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Families

Virtual Parent-Teacher Conferences

Teachers

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D31 Microsoft Teams & Google Classrooms

Resources and Direct Links

D31 Community

Spotify Playlist

New Resources

Remote Learning Resources

Remote Learning Resources & Tools

Google Classroom Tutorials

You can use any or all of these resources to learn the basics on using Google Classroom:

Learning activities for students

These student-facing activities can be used as fun learning activities for remote learning:

Online lessons and curriculum

The following sites contain full lessons and curriculum plans designed for remote learning:

Tips for remote learning

Here are some tips for making the most of remote/distance learning:

Sites for teacher-designed activities

Use these websites to design your own online activities for your students:

  • EdPuzzle - Add questions to online videos for student discussion

  • FlipGrid - A social learning platform to create and share short videos

  • GimKit - Design an educational game-show format for students

  • Kami - Allows you to write and annotate PDFs and other documents

  • Kahoot - Create interactive game-based assessments and activities

  • LiveBinders - Compile digital binders of text and multimedia content

  • Quizizz - Create quizzes that students can take in real time together

  • Quizlet - Vocabulary learning with flashcards, custom lists and games

  • Padlet - An online bulletin board for student comment and collaboration

  • Screencastify - Record your screen and create your own videos

Remote teaching

With schools closed, we know that educators are facing the challenges of remote and virtual learning and teaching. Here are some helpful resources to support you. Please continue to check back for more.

Video Recordings

Youtube Channel: Microsoft Teams Tutorials

YouTube Channel: Google Classroom Tutorials


Recorded Webinars from SIBO

Click on this link to access the Drive Folders with videos from SIBO on Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and other Google Apps, Extensions, and other platforms.

Webinar Guides from SIBO

Click on the Illustrated Guides & FAQ page to see documents from these webinars.

Illustrated Guides and FAQ's


Screencast & Video Conferencing


Google Meet

Microsoft Teams

Screencastify

  • To Activate Screencastify Unlimited go to Get Started & under the cost look for "redeem coupon" Enter code: CAST_COVID & Activate License Free Unlimited Access until April 15, 2020.

Mentimeter

  • Trail Mentimeter Pro, free for two weeks here.

  • Make a presentation in Mentimeter

  • Choose a video conferencing platform of your choice.

  • Share your screen and the presentation code so students can connect

  • Start presenting and interacting with your students

Zoom

  • DOE Infohub: Getting Started with Zoom

Collaboration & Lesson Delivery

OTIS for Educators

  • Teq is providing Free OTIS for Educators accounts for all Teachers during this time, you can create an account as an individual with the instructions below or reach out to me directly to set up your school as a single group.

  • GROUP Registration:

    • Visit https://otis.teq.com/users/register/group

    • Use the code: f4abb8

    • Access to "Ask OTIS", which connects you to our PD Staff directly

    • Curated Playlists for using G-Suite, Microsoft and other platforms for Remote Learning will automatically be shared.

  • INDIVIDUAL Registration:

  • https://otis.teq.com/users/register- for individual sign up...GREAT Google PD and other online modules!

  • Feel free to copy and share or email josephsanfilippo@teq.com for any assistance.

Newsela

  • We are making Newsela’s entire product suite available to all teachers, free of charge, through the end of the school year.

  • We decided to offer this expanded access to every teacher, regardless of whether their schools have closed, because we want you to have certainty about the resources available to you as you develop and execute plans to teach students remotely.

  • Getting additional access takes just one-step. Simply visit our COVID-19 resource center, click “Get instant access”, and you’ll immediately see Newsela ELA, Newsela Science, Newsela Social Studies, and The Newsela Social-Emotional Learning Collection in your Newsela account

PBS Learning Media

Nearpod

PearDeck

Science Remote Learning Options for Teachers, Parents & Students:

High School Interesting Article: Interesting articles:

Math Resources

3P Learning complimentary access to our online resources.

Online Engagement Tools:

  • Mathseeds K-3

  • Mathletics (K-High School)

  • Mathletics & Mathseeds are online resources designed to provide personalized targeted adaptive practice to provide students with confidence and support in Math.

  • Schools and instructors around the city love using our platforms; they are easy to navigate, have great reporting tools and it saves them time while planning. Mathletics & Mathseeds are highly engaging for students and our parents console allows our parents to stay connected with their child’s learning progress.

  • The programs are supplemental Math resources used for enrichment, RTI and AIS students, and only requires internet access.

  • Our teams will do all the behind the curtain work for your district or schools; this means we will upload all your students into our platforms and do all the work that will allow your teachers and administrators to concentrate on scholar instruction.

ELA Resources

Common Lit

Newsela

Readworks

NovelNY

  • NovelNY is the New York Online Virtual Electronic Library accessible to all! All you need is a NYPL card, New York driver license or New York Non-Driver license. Click here to access the website.

Gale Electronic Library


Audible.com

For as long as schools are closed, we're open. Starting today, kids everywhere can instantly stream an incredible collection of stories, including titles across six different languages, that will help them continue dreaming, learning, and just being kids. All stories are free to stream on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Explore the collection, select a title and start listening. Click here to start listening


MyON Free: myON reader has given our students FREE access to 7,150 books of interest and 5+ current events articles every weekday. (myON News) This is a great resource for independent reading. Click this link for log in information for students.


New Visions for Public Schools: Remote Learning site for NYCDOE Schools This site is designed to provide educators with access to digital curriculum resources, models for teaching with technology, and support for using educational technology.

ARTS ED REMOTE LEARNING SITE

Resources for SWDs