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Kids' author Mo Willems is here to make your weekdays a little better for a while: Starting today, he'll release a new "Lunch Doodle" video each weekday at 1 PM.

Willems-he of the beloved Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Knuffle Bunny, and the Elephant and Piggy series, though you already knew that-is the current Education Artist in Residence at the Kennedy Center. He says his livestream will virtually invite "learners of all ages" into his studio and encourage them to draw and write with him. New videos will be posted to the Mo Willems page on the Kennedy Center's website.

Willems is encouraging students to send him questions at LUNCHDOODLES@kennedy-center.org, and he'll try to answer some of the questions in his videos. "I know a lot of you guys are not in school. You're at home right now, because of all the things that are going on. Well guess what? I'm at home, too," he said in a video press release. "We're gonna hang out together. Matter of fact, I'm really looking forward to it."

For a list of other cultural organizations in the District that are adapting programs for online, click here.
*This post has been updated to reflect that the videos are daily, not weekly.

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With COVID-19 continuing to impact people and countries around the world, teams everywhere are moving to remote work. Earlier this week, I posted a letter from Lily Zheng, our colleague in Shanghai, detailing her team's experience using Microsoft Teams to work from home during the outbreak. Lily's team is one of many. Here at Microsoft in the Puget Sound, we're encouraging our teams to work from home as much as possible, as are many organizations in this region. And we expect this trend to continue across the world. At Microsoft, our top priority is the health and safety of employees, customers, partners, and communities. By making Teams available to as many people as possible, we aim to support public health and safety by keeping teams connected while they work apart.

As we have read through your responses to Lily's letter, it has become clear that there are two big questions on your minds. First, how can people access the free Teams offerings that Lily referenced? Second, what is our plan for avoiding service interruptions during times of increased usage? Below, you'll find detailed answers to both. And over the next few days we'll be sharing more tips, updates, and information related to remote work here. So check back often.

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Teams is a part of Office 365. If your organization is licensed for Office 365, you already have it. But we want to make sure everyone has access to it during this time. Here are some simple ways to get Teams right away.

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If you have an email address through work or school, sign in using this link. We'll get you into Teams in no time.

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If you work for a business that isn't currently licensed for Teams, we've got you covered with a free Office 365 E1 offer for six months. Contact your Microsoft partner or sales representative to get started today. (Note: the same offer is available in the Government Cloud, but not available in GCC High and the Department of Defense.)

If you work in education and want to set up teachers, students, and administrators on Teams, use Office 365 A1. This free version of Office 365 is available to all educational institutions. Sign up by following this link.

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You and your team depend on our tools to stay connected and get work done. We take that responsibility seriously, and we have a plan in place to make sure services stay up and running during impactful events like this. Our business continuity plan anticipates three types of impacts to the core aspects of the service:

Systems: When there's a sudden increase in usage, like the surge we recently saw in China.

Location: When there's an unexpected event that is location-specific, such as an earthquake or a powerful storm.

People: When there's an event that may impact the team maintaining the system, like the COVID-19 outbreak in the Puget Sound area.

We've recently tested service continuity during a usage spike in China. Since January 31, we've seen a 500 percent increase in Teams meetings, calling, and conferences there, and a 200 percent increase in Teams usage on mobile devices. Despite this usage increase, service has been fluid there throughout the outbreak. Our approach to delivering a highly available and resilient service centers on the following things.

Active/Active design: In Microsoft 365, we are driving towards having all services architected and operated in an active/active design which increases resiliency. This means that there are always multiple instances of a service running that can respond to user requests and that they are hosted in geographically dispersed datacenters. All user traffic comes in through the Microsoft Front Door service and is automatically routed to the optimally located instance of the service and around any service failures to prevent or reduce impact to our customers.

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Adjusting to remote work can be a challenge. We get it, and we are here to provide the tools, tips, and information you need to help you and your team meet that challenge. We're inspired by the agility and ingenuity that impacted schools, hospitals, and businesses have shown throughout COVID-19, and we are committed to helping organizations everywhere stay connected and productive during this difficult time.

FAQs

Q. What happens when an individual signs in with work or school credentials? If the individual is licensed for Teams, they will be logged into the product. If the individual is not licensed for Teams, they will be logged into the product and automatically receive a free license of Teams that is valid through January 2021. This includes video meetings for up to 250 participants and Live Events for up to 10,000, recording and screen sharing, along with chat and collaboration. Details for IT.

Q. What does the freemium version of Teams include?
A. This version gives you unlimited chat, built-in group and one-on-one audio or video calling, 10 GB of team file storage, and 2 GB of personal file storage per user. You also get real-time collaboration with the Office apps for web, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. There is no end date. Details here.

Q. Is there a user limit in the freemium version?
A. Beginning March 10, we are rolling out updates to the free version of Teams that will lift restrictions on user limits.

Q. Can I schedule meetings in the freemium version?
A. In the future, we will make it possible for users to schedule meetings. In the meantime, you can conduct impromptu video meetings and calls.

Q. How can IT admins access Teams for Education?
A. Teams has always been free to students and education professionals as a part of the Office 365 A1 offer. Access it here.

Q. Do you have any tips for working from home?
A. Lola Jacobson, one of our senior technical writers, posted a few basic tips last week. And we updated the Support remote workers using Microsoft Teams page on docs.Microsoft.com yesterday. We have more content on the way, so stay tuned.

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The Together Pandemic Parent: Seven Strategies to Plan, Prioritize and...Plan?!
Author Note: As of 3/14/2020, this post has been edited due to increasing calls for social distancing.
It's coming. . . I can feel it. The moment when I get the announcement from my children's school district that buildings will be closed. [UPDATE: One hour after writing this, I received that announcement that Maryland Schools are closed for the next two weeks.]

Some of you are already in this scrambling spot, and as a current parent (leaning on the advice of her homeschooling sister), a former upper elementary school teacher, and someone who generally obsesses about how time is spent - and who has worked from a home office for the better part of a decade - I'm getting a lot of questions from parents, like:

How do I manage three kids with three different sets of assignments?

Do I let my kids play with other kids? For how long?

How do I take a conference or video call?

How do I organize all the packets and options coming home?

How do I break up the day and make a routine?

WHAT DO I DO WITH MY KIDS ALL DAY AGAIN?

And how on earth do I get my OWN work done at the same time?

I'm certainly no public health expert, so I'll let you make your own decisions on practices such as social distancing, hygiene and all other practices recommended by experts here. And I'm also keenly aware of the privilege many of us have to work from home and not worry about food for our own children. I was particularly struck by this Prayer for a Pandemic. In the meantime, I'm here for some things you can do in your own home - whether you are preparing or figuring out how to juggle it all.

1. Post a Public Schedule. First things first, you will want some sort of structure. Trust me on this one. This depends on the age of your own kids, the flexibility - if any - of your own workday, and any other duties you must take care of. The structure could be a schedule on the wall, an outline in the family Google calendar, or post-its of the various activities for the day with rough time frames. You will likely want some quiet time for schoolwork, some screen time for studying, some couch time for reading and so on. One way to make this collaborative for K - 12 students - and you! - is to have each family member list five things they need during their day on individual post-it notes and then map it out across chunks of the day. The times don't need to be precise, but perhaps before breakfast/breakfast/Block 1/Block 2/lunch/ Block 3 / Block 4/ Block 5/ Dinner/post dinner. Aisha describes the process well over here. Activities could be moved around depending on weather, other people's needs and so on.

Michael's Schedule

Or a bigger kid version from my best friend, Hilary!

Hilary's Schedule

2. Compile your Resources. There are a LOT of resources floating around the internet right now, so make your own list to prevent the overwhelm. You will likely have a list of school or district-materials, self-created ideas, and some items you have gathered. A few of my favorites are this Giant List of Ideas for Being Home with Kids and Jessica's brainstormed list. School doesn't take all day, so you will likely find there are new and inexpensive hobbies or activities, such as baking, jigsaw puzzles, teaching yourself a new dance on YouTube, and so on that can also break up the monotony. Share the ideas with your kids and make a list together.

3. Plan and Communicate Your Own Work. So I've been thinking A LOT about this one as I am under book deadline, rapidly pivoting to webinars, and continuing to lead The Together Team. Consider planning your week differently than usual. I am personally mapping out next week by thinking about the what, when and where of my work. I figure I can get one sustained work period, one interrupted work period, some energy burned off, and some quick stuff around the house. After you plug these items into your digital calendars, this is also a good time to communicate directly with your manager or team around what is absolute priority for the week, what may have to be delayed and so on. Get in the habit of sending a daily or weekly update for your team to keep in close touch. A great list of resources on remote work and teaching are here, here, and here.

Coronavirus Weekly Plan

PS Would a new Together Template like this be helpful? In addition to some general structure listed above, I'm also thinking I may build a kid-facing chart that looks like this image below so that kids/parents/caregivers are clear on everyone's needs. Of course, if you have toddlers or not-yet-readers running around, this website is highly recommended.
Daily Work + Home School Schedule

4. Create Your School / Office Space and Supplies. Each family member should have some kind of workspace. This could be masking tape on a dining room table for each individual, a basket or box with all school supplies per kid (nothing fancy here, this is a good way to recycle your Amazon boxes and have your kids decorate them with Duct Tape), or a portable laptop desk. Think about this as the "teaching space," and try to keep it sacred. Consider moving any technology you own or is issued by the school to this space, even basics like chargers, printers, wireless mice, headphones and so on. My own children's Chromebooks are perched and ready to go. If you still have time, go to the library and check out a bunch of books and pull one new one out each day! And if YOU have work that must be done, create a workspace near your own children - if you can handle it.

Lindsay's Mobile Work Stations

5. Centralize the Materials. Besides the School Space set up above, you will likely need a centralized set of materials, such as a stapler, scissors, glue sticks, stickers, hole puncher, a large clock or timer, pens, markers, pencils and so on. This is so no one is scrambling to leave your "school" and winds up in their bed reading graphic novels. At least not yet. I love a version of these PD in a box kits I've seen or even something as simple as I've created for my Girl Scout Troop. And if you wanted to get extra, extra creative, introduce a bit of novelty, like a re-purposing of Kendra's Busy Bags!

Lindsay's Craft Space

San Antonio's Northside Schools

6. Set Some Rules. We have all seen that poor BBC reporter whose children roll in during his news conference. To avoid that exact situation, you may need to post a sign that says when you are available and not available. Of course, my own children circumvent that with notes slipped under the door. Nonetheless, if you have babies or toddlers, this will not work nearly as well, and some educational screen time with this or this may have to get you through. My own children are rule-breakers to the core, so some Sick Day Choice Charts may come in handy. I'm also always a fan of visual cues, such as hats, feather boas and the like. I will definitely be employing these options while I'm under book deadline.

7. Build your (Virtual) Team and Help Others. Here in the DC-burbs, as a solo parent, I'm certain things will get a little lonely here and there. And there are others who need additional support - including many of my friends who must go to work right now because they are physicians on the front lines or work for nonprofits that provide housing for adults with special needs. I'm watching how my school district handles getting meals to kids in need, and I'm hopeful we can assist in the efforts. While total isolation seems impossible because of the grocery store and because other people may need my support with childcare, I'm thinking I can use Zoom to video call my girlfriends, the kids can use Google hangouts to chat with friends, and I can keep ticking off my short hikes in state parks with the kiddos.

As a life-long-planner, a work-from-home parent, and as someone whose entire career is around gathering people, I'm definitely a little itchy with the unknown right now. But with a little bit of planning as described above, we can help each other keep it Together.

Special thanks to blog post contributors: Kendra Rowe Salas, Ned Stanley, San Antonio Northside Schools, Lindsay Kruse, Jessica Stewart, Melissa Kim, Ron Rapalto, Hilary Stathes, Aisha Crumbine, Kim Cover, Mary Clare Reilly, Michael Ripski, Sonja Jean Heyck-Merlin, Emily Stone Gelb and anyone I have forgotten!

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Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin!
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Virtual field trips are a great way to expose kids to new places all from the comfort of home. In this age of technology, so many museums, zoos and aquariums have set up virtual tours and webcams of their facilities. Now more than ever, is it easier to visit destinations around the world from the comfort of your couch.

In light of recent events, families are finding themselves in the position of not only being at home with their children for an extended period of time, but educating them as well. Unlike a school vacation, places like zoos, aquariums and museums are closed in an effort to keep people from congregating. Travel is also on hold. Virtual field trips are a fun and educational way to visit places virtually and keep "travel" going.

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Choose a piece of art to focus on. Describe it, tell why you chose it and how it makes you feel.

Choose 2 works of art to compare.

Zoos

Zoo webcams have allowed visitors to drop in on the habitats of some of the zoo's favorite animal exhibits.

Activities and Resources

Aquariums

Just like with zoos, aquariums have used webcams to let you visit their exhibits virtually. In addition, some aquariums have set up virtual tours led by their staff to give visitors a more in depth look at their facility.

Activities and Resources

Travel the World

In this day and age, it is easier than ever to travel the world without leaving home.

Activities and Resources

Plan a trip to a new destination. What would you do, see, eat?

Make a travel brochure for the destination you visited.

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Try making a list of things you're grateful for. Add to your list every day. If you focus on good things, you'll have a more positive attitude. If something goes wrong, it's important to not get frustrated. Instead, tell yourself it's OK and make a new plan.

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How can I stay positive? Try making a list of things you're grateful for. Add to your list every day. If you focus on good things, you'll have a more positive attitude. If something goes wrong, it's important to not get frustrated. Instead, tell yourself it's OK and make a new plan.

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March 10, 1876 - The First Telephone Call

On March 10, 1876, Alexander Graham Bell sent the first telephone message to his assistant, saying, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." Bell was actually a teacher of the deaf, and he had been trying to invent a machine that would help the hearing impaired. Bell was as surprised as anyone when his message to Mr. Watson was transmitted.

March 11, 1888 - The Blizzard of '88

The famous Blizzard of '88 hit the Northeast on March 11, 1888. Saratoga, New York, received 58 inches of snow. Fifty inches fell on Middletown, Connecticut; 46.7 inches on Albany, New York; and 20.9 inches on New York City. The blizzard was followed by record cold. Between the snowfall and the frigid temperatures, more than 400 people lost their lives, and 200 ships sunk or were heavily damaged.

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Free Online Learning & Education For Kids | Funbrain

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Funbrain is the leader in online educational interactive content, with hundreds of free games, books & videos for kids of all ages. Check out Funbrain here.

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PlayPosit COVID-19 Resources - PlayPosit

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K-12 Higher Ed Corporate Platform Platform Overview Core Platform | Self Paced Learning Broadcast | Audience Response System Professional Learning Suite Learner Made Content Peer Review Course Playlist Lite Learning Management System Integrations Pricing Overview FAQ Accessibility Log In

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Classkick is a free app that shows teachers in real-time exactly what students are doing and who needs help so they can provide instant feedback.

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Free software subscription and virtual training for schools to connect with families during COVID-19.

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K-12 Communications Solution for School Closures - Kinvolved

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Update 27 March 2020

Working Together to Minimise Learning Disruptions

The learning landscape is rapidly changing and EP is forever looking at ways to support students, parents and schools in these uncertain times.

We wanted to give you a quick update on how we are supporting COVID-19 impacted schools, reassure you that there are ways to minimise disruptions to learning outcomes and share some resources that can help in the transition to online learning.

Ways to help the transition:

1. Continuous learning - EP has fully customisable curriculum-aligned content ensuring continuity from the classroom to the home. EP has former teachers on staff who can facilitate the use of the platform and run tutorials so that schools can be up and running within hours. It's a quick and easy set up and can be accessed from anywhere.

2. Personalisation and real-time tracking - Live monitoring allows real time tracking of students' progress minimising disruption and enabling live teacher feedback and engagement. Teachers also have the capabilities for targeted remediation and can provide individual learning plans for each student. Students are just as connected as ever with their teachers.
3. It's fun and engaging
< Students love: the accessible, engaging learning material as well as the competitive and gamified elements.

< Teachers love: the depth and flexibility of the resources, alongside the ease of individualisation for their learners.

< School leadership loves: the wealth of data and insights around student progression.

< Parents love: seeing their children engaged and progressing in their learning.

4. Webinars for teachers - To support our global community of teachers who suddenly find themselves required to teach remotely, EP will be running free daily webinars over the coming weeks to help navigate distance education.

'Getting Started' webinars are 15 minutes each and cover topics such as setting tasks, setting assessments, enrolling students and tracking student data remotely.

'Content Support' webinars are 30-minute deep dives into one of our subject areas, covering how best to use the unique features of EP in your remote teaching.

Teachers can register here>

5. Ensuring student and teacher wellbeing - We have partnered with Pivot Professional Learning who focus on learning, wellbeing and connectedness, and have a set of checklists available for students, parents, teachers and the community.
You can read more about the different resources available here.>
Since yesterday we are supporting over 1.2 million students, from over 4031 schools, in 76 countries around the world, and we are reaching out to anyone else who needs our support.

Yesterday alone, over 60 years of educational content was consumed online by students using EP.

Remember we are here to help. Register for access or contact our support team at support@educationperfect.com

Update 13 March 2020

EP is actively supporting schools from over 30 countries around the world disrupted by COVID-19.

Due to the on-going changing landscape, EP is providing free and unlimited access to all schools until 1st May.
Why are schools turning to EP?

Our learning tool is accessible from any device

Live monitoring allows real time tracking of students' progress

Messaging enables teachers to provide immediate feedback and support

Fully customisable curriculum-aligned content ensures continuity

Targeted remediation provides individual learning plans for each student

Once you have completed the registration form, we will provide you with simple next steps to support you in getting your classes enrolled.

Register for your free access here ❭

Update 18 February 2020

As the COVID-19 virus continues to disrupt students and schools, EP and their online education platform is supporting both students and teachers from their homes in a timely manner.

As a leading global education software provider, EP's online learning tool is already helping support schools in China, Korea, SE Asia and Middle East affected by the COVID-19 virus.

Seeing a dramatic increase in support calls from impacted schools using the platform across the globe, EP launched a taskforce to help aid schools in need. EP is also looking at ways to assist schools currently not using the platform during this uncertain time.

EP's Head of Community, Tim Vaughan, highlighted the urgency of the situation in the region -

"This is unprecedented and many schools are now having to navigate the delivery of their lessons entirely online. EP presents a unique opportunity for schools to elevate the roles of their teachers through rich data and insights, whilst providing students with an engaging and effective learning experience remotely. Plugging directly into a school's existing Learning Management System, schools can minimise the impact of the current disruptions."

Currently used by over 1 million students across 1,800 schools, as a cloud-based software, EP enables schools to deliver curriculum-aligned lessons and assessments remotely. By allowing teachers to monitor and measure how students are engaging with their learning in real time, teachers can maximise their efficacy - even in a remote setting.

The impact of learning in a remote setting was highlighted by EP's recent engagement with the ACAMIS (Association of China and Mongolia International Schools) Group. With their Spring Leadership Conference postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, member schools have had the opportunity to access EP and continue their teaching and learning online. The response was overwhelmingly positive which only highlighted the need to make EP available for more schools.

EP are a New Zealand-based organisation, originally started by Craig and Shane Smith, two brothers who were struggling with their learning at school, with the platform now being used in 27 countries around the world.

"Being able to support schools who are affected by these disruptions is very much in the Kiwi spirit. This commitment is a small reflection of the investment teachers are putting into the lives of students every day. It is great to see technology and the EP platform helping to solve this global problem." - CEO, Alex Burke.
We're here to help schools, organisations, and governments who are being affected by the COVID-19 disruptions. "As we finish our 4th week of online learning (thank you COVID-19) all I can say is EP has been a lifesaver... I can monitor students, comment on their progress and reassign tasks based upon their understanding. Brilliant."
- Brendan Miller, HoD Science from Western Academy of Beijing, China

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Update 27 March 2020 Working Together to Minimise Learning Disruptions The learning landscape is rapidly changing and EP is forever looking at ways to support students, parents and schools in these uncertain times.

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Nearpod - A great online platform for students to complete work! 

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Nearpod - A great online platform for students to complete work! 

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Crick Software would like to offer any school that is affected by coronavirus closures free access for every pupil and teacher on their home devices.

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Building Virtual Community- 3/20 and 3/26

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Building Virtual Community- 3/20 and 3/26

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https://jeanamarinelli.com/virtualcommunity

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https://support.loom.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006579637-Loom-Pro-Free-for-Students-and-Teachers

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Kajeet offers flexible Distance Learning Bundles to support off campus instruction. https://www.kajeet.net/

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Kajeet | Powering the K-12 Mobile Environment

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Kajeet is a former cell phone company dedicated to closing the digital divide. We provide schools and districts with the tools to keep students connected.

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This is a great free website for physics videos. These range from videos that can be used in a physical science classroom to those used in an AP classroom. They are ranked (1) to (5) in difficulty. Edpuzzles are included.

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Flipping Physics with Billy, Bobby, and Bo

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Learn real physics with Billy, Bobby, and Bo in my Flipping Physics classroom!
Physics demonstrated in clear, comedic, concise videos.

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ScreenCastify is a good option too, integrates well with Google Classroom & Chrome, but it's been lagging lately with all the attention on it.

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Qualtrics K-12 Education: Remote Learning Surveys

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Qualtrics K-12 Education: Remote Learning Pulse

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How to access and set up the Qualtrics K-12 Education: Remote Learning Pulse.

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https://www.classcraft.com/

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HMH Classcraft pairs ELA and math content with research-based lesson plans resulting in reduced educator planning time and increased student engagement.

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Audible is offering free stories for kids after coronavirus closes schools

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From ‘Winnie the Pooh’ to ‘Frankenstein,’ hundreds of audiobooks await.

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Disability as Diversity Video Curriculum

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Disability as Diversity Video Curriculum

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A standalone or tack-on to ELA/social studies lessons that helps us understand the value of developmental disability as a rich form of human diversity. Fun, eye-opening, experimental creative writing included!

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A low-prep, high-impact video curriculum covering 1-2 hours of content. Students will discover:
● the empathy, creativity, and dynamism found when we more fully include peers with developmental disabilities
● the difference between self-representation and being represented by others, and how to learn from both kinds of texts
● key moments and understandings in disability history

More info on Cow Tipping Press mission and staff.

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Designed for in-person delivery. Aligned to secondary ELA standards, but adaptable across disciplines. Customizable rigor and content. Includes eight plug-and-play videos, two student handouts, eight diverse readings, and teacher's guide. Pairs excellently with The Best of Cow Tipping Press Volumes 1 and 2. Use our beta version free in exchange for a brief feedback call!
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Learning Keeps Going

Edtech providers are stepping up! ISTE is curating a list of resources available at little or no cost to school communities affected by coronavirus. Prioritize your search based on your critical needs: What's needed to make the software work (columns M & N) or how much PD your community needs (column O). Then see what's available for your grade level (F) and subject area (G).

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International Society for Technology in Education

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Edtech providers are stepping up! ISTE is curating a list of resources available at little or no cost to school communities affected by coronavirus. Prioritize your search based on your critical needs: What's needed to make the software work (columns M & N) or how much PD your community needs (column O).