamin. An interactive online tool that helps students practice and master basic arithmetic facts, it's quick and easy to use. Weekly emails provide progress reports for teachers and parents. Grades: K-8; c ost: Free

Best Math Websites: Resources for Teachers
Sources for teachers that provide lesson-planning resources and professional development materials.
Math worksheets for just about any area of study. Free downloads. Good for planning lessons, review, and independent work. Grades: K-6; cost: Free

This platform allows teachers to create technology-enhanced online math assessments from a huge question bank. Grades: K-12. Free Forever Teacher accounts always. Free access to Premium features through July 1, 2020.
Kuta Software
For teachers of pre-algebra through calculus. Create the math worksheets you need, exactly how you want them, in minutes. You can also create customizable homework, quizzes, and tests. Grades: 8-12; c ost: Free

A creative solution that aims to revive students' passion and interest in math. Mashup Math has a library of 100+ math video lessons as well as a YouTube channel that features new math video-lessons every week. A free e-book of math challenges is also available. Grades: K-8; cost: Free

Dynamically created math worksheets for students, teachers, parents ... anyone! Grades: K-10; c ost: Free

With their interesting lesson plans and quirky questions (e.g., "Do people with small feet pay too much for shoes?"), math class will never again be boring. Grades: 6-12; c ost: $ subscription

Tools for math teachers, including bell-ringers and drills, math tools and manipulatives, question generators, printables, and puzzles. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free

This National Science Foundation-supported project provides a large library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives and concept tutorials for math instruction. Grades: K-12; c ost: Free

TopMarks is a UK-based site that provides a database of resources for teachers as well as online learning games for students. Grades: PreK-8; c ost: Free

More than 1,500 video lessons ranging from middle-grade math through algebra 2. Grades: 6-12; cost: Free

VmathLive empowers students to master math content at their own pace in a motivating online environment. The learning is structured so students work sequentially through the lessons and can earn badges, trophies, and points. Grades: K-8; cost: Free until July, 2020
For more ideas, check out our collection of math articles. What's on your list of best math websites? Share your ideas in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook.

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Supporting your Children's Social, Emotional, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Guest Author, Pamela McVeagh-Lally

As the spread of COVID-19 causes more and more school closures across the United States, we, parents and caregivers, are faced with the daunting reality of needing to stay at home with our children for weeks and possibly months. While educators are working hard to prepare take home packets and online resources to support our children's continued academic learning while schools are closed, intentionally supporting our children's emotional well-being during these unpredictable and stressful times is our job.

With relentless, confusing media coverage about COVID-19 and discussion about it in our everyday conversations, it is important that we talk to our children about the virus and reassure them that, as disrupting as it may be, schools are closing to help to keep us all healthy and safe. Our role as adults is to offer accurate, age-appropriate information while gently correcting any misunderstandings they may have. Giving your undivided attention and really listening to and empathizing with their fears (while managing and not projecting our own), while being clear about how best to stay safe is essential. And this won't be a one time conversation. As the situation changes, we'll need to continue our proactive, honest conversations with our children aimed at keeping them informed but not overwhelmed. National Association of School Psychologists and Institute have great resources to guide you.

Setting Up for Success While At Home Together

Other than frequently and empathetically checking in with your kids, what else can you do to support their well-being and maintain a sense of normalcy while they're out of school (and while you're attempting to work from home)? Here is a list of ideas to consider for your family:

Stick to a consistent routine daily. Set expectations about getting up, getting dressed, and eating breakfast. (Many schools are finding ways to set up food programs during closures.)

Limit endless snacking. (We know this will be a tricky one for some of us who have stockpiled granola bars!)

Create a schedule for each day with your children to break up the time. Include "class time" when they complete school work, dedicated time for play, physical exercise, and emotional and mental health activities (see "Coping Kit" below for ideas). Though there's no need for a rigid agenda, all family members can be soothed by a predictable structure.

Put a limit on social media. Encourage staying connected to friends but not obsessively reading news or discussing the virus online.

Don't have the TV on in the background all day. The worry for children will escalate if they repeatedly hear and view adults panicking or reports of deaths.

For children without their own phones, set up a FaceTime playdate with a friend and let them chat using your phone.

Dedicate time every afternoon to organizing and cleaning up to keep chaos and germs at bay.

Talk about and plan for ways in which you'll deal with family arguments or sibling rivalry. Check out the Family Peace Rose for more.

Make dinner together.

Go old school! Have story time, play a board game, or try to learn a new language together during evening family time.

Create a Family "Coping Kit" To Deal with Anxiety

It is expected that we will experience anxiety during times of uncertainty and stress. One way you can help your child address their anxiety is through building a simple "Coping Kit." A "Coping Kit" includes practical strategies that empower children to manage difficult feelings productively. Depending on your child's age and needs, their "Coping Kit" could include:

This simple feelings wheel to accurately name and acknowledge emotions they may be experiencing. Remember, there are no "bad" emotions-it's ok for them to feel whatever they feel and your job is to help them use strategies to cope.

Calming breathing techniques and mindfulness activities to reduce stress;

A private journal or sketchbook where they can express their emotions through writing or drawing;

For older children, find a social cause to learn more about together and support remotely. Or cultivate compassion by encouraging them to reach out via phone or text to potentially isolated elderly family members, neighbors, or their peers who are home unsupervised; and

Practical strategies to help maintain their physical health including: 1. Picking out a fidget bracelet, button, or other small wearable item (that can be disinfected daily) to redirect the urge to touch their face. 2. Choosing part of a song they love that is at least 20 seconds long to sing while washing their hands

Finally, children take their emotional cues from us. Being honest about our fears is important to model but we should express our feelings appropriately. How can we find ways to regain calm, and also model and verbalize compassion for others? How can we notice when our stress level is rising to stop, breathe, and use our own coping strategies before responding to our children? Plan ahead for those big feelings and you'll proceed with confidence that you are ready to handle the stress.

There is no way around it. This moment requires us to dig deep and take deliberate action to make sure we stay mentally healthy for our kids. Even small acts of care for ourselves are important like watching a TV show that makes you laugh, taking two minutes each day to write down something you're grateful for, or talking honestly and privately about how you feel with a friend.

Though we may be practicing social distancing, remember to stay in touch with other parents and caregivers to share ideas, seek support, and stay connected!
About the Author: Pamela McVeagh-Lally is a founding partner of the SEL Consulting Collaborative and a philanthropic and non-profit education consultant, dedicated to helping all children thrive through building the field of social and emotional learning (SEL) and advancing the effectiveness and impact of SEL-focused organizations. Her clients include school districts, state departments of education, grantmaking foundations, multinational education non-profits and start up social and emotional learning organizations. She lives in Ohio with her husband and two children.
*Our hearts go out to the many families who cannot afford to take time off work and are facing major childcare and/or financial dilemmas.

* CPCK Note: Many thanks to author Pamela McVeagh-Lally for quickly and expertly writing this helpful article to support parents and families during a particularly stressful time!

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Distance Learning Packets for Special Education from SBCEO

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Technology can be a powerful tool to assist students with special needs or any sort of learning challenge. In particular the Chrome web browser allows users to install a wide variety of web extensions that provide tools that can help all learners, regardless of ability level.

In this blog post we will take a look at dozens of Chrome web extensions that can assist students in five main categories:

Text to Speech

Readability

Reading Comprehension

Focus

Navigation

Some of the tools fit into more than one topic, but each is only listed once. Certainly this list does not cover all of the useful web extensions available for struggling learners, but it is a great place to begin. In addition to the list of extension, I have also linked in the video from a webinar I did a while back on "Google Tools for Struggling Students" along with my ever-growing resource document from the session.

Webinar Video (1 hour)

Resource Document - You can also access my Google Document where I collect and organize all of the resources I find to help support all learners with accessibility and accommodation tools here: Google Tools to Support all Learners

Text to Speech extensions

Read&Write for Google Chrome
Chrome web extension link
The "Swiss Army Knife" of extensions with tools including word prediction, dictionary, picture dictionary, text to speech, screenshot reader, speech maker, screen mask, translator, highlighters, voice note, and more. Works on webpages, PDFs, Google Docs, and Google Slides.
Note: There is a paid version with all the tools and a free version with a subset of the tools. Educators can get the paid version for a year at no cost by filling out the form at: https://www.texthelp.com/products/free-for-teachers/

Read Aloud
Chrome web extension link
This text-to-speech extension will read either the entire page or just the text that you have selected. In addition to the normal options to adjust the speed, pitch, and volume of the voice, the best feature is the wide collection of high-quality voices to choose from.

Announcify
Chrome web extension link
This is another text to speech tool that not only reads a webpage, but also removes distracting elements from the site. The only drawback is the inability to select specific text to read, as the entire page is read aloud.

Speech to Text extensions

VoiceIn Voice Typing
Chrome web extension link
This speech-to-text extension allows the user to dictate text for any text box or text entry portion of a web page. You can either click the extension or right-click and choose "Start recording" to use it. Be sure to click the extension again to turn off the speech-to-text function when done.

Readability extensions

Mercury Reader
Chrome web extension link
Make any website easier to read by removing ads, comments, and all other distractions, so just the core content remains. Users can also adjust the font size and color scheme of the new text. (For a list of 10 more extensions that clean up webpages, see here: http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/11/10-readability-alternatives.html)

Chrome web extension link
Override all fonts on a webpage with the OpenDyslexic font, making the text more easily readable.

Dyslexia Friendly
Chrome web extension link
This extension replaces the fonts on a web page with either OpenDyslexic or Comic Sans, and provides a horizontal shaded bar to help the user stay on the correct line when reading. The only drawback is there is no easy way to toggle it on and off, so you will want to use an extension management tool to let you turn it off when not in use.

WaspLine Reader
Chrome web extension link
This tool creates a more readable version of a web page by applying color gradients that make it easier for the eyes to chain together the ending of a line with the beginning of the next.

Chrome web extension link

ATbar
Chrome web extension link
Similar to the Color Overlay extension, this toolbar can generate color overlays for webpages, but also has features for a dictionary, text to speech, word prediction, and more.

MagicScroll Web Reader
Chrome web extension link
Turn web pages into a flippable e-book with easy clickable or keyboard control, as well as control over font size and page color as well.

Chrome web extension link
This screen overlay tool darkens out the page except for a horizontal band you can move up and down as you read, helping the student focus.

High Contrast
Chrome web extension link
This tool can make webpages easier to read by changing the colors to increase contrast, invert the colors, or switch to gray-scale.

Color Enhancer
Chrome web extension link
For people who are partially color-blind, this tool can help adjust and improve webpage colors.

Reading Comprehension extensions

Google Dictionary
Chrome web extension link
Don't get stuck on an unknown word. Double-click on any word to get a pop-up definition, as well as spoken pronunciation for many words.

SMMRY
Chrome bookmark link
While not technically an extension, this tool functions very much like one and is launched from your Chrome bookmarks bar. Summarize any online article with a simple click of the SMMRY bookmark link. This will generate a simplified version with fewer sentences (7 by default) and just the most important information. Settings can be adjusted for longer or shorter summaries, as well as emphasis on certain desired words..

22) Auto Highlight
Chrome web extension link
This extension takes a different approach to summarizing. Instead of removing the non-essential portions of the text, it highlights what is most important. This allows the reader to still look at the rest of the article if needed. Three levels of highlighting can be chosen.

Focus extensions

Simple Blocker
Chrome web extension link
This tool helps students to stay focused on their work by blocking distracting websites. The user can choose the sites to block, how long to block them, and optional password protection.

uBlock Origin
Chrome web extension link
A simple but powerful ad-blocking extension to help remove distracting ads from websites, making pages less cluttered and easier to read.

Move It
Chrome web extension link
For students who need a break, this extension can be set to periodically have them stop working and do something physical for a moment.

Google Keep
Chrome web extension link
Keep allows users to save and retrieve any information they come across including text, links, pictures, speech, handwriting, doodles, and more. The tool works as an extension, web site, Android app, and iOS app, and integrates into Google Docs, Slides, and Drawings.

Navigation extensions

Chrome web extension link
This extension makes it easier for the user to find and track the mouse cursor by putting a highlighted circle around it. The user can choose between several colors for the cursor spotlight.

Click-free Browsing
Chrome web extension link
For users who have a difficulty clicking a mouse, this extension adds on-screen navigation buttons the user can simply hover over to use.

Vimium
Chrome web extension link
Provides keyboard shortcuts for navigation and control for someone with difficulty using a mouse.

CrxMouse
Chrome web extension link
Use mouse gestures to navigate including forward, backward, scrolling, refreshing, switching tabs, and more. The user can even program their own custom mouse gestures to open programs and perform other tasks.

Caret Browsing
Chrome web extension link
This extension gives you a movable cursor in any web page, allowing you to move through the text with your arrows keys and select text with the keyboard.

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AFIRM Modules are designed to help you learn the step-by-step process of planning for, using, and monitoring an EBP with learners with autism from birth to 22 years of age. Supplemental materials and handouts are available for download.

Download an overview of the Components of AFIRM to learn about modules, resources, and professional development options.

Visit the Learn with AFIRM section to find out more.

To learn more about the updated EBPs, check out the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice website.

Introduction to Autism

Selecting an Evidence-Based Practice

AFIRM for Paraprofessionals: Simulated E-Learning

These simulated learning modules include brief overviews, video examples, and activity-based scenarios to learn foundational EBPs.

Reinforcement: Introduction & Practice

Prompting: Introduction & Practice

Supporting Peer Interactions: Introduction & Practice

Time Delay: Introduction & Practice

Visual Cues: Introduction & Practice

AFIRM for Toddlers

AFIRM for Toddlers are a set a of modules developed in collaboration with the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center for early interventionists working with toddlers, families, and early care providers.

AFIRM for Toddlers Introduction

Behavior Supports for Toddlers

Naturalistic Interventions in the Child Care Setting

Parent-Implemented Interventions in the Home Setting

Reinforcement

Prompting

Visual Supports

Available Evidence-Based Practice Modules

The National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence and Practice (NCAEP) identified 28 EBPs based upon a systematic review. The EBP modules are designed to help you learn the step-by-step process for planning for, using, and monitoring an EBP with learners with autism from birth to 22 years of age.

Augmentative & Alternative Communication

Antecedent-Based Interventions

Ayres Sensory Integration®

Behavioral Momentum Intervention

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

Direct Instruction

Differential Reinforcement

Discrete Trial Training

Exercise

Extinction

Functional Behavioral Assessment

Functional Communication Training

Modeling

Music-Mediated Intervention

Naturalistic Intervention

Peer-Mediated Instruction & Intervention

Parent-Implemented Intervention

Prompting

Reinforcement

Response Interruption/ Redirection

Self-Management

Social Narratives

Social Skills Training

Task Analysis

Technology-Aided Instruction & Intervention

Time Delay

Video Modeling

Visual Supports

Available Supplemental Modules

Several EBPs identified in the previous review (Wong et al., 2014) were recategorized or reclassified in the most recent review by the National Clearinghouse on Autism Evidence & Practice (see Steinbrenner et al., 2020, p. 30 for details). The four modules below will remain available for AFIRM users as supplemental materials:

Picture Exchange Communication System

Pivotal Response Training

Scripting

Structured Play Groups

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Online learning and training have become an essential part of every online business. Creating and selling online courses can be quite profitable, with many professionals achieving 6- and 7-figure incomes.

The whole elearning market is expected to exceed $300 Billion by 2025, and that includes both individuals and corporations spending more and more into online learning. There has never been a better time to join the growing industry of eLearning.

But, in case you have thought you have something to share with the world, there is a lot to concern:

Are online courses the right type of online business for you?

How can I choose the right course topic?

How can I create a profitable course?

How will I sell it afterwards?

Well, we created this massive guide to answer all those questions for you.

First Steps to Creating an Online Course

There's a perfect chance for the people in your circle, you're that expert on something. You might already know what that something - your gift or skill that people come to you for - is.
If not, continue reading, and you will find a subject to teach!

Consider by yourself:
- Have you ever purchased an online course?
- What has worked for you?
- What compelled you to buy?

How to write a course?

There is no one way to write a course. All you need is patience and imagination. Most of all, if you love the field of your expertise, everything will come into place. There are hundreds of tools and resources out there to create a stunning course! In this article, you will learn everything you need to know about how to create an online course.

How long does it take to create an online course?

It depends on how much material you have that is ready-made. If you have all PDFs and videos stored and want to upload content, create some quizzes, a certificate, and a landing page a week is more than enough to create an online course if you work two hours a day on it.

How much does it cost to create an online course?

Again depending on whether you have created the media you will use, the course creation may cost from zero (except the learning platform charges) to thousands of dollars. For example, some instructors invest a lot of money in video production.

How to make an online course interactive?

The more you have in mind to interact with students while creating your content, the more the final result will be interactive. How do you want to engage your students? What kind of interactivity do you want to include? Do your research, and keep those things in mind in the planning stage.

How hard is it to create an online course?

Creating a course is not that hard as it seems. When you have finished content uploading, you have to find smart ways so that people reach your course and buy it. And this is the hardest part for course creators. The good idea is to reuse your blog's content. Besides, you already have the people interested in following you.

You can easily record and sell online speeches and workshops; you have already been doing. Turn your training into a profitable online course!

How to create a profitable online course?

If you want to create a profitable online course, the most important thing is to get acquainted with your audience, learn what their interests are, and come up with the best course idea. If people see that you are solving a significant problem for them and that they will learn new skills, they will want to buy your course. A successful course always:

- Solves problems for others.
- Teaches something new.
- It helps achieve a goal.

Your experience can provide valuable information to younger professionals.

Six types of Online Courses

And now lets' see what types of courses you can create.

Masterclass

A Masterclass (or a signature course), as defined by Wikipedia, refers to 'a class given to students of a particular discipline by an expert of that discipline -any occasion where skills are being developed. Examples of masterclass training themes:

A signature course is usually a small class for advanced students, especially a class in performance skills conducted by a distinguished artist.

In the beginning, a master class was and still is considered to be one of the most effective means of musical development at the same level of examinations, competitions, and practice. Today it is not only limited to music but also music theatre, all other types of art, and the sciences such as mathematics.

Delivering a masterclass isn't for the faint-hearted, and it takes a vast knowledge, understanding, and preparation to create one.

A master class brings all the aspects, activities, and tools together into one towards creating an effective and aspiring learning 'concert-like' environment that allows different playing styles and opinions to be heard. No other educational setting gives it such a focus.

Students of a masterclass can access tutorials and lectures pre-recorded by experts and have regular one-to-one classes from the master trainer.

Recent research findings support that success in a master class depends on several factors:

The ability of the master to involve the audience, or adjust the coaching and feedback to the student.

The strength of the student performing - or solving a complex mathematical problem, to cope with the stressful situation of having to do it receiving feedback and corrections in public.

The expectation that they will be able to improve their performance on the spot following the instructions.

Coaching

In coaching courses, an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner in achieving a specific goal by providing training and guidance. Coaching courses are specially designed to perform a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance. Coaching happens when focusing on specific tasks or objectives.

The tasks can be time-bound and spread within days or weeks. Coaching courses usually use drip-feed courses (released in intervals), so that the coach can control the flow and not overwhelm the student.

Coaching refers to fields such as sports, performing arts, acting, business, education, health care, and relationships. Coaching type courses you can create are:

- Business Coaching
- Career Coaching
- Family & Relationship Coaching
- Meditation Coaching
- Yoga Coaching
- Personal Success Coaching (tailored to the person)

It is a type of course that supports clients in any human endeavor. There may be some overlap between certain types of coaching activities.

If you want to create a coaching course, you should be more experienced and expert than your students and offers advice and guidance as the latter learns; Coaching focuses on specific tasks or objectives.

You should use a range of communication skills (such as targeted restatements, listening, questioning, clarifying) to help students discover different approaches to achieve their goals.

MOOC

MOOCs were first introduced in 2006 and emerged as an accessible mode of learning in 2012. A massive open online course is an online course aimed at unlimited participation and public access via the web.

In addition to traditional course materials, MOOCs special support is given to community interactions among students, professors, and teaching assistants.

A MOOC should be offered for easily repeatable courses, offer pre-recorded, and fixed courses include quizzes and exams, and have optional instructor support or participation help in case of questions.

Good courses for a MOOC are:

STEM Sciences (Maths, Physics, Programming, etc.)

Humanities Courses

Business Courses

Technology Courses

MOOCs come with many benefits for students:

Improved access to higher education

Affordable alternatives to formal education

Sustainable development goals

Flexible learning schedules

Online collaboration

MOOCs in general offer in addition to traditional course materials, also interactive courses with community interactions, as well as immediate feedback to quizzes and assignments.
According to Wikipedia, by June 2012, more than 1.5 million people have registered for MOOCs. The range of students enrolled is broad and diverse, mainly among English-speakers in rich countries.

MOOC courses must be challenging. Therefore a significant amount of data is generated from assessments and is evaluated massively to show instructors how to create successful courses.

Corporate Training

Corporate Training is provided to educate employees. Organizations today suffer from a lack of skilled professionals. And it takes 3-5 years to fill all the skills gap. Companies have to train and retrain employees and managers to grow endlessly.

This is why companies make an increased investment in in-company training programs. It may consist of a formal university or college training or informal training.

Apart from formal classroom training, there are multiple ways people can consume training. Online learning platforms, for example, are becoming accepted corporate training tools.

Cultivating employees' skills and preparing them for career advancement provides a better trained and more productive workforce.

In addition to training courses, companies also give certifications to drive performance improvement. Those certifications allow employees to achieve recognition for validated expertise in achieving business results. Before receiving a certificate, employees demonstrate their competency that is measured against predetermined metrics. A certification distinguishes an employee from their colleagues and can be woven into career development paths, promotions, or assignments on special high profile projects.

Professional trainers outside the company can also provide training to industry employees such as:

- Hospitality
- Manufacturing
- Services & Customer Support Centers
- Health and related services
- Administration
- Human Resources & Employee Onboarding
- Customer Education (Marketing & Sales)

Additionally, Continuous Professional Education Training and retraining of employees to update their skills or re-qualify for regulated industries can be a branch of corporate training.

Mini-Course

A mini-course is a short online course that takes 2 hours or less to work through.

A mini-course doesn't require nearly as much effort or time. It's not as big of a commitment. It might be made up of repurposed content you have published somewhere else and can work more of a teaser.

That's a good thing when you've never created an online course before. You're trying new tools, experimenting with new social media platforms, and generally finding your way around the world of online marketing.

A mini-course can also be used to test the market for their interest in the course you are interested in making.
Mini courses require less resources and can be 0.5 - 2 hours long.

A mini-course is an incredible tool if you want to find and grow an online audience. You can offer, for example, a mini-course for free as a lead magnet, or you can offer it as a gift to high-paying students.

With a mini-course, you can see interest in your topic before investing your time and resources into a much more extensive course. If your audience buys your mini-course, that means that you have evidence that your larger course will sell. And you will also have some experience in creating an online course.

On top of simple list-growth, a mini-course can earn you recognition as an expert for a particular topic. If you can become the go-to for one tiny topic in your field, you'll be more memorable.

Academy & Software Onboarding

Educating customers on the use of your product can bring in new leads, customers, revenue streams, or increase retention.

The feeling of becoming more competent with your product will make people come for more.
Here is why you should educate your customers on your product:

People will get to know the real value of your product:

You will show customers how to overcome challenges and solve problems with your product.

You will show them which ways to use your product and what they can accomplish.

Academies are the prestigious educational part of companies. If you are offering a variety of workshops and training, then you can create a stronger brand under one academy, providing all your practice in one place.
Branded as an academy, a software company (SaaS) can create their academy to educate their customers on the use of their software, capture valuable leads, and upsell to customers.

How much money you can make

Launching an online school or online courses can, of course, bring you a passive income or a significant new source of capital. Still, it can also offer other multiple benefits to you or your business.

There's a vast potential to make money through online courses.

From simple online lectures to intensive boot camps, you'll find courses that charge anywhere from a few hundred dollars to nearly $20,000, depending on the topic.

How much money you can make with online courses mostly depends on the resources at hand, including the value of your personal or company's branding, your industry or target group, and the work you put into creating, marketing and selling courses. You could be earning from a few hundred dollars per year to a six-figure income and more.

However, changing people's lives by sharing your knowledge is invaluable. And when your course income comes in, it's a good idea to invest more in your online business 😉

Launching new courses will bring repeat buys from current satisfied customers, with each course launch bringing in more income while improving your course's content will allow you to sell it for a higher price!

Think Positive and Avoid Mental Blocks

Lot's of negative thoughts are spinning around your head when you think about creating an online course:

"I don't have enough money to start online courses."
"I am not an expert."
"What if this doesn't work?"
"I don't have the technical skills required."

But your course, and ultimately the business that you want to create, is somewhere outside of this circle.

If you are waiting to have the right mindset down pat before you start building your course, you'll never get started. Procrastination is a mental block holding you back.

Specify the negative thoughts you are having. Stuffing it away isn't the best strategy.

It will just build up and explode. You have to acknowledge your feelings so you can replace the negative thought with a positive one.

And don't think of yourself as a person trying to start your own business. Think of yourself as a business owner already.

Own it.

Like it's already ingrained into who you are as a person.

The truth is, besides that, no technical skills are required to use a course platform, and you don't need thousands of dollars to create a course.

Also, you have to embrace the possibility of failure. If you let the fear of failure hold you back, you are missing out on your real potential. Failure may be the most significant thing keeping you in your comfort zone.

But the thing is.
You don't have to be afraid of failure. Be fearful of not getting back up.
You can learn a valuable lesson through failure that will get you that much closer to your success. That's another aspect of the CEO mindset you want to develop. The ability to bounce back from failure and try again.

How to Create an Online Course (Step by Step)

1Decide the Course Topic

Finding the topic for your course shouldn't be a struggle at all. We suggest that you look no further from your everyday reality and ask the following questions:
- Do your friends, customers, and colleagues ask for your help in a specific thing that you are considered an expert?
- Have you solved a problem that you think others are struggling for?
- Are you an expert on software or a method that others want to use?

It's all about creating a course about anything you are passionate about.

How excited are you about creating this course? You're likely to quit before you get there if you hate working on something!

The other important factor of starting a course topic is the profit potential: The profit potential is high if you are solving a problem that people would pay for.

So, think about the following: "Do people already spend money to solve this problem, in the form of books, apps, services, etc...?".

A technique that will help you define the most profitable courses is asking for people's opinions through surveys.
Here are some questions you can use:

"Tell me about your experiences with..."
"What's your biggest challenge with...?"
"What would you achieve if you deal with these challenges?"
"What communities are you a part of online? What blogs do you read frequently"

Once you have created your course, you can make a smoke test to see how many of your audience enroll already. Setting up a landing page should take you a few hours and maybe two or three days to get it out there.

Actively go and find out where your potential learners are hanging out and make a public post asking if they sign up. Also, if you have an email list, do an email blast advertising your course. Then, you have the time to get feedback and make the necessary changes to your course.

2Research the subject

Research and planning the course is the most crucial stage of your course creation. You can't have an excellent course if you don't have a plan. Besides, you don't want to be giving out unorganized information that people could get anywhere else for free.

Let your creativity roam free. Brainstorm all the subtopics you would like to include in the course. Write everything down on a piece of paper.

After that, go for an online search and study your topic as much as possible. You may already be an expert. But there is always something new out there. Looking into what people are talking about online, asking, and teaching (potential competitors) on your subject is essential. Learn your area like no-one else.

Doing that will help you update your brainstorming ideas and include new subtopics, find new literature and external links to add to your course.

3Plan the Course Outline

After your search, you probably have many ideas about what subtopics you can include in your first online course. Break down those ideas even more. Then, divide them thematically. Put all those topics in a logical order and make a list. You can follow, for example, this course template:

Topical Course Outline Template
(Course subject)

- Main topic 1
- - Subtopic
- - Subtopic
- - Subtopic

An example of such a list could be this:

Course subject: Improving writing skills at home

- Main topic 1: Introduction on writing as a skill
- - Subtopic: Using vocabulary
- - Subtopic: Combining meanings
- - Subtopic: Organizing content
- Main topic 2: The importance of reading texts
- - Subtopic: How reading affects writing
- - Subtopic: Practices to improve writing
- Main topic 3: The benefits of writing summaries
- - Subtopic: How summaries affect learning
- - Subtopic: Practices to turn summaries into new texts

Although this step is helpful, it is not obligatory. What is most important is to know what exactly you want to teach and the impact you want to create.

You can also follow Dr. Finley's Unit Plan to plan your curriculum as a new teacher. His eight-step plan can guide you from research to development of the teaching curriculum and comes as a downloadable PDF.

4Writing Goals and Objectives

Learning goals are the heart of a course and need to be made clear at the planning stage. They are broad, general statements of what we want our students to learn and provide direction, focus, and cohesion for our work with learners.

Objectives tell the learner or us how they will be able to know whether or not they have learned and understood the lesson. This way, the instructor can see in which ways they can shape each lesson around their main priorities for learning.

Why is this step we are explaining so important? It is as simple as that: With goals and objectives:

You can adequately organize the course material because you can establish a logical sequence of learning milestones.

You can immediately align objectives with evaluation methods.

You can communicate expectations to your learners, so you help them evaluate themselves.

Finally, learners will be able to interconnect their goals through their courses.

What is the Difference Between Goals and Objectives?

Learning goals are long-term, broad, and achievable, but not necessarily measurable. On the other hand, learning objectives are also referred to as learning outcomes because they are immediately linked to the expected results - what we can expect learners to be able to do by the end of the course.

Changing one of these three components utterly affects the other two. So, this process is dynamic while you design a course.

Distinguishing goals from objectives help to achieve a better course design. Use the following planning map to turn your goals into objectives.

Tip: Learning Goals are great pitches for your course sales page, and you should use them to increase sales.
Below you can see two examples of an instructional goal vs. the objectives for an Art course and a Photoshop course.

Learning Objectives

- Learners will be able to identify whether a print is a woodcut or a lithograph.
- Learners will be able to justify this identification

.- Learners will be able to manipulate layers.
- Learners will be able to correct colors.
- Learners will be able to paint.
- Learners will be able to create special effects.

How to Form Your Instructional Goals

Write at least three goals to shape your ongoing course design. To make it easy for you, complete the following sentences regarding your course goals:

"In this course, I will emphasize in..."
"The main themes learners will go through are..."
"The big picture I want to promote through this course is..."

How to Form Objectives?

Objectives should be specific, concise, observable, and measurable. Each learning objective should target one particular aspect of student performance and be expressed with a single action verb.

But how do we set those objectives?

There is a specific order according to which learners process information in a course.

Bloom describes levels of student learning, that could help a designer set the right objectives for each level of learning:

Following this, taxonomy is the most surefire way to boost knowledge to a higher level. The following table depicts everything we are talking about. In it, there are examples of verbs and activities you can use to formulate your course objectives.

Domains

Sample Verbs for Writing Learning Objectives

Sample activities

Examples of how to use the listed verbs:

- Learners will be able to use a rule to determine if a sentence is grammatically correct. (Application stage)
- Learners will be able to classify foods according to their origins. (Analysis stage)
- Learners will be able to discriminate between the program's peculiar features. (Evaluation stage)

See how it goes? This method provides an analytical design, which makes it worthwhile to try out! You will see how much clearer picture you will have of what you want to achieve. In the taxonomy, learners start at the base layer, or the "Remember" step, and work their way up as they master the content in the increasingly complex layers.
Using the table above, design your Learning Objectives.

Consider: For whom are you writing your learning objectives? Analyze your target audience and their pre-existing knowledge.

Keep overall course objectives to no more than a dozen - this will keep you focused on the essentials.

Don't exaggerate trying to write even more precise learning objectives - the main point is to express as clearly and plainly as possible.

Quick Tips:

Consider developing three learning objectives for each section of your course.

If the objectives are several, organize them into subcategories.

Don't use more than one sentence to express your objectives.

Don't list multiple verbs in one objective - since every action will be measured and assessed differently, each verb should be in a separate objective.

Communicate your objectives through your course page, your welcoming video, or discussion with your learners!

How to Use Objectives with Activities

For each objective of the course, write down some corresponding activities that you are planning to use to accomplish that objective. Through these activities, students will achieve the goals you set for them. Other activities not mentioned above are:

Reading a text

Reading worked-out example problems

Answering short objective questions

Discussing issues with other learners

Working short numerical problems

Conducting research

Remember:
To use your assignments to achieve an objective you have to give learners valuable, on-time feedback.
Ideally, as you are drafting course goals and learning objectives, you are also beginning to develop the assessments for the course. Decide which questions you will include in your questionnaires or exams (as well as the type of questions you will use) or the content of your assignments based on the objectives you have set.

Align your assessment activities with your objectives. This way, you can be sure that your learners have the desired progress.

Reflect on your objectives

Are your course objectives in agreement with the course goals?

Can learners' performance on the objective be measured?

Are there real measures stated (rate numbers, percentages, or frequencies)?

Are you attempting too much so that your objectives are not achievable?

Is the objective value for the learner?

Choose your methods

Teaching is about delivering information in an efficient, effective, and appealing way. For this reason, you should always have an instructional plan in mind.

1. Small Wins

Small wins are simple activities/challenges in your course that give your students a sense of accomplishment and confidence. They keep students excited about learning more.
Include small wins throughout the training, mainly where students should have accomplished a particular challenge and are ready to move on to more challenging activities.

2. Scaffolding

Scaffolding is layering the learning experience, so students build on the concepts they already understand. Scaffolding requires that you gradually layer from simple concepts more challenging ideas by telling students how this new information fits into what they already know.

3.Active learning

Learners must DO something to learn.

It is not enough to include dozens of videos of yourself speaking into the camera or do a lot of screen recording.

Allow learners to apply the content they are learning about. Use quizzes, assignments, and interactive elements in our new video editor to transform learners from passive to active. Social activities such as starting a dialogue in the discussion section or sharing pictures of the activities can increase the engagement of students.

5Creating the Course Content

The next step is to create the actual content.

Based on the course plan and the activities you have planned, you will probably a variety of media productions for your course.

Where to get the material from

Experienced trainers and educators can easily create a course from scratch. But the best approach to launching your online academy is by repurposing your old content.

You probably have some digital material from informative leaflets to word documents with valuable information.
Do you write a blog?

Have you recorded your last workshop, training, or webinar?

Take a look at your computer and find some material that might be great for repurposing as an online course and save yourself precious time. Here is a list to inspire your search frenzy:

Map your production schedule.

You'll find that the course creation process will go more smoothly if you follow a specific plan.
Take your calendar and choose dates for the four phases of course creation:

1. Pre-production (1 week)

2. Writing (2-6 weeks)

3. Recording (2 weeks to 2 months)

4. Post-production (1 week)

6Video and Presentation Recording Tools

How do you want to present your course material?

You have several options:

Share text-based content

Create a video tutorial

Record a podcast

For instance, videos and images might serve you better if your course teaches students how to complete a craft. Text descriptions are easily misinterpreted, and your students will want to see you complete each step up to completion.

You will need video recording and presentation software, like Camtasia, Screencast-O-Matic, Audacity, Filmora, Adobe Premiere.

Are you looking for tools to convert your presentations into video presentations for your courses? You can read more in our article on how to make educational videos. You can also join our free course on Video Based Learning to learn how to create professional high-quality video courses.

While choosing the right camera and microphone, we suggest you start small and grow as your audience grows.

Recording your first course with your laptop's camera and microphone could be enough, and if you feel like upgrading to better quality, you can re-record it after you have your first paying students.

If you have the budget to spare, you can get yourself some professional equipment for the job.
Microphones Cameras
7How to Nurture Learners Into a Community

Τhe best value your students can ever get is from a community.

Although learning is somewhat of an individual activity, it is still a social process.
Learners love to communicate with people who are on the same journey with them and love to share ideas.
Besides, it is impossible for you, as an instructor, to have all the answers. By building a community around your online course, what you're doing is helping your students become self-sufficient and rely on the group more than on you.

Create groups in your course, your blog, or social media and initiate discussions.
Looking for ideas to create an engaging community? Then read our top article about 8 Ways to Build an Online Learning Community.

How to Price Courses

Earning enough money by selling online courses can be a tricky job.

To price your course, you must find that sweet spot where your course price is attractive to your learners. There is a direct correlation between how much you charge for your course and the engagement level of your students.
The higher you charge, the more engaged learners will be.
When you make your content free or cheap, people are less likely to trust it and have low expectations for results. If you increase the price, people inherently feel that they're getting more value.
Once people purchase your course, they immediately feel compelled to see a return on their investment. So, don't hesitate to price your course as it deserves and not lower.

To help you further with this, keep in mind to price most of your courses well above $100.

Only your smaller courses intended to attract new students should be priced below the $100 mark.
Also, don't compete on pricing.

The worst way to do marketing is by competing on pricing. You can do discounts to earn demanding or price-sensitive clients, but a price competition with someone that offers a cheap course is not a solution.

If you want, you can learn more about how to price your own online course.

Choosing an Elearning Platform & Uploading the Content

Next step is choosing the right management system to host your academy and upload your course.

The next step is selecting the right management system to host your academy and upload your course.

While marketplace options like Udemy, Khan Academy, Udacity, or Skillshare are great places to find a lot of students, you have no control over your brand, pricing, marketing, and data of the students.

Course marketplaces will take a significant share of your earnings and sell your competitors' course on the same page as yours. On the other hand, WordPress plugins help you create an online course, but in them, you may not find the variety of features you can find in standalone platforms.

They are also not that convenient.

The best way is to use a standalone course platform like LearnWorlds to create, market, and sell your courses. Those three are online course platforms where you can host your course, your website, and sales funnel all under one roof and keep all your earnings and students' data.

Uploading or creating your first course on LearnWorlds is quite easy, and no technical skills are needed. All you need to do is follow the step by step instructions, and your online course can be ready in a few minutes.

Creating Your First Course With LearnWorlds

You have researched, planned, and developed your course. Now, it's time to get it into a learning management system your students will drool over to join.

First things first, you will need to get a free 30-day trial with LearnWorlds.

Click on "Manage Your Online School"

The Dashboard is what gives you access to the administration (back-end) of your school. All the magic happens there, and you can create and customize every part of your school from there.

Remember, you need to sign in to your school first with your admin email to access the admin dashboard that controls your school. There, you will have all the course building tools you need.

Click on Create a Course

Look on the top menu of the page. You can click on the + Icon to Create a Course. Easy, right?

Follow the Wizard

We have created a unique course creation wizard to guide you through the process of building your courses. The wizard will guide you in adding and changing the most critical settings without the need to look for them. If you want to change something later, don't worry, you can do that by visiting the settings of your course.

Write a catchy course title which will help you sell online courses and follow the steps by clicking "Next".

Pricing and Types of Courses

Give a price to your course. If you haven't thought of the cost, then read our guide on pricing courses. Then, choose the type of your course:

Paid - Students can either buy, or you can manually enroll them.

Draft - This course is being built, and only admins and instructors can see it.

Coming Soon - Give a sneak peek to your students; it will show up on your course catalogs but will not be available.

Free - Free courses are great lead capture tools, educating customers, and testing a market.

There are more advanced course types to choose from after you finish the wizard, and you can always change any course between them:

Private - It's great to sell to individual customers, segmenting your classes, and giving access to VIP material to a few selected students.

EnrollmentsClosed - If you are running an Autumn and a Spring class every year with limited access, this is the option to stop new students from registering, but keep it visible to inspire interest and let your class have access to it.

Create a Structure and Add the Course Material

Go to the tab "Contents" of your course and add your first section. Then, choose from a list of Learning Units to upload to your newly created online course:

Video: In LearnWorlds you can either directly upload a video file and use it in your courses or include an existing video that is stored in Vimeo.com.

eBook: The eBook learning unit is a unique learning object for presenting textual information. You can easily import your text and then use among tens of awesome design templates to create a fantastic eBook. Your students will love the reading experience, as well as the highlighting and notetaking tools.

Quiz: This unit helps you create a self-assessment quiz that consists of multiple-choice, true/false questions, short poll, short answer, text with feedback, and confidence.

Note that Quizzes are just used for self-assessment and not formal exams. Students get immediate feedback on their answers, but they are not getting a score at the end of the test. If you want to create a formal test, then have a look at the Exam learning unit.

Exam: What better way to monitor your learners' progress than assigning them an exam. Within your LearnWorlds school, you can create the most fantastic exam activities with either multiple choice or true/false questions, to always be aware of your students' potential and course progress.

The exam learning unit can be used for creating formal tests, and with it, you can create any test type by adjusting settings such as the duration of the test, maximum number of tries, passing grade, etc. Here are some necessary steps you can take when creating your exam learning unit:

Assignment: You can easily insert assignments into your courses. Assignments are open-ended (text) questions that your students have to answer, and the instructor can manually grade.

Certificate with Exam and Certificate of Completion: "Certificates of Completion" are awarded to students after they have finished studying a course (they have visited all learning units, or they have successfully passed all the tests of a course).

PDF is one of the most frequently used learning units. You can save your presentations as a pdf and upload them at the platform.

YouTube: You can easily include YouTube videos in your courses using the YouTube embeddable code.

External Link: This option will give you the ability to include a webpage, an article or another external resource to your course.

Embed: Our platform supports embedding so you can import all sorts of web content to your courses.

Do you have your content in a word format? Upload and convert it into an interactive ebook.

Prepare the Course Landing Page

You got the course material, but you still have to sell the course. With LearnWorlds' pages builder, you can create awesome course landing pages to sell your courses.

It's as easy as choosing the template you like and editing it as you would an MS Word document or for Mac users a Pages document. Click here for a detailed guide 😉

How to Market & Sell Online Courses

Once you have created your excellent course for a specific audience, you shouldn't stop here. Grow your email list as much as possible using email marketing techniques. For example, you can use lead magnets so that people pay you with their emails, capture emails from your own website, or through social media.

Here are some ways to sell a course:

1Pre-Sell Email Campaign

Of all the sales strategies we're going to share with you, this is the only one that requires that you have a reasonably extensive email list (at least 100 subscribers), but it's also the most straightforward. Try our online course launch email templates.

2One-on-one Sales Conversations

This is the best way to sell your course if you have a small (or no) audience, or if your audience is cold and unengaged. But this is also the most uncomfortable sales strategy because if the person says no, you feel the rejection acutely.

3Free Coaching Calls

All you have to do is to reach out to the people you spoke with during your market research and present your offer to them. Follow your offer outline.

These are only three of the most effective ways you can fill your pilot course. Gather feedback throughout the course. Ask students for suggestions and other feedback by sending surveys at the beginning, middle, and end of the course.

Selling online courses is a big deal, and much more than what we can say in a blog post, you can download our free ebook or read our ultimate guide on how to sell online courses!

Common mistakes to avoid

Are you making an online course for the first time? You might be susceptible to frequent and easily avoidable mistakes. Follow these rules of thumb for a successful online course.

Lengthy videos

Attention spans are getting lower. Video courses should be smaller than 20 minutes, avoid prolonged and crowded videos. There are three categories of video lengths:

0-5 minutes: Intro sections and short bursts of information.

5-10 minutes: Self-contained course videos that explain a unit but not the whole section.

10-20 minutes: Comprehensive videos that give a lot of "juicy" information. It can also include an entire chapter of your course in one video but must be very engaging and exciting to keep someone involved.

Worrying too much

One of the worst mistakes. Being a perfectionist is one thing, but if you are overly worried about the quality, your audience, or any other factors, your course will never get live, and that is the biggest of your problems.
Without trying, there is no chance of success. Give it a shot, test your market, make a sample course, and try to get your first paying customer. Do not worry about all the details and make-up as you go. Use the lean startup method (and read the book, it's an eye opener) on building your online course or any other venture.

Forgetting to Test

Like all new ventures, testing your product with real users, friends, and family is a great way to avoid silly mistakes. You might have forgotten to add a video, deleted a quiz you mention on the previous assignment or didn't include a "buy button."

Test your course, and have someone proofread your landing pages and content for mistakes. When you work on a project, you tend to become "immune" to errors from the many times you have passed over the text.

Your Journey Has Just Begun

Awesome! You're at the end of a super long article on how to create an online course that's exceptionally superior to most courses that are out there.

You now know how to use the two powerful concepts of co-creation and piloting. We've covered preparation, research, and validation, as well as how to create and publish an online course that delivers not just information and skills, but also transformation.

You've also learned three ways to sell your course - even if you don't have a broad audience or a big advertising budget.

Finally, you've seen how you can evaluate the results of your piloting to create a full-scale online course.

It's an extraordinary process that yields exceptional results.

If you create your online course this way, both you and your students will have a higher chance of succeeding. And you'll be well on your way to achieving the impact and income you aspire to.

Now all you have to do is to use what you've learned. Go back to the table of contents, take a pen and paper, and implement, step by step this guide, beginning with determining the direction of your pilot course.

We've done our best to make this page as comprehensive, helpful, and actionable, but as educators, we realize that all this may not be enough. If so, then sign up for LearnWorlds Academy, we have a ton of resources for course creators to start building their first course, and, when this is done how to sell it!

We wish you the best as you learn how to create an online course... that doesn't suck!

And, as long as you are here, your first step in publishing your course is using LearnWorlds' course platform. We do offer a 30-day trial to help you get started and a stellar support team to help you on the way 🙂
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Spaceteam ESL provides five levels of words, and each level includes high-frequency English words: level one includes 1,000 words, level two includes 2,000 words, and so on. Success hinges on students' ability to read instructions, communicate them, and listen under pressure, providing players with a chaotic but engaging and authentic context for practicing English reading, speaking, and listening skills. To help the learning sink in, there's also a feature where students, after a game and outside of gameplay, can practice slow pronunciation -- listening and saying all of the words that are included in the game. It kind of interrupts the fun, but teachers could encourage students to use this feature to let students have a breather and some remediation between games.

Since Spaceteam ESL is fast-paced and chaotic, it seems most appropriate for intermediate to advanced English learners who already have some ability to independently read and pronounce English words and understand basic instructions. That being said, there are several different speed settings (normal, slow, very slow) and word level settings (one to five) to tweak gameplay to your student population.

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Spaceteam ESL provides five levels of words, and each level includes high-frequency English words: level one includes 1,000 words, level two includes 2,000 words, and so on. Success hinges on students' ability to read instructions, communicate them, and listen under pressure, providing players with a chaotic but engaging and authentic context for practicing English reading, speaking, and listening skills.

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Teachers can use Geoguessr as an extension activity in geography or world cultures classrooms or as a media literacy and critical thinking exercise in any content area. It can serve as a prompt for teaching and learning both online and print-based research skills and techniques, or as inspiration for student-designed games using free online resources like photo collections. With dedicated play and more in-depth small-group or whole-class discussion, teachers can use Geoguessr to build students' background knowledge about geography and places that are new to the students (or even to the teacher). Teachers can also connect with classrooms in their schools or from around the world to share challenges and build relationships among students.

If your school has the Pro account, encourage students to make their own map challenges once they're familiar with how Geoguessr works. Have them create maps that have personal meaning or are based around a theme that you're studying in class. Groups or individuals solving the same map can compete against each other. If there's no room in the budget for a subscription, your classroom can still play a different map daily, along with the Daily Challenge, and do the free world one whenever they like.

For struggling students, give them tips such as: Pay attention to the side of the road cars are driving on, the color of the road stripes, the maker of the map (Google Maps versus Mapillary), the tree species, the sky and surrounding landforms, the people and clothing, and, of course, any signs or symbols they see.

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Teachers can use Geoguessr as an extension activity in geography or world cultures classrooms or as a media literacy and critical thinking exercise in any content area. It can serve as a prompt for teaching and learning both online and print-based research skills and techniques, or as inspiration for student-designed games using free online resources like photo collections.

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5 fun maps to guide young yogis through 20 of Jaime's favourite yoga adventures. Includes completion certificate!

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Improve self-esteem and body awareness

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When children see diversity of skin tone, body type, and gender in our images, they see themselves included. Children see themselves as natural yogis so that yoga poses, breathing, strength, and mindfulness become accessible to all children.

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Our substantive lesson units are simply yoga classes. They offer children a framework for thinking and activities allow kids to create a routine. Our yoga philosophy is written for kids in a secular and modern way is appropriate to teach in schools or anywhere!

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Printable cards designed to make yoga fun for kids!

Our lesson plans make it easy to teach an entire yoga class, or you can use the activities as brain breaks, transition activities, or whenever you need a mindful moment! Each lesson plan includes discussion prompts, group activities, yoga movement, guided relaxations, crafts, and coloring pages. We understand that kids learn differently, that is why our lesson plans come equipped with options of activities for kids to enjoy.

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Big Life Kids Podcast - a growth mindset podcast for kids

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The Emotional Basics

Children learn about face and body clues in order to understand what emotions look like.

Breathing

Studies show that deep breathing brings more oxygen to the brain and has a measurable physiological impact.

The Emotional ABCs Toolbar

The Emotional ABCs Toolbar shows children how to quickly figure out what they are feeling (Pause), why (Rewind) & how to make a good choice (Play).

The Emotional Playbook

Children are given a reference book of good choices to draw from during everyday situations. Children learn potential "good choices" from a Playbook of options.

Moodlandia

In Moodlandia, children bring all their new skills together by guiding Moody through everyday scenarios.

Games, Fun & Extras

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What are Mental Disorders? What is Brain Injury? What is Stigma? We need to know as much about our minds as we do our bodies.site

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Mental health conditions are common among teens and young adults. 50% of all lifetime mental illnesses develop by age 14 and 75% develop by age 24.

A mental health condition isn't your fault or your family's fault - these conditions develop for complicated reasons that researchers are only just starting to understand. But we do know a lot about how you can live well with a mental health condition. You have the power to improve your mental health. And it starts with one conversation.

Experiencing mental health symptoms can be scary and confusing. That's why speaking up and asking for help is a sign of strength. It can be hard to know what to say, but start with something like, "I'm not feeling right. I think I need help. Can I talk to you about it?"

Whether you reach out to a parent, coach, teacher or religious leader, a trusted adult can help you figure out what's next. Mental health services and supports are available and the earlier you access them, the better.

Check out these infographics on how to start a conversation about mental health, and how to have an effective appointment with a mental health professional.

Many teens and young adults live full lives with a mental health condition.

You are not alone.

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Coping Skills for Kids with the Coronavirus

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Coping Skills for Kids with the Coronavirus

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To give people ideas of ways they can play, and places they can go online to play and connect with others, I wrote a blog post over on Encourage Play with awesome play ideas for families at home. I'm going to continue to update it as I find new helpful online resources.

"Play and unscheduled downtime are central to our emotional well-being throughout our lives." - Play = Learning
edited by Dorothy G. Singer, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Do some Movement

People always talk about exercise as a central pillar of mental health. Why? First of all, the human body is fantastic. It allows you to think, move, and interact with the world. It allows you to express yourself. How your body feels can have an impact on how you are emotionally feeling.

Exercise releases chemicals called endorphins. These "feel-good chemicals" trigger positive feelings in your brain. So by releasing endorphins, you are tapping into a natural way to improve your state of mind. After a long run or an exercise class, your body might be tired, but your endorphins are running high. You don't have to run a 5k to get it, either. Any type of movement will do this.

You can take a walk around your neighborhood while you practice social distancing. You can do some stretches at your house. You can do a GoNoodle indoor recess video. You can play video games that involve moving like Just Dance or Arms. Keep yourself active even during this time.
Before you start any exercise routine, please check with your doctor to get recommendations about what to do and what to avoid, based on your own body and medical needs.
Practice gratitude

There's a lot of research around gratitude, which shows that being grateful can improve psychological health, reduce toxic emotions, and increase empathy.

You can take a few minutes and write down a few things you are thankful for. If you find it challenging at first, focus on just 2 or 3 things. It doesn't have to be significant. It could be that you're grateful for how the sun feels on your skin, or that your friend makes you laugh, or that your mom made your favorite breakfast.

Or it could be big things like you're grateful for your family, people who love you, or your support system. You can write them on a slip of paper and put them in a jar. That way, you can physically see them all. Or you could take strips of paper and make a paper chain of gratitude that you hang in your room. Or you can write it in a journal.

The coping skills I shared earlier are ones that you can do too. There's a lot on you now. Constant caregiving is a challenge on good days. This is a tough, exhausting time. For you, figuring out self-care strategies when you are surrounded by others is a challenge. But here are some ideas that may help you:

Talk to other adults about how you're feeling

You may be having a ton of emotions and thoughts about this whole situation. You may be worried about your parents or grandparents, or concerned about someone in your life with a compromised immune system. Please talk to someone. Call or text your friends. If you don't have anyone at your home, there are online communities you can join. There are Facebook groups for everything. Here are some of my favorite online parenting communities.

AT Parenting Community with Natasha Daniels, LCSW, Child Therapist & Author - specifically for parents of kids with anxiety and OCD

We Turned Out Okay Parent Coaching Community with Karen Lock Kolp, MEd - especially for parents of little kids

Growing Up Confident Community with Kim Lange, Child & Adolescent Therapist - Focused on the emotional lives of children.

The Neighborhood at Imperfect Families from Nicole Schwarz, Parent Coach and LMFT focused on a positive parenting approach.

The Village from Happily Family - Run by Cecilia & Jason Hilkey with a focus on mindful parenting.

Take a quick walk or go outside for a few moments if you can

If you can just take a moment for yourself, because that's all you have, do it. Take a few deep breaths. If you have a partner, try to tag team, and make sure you each get breaks. If you don't, put on a new show for your kids and have tea in the other room for a moment. Here's a great post about self-care for people who don't have time for self-care.

I'm having Nutella & wine, what are you going to have?

As for me, I'm also going to indulge a little bit. I made chocolate chip muffins the other day, and they were terrific! I'm supporting my local wine store by ordering delivery. I have some of my favorite treats in the house, like Nutella, of course. And my husband got ice cream. We're not going to go crazy and eat dessert for dinner all the time. But it will happen 🙂

I've been collecting great resources from my colleagues who are recording videos and sharing their thoughts and strategies on coping with COVID-19. I will continue to update this list as I find more things.
How To Cope with Anxiety about Coronavirus
VIDEO Natasha Daniels: What is the Coronavirus for Kids and Teens and here are some more resources from Natasha (scroll down to see them).

VIDEO Renee Jain and Laura Markham talking about Coronavirus

Tina Payne Bryson about talking to children about coronavirus

Talking to kids with Anxiety & ADHD about Coronavirus from Additudemag
Foldable comic about Coronavirus for kids Social Story for Kids about Coronavirus
Resources for Supporting Families During the Coronavirus from the Child Mind Institute

SOME Resources from Coping Skills for Kids

Right now, I'm offering my Coping Skills Family Activity e-book for 50% off

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Technology - it's here and we can't avoid it. As much as we may try to limit our children's screen time, there actually may be some benefit to letting our children use their iPads, iPods, android devices, or smartphone. For anxious children, there are actually apps out there that can help children to identify their feelings, manage their thoughts, and find ways to decrease the experience of anxiety.
If our young kids or teens are going to be immersed in a mobile device, let it be something that can help ease their anxiety. And giving apps like these can help ease parental guilt that they're giving in to digital temptation.
Positive Penguins helps kids understand what they're feeling

This is an app that uses four positive penguins to help children understand that their feelings are very much influenced by their thoughts, the thoughts that are running in the background. The Positive Penguins give your child a place to speak or type their thoughts. This takes those intangible, ambiguous thoughts and makes them tangible. The app provides a forum for negative thoughts as they are happening as your child learns how to identify those thoughts within the situation. Realistic and positive ways of interpreting the situation are then reviewed. When your child needs a break, there are games to play too! An interesting note - this app was originally created by an Australian 11-year-old and her two brothers.

Worry Box helps kids sort through worries

This app serves as a journal for children and adolescents to record their worrisome thoughts. Steps are then identified in managing the worry. Coping strategies and statements can be selected from a list especially if the worry feels uncontrollable in an effort to think about the worrisome situation differently. This self-help app even will link to articles at ExcelAtLife.com about CBT approaches to managing worries.

Bedtime Meditations for Kids relaxes kids for a good night's sleep

Evan after a busy day, our minds don't quiet down just because our body wants to. So, for your child with an over-active mind, here's a meditation app that takes the focus off of his/her thoughts and onto positive and quiet messages to help your child settle down and fall asleep peacefully.

Breathe2Relax is a stress reduction tool

When we are anxious, our breaths become shallower which ends up revving up our body and mind. We know that the power of the breath is amazing and can take a body that is ready to run or scream, and calm it down. Use this app, described as a "portable stress management tool", to help your child to use deep breathing exercises to decrease the experience of anxiety. The deep breathing exercises ("belly breathing") not only decreases the experience of anxiety but creates distraction from anxious thoughts that can be negatively impact focus and ability to complete tasks in school or at home.

Songza - playlists for your anxious teen

Our kids love to listen to music. Songza is a song streaming service for web and mobile devices. It allows a child to select an activity relevant to the day and time with music options. The music is helpful in calming your child while coming down from a school day, or just wanting to play a game to unwind.

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1. Share files, links, and other instructional resources with your class.

From your devices

You can send documents and other files directly to your classes by adding an attachment to any message you compose. If you're using the app, you can take photos in real time or record voice clips. On desktop, you can drag and drop files into the Remind composer, including screenshots.

Students and parents who receive text notifications can access the file through a link in the message.

From the cloud

If you use Google Classroom, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive to manage your instructional materials, you can connect these accounts to Remind. Once you add these accounts, you can access and attach content directly from the composer.

Other accounts you can connect directly to Remind include Box, Flipgrid, SignUp, SignUpGenius, and SurveyMonkey.

Here's what that looks like on desktop.

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Switch Zoo features six free online games and an app to make new animals offline.

Switch Zoo music is 'performed' by animals! After listening, learn how the music was created.

The resources page provides an overview of the activities and information at Switch Zoo.

Switch the animals' heads, legs, and tails to make your own switcheroos! Play Switch Zoo Online for free. Check out the Switch Zoo App for morphing animations, bigger pictures, and more features.

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Build six of world's biomes by choosing the right plants, animal, temperature range, and precipitation for each. Get a postcard for each biome you build, and build them all to become a Biome Master.
Play Build a Biome

A feather match game. See if you can identify each feather's bird from three choices with the help of a clue. Read interesting and sometimes surprising facts while you play.
Play Words of a Feather

Move animals to their home continent or ocean in these geographic animal games. Seven games feature mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and mollusks.
Play Where Do I Live?

It's always feeding time at Switch Zoo! We need your help sorting the animals by diet type to make sure they get the right food.
Play Please DO Feed the Animals

Can you spot a scavenger in a crowd? Find out by choosing scavengers and non-scavengers from groups of animals.
Play Scavengers Hunt

Learn about the characteristics and behavior of the 142 animal species in Switch Zoo.

Reviews of Switch Zoo Online from magazines and web sites, as well as players' comments about the Switch Zoo App.

Switch Zoo visitors share funny and creative animal names, drawings, stories and poems about the animals, and comments about the zoo. Don't miss the fantastic drawings of combination animals created by 5th grade students.

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It is important that LEAs leverage their existing distance learning technology platforms as they transition to distance learning environments for the coming weeks and months. This will speed the transition time for both educators and students to be able to engage virtually. If these systems are already in use, administrators and teachers should communicate directly with families to articulate the ways the existing system(s) will support distance learning. If these or similar resources are not in use already, the list of available resources below will provide educators with options for creating a foundation for communication, sharing, and digital learning. Below is a table of contents to navigate these resources effectively.

1. Online Engagement Systems and Platforms

2. State, County Office of Education, and District Resources

3. Teaching Tools: Presentation and Content Supports

4. Supporting Students with Disabilities in Distance Learning

5. Articles to Navigate Distance Learning

6. Pre-K Learning, Games and Activities

7. Current Events and News Outlets for Students

8. Free Educational Resources for Distance Learning

9. Online Learning Resources and Tools

1. Online Engagement Systems and Platforms

A curated list of resources that will support educators and students transition to digital spaces to communicate with students, develop content, and manage student progress

2. State, County Office of Education, and District Resources

A list of resources for administrators and teachers that were created and curated by other California educational agencies for broader use.

3. Teaching Tools: Presentation and Content Supports

A list of resources for teachers to communicate directly with students to share lessons and/or content. The list includes resources that utilize different means of communication (email, video, direct messaging, audio, etc.).

Share My Lesson allows teachers to post and share lessons they have developed.

Remind is an app to connect students and parents with the classroom. Users can share files, links, and other instructional resources from personal devices as attachments, or through a previously-established cloud sharing system such as Google Classroom, Google Drive, Office 365, etc.

Screencastify is a browser plugin allowing teachers to add video and share with students. The plugin allows students to make their voices heard and their thinking visible with fun, interactive videos. A free plan is available but is limited to five minutes.

Socrative is a free online collaboration and assessment tool. There is a free limited option as well as subscription options for educators.

NearPod is an interactive slideshow tool designed to engage students and promote collaboration. Teachers can use Nearpod to give students opportunities for interaction and immediate feedback by having them draw on a map or diagram, respond to a poll question, post a note or image to a collaboration board, or take a multiple-choice quiz. Teachers can also help students review key learning concepts by watching videos, reviewing notes, or taking their own notes. Teachers can also incorporate social and emotional learning (SEL) and digital citizenship skills with pre-created lessons on empathy, cyberbullying, or Internet safety.

Spiral is a digital collaboration and assessment tool reviewed here by Common Sense Media. It is most appropriate for upper elementary and secondary students.

BookBub features limited-time offers for free books in over twenty genres. These free ebooks are available on all devices, including Kindle, Nook, iPad, and Android.

Edmodo is a digital collaboration and assessment tool. Edmodo has launched a Distance Learning Toolkit

Edulastic is a digital assessment tool with a focus on tracking assessment data.

Flipgrid uses interactive slideshows to help teachers create digital assessments and foster student collaboration. The review and setup guide by Common Sense Media can be found here: https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/flipgrid

Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalog of free, peer-reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/u-s-history

Pear Deck is a digital assessment and instructional tool reviewed by Common Sense Media here: https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/pear-deck

Project Gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub and Kindle eBooks, download them or read them online. https://www.gutenberg.org/

Tes Teach Online Lesson Builder and Assessment Tool The digital tools in Tes Teach allow teachers to create interactive lessons, projects, presentations, assessments and more. https://www.tes.com/lessons/

LiveBinders Collaboration and Assessment Tool is an online tool for organizing educational resources. It can be used to create classroom textbooks, eportfolios, and more. http://www.livebinders.com/

Orange County Department of Education "Developing a Course on Canvas" Guide offers tips and resources for educators and families on continuing learning online in the event of a school closure. Resources are provided for school leaders, including lists of short- and long-term providers of access to WiFi internet hotspots. Resources are also curated for grade spans PK-2, 3-5/6, Middle School, and High School. https://ocde.instructure.com/courses/224

4. Supporting Students with Disabilities in Distance Learning

Resources to help support students with disabilities complete tasks and assignments and adjust to new routines in the transition to distance learning.

5. Articles to Navigate Distance Learning

These articles that provide guidance on developing distance learning lessons and units as well as advice specifically related to moving to online instruction as a result of the coronavirus

6. Digital Resources by Content Area

English Language Arts

Online resources to support remote English Language Arts/literacy and reading instruction, including lesson ideas and mobile apps for students and teachers.

Curriculum Associates Free Downloadable Reading Packets Printable at-home activity packs that are designed to provide students with valuable self-directed exercises and practice during extended absences from school. Each pack is designed to reinforce key concepts for a given grade. i-Ready's engaging online lessons can support at-home learning: https://www.curriculumassociates.com/supporting-students-away-from-school?utm_source=VanityURL_CAI-562381d&utm_medium=WordofMouth_Multi-use&utm_content=athome&utm_campaign=vanity

Myon a student-centered, personalized literacy environment that gives students access to more than 6,000 enhanced digital books: http://www.myon.com/

Starfall Reading a free public service to teach children to read. It includes language arts and mathematics for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade. Starfall emphasizes phonemic awareness, systematic sequential phonics, and common sight words in conjunction with audiovisual interactivity: https://www.starfall.com/h/

StoryKit is a simple storybook creation app, with a private online sharing tool. It caters to students in grades 1-4 and above, and allows them opportunities to create stories, add pictures, and infuse recordings of their own voices: https://www.readingrockets.org/literacyapps/storykit

Core Knowledge provides open access to an exemplary curriculum for preschool through eighth grade: https://www.coreknowledge.org/curriculum/language-arts/

Open Culture allows visitors to download hundreds of free audio books, mostly classics, to your MP3 player or computer. Below, you'll find great works of fiction (http://www.openculture.com/audio_books_fiction), poetry (http://www.openculture.com/audio_books_poetry), and non-fiction (http://www.openculture.com/audio_books_non-fiction), by such authors as Twain, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Orwell, Vonnegut, Nietzsche, Austen, Shakespeare, Asimov, HG Wells & more. http://www.openculture.com/freeaudiobooks

Librivox - Free Public Domain Audiobooks features recordings of books in the public domain (https://librivox.org/pages/public-domain/) read by volunteers from around the world. https://librivox.org/

CommonLit - Free reading passages in all literacy and nonfiction genres for grades 3-12. https://www.commonlit.org/

ReadWriteThink Free Mobile Apps helps students engage in literacy learning using tablet devices. No internet connection is required once the apps are downloaded. Offers resources for grade levels K-12: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/mobile-apps/

ReadWorks, driven by cognitive science research, ReadWorks aims to create world-class content, teacher guidance, and integrated tools that improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. They leverage cognitive-science research to create high-impact instructional materials and tools that are designed for immediate use within the practical realities of current U.S. classrooms: https://www.readworks.org/

Mathematics

Online and digital resources for math instruction, assessment, and independent practice, including tutorials and videos.

Writing

Online and digital resources to promote student engagement though creative writing and writing prompts. This list also includes resources for students working on sustained academic writing, including research.

Science

Online and digital resources for science instruction, including tutorials, videos, and online labs.

PhET Simulations support math and science learning https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations

Legends of Learning provides educational games for grades 3-8. These resources have been made available for free due to school closures: https://www.legendsoflearning.com/

National Science Teaching Association contains resources from NSTA to help you support your child's learning in science at home and at school: https://www.nsta.org/parents/

California Science Teachers Association Resources is a collection of resources for educators curated by CSTA: https://cascience.org/resources/teaching-resources/pedagogylessons

MysteryScience has made their resources free in response to the Coronavirus: https://mysteryscience.com/school-closure-planning

NASA Education Resources (searchable by topic) provides informative educational materials that engage student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics: https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/marshall/classroom/index.html

Teach Engineering - This collection aligns with state and/or national science, mathematics and technology educational standards, and uses engineering as the vehicle to integrate science and mathematics concepts for K-12 students: https://www.teachengineering.org/

US Department of Energy Education Resources is a partnership between the US Department of Energy partnered with the National Energy Education Development Project (NEED) to create free energy education resources for classroom and educational use: https://www.energy.gov/eere/education/education-resources

The Physics Classroom is a collection of online tutorials, concept builders, and interactive lessons for students: https://www.physicsclassroom.com/

Edutopia: Ten Websites for Science Teachers offers summaries and links to ten websites covering topics such as the process of science, field research journals, evolution, PhET simulations, Earth exploration, EdHead interactives, plants, chemistry, scientists, and more: https://www.edutopia.org/blog/websites-for-science-teachers-eric-brunsell

California Academy of Sciences Educator Resources provides lesson plans, science videos, and distance learning programs: https://www.calacademy.org/educators/teaching-resources-for-the-science-classroom

Bill Nye The Science Guy offers a collection of episode guides and videos as well as directions for home demos that can be found under the "Learn" section and cover topics such as life science, physical science, and planetary science: https://www.billnye.com/

Discovery Education is an online K-12 learning platform. It provides multimedia, virtual activities and hands-on labs with model lessons in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
https://www.discoveryeducation.com/coronavirus-response/

Switcheroo Zoo helps kids learn about animals by playing games: https://switchzoo.com/

Physical Education

Resources to promote and maintain physical education curricula in distance-learning environments. Many of these resources are designed for students who are homeschooled but could be used or adapted for use in a distance-learning environment.

History and Social Science

Digital and online resources for teachers to develop lessons, locate primary and secondary source materials, and connect students with resources for research and inquiry-based lessons.

Teaching Tolerance provides free resources to educators-teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners-who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create civil and inclusive school communities where children are respected, valued and welcome participants: https://www.tolerance.org/

The Library of Congress offers classroom materials and professional development to help teachers effectively use primary sources from the Library's vast digital collections in their teaching: http://www.loc.gov/teachers/

The Stanford History Education Group is an award-winning research and development group that seeks to improve education by conducting research, working with school districts, and reaching directly into classrooms with free materials for teachers and students. Their current work focuses on how young people evaluate online content. Their Civic Online Reasoning curriculum to help students develop the skills needed to navigate our current digital landscape: https://sheg.stanford.edu/

The Smithsonian

Smithsonian Education offers a wealth of resources and digital tools support inquiry-based learning and active engagement to spark creativity and curiosity: https://www.si.edu/educators/resources

The Smithsonian Learning Lab allows you to create personal collections and individualized educational experiences: https://learninglab.si.edu/

The digital Game Center of the Smithsonian Science Education Center offers fun experiences for the young STEM learner: https://ssec.si.edu/game-center

Smithsonian's History Explorer offers hundreds of free, innovative resources for learning about American history: https://historyexplorer.si.edu/

Many museums, cultural sites, and historical sites offer virtual tours and livestreaming. Here are a few, but an internet search will reveal many others:

The Zinn Education Project (https://www.zinnedproject.org/) promotes and supports the teaching of people's history in classrooms across the country. They aim to equip students with the analytical tools to make sense of and improve the world today. Their website offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized by theme (https://www.zinnedproject.org/teaching-materials/explore-by-theme), time period (https://www.zinnedproject.org/teaching-materials/explore-by-time-period), and grade level. The teaching materials emphasize the role of working people, women, people of color, and organized social movements in shaping history: https://www.zinnedproject.org/

World History For Us All is a national collaboration of K-12 teachers, collegiate instructors, and educational technology specialists. This is a great site for middle and high school teachers to locate powerful, innovative model curriculum. World History for Us All available at https://whfua.history.ucla.edu/ helps students understand the past by connecting specific subject matter to larger historical patterns, and draws on up-to-date historical research.

Teaching California offers free online instructional materials to support the California History-Social Science Framework, with an emphasis on primary sources: https://www.teachingcalifornia.org/

The Content, Literacy, Inquiry, and Citizenship (CLIC) Project offers resources for educators to take an inquiry-based approach to learning about various topics including Armenian Genocide, the Bracero Program, Environmental Literacy, and approaches to civic learning (Check with regional leads for additional resources available for online learning): https://californiahss.org/

California History-Social Science Project provides professional learning and free resources such as The History Blueprint and The Source. See links to with regional sites for additional information and support: https://chssp.ucdavis.edu/

BBC Bitesize History Bitesize is the BBC's free online study support resource for school-age students in the United Kingdom. It is designed to aid students in both schoolwork and, for older students, exams: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/z7svr82

The Stanford History Education Group provides free History and Civic materials including lessons, curriculum, and assessments accessible to teachers and students: https://sheg.stanford.edu/

CrashCourse History Channel on YouTube Crash Course believes that high quality educational videos should be available to everyone for free. The Crash Course team has produced more than 15 courses to date, and these videos accompany high school and college level classes ranging from the humanities to the sciences. Crash Course transforms the traditional textbook model by presenting information in a fast-paced format, enhancing the learning experience. With hundreds of millions of views on our YouTube channel, Crash Course has a worldwide audience in and out of classrooms. While the show is an immensely helpful tool for students and teachers, it also has a large viewership of casual learners who seek out online educational content independently. It has changed attitudes towards education by creating a community of learners who are looking for more than just help passing a test: https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcourse

Oyez is a resource for teaching Supreme Court Cases that includes the case history, relevant precedent, arguments, and the Supreme Court Decision and applicable dissents: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2019

The National Archives features a website that is easy to navigate and includes lots of teacher resources. They feature a daily historical document relating to an event from that day in history. The online catalog can be searched using keywords, and 100 "milestone" documents are identified as significant to American history: https://www.archives.gov/education/research/primary-sources

National Archives: Elementary School Distance Learning Programs Free, interactive programs that feature primary sources from the Distance Learning Programs. Each program aligns with National Social Studies Standards and Common Core State Standards. It also provides teacher guides with pre- and post-program lessons. https://www.archives.gov/education/distance-learning/elementary.html

DocsTeach is full of activities for educators. The documents are organized by different periods in American history. If you're teaching "Civil War and Reconstruction" or "Revolution and the New Nation," just click on the topic to find hundreds of primary source documents. DocsTeach provides audio, video, charts, graphs, maps and more: https://www.docsteach.org/documents

Spartacus Educational is a resource for global history. It contains free encyclopedia entries that directly connect to primary source documents, making it a useful tool for educators looking to give students a starting point in their research: http://spartacus-educational.com/

Fordham University is another resource for global history. It organizes primary sources into periods of American history, from the "Reformation" to "Post-World War II Religious Thought." Teachers can find full texts available from Fordham or similar institutions appropriate for the middle school and high school classroom: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbookfull.asp

Broken down by time period then listed in alphabetical order, the Avalon Project at Yale University offers primary sources for global history teachers: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/. This database starts with ancient and medieval documents and moves into present times. In addition to categories that address specific historical periods, the Avalon Project includes links to human rights documents as part of Project Diana: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/diana.asp.

USHistory.org Free Online Textbooks provides high school courses for students, teachers, home-schoolers, and history lovers. https://www.ushistory.org/

Google and Life Magazine have a search engine that lets users search millions of images from the Life Magazine Photo Archive. Users can type in key terms to guide their searches, look through images organized by decade (1860s through 1970s), or significant people, places, events or sports topics: http://images.google.com/hosted/life

Electives: The Arts, Music, and Language

Online resources to support remote instruction for electives and enrichment.

7. Pre-K Learning, Games, and Activities

Free and open-source resources and guidance for fostering early childhood/pre-k learning at home.

8. Current Events and News Outlets for Students

Digital and online resources that provide student-friendly access to current events. Some of these resources also provide reading guides, quizzes, and activities to support student learning.

9. Free Educational Resources for Distance Learning

Below is a non-comprehensive list of publishers offering free distance learning resources. At the URL listed, users can learn about the specific resources available as publishers continue to expand their offerings. In this list below, educators and parents/guardians may discover the individual resources they want for a particular need.

10. Online Learning Resources and Tools

A list of open source resources to support remote teaching and learning.

OER: Searchable Online Educational Resources (all subjects): A searchable public digital library of free teaching and learning materials: https://www.oercommons.org/

Comprehensive List of Free Online Teaching Resources
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kLP7iDrqJ2c2BPb4ESJzqCQol-R4TjYrdJOv9FHwwDM/edit

NCSSFL Covid-19 Resource Bank is a repository of guidance and resources for K-12 educators, districts, and LEAs in an accessible Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1zSBVIVZPxK9NwPPATrxxuFjuU8rwHCBI6qjsYa_jDnQ/edit#gid=0

Digital Promise's Covid-19 Online Learning Resources and FAQ: https://digitalpromise.org/covid-19-online-learning-resources-and-faq/

Edutopia: Google for Educators (article) These tools from Google for Educators, whether old and familiar or new and improved, will keep teachers and students inspired, inventive, and organized. https://www.edutopia.org/google-for-educators

PBS/KQED Resources for Teachers - Use these trusted resources to continue to provide meaningful learning experiences for students during school closures. https://www.kqed.org/education/533204/how-teachers-can-navigate-school-closures-due-to-the-coronavirus

Additional Online ELA and Math Resources (some may not be free)
(curated by Jason Borgen, Santa Cruz County Office of Education)
https://wakelet.com/wake/ac750419-2620-4934-936e-404e5f538a25

Santa Clara COE Digital Badges for Seesaw and Google Classroom (free)
Digital Learning with Seesaw (https://sccoe.instructure.com/courses/881) provides modules for learning what online learning and collaborations should look like and how to use Seesaw to provide these learning structures. Users must create an account to access the modules. While there is a core "Seesaw Free" service at no cost, some features require payment. Before creating an account to access the modules, educators should consider reading a review of the app by Common Sense Education (https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/seesaw-the-learning-journal)

Khan Academy offers a variety of content area courses for different grades. https://khanacademy.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360040167432-How-can-Khan-Academy-be-used-for-remote-learning-during-school-closures-

Code.org offers a variety of no cost coding activities and courses for grades K-12 https://studio.code.org/courses

PBS Learning Media in conjunction with KVIE, has curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more just for California teachers. https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/

National Public Radio's guide for Teaching Podcasting provides step-by-step guidance to engage students in creating their own podcasts. https://www.npr.org/2018/11/15/662116901/teaching-podcasting-a-curriculum-guide-for-educators

National Geographic for Kids A kid version of National Geographic online, with free games, videos, and educational resources for kids of all ages. https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Discovery Education Standards-aligned, digital curriculum resources and easy-to-use technology, including award-winning digital textbooks, multimedia content, and the largest professional development community of its kind. https://www.discoveryeducation.com/

TED Under 20 offers TED talks from scientists, musicians, innovators, and activists who are all under the age of 20. https://www.ted.com/playlists/129/ted_under_20

Shmoop provides resources for teachers and students in all subject areas. Resources include summaries, discussion guides, quizzes, and test prep, among other resources: https://www.shmoop.com/

Common Sense Media: Search for EdTech Tools and Apps (all subjects) Common Sense Media supports educators in teaching students how to thrive in the digital age with free, research-backed lesson plans. The website features resources in Spanish. https://www.commonsense.org/education/search?contentType=reviews&page=1&limit=25&includeFacets=true&pricing_structure=19597

WebQuest.org has a searchable collection of WebQuests that provided guidance for students as they research selected topics and questions online. Teachers can also create their own WebQuests using the site: https://WebQuest.org/

Questions: California Department of Education | 916-319-0800

Last Reviewed: Tuesday, March 17, 2020

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There are some fantastic online presentation tools for students that allow users to mix media and create engaging, fun and interactive slideshows.

No one wants to sit through a boring PowerPoint presentation, let alone a class full of students with a low attention span.

Using website presentation tools, students can collaborate in group projects or work solo, designing inspiring dynamic presentations that tell a story about their chosen topic. These tools are easy to use, and most have special education sections, so teachers can set up their class as quickly as possible.

Here is a list of 20 online presentation tools for students including tools for creating slideshows, digital storytelling and poster type mixed media presentations.

1. Glogster

Glogster is an online multimedia poster maker and collage tool that lets students be creative while compiling their presentations with images, video and audio. With a multitude of fantastic colorful, inspiring templates, students around the globe find Glogster a fun tool for learning and expressing their ideas.

2. Prezi

Prezi is one of the most popular online presentation tools for students that makes slideshows more exciting and engaging. Instead of the standard boxed in slides, Prezi uses one giant canvas, that holds multiple slides, allowing users to zoom in and out to progress through their presentation. There is huge scope for creativity and mixing media to design interesting visuals and Prezi can also be accessed on mobile devices.

3. Powtoon

Powtoon is an online presentation tool where students can create cool animated comic style presentations. Powtoon comes with a library of graphic templates, that are easily dragged and dropped to the slide, along with text to make your visual story come to life. For voiceovers users can access the Powtoon marketplace or create their own presentations that can be exported to YouTube, Vimeo and even PowerPoint.

4. Haiku Deck

Haiku Deck is a slideshow presentation tool that uses beautiful layouts and fonts to make sure every slide is of a professional standard. Some of the features include integration with Google Classroom, access to over 40 million Creative Commons licensed images and access to presentation templates. Haiku Deck is cross platform, so it will work on your Laptop, Desktop, iPad, iPhone and Android devices.

5. Emaze

Emaze is a website presentation tool for creating visually engaging rich media presentations. Students can use their 'Automaze' and 'Smart' templates to create amazing looking slides and embed video, audio and text. The presentations zoom in and out the screen and can have a 3d depth to the imagery depending on the template used.

6. Adobe Spark

Adobe Spark is an amazing presentation tool, that captures visuals and turns them into social graphics, web stories and animated videos. Used by students and teachers, Adobe Spark is an effective well designed application that can be used through a desktop or IOS device.

7. Kizoa

Kizoa is collage and movie maker slideshow tool. User can edit their videos and images to create visually appealing slides using templates, filters and animated effects.

8. Thinglink

Thinglink is a tool that creates presentations based on interactive images that are embedded with rich media links. Users can embed audio and video links that pop out from pictures to visually tell a story. One great feature is the ability to create interactive 360° image tours that can be viewed on mobile virtual reality headsets.

9. Nawmal

Formerly known as Xtranormal, Nawmal Edu is a simple to use animated movie maker. Students simply choose a set, characters and type the dialogue they want their characters to say. It's great for role-playing exercises, presentations on topics and group collaboration projects.

10. VoiceThread

VoiceThread is a tool for creating student presentations and engaging in discussions about projects. Users upload their media to slides and can use the tools to leave audio comments or drawings, to collaborate or discuss topics.

11. Creaza

Creaza is a suite of digital tools that enables students to create mindmaps, comic strips and movies that are dynamic presentations. The digital learning platform is used by students and teachers around the world and is available in nine languages.

12. Tiki-Toki

Tiki-Toki is an easy to use timeline tool for creating interactive timelines embedded with images, text, videos, rss feeds and hyperlinks. Displaying history in a graphical timeline, encourages users to learn, engage and collaborate on projects.

13. Visme

Visme is a presentation and infographic tool that allows users to create dynamic engaging content. There are numerous templates to suit any style and a wide range of graphics to add to presentations, including social media.

14. Pixton

Pixton is a click and drag comic software tool for communicating graphically through comics. Students write their own scripts and use the tools to create a comic strip. This encourage development of reading and writing skills, and is a fun way to present a topic.

15. Photo Peach

Photo Peach is an online presentation tool for students for creating slideshows using photos. Students can add background music and text to enrich their slides and easily drag and drop their images in place.

16. Voki

Voki is a presentation tool for students for classwork, projects or homework. Fun and engaging presentations are created by adding the premade Voki characters, audio and images. Voki Classroom has a range of additional features, letting teachers manage their students.

17. Canva

Canva's Presentation Maker is a tool for creating presentations or editing photos online. There is a useful design school section with tutorials, teaching materials and design courses to help users learn more about graphic design.

Vectr is a free graphics editor that students can use to make imagery for presentations, websites and other projects. The desktop and web app has a low learning curve, so students can jump right in and get help from tutorials if needed.

19. Vecteezy Editor

The Vecteezy Editor is a handy too that lets users edit vector images directly in their web browser. You can find free and paid images from the Vecteezy library and upload them to the editor, and then edit the vectors before you download. This means you don't have to load up Illustrator or start messing around with other prorgrams, if you just need something quick and simple.

20. Raw Shorts

Raw Shorts is an animated video maker that makes it easy and fun to create 1-2 minute explainer videos on just about any topic. A few things that make them noteworthy: Clean and intuitive user interface, a wide variety of templates, cool text-to-speech functionality, and they just launched their HTML5 beta for all those mobile users who can't access flash.

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You can turn on subtitles on YouTube in a few easy steps.

It's easy to turn on subtitles - also known as closed captions - on YouTube using a web browser or the mobile app.

You also have the option to turn on subtitles on YouTube for all videos, and captions will always be on by default as long as you're logged in.

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YouTube can display subtitles - also known as closed captions - on videos uploaded to the platform to provide helpful written text alongside the audio.

Captions can be either auto-generated or provided by the user who uploaded the video, and turning captions on and off is a quick and easy process when you're watching a video.

Here's how to turn on those subtitles on YouTube, whether you're on a computer or using the mobile app.

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How to turn on subtitles on YouTube in a web browser

1. You can turn on subtitles by clicking the CC icon at the bottom of a YouTube video. A red line will appear under the icon when closed captions have been enabled.

2. You can also adjust caption settings by clicking the gear icon. If subtitles are available for a video, a choice of generated captions and other formats will be available here.

How to turn on subtitles on YouTube for all videos

You can enable closed captioning for all the videos you watch on YouTube from your web browser.

Enabling always-on captioning can be done from your account settings, and the feature will work as long as you're logged in.

Here's how to enable captions for all videos:

1. Click your account icon to open the account menu.

2. From the account menu, click Settings.

3. Click "Playback and performance" and check "Always show captions." Click save to save your selection.

How to turn on subtitles on YouTube in the mobile app

You can turn on subtitles on YouTube when watching videos on your iPhone or Android in the mobile app.

Enabling captions on both devices is quick and easy. You can toggle the setting on and off in just a few steps. Here's how:

1. Tap the three-dot menu in the upper right corner.

2. Tap the CC icon, or Captions, in the menu.

3. Select the type of captioning you prefer.

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