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Here's everything you need to know about Harry Potter At Home: some new ways to bring the magic closer to you, all specially created by different members of our wide Wizarding World family.

For over twenty years now, Hogwarts has been an escape for all - for readers and fans, young and old. During the strange times we now find ourselves in, we want to welcome you back to Hogwarts, where you will find a friendly retreat for you, your family and those you are caring for.

Over 500 million Harry Potter books have been sold across the globe, so it's comforting to know many homes already have a door to the wizarding world waiting to be opened once again. And for those who've never visited the wizarding world before, welcome!

Our new Harry Potter At Home project is very much a team effort, combining the resources of Harry Potter UK and US publishers Bloomsbury and Scholastic, Pottermore Publishing, leading spoken-word producer and provider Audible, library supplier OverDrive, and of course, our own magic-makers here at WizardingWorld.com.

So, what exactly is Harry Potter At Home and how can you get involved? We're pleased to say - in all sorts of ways!

Hogwarts' doors are open for teachers everywhere

J.K Rowling and her team have already announced a special, open licence for teachers to read the seven Harry Potter books aloud to their pupils in virtual read-a-long sessions on video. This means if you're a teacher you'll be able to record yourself reading Harry's Hogwarts adventures and share these with your pupils online. Learn how to get involved here.

Many teachers around the world have already been in touch!

One said, 'this is amazing! I started reading book 1 to my second graders about a month ago. I was worried we wouldn't be able to finish. Now I can finish reading it to them'

Another added, 'Thanks, @JK_Rowling ! I'm a teacher of English in France and suggested my pupils read the Potter books. In these dark times, I'm twice as grateful for the world you've created. 20 years later, it is still a safe place for me...'

The first Harry Potter audiobook for free for everyone

A big thank you to our friends at Audible, who invite you to listen to the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as many times as you like in the coming weeks. This is one of many classic books that will be available on Audible's new platform, stories.audible.com. - take a look and see what you can find.

The first Harry Potter book will be available to listen to for free in six different languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian, German and Japanese). And our American readers will be interested to know that this is the Stephen Fry edition of the audiobook, rather than the US version which features the equally talented Jim Dale. So, you'll get to hear Harry's story told with an entirely new voice! We can confirm that Stephen does an excellent Dumbledore.

Visit our new Harry Potter At Home hub

Here on WizardingWorld.com, we've built a dedicated space for you to visit which we'll be updating all the time for your enjoyment. This special Harry Potter At Home hub is where you'll find all the latest things to keep you occupied - from special activity kits from Bloomsbury to Scholastic, to nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!) fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and more. We're casting a Banishing Charm on boredom.

You can visit the Harry Potter At Home hub here - and keep on visiting the page whenever you like. Just like Hogwarts and its staircases, this page will be changing all the time.

Harry's first adventure will also be made free for all OverDrive library patrons online throughout April

Pottermore Publishing will also be teaming up with digital library supplier OverDrive to gift the first book in its digital form. Patrons of OverDrive libraries will be able to borrow Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as an eBook or audiobook in over 20 languages from participating local and school libraries, including via OverDrive's Libby app, and the Sora app for schools.

This offering will last until the end of April, so if you can, why not have a browse?

And that is simply the start

Along with all the other members of our Wizarding World family, we're going to keep finding new ways to bring magic into your world during this time.

So, however you like to get your Wizarding World updates, be it here, on our Wizarding World app, or, of course, through our new Harry Potter At Home hub - we'll keep bringing you the joy of reading. Remember, Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home.

For weekly Harry Potter At Home updates and so much more, we're also launching a newsletter - so we can deliver all of our latest news, activities and more, straight to your inbox in one nice package. To opt in, don't forget to click the check box when asked during registration. No owls required!
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We know that everyone is trying to keep safe at home at the moment and so, with J.K. Rowling and our friends at Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing and Scholastic, we are delighted to introduce Harry Potter At Home to help children, parents, carers and teachers add a touch of Harry Potter magic to our new daily lives.

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The National Emergency Library was a temporary collection of books that supported emergency remote teaching, research activities, independent scholarship, and intellectual stimulation while universities, schools, training centers, and libraries were closed due to COVID-19. The National Emergency Library launched on March 24, 2020, and closed on June 16, 2020.

While the National Emergency Library closed on June 16, the books in the National Emergency Library are available to one borrower at a time using controlled digital lending. Browse our library.

If you'd like to learn more about the National Emergency Library, please read the following:

Impacts of the temporary National Emergency Library and controlled digital lending (June 11, 2020)

Announcing a National Emergency Library to Provide Digitized Books to Students and the Public (March 24, 2020)

The National Emergency Library - Who Needs It? Who Reads It? Lessons from the First Two Weeks (April 7, 2020)

Teachers & the National Emergency Library: Stories from the Frontlines of Online Schooling (April 13, 2020)

Forging a Cooperative Path Forward: University Presses & the National Emergency Library (April 27, 2020)

Observations From An Author & Librarian (May 4, 2020)

What it Means to be a Library During COVID-19 (May 11, 2020)

When An Island Shuts Down: Aruba & the National Emergency Library (May 18, 2020)

Temporary National Emergency Library to close 2 weeks early, returning to traditional controlled digital lending (June 10, 2020)

Frequently Asked Questions about the National Emergency Library

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It's no surprise that authors are incredibly good at bringing their own books to life. Whether through live or pre-recorded visits, read-aloud videos, or other virtual author activities, kids will connect with books like never before! Here are some of our favorite options to try.

Pre-Recorded Virtual Author Visits

Check out these videos of presentations authors have given at schools and libraries. There are authors here that will interest students at any age.

Arree Chung

Hear Chung talk about the process of creating his book Mixed: A Colorful Story. The allegory of one color who thinks it's better than the others is meaningful at any age.

Bao Phi

Bao Phi's lovely book A Different Pond showcases the relationship between a father and his son. As they fish for the food their family needs, the father tells his son about a pond from his own childhood in faraway Vietnam.

Jasmine Warga

Author of the Newbery Honor book Other Words for Home, Jasmine Warga gives an engaging talk about how she writes.

Jennifer L. Holm

From her Babymouse graphic novels to the Sunny series and beyond, Holm writes books that middle grade readers absolutely love.

J.H. Reynolds

Do your students love the thrills and chills of the MonsterStreet series? Then they'll love seeing its author answer kids' questions about reading and writing!

J.K. Rowling

Every kid will recognize the author of the beloved Harry Potter books! See her interview with the Harry Potter Reading Club in this video.

Kate Messner

Kate Messner writes fiction, nonfiction, novels, chapter books, and picture books, so there's a good chance most kids have read at least one of her books.

Katherine Applegate

Lots of kids read The One and Only Ivan in class, and Applegate has plenty of other popular and award-winning books as well. Hear her talk about her books (and even show off her adorable dog!).

Lois Lowry

Here's another name kids will recognize. Whether they love The Giver, the Gooney Bird series, or any of her other numerous works, they'll enjoy listening to her speak and answer audience questions.

Max Brallier

The Last Kids on Earth book series is now a Netflix series too! Listen to author Max Brallier talk about his writing process and give kids a writing challenge of their own.

Live Virtual Author Visits

Want to set up a virtual author visit live for your class or school? If you have a particular author in mind, visit their website (or their publisher's) to contact them and find out if they do virtual visits. Scholastic offers virtual author visits through their catalog, so that's a great place to start.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has a terrific roundup of virtual author visits and writing workshops too. Here are some to consider.

Gutman has written all sorts of books for kids, and he's happy to do virtual school visits. Find his offerings and prices at his website.

Nonfiction children's author Kurtz loves to present his books to kids of all ages. His virtual offerings include readings, interviews, and concept-based workshops.

Long does both in-person and virtual author visits based on her popular books, like How I Became a Pirate. Visit her website to see her offerings and book a visit.

Biebow's colorful book about the inventor of Crayola crayons is a delight. She offers free virtual visits, plus interactive in-person workshops.

Known for Dahlia in Bloom, Koehler offers both virtual author visits and writing workshops. She does professional development workshops for teachers too.

Virtual Author Read-Alouds

When you hear authors read their own books, it gives you a whole new perspective on their works. That makes read-alouds some of our favorite virtual author activities.

Hale's YouTube channel includes a playlist called Storytime With Uncle Bruce. Hear him read about Clark the Shark and other hilarious characters.

Gutman has a whole collection of read-alouds on his Facebook page, like Miss Blake Is a Flake. Kids will love his wacky style!

Visit her YouTube channel to see the author read her book Where Are My Books? She's got a few other read-alouds too, along with drawing tips.

Fabien Cousteau is the grandson of famed sea explorer Jacques Cousteau. His book series explores his own experiences under the water, and you can watch his read-aloud on Facebook.

You'll feel inspired when you hear Byers read her heartfelt book I Am Enough.

Lin reads aloud from her picture books as well as chapters from her longer books on her YouTube channel.

Watch Knowles read the first chapter of her middle-grade novel Where the Heart Is, while giving students a fun writing exercise.

Hear Cook read a variety of books from her collection, like Wilma Jean the Worry Machine. Her YouTube channel also includes interviews, advice, and other fun virtual author activities.

Watch Messner read Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School in this YouTube video.

This read-aloud of Fry Bread includes some of the author's thoughts on writing the book and the recipe he included at the end.

Listen to Henderson read the first chapter of her book The Magic in Changing Your Stars on YouTube.

The author regularly shares read-alouds of his books, like I Love You Like a Pig, on his Instagram page.

The author has added a collection of videos of herself reading from her picture books on Instagram. Titles include When We Are Kind and You Hold Me Up.

Hear readings from Shusterman's books on his YouTube channel, including excerpts and complete short stories.

The author created a Stay at Home: Story Time section on his website. Initially made during the 2020 COVID lockdown, these videos are still lots of fun to watch.

Visit Reynolds' Facebook page to see him read from some of his most popular books, like The Dot.

The award-winning author and illustrator reads from her book The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this YouTube video.

The author reads his picture books on his YouTube channel, where he also has lots of drawing videos for inspiration.

Other Virtual Author Activities

So many wonderful authors and publishers have YouTube or Instagram channels! Join them as they teach you how to draw, offer writing tips, and lots more.

Kids will do more than just watch these videos. They'll write, draw, and create on their own, inspired by famous authors and illustrators.

Watch story time, Cressida Cowell's summer camp, author interviews, how-to-draw videos, and a whole lot more.

The prolific author has a robust website full of videos, activities, podcasts, and more virtual author activities to engage kids of a variety of ages.

The Lunch Lady author and illustrator has a series of videos showing kids how to draw some of their favorite characters. His YouTube channel also has cartooning tips, writing tips, pep talks, and shorts.

This YouTube channel is rich with content, including interviews, tour journals, how-to-draw tips, and so much more.

The Kennedy Center sponsored this series of videos with the beloved author of classics like Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Author and illustrator of hits like Smile and Drama shares drawings, time-lapse videos, and more on her Instagram page.

Aspiring illustrators will enjoy this series, where any kid can learn to draw creatures of every kind.

These half-hour chats with well-known middle grade authors are the perfect length to share with your classes.

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As the coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, and more people find themselves in mandatory or selective quarantine, the question of how to pass the time and stay sane while on lockdown has grown to a matter of international importance. Many are trying to see this moment as an opportunity, using the abundance of time at home to learn a new skill, c atch up on reading, to call old friends, or take a walk. There are many great and productive ways one could spend one's days in isolation. But sometimes, all you want is to put on your pajamas, curl into a ball on the couch, and escape it all for an hour or two by melting into a great movie (or 10 consecutive episodes of your favorite show).

In a gesture of generosity for those in quarantine (or perhaps as a way of nabbing a captive audience), several streaming providers have decided to lift their paywalls and offer temporary extensions on free trials. These trials, which provide access to shows and movies across a wide range of genres and networks, are a small gift for everyone facing the possibility of weeks stuck at home. Here is a complete list of the networks offering free trials or extensions for those stuck at home.

1. I'm 68. Here's What Younger Viewers Are Getting Wrong About The Golden Bachelor.

2. The Holdovers Is a Cozy '70s Throwback With One Big Difference

3. The Beatles' "Final" Music Video Shows That Peter Jackson Has Really, Truly Lost It

4. Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder's New Show Is Excruciating

Showtime

Friday morning Showtime announced that it will begin offering a 30-day free trial to new customers effective today. Viewers who sign up before May 3 will have access to the network's full portfolio of television series, specials, and movies online. Highlights include: Ray Donovan, Dexter, and Homeland, which will continue to air new episodes of its final season through April 26.

Sundance Now

Sundance Now, the streaming service best known for its large selection of true-crime, thrillers, and dramas, is now extending its seven-day free trial to 30 days, with the code SUNDANCENOW30. Owned by AMC Networks, Sundance Now also offers a variety of documentaries and television series, including the acclaimed miniseries The Little Drummer Girl and the show McMafia.

Acorn TV

For all the anglophiles out there, this U.K.-centric streaming service is now offering a 30-day free trial to customers who use the code FREE30 when signing up. (The free trial is usually one week.) The streaming service, which is currently only available in select countries, specializes in British programming including titles like the popular series Midsomer Murders and the medical dramedy Doc Martin.*

Met Opera

The Met, like many live performance venues across the country, closed its doors and canceled all upcoming shows in an attempt to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. But, beginning this week it began streaming for free encore presentations of its Live in HD opera series. "We'd like to provide some grand opera solace to opera lovers in these extraordinarily difficult times," said Met general manager Peter Gelb.

Sling TV

Dish-owned TV streaming service Sling TV announced it's making a selection of its content available to stream for free, no credit card or account required. "Stay in & SLING," as the free service is called, includes thousands of shows and movies including ABC News Live, content for families, as well as lifestyle and entertainment programming.

Starz

In an gesture of generosity for those in quarantine, the network subsidiary of Lionsgate is making select titles from their library available for free to non-subscribers. Shows available for free streaming include the first full seasons of Black Sails, The Girlfriend Experience, A merican Gods, and Vida, along with the pilots of a number of their original shows. At this time, the free deal will be available until the end of March, though it could very well be extended.

Vid Angel

The family-friendly streaming service that allows viewers to skip "objectionable" content like profanity, nudity, sex, and graphic violence, is now available for free use until March 30 (it's usually $10) with the caveat that users must agree to practice social distancing. The platform, which boasts "the world's largest library of clean comedy," can be particularly helpful for parents working from home, who may have a hard time closely monitoring what their children are watching.

Shudder

Horror junkies, rejoice! This gore-and-suspense-centric streaming service just extended its free trial to 30 days with the code SHUTIN. If the current reality wasn't scary enough, it is now possible to binge free-of-charge on classic horror flicks like Night of the Living Dead and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Shudder is currently available in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Ireland.

Correction, March 22, 2020: This post originally misidentified Midsomer Murders at Midsomer Mysteries.

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More than a dozen literary festivals were canceled in less than 24 hours in March due to the new coronavirus outbreak, but at the same time three children's authors were making sure that one was also born. The Everywhere Book Festival, a completely digital kids' lit festival, will be held May 1-2 with more than 50 participating authors and illustrators, including keynote speakers Gene Yuen Lang and Nic Stone, along with Jacqueline Woodson, Jason Reynolds, Meg Medina, Marie Lu, LindaSue Park, and Grace Lin.

Authors Ellen Oh and Christina Soontornvat hatched the idea when word reached them that the Tucson Festival of Books-where they were slated to appear on a panel- had been canceled. "We were so disappointed and started talking about what we could do online to recreate a festival experience," said Oh, whose The Dragon Egg Princess (HarperCollins) was published earlier this month. The duo recruited Melanie Conklin, who was in the midst of canceling her tour for her forthcoming middle-grade book Every Missing Piece (Little, Brown, May) to come on board. Then Oh sent a tweet out to gauge interest. The response was overwhelming.

"A virtual book festival really has the potential to fill a growing need in the kid lit community," said Soontornvat, whose The Ramble Shamble Children (Penguin/Paulsen) will be published later this year. "We need to celebrate stories and uplift each other's voices now more than ever."

While the logistics of organizing an entirely digital festival are new to the authors, they quickly discovered that the technology was at their fingertips. "Thanks to modern video streaming, it turns out a lot is possible," Conklin said. For support, they turned to the organizers at WriteOnCon and the Educator Collaborative Gathering, who regularly organize virtual conferences and live-streamed events. "It has saved us weeks of lead-up time by being able to benefit from their know-how rather than reinventing the wheel," Soontornvat said.

Readers will be able to stream live panels and ask questions, while other panels will be pre-recorded. Oh, who is a cofounder of We Need Diverse Books, said the organizers are also working to ensure disability accessibility for the conference. "This is very important to me," she said. "We are exploring our options for captioning and intend to have transcripts available on YouTube for all viewers."

Through Twitter, the authors have recruited 100 volunteers to help ensure that the festival goes smoothly. A call for author and illustrator event proposals resulted in 215 panel proposals (@everywherefest) and a website, everywherebookfest.com.

Meanwhile, the organizers are setting up ways for the festival to benefit independent booksellers, who often sell books at physical literary festivals, and have lost that source of income. "A book festival is not complete without the wonderful booksellers who provide the audience with a chance to get a signed copy of an author's book, so it was important for us to have a way to give our audience the same opportunity," Oh said. To make it possible, viewers at the festival will be able to connect with independent booksellers who will have signed books available.

For the organizers, the chance to launch the festival has helped to mitigate the stress of transitioning to life during a nationwide public health emergency. On deadline for a book while her house is under renovation, Oh is under particular stress. Work has stopped because of the coronavirus and at the same time her kids have returned home from college. "They are all grumpy and stir-crazy," Oh said. "My husband is also working from home. He is very grumpy. I too would be very, very grumpy, but working with Christina and Mel and all of our wonderful volunteers has been such an uplifting and hope-filled experience."

"There's a real opportunity here to change the way people connect with authors and interact with books," Conklin said. "We have the power as a community to support each other and lift new voices. We have a chance to connect young readers with authors. We can support families with students out of school, and educators looking for distance-learning options. This festival is needed and we are thrilled to make it happen."

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Editor's note: Free access to our advanced Google Meet video-conferencing capabilities for all G Suite and G Suite for Education customers globally has been extended to September 30, 2020. Learn more.

As more employees, educators, and students work remotely in response to the spread of COVID-19, we want to do our part to help them stay connected and productive. G Suite and G Suite for Education make up our collection of productivity apps that help businesses and educators collaborate no matter where they're located.

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Schools across the globe are responding to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. In some cases schools have closed or are making preparations for a potential closure.

At Twinkl, our mission is to help those who teach and we are therefore taking steps to support continued learning at home.

We've put together a simple, step-by-step guide about how to use our site during Coronavirus. This guide is not designed to supercede or replace any official guidance, but is intended to advise on using the Twinkl website during this period.

How can I help parents to use Twinkl independently?

We have a number of really helpful guides, designed for parents, for different areas of the curriculum. You can direct parents towards our dedicated Parents' Hub which contains hundreds of educational activities designed for use at home. Or, browse this area yourself and hand-pick individual resources to share.

For parents with children in EYFS, take a look through our EYFS for Parents area to find some really useful guides and activities to share.

For primary-aged children, take a look at our 5-11 area. Again, this was created with parents in mind so it's filled with guides and information about what children should be learning in each year group, for each curriculum area.

For parents with secondary-aged children (for ages 11 to 16), take a look at the Beyond area of the website. Resources are available for English, Maths and Science, as well as languages, art, humanities and other curriculum areas. Lots to keep older children occupied.

Our Parents User Guide and general Twinkl Membership guide are both useful documents to refer to for general information about the site, our content and how to find it.

What can I do to support learning at home?

There are a number of simple ways you can curate and share content from the Twinkl website, as well as many useful areas that parents can easily use.

Using our Home Learning Packs

We've put together Home Learning Packs from Year 1 to Year 6.

Our EYFS Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our KS1 Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our KS2 Home Learning Packs can be found here.

Our Secondary Home Learning Packs can be found here and here.

Our SEND Home Learning Pack is available here.
These packs are available as ZIP files. For guidance about how to download and open this type of file, take a look at our FAQ.
We're also putting together Interactive Learning Links resources. These are interactive PDF resources which link to other helpful materials on the Twinkl site that you can use without a printer:

We've also added a new feature to our app, where you can annotate PDFs in the app with any info you like.

Sharing from the Site

Share a resource directly using our sharing tools, found at the top-right of a resource preview. You can share to a class Facebook group or send via email to multiple addresses. Or simply copy and paste the URL and pop it into a class blog. Use our Save For Later feature to organise resources into folders on site to make sharing resources linked to a topic or theme easier.

Using Google Classroom

Google Classroom is designed to upload resources, create deadlines, mark work and start discussions with your class online. This way they're still learning and not falling behind whilst not in school. We've made it easier for you to work with Google Classroom by including a Google Drive Button next to all our resources, where available. This allows you to download the resource straight to your drive, which can then be uploaded into Google Classroom.

Read our guide to Google Classroom here.

Creating Lessons in Twinkl Go!

Twinkl Go! is a really useful tool that can be used to curate our interactive content. Within the Twinkl Go! area of the site, you can find online games, self-marking comprehensions, audiobooks and more.

If you're teaching a particular topic or area of learning, you can group together all related activities in a lesson, then share this lesson with parents using a code. It's really easy to do and a very efficient and effective way to create online lessons for your pupils. Again, lesson codes can be shared through class blogs, email, your website or printed out to send home at the end of the day. A video tutorial for how to do this can be found here and we also have a Twinkl Go! user guide for further information.

We've also put together a selection of lessons within Twinkl Go! for different age groups. Check them out here. Really useful, really simple and available to anyone who has full access to the site.

Using Twinkl Originals

Parents may feel more comfortable and confident in using books as a starting point for learning. Our Twinkl Originals books were created to encourage a love of reading and enhance curriculum-wide learning through accompanying teacher-created resources. Each book is available in different formats - PowerPoint, eBook or audio book (available through Twinkl Go!) - and has been written using age-appropriate vocabulary and themes. Books are available for EYFS, KS1 and KS2 and each comes with ready-made resources to support writing, maths and other curriculum areas. Once you've found a book within the Twinkl Originals page, click to see all supporting resources. If you're covering a particular topic at school, this is a great way to continue this learning at home.

Imagine

Twinkl Imagine gives you a different photo every day with a range of activities for KS1 and KS2 children designed to be done independently or with an adult. Activities cover English, Maths, Art and Design, research challenges and engaging discussions. There are also topic webs with ideas on how each topic can link to a child's learning across different subjects.

With over 400 photos to choose from, there are lots of different topics to explore.

Lapbooks and Workbooks

For parents who may prefer a topic-led approach, we have a fantastic range of lapbooks to choose from. Browse the options online - again, these might align with topics being learnt at school. There's also a helpful guide which explains how to make a Twinkl lapbook. Super simple and a really enjoyable activity for children and parents alike.

Our maths workbooks offer a really simple solution. They're organised by age group and topic, and are available with answer sheets for easy marking. Use ready-made workbooks from the site, or create your own to print out and share with parents.

Other Useful Resources

Twinkl Boost offers step-by-step lessons and interventions. Designed for use in class, there's lots that parents could select for their children at home.

Our Maths Mysteries are incredibly popular, self-led activities. Perfect for use at home.

For hands-on, fun science activities, take a look at our Awe and Wonder collection.

How can we discuss Coronavirus with children?

Inevitably, children will have questions about the Coronavirus and want to find out more. To support parents and teachers with these conversations, we have a range of suitable materials on site. Discuss good hygiene and hand washing using our display packs, or take a look at our child-friendly news reports in Twinkl Newsroom - designed for use in KS2 (ages 7 to 11) with new stories added each day. Or search 'coronavirus' on the Twinkl site to find other related materials.

As ever, if schools, teachers or parents have any questions, we're always here to help. Contact TwinklCares using the help icon at the bottom of the page to send a message to our experienced team of teachers. Our Facebook communities are a fantastic source of ideas, knowledge and support for parents and teachers alike. Furthermore, we'd love to hear any other ideas you might have which we can share with the wider Twinkl network.

In unexpected times, we all play our part in helping in whichever way we can. The help we are offering would not be possible without the continued support of our members - thank you. We're hopeful that we've been able to make a challenging situation a little easier and our thoughts are with anyone who has been affected.

Jonathan Seaton

Twinkl CEO

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Compatible with popular learning management systems such as Google Classroom, Clever, Canvas, ClassLink, and Schoology, Storyboard That makes organizing your students, classes, and assignments a breeze. In addition, sharing assignments with students and keeping track of their progress is as easy as clicking a button.

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Today we are launching Slido for Education, a package of integrations and features tailored specifically to the needs of lecturers.

The aim of Slido for Education is to help lecturers stay connected with their students by powering two-way interactions during their virtual or live classes.

We planned to announce our new offering at SXSW EDU this week and we are very sorry that such a great event had to be canceled last minute due to COVID-19.

Many schools are facing similar challenges now, being forced to cancel classes or move them online.

We hope Slido for Education will help teachers maintain the connection with their students and deliver engaging lectures despite the challenging circumstances.

This is an important milestone for us, as our very own story began in academia.

Coming full circle: From university back to university

Eight years ago, we started Slido with a simple idea - to help lecturers improve their classes by collecting instant feedback from their students.

We took this idea to Startup Weekend, where we met with our co-founders, built the first prototype, and actually won.

Soon, we realized that the potential could go way beyond just collecting ratings on the classes.

We decided to try our luck and start a company.

Over the years, Slido has been used at hundreds of thousands of events and conferences. Later on, it was adopted by numerous world-class companies for their company meetings.

Meanwhile, there has always been a group of educators who have passionately used Slido in their classrooms. Yet we felt the product was not fully optimized for their needs.

After eight years in the world of events and corporate meetings, we feel obliged to bring our focus back to higher education.

We would like to introduce Slido for Education - a package that includes integrations with PowerPoint, Google Slides, Zoom Video Webinar, and improved Slido Quizzes.

Here is a closer look at the features.

Package Breakdown

Integration with Microsoft PowerPoint

The integration with Microsoft PowerPoint has become our most requested feature of all time. We're excited that we can make it available to all education users ahead of the general launch. From now on, the lecturers are able to create polls, run quizzes, and audience Q&A right within their PowerPoint presentation and display them without ever leaving their slides.

Learn more here: https://www.slido.com/features-powerpoint
Integration with Zoom Video Webinar

Running a virtual class requires handling a number of tools at once. Our integration with Zoom Video Webinar helps lecturers stream their lectures using Zoom's webinar feature and engage students with Slido from one place. Reducing friction, it allows lecturers to fully focus on the delivery and engagement with students. Released in private beta.

Integration with Google Slides
Learn more here: https://www.slido.com/features-google-slides
Since its launch in late 2019, Slido for Google slides has been used at over 5,000 presentations and lectures at some of the world's leading universities. We have improved the integration and added a new collaboration option that enables lecturers to invite multiple users to manage Slido within one presentation.

Learn more here: Interested in discovering what Slido for Education can do for you? Contact us anytime or click below for more information! Discover Slido for Education https://www.slido.com/features-quizzes
Improved Slido Quizzes

Right after the introduction at Web Summit last year, Quizzes have become an instant hit for many lecturers and presenters. Here, too, we introduced a number of improvements such as a quiz question generator that suggests a random question and makes creating a quiz a piece of cake.

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March 6, 2020 - MobyMax, the most widely differentiated learning solution in the US., has announced that it will provide its award-winning educational software free to all schools and school districts forced to close to protect against COVID-19. The comprehensive software curriculum spans Math, ELA, Science, and Social Studies for students in grades K-8 and meets the needs of struggling students as well as those working on grade level and beyond.

The announcement comes as some schools in New York have already closed and as Seattle schools and others also prepare for possible closure. "Most American school districts do not have plans in place to keep students learning if their physical structures need to be shuttered," said MobyMax co-founder Glynn Willett. "The solution is to make online learning easily available to any school/district that needs it. Our software will be free to any affected school or school district that wants to keep teaching."

MobyMax has also released an emergency Contingency Learning Plan, or CLP, to help schools and districts prepare to maintain student learning no matter how long closures last. The four-step plan recommends schools:

select an internet curriculum program

roster all teachers and students in that program before schools close

practice using the curriculum at least once, and

notify parents.

Willett says that schools that choose MobyMax will be covered by one comprehensive e-curriculum in all subjects for Grades K to 8, sparing many teachers the burden of managing several different edtech tools remotely. In addition to the free subscription, Moby will support districts and schools in rostering students and teachers for no charge.

Willett recommends that schools and districts sign up now before they face closure. "It's like a school fire drill," says Willett. "You need to practice before a fire actually starts to know where to go and what to do."

If the school ends up closing unexpectedly, schools will be prepared, and students will be able to continue learning with no interruption. If schools don't close, contingency preparation will have cost nothing, and teachers can still use MobyMax for free.

Though some educators have expressed concern that online learning may be unfair for students who don't have access to technology, Moby is designed to be used on any size screen, including a phone. The only requirement is an internet connection; bandwidth needs are modest. Additionally, MobyMax's Messenger feature allows teachers to securely communicate with both parents and students via email and text messages.

Moby also features a variety of motivation techniques, including class-wide contests, badges, certificates, and earned game time to keep students engaged and progressing, regardless of whether they're in a physical classroom.
How to Prepare Using MobyMax's Free Emergency Planning Offer
Schools and districts should simply call 888-793-8331. It is free to get started, whether or not your school faces an imminent closure. Even if a school only closes for a few days or a week, the entire MobyMax program remains free for the rest of the school year.
About MobyMax
MobyMax helps struggling learners quickly catch up to grade level and closes learning gaps for all students.

Moby Learning, Moby Quick Checker, Moby Interactive, and Moby Rewards are all award-winning components of MobyMax, creating the most effective solution to find and fix learning gaps.

For more information, visit http://www.mobymax.com.

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COVID-19 has impacted the lives of people around the world. As Jared and Lily Zheng shared yesterday, the daily routines of millions, including educators and students, have been impacted. And our Microsoft Education team is committed to helping teachers and students stay connected and engaged.

As some schools look to continue learning remotely for the safety of their students and faculty, Microsoft Teams for Education provides an online classroom so students and teachers can find new ways to continue to focus on learning. Free for schools and universities, Teams provides an online classroom that brings together virtual face-to-face connections, assignments, files and conversations into a single place accessible on either mobile, tablet, PC or browser.

We have heard incredible stories about how educators are supporting students and have also received questions regarding how students and educators can stay connected using technology. We want to take this time to share some of the ways you can stay connected and engaged with classrooms and faculty during this time.

To learn more about Microsoft Teams and how to get started, you can join the live webinars on March 26 th, from 8:00 - 9:30 AM PST, after which they will be available on demand. To see all the webinars, click here.

Microsoft Teams is included in Office 365 A1, which is free for educational institutions. For IT guidance on how to deploy Office 365 and get your entire school started on Teams, check out this page. Once Teams is enabled, students and faculty can start using it by entering their school email address at teams.microsoft.com. For any support questions or issues, file a ticket here and for more information on Teams training or other professional development workshops, contact your local Microsoft store.

We are learning so much from schools all around the globe that are enabling remote learning in ingenious ways and you can learn more about Microsoft Teams for Education here. No matter which tools you use, we wish your students, faculty, staff, and families all the best.

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Although children don't appear to be as prevalent in the current diagnosed cases, we can all agree safe is definitely better than sorry when it comes to school closures.

With hundreds of thousands of schools closing down internationally, and lots preparing for this inevitability, Mangahigh is working with schools around the world on how to support their distance learning initiatives for mathematics.

Being part of the education community, it's important to us here at Mangahigh that we support all schools and students in any way we can. We are therefore offering full 30 day access to Mangahigh during school closures for any schools who are impacted by COVID-19 so learning doesn't have to stop*.

This includes 100% of our mathematics content and full reporting dashboard for the teachers and a full account for each student so they can continue their learning from home on any device they have access to. With Mangahigh, teachers can assign and assess students' performance online and exchange messages with their students in a virtual environment.

We are offering this to all impacted schools who sign-up using the link below. If however, during this time, you discover that you may need longer access please get in touch and we can try and support you further.

During this time, we are also offering free training via webinars for any teachers who need help on how to use Mangahigh for distance learning. You can also check out the video and guide below for more information.

How Using Mangahigh Can Help Online Learning

Mangahigh has always been built with an ethos of collaboration, community and competition. These elements are ingrained into both the teacher and student experience of the platform, and we believe these values are pivotal during this difficult time.

Students who are feeling lonely through school shutdowns can compete in a fun and motivational way, and stay connected with their classmates via the leaderboards. The points earned through completing activities also contribute to the school's total tally which helps their position on the national leaderboard - encouraging a sense of community and achievement for the school.

Speaking to teachers from closed schools, assessment of students' performance tends to be the biggest obstacle in their virtual classrooms. Mangahigh's reporting provides teachers with a comprehensive dashboard of both student efforts and achievements so that teachers can continue to monitor and evaluate their progress.

How to Get Started with Full Access

The list of resources to get you started are shown below, but we are also an email or phone call away if you have any questions.

If you are a school where closure is looking imminent, we strongly suggest creating and distributing your student logins so they are ready to take these home.

We have a support site that explains how to use Mangahigh, including how to evaluate students' progress and achievements in the mathematical topics you are covering.

We're Here to Help

Our vision here at Mangahigh is "where every child finds fun in learning", and in distressing times like these, our drive is more passionate than ever. We want to support teachers with distance learning, but to also ensure that children are supported and have fun along the way. Our impact may be small in the grand scheme of things, but we want to help provide smiles and happiness in any way possible to students who need it.

Get Full Access to Mangahigh

Getting Started on Mangahigh
Overview Guide Mangahigh Resource Centre How to Create Student Logins How to Assign Activities How to Use Reports
* You will have full access to Mangahigh for at least 30 days. This can be extended at Mangahigh's discretion on a case by case basis depending on the length of your school's closure.

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Summary: LabsLand is providing free remote access to real STEM laboratories for schools (typically High School and a few for Middle School), colleges and universities affected by COVID-19. Most of the labs are on Arduino, Electronics, Physics; and for universities and colleges additionally FPGA's. All the laboratories are real, not simulations. See below for details on how to request access: you can create a free space for your school and then you will be able to manage your students (using Google Classroom, Moodle, Canvas, Blackboard and others).

Thousands of schools and universities all over the world are closing amid COVID-19 concerns to better protect the health of their students and surrounding communities. As a result, educators are forced to transition to an online mode of teaching and might be struggling to continue educating their students. LabsLand wants to help all educators by making this transition as smooth as possible.

One of the most common problems in online education, especially in STEM and engineering, is the lack of access to real laboratories for learning and experimenting. Typically, options are limited: either simulations or kits that are shipped to students in their homes, which might not even be possible in this context. LabsLand solves the lack of access to real laboratories by providing remote access to real laboratories (not simulations) in many different fields, for high schools or universities: Physics, Electronics, Arduino, FPGA's, and starting to have Chemistry and Biology. These laboratories are located in 24 universities in 14 countries on all the continents. Students can access LabsLand laboratories without installing any software, simply by using their web browser, and experimenting and manipulating those laboratories remotely.

As long as we have resources available, we want to help those schools that are affected by the coronavirus outbreak. For that reason, we at LabsLand are providing those schools with free access to all of our laboratories until summer 2020. Our goal is to help minimize the impact of those affected by the current COVID-19 situation and who are compelled to transition to an online mode of education. We believe that providing free access will minimize interruptions in learning and teaching caused by COVID-19.

Please contact us at support@labsland.com with "COVID-19" in the subject line, or automatically use this link to create your school space free of charge. LabsLand space allows you to easily use the laboratories in Moodle, Google Classroom, Sakai, or other platforms. If you want to try the labs first, check the full list here, and filter by University, High School or Middle School: but make sure you come back to this post for free access.

It is also highly recommended to schedule a meeting with our team (follow this link for the team in the US or follow this link for the team in Europe). This will make things much easier and faster for you. You can alternatively see the step-by-step guide we created here.

If you are a university that would like to provide your students with access to your laboratories but can't do so because of COVID-19, please get in touch with us. We can definitely help and "remotify" your laboratory and make sure your students can use needed laboratory resources even when your students are not on campus.

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Summary: LabsLand is providing free remote access to real STEM laboratories for schools (typically High School and a few for Middle School), colleges and universities affected by COVID-19. Most of the labs are on Arduino, Electronics, Physics; and for universities and colleges additionally FPGA's. All the laboratories are real, not simulations.

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