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Asynchronous learning tools. Untitled. Hypothesis is a mission-driven organization dedicated to the development and spread of open, standards-based annotation technologies and practices that enable anyone to annotate anywhere, helping humans reason more effectively together through a shared, collaborative discussion layer over all knowledge.

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Hypothesis is based in San Francisco, CA, USA, with a worldwide team. Hypothesis has developed its open-source annotation software in collaboration with many partners and funders, including specific projects to augment groups and authentication capabilities with eLife, to enable annotation on EPUBs with NYU, the Readium Foundation, Evident Point, and EPUB.js, and many others. Untitled. Untitled. No doubt, the coronavirus pandemic is transforming the world of education.

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10. Untitled. When COVID-19 hit, educators were required to rapidly switch their modality to remote learning.

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For many, this was an entirely new way of teaching, and the learning curve was steep. The goal of this website is to provide information, advice and resources to better equip educators to teach via remote delivery, so that we can all be prepared for whatever the fall may bring. This website is a collaborative project created as part of a summer course with Dr. Valerie Irvine for the 2019-2021 cohort of M.Ed in Educational Technology students in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in the Faculty of Education at the University of Victoria. Digital education tools free to schools. Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online. Romantics Anonymous Emma Rice’s bittersweet musical confection, about love in a chocolate factory, marked her departure from Shakespeare’s Globe when it premiered at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse in 2017.

Hottest front-room seats: the best theatre and dance to watch online

Now revived by her own company, Wise Children, it will be live-streamed from the beautiful Bristol Old Vic for what has been called a “digital tour”. Partner theatres from around the world will host the stream on different nights, from 22-26 September, with a special prologue for each region promising a bit of unique “local flavour”. The poster promises live singing, dancing and kissing – “just like the old days”! Traverse festival The Traverse has long been one of the Edinburgh festival’s essential venues and in this fringe-free year it has launched a digital stage, Traverse 3, with a lineup of films, audio plays and podcasts.

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Quill.org's Resources for Teachers and Parents Impacted by Emergency School Closures. Free access to digital records - The National Archives. We are making digital records available on our website free of charge for as long as our Kew site is closed to visitors.

Free access to digital records - The National Archives

Registered users will be able to order and download up to ten items at a time, to a maximum of 50 items over 30 days. The limits are there to try and help manage the demand for content and ensure the availability of our digital services for everyone. To access the service and download for free, users will be required to: Register/sign in to their Discovery account before adding items to their basket (maximum ten items per basket)Abide by the terms of our fair use policyComplete the order process to receive a download link, which will remain active for 30 days.

(The link will also be saved in ‘Your orders’ in your account for 30 days) Responding to teachers’ requests for access to documentaries. For many years, Netflix has allowed teachers to screen documentaries in their classrooms.

Responding to teachers’ requests for access to documentaries

However, this isn’t possible with schools closed. So at their request, we have made a selection of our documentary features and series available on the Netflix US YouTube channel. See the full list of documentary films and series below. Each title also has educational resources available, which can be used by both students and teachers - and we’ll be doing Q&As with some of the creators behind these projects so that students can hear from them firsthand. We hope this will, in a small way, help teachers around the world. Campus. STAYING IN? FAMILIES CAN HAVE SUPER-POWERED FUN AT DC KIDS CAMP. Surrey Schools ONE. Getting Started with Remote Learning in Office 365 - Microsoft Educator Center. Getting Started with Remote Learning in Office 365 Are you starting a remote learning initiative?

Getting Started with Remote Learning in Office 365 - Microsoft Educator Center

Create your online learning strategy here. Online learning has been used effectively for decades in primary, secondary and higher education by millions of students. Because online learning environments and teaching practices differ from those in classrooms, educators develop expertise over time and with experience, building on their foundational practices. This resource collection is a guide to the professional development experiences that will help a new remote learning educator or program get up and running successfully. Step 1: Establish a plan of action. Establish a schedule and timeline. Amazing Educational Resources. 12 Museum Virtual Tours Google Arts & Culture teamed up with over 500 museums/galleries around the world to bring everyone virtual tours and online exhibits of some of the most famous museums around the world.Free Service Offered Free virtual tours of 12 famous museums 12-Story Library, an imprint of Bookstaves Category/Subject Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies, STEMGrade/Age Group 3rd - 5th, 6th - 8th12-Story Library has opened up access to our full library of ebooks, each of which are paired with a unique resource web page with content updates, live news feeds, videos, image galleries, and lesson plans.Free Service Offered Free ebooks and digital resources.

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Izneo. RSIGuard is software to protect against repetitive strain injuries from working in unhealthy ways on your computer. The standard free trial is 45 days long...I've used it for over 10 years and highly recommend it. Learning at Home – Burnaby School District Literacy Blog. Nikon is offering free online photography classes for all of April.

Nikon has made its entire curriculum of online photography classes free until the end of April.

Nikon is offering free online photography classes for all of April

Now through April 30th, all 10 classes available at the Nikon School can be streamed for free. The classes are normally priced anywhere between $15 to $50 each. Each class is taught by a professional photographer and provides in-depth lessons to help you get better at taking photos. Some courses cover Nikon-specific products, but many of them teach you the fundamentals of photography, such as a course that teaches you how to photograph your children or pets or the basics of making a music video. So even if you don’t own a Nikon camera, many of these classes might still be worth a watch. If you’re interested in streaming the courses, you can do so by going to Nikon’s official website. Nikon has made its entire curriculum of online photography classes free until the end of April.

Ylcconline. KnowBC - the leading source of BC information. Untitled. Zoom collaboration tool now available for K-12 continuous learning. Educators will have an easy-to-use video-conferencing and collaboration platform to communicate remotely with their students while in-class learning is suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Zoom collaboration tool now available for K-12 continuous learning

The Ministry of Education has secured and funded licences for the application Zoom for all K-12 public and independent schools in B.C. This will allow consistent access for educators who choose to use it, giving them more ways to communicate with students and parents. Continued learning will vary for each school depending on the needs of students. Historic Tale Construction Kit - Bayeux. Expert Advice for Families. Educator Center. Teach from Home. Now that schoolwork is happening at home, students are spending more time than ever online. Here are tips and tools to help families manage and support children's use of technology.

How can I learn about the technology my child is using for school? Learn about Google's tools Read our Guardian's Guides to help you learn how teachers and students are using Google's products, from Chromebooks to G Suite for Education. OPEN Set up Chromebooks for home useLearn how to set up and use all of the features built into your child's Chromebook for use at home. OPEN Find accessibility resources for students with disabilitiesSupport your child if they have a specific need or disability by exploring accessibility features built into G Suite and Chromebooks. Welcome Educators - Learning Portal. The Getty Challenges People to Recreate Great Artworks at Home. Skip to main content Subscribe to our free e-letter! Webform At Large March 31, 2020 Chandra Noyes The Getty Challenges People to Recreate Great Artworks at Home twitter/getty Art imitates life. Inspired by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and the Instagram account @tussenkunstenquarantaine (“between art and quarantine” in Dutch), the Getty Museum recently charged their followers with recreating great works of art in their collections using only what they have lying around the house.

Food Poem Unit for Online Learning. Everything you need is in this Hyperdoc. What you will find is a task sheet in small daily chunks that includes: Pre-writing chart for brainstorming3 mentor text poem with “lite” questions (click to see each poem’s mini-Hyperdoc) Free-write prompt for brainstormingRough drafting stagesRevision listFinal draft submission Your students can work at their own pace to complete their final product. If we ever go back to school, we’ll have a potluck party with all the foods we are inspired by! NOTE: I can not allow edit access to the Hyperdoc so please don’t request edit access. List of Read Aloud Canadian Stories Publishers. Below is the current list of publishers and authors participating in the Read Aloud Canadian Books Program. Click on each publisher or author to see the in-print works that they have offered to license under the program. Publishers Authors Through the Read Aloud Canadian Books Program, educators and librarians can read all or part of the books listed above from participating publishers and post the video recording online.

Online learning materials for students - The Critical Thinking Consortium. Dav Pilkey reads aloud and teaches kids to draw. The Library's doors may be closed, but we are still here for you. On this page you'll find ways to engage with authors you love and ways to connect to the Library’s resources from anywhere in the world. FOR KIDS: Dav Pilkey At Home Check this page and the Library’s social channels every Friday for a new video from Dav. You can also find great Dav Pilkey content at Scholastic’s webpage, Dav Pilkey At Home External. Example of how folks can set up a 'work timer' to structure their day. Start it running at 9am and it will end at 2:40. Make your own to suit your needs.Interval Timer - Online Stopwatch. For Kids Launches Free Digital Library. Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Pandemic. Untitled. Hello! Bonjour! Freedom of information laws to be relaxed during Covid-19 crisis.

The B.C. government will allow the use of technologies that would otherwise be restricted under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, it was revealed on Sunday evening. Teaching Through a Pandemic: A Mindset for This Moment. The thought ended almost before it started: “This is so overwhelming.” It was all one teacher managed to type before she stopped short, vexed into silence, perhaps, by the sheer size of the problem. Edelweiss+ by Above the Treeline. Untitled. Untitled.

Think all creative teaching methods argon? Think again! A neon light went on over one mom’s head when she thought of a brilliant way to teach her kids chemistry -- a periodic table version of the game Battleship. “I came up with the idea because we play Battleship a lot at our house,” Karyn Tripp, a mom of four who has been homeschooling her kids for the past seven years, told The Huffington Post. Untitled. Untitled. Untitled. Untitled. Creative movement has the unique ability to connect people and provide comfort during challenging times.

Jamie: Keep Cooking and Carry on. Podcasting Step by Step. This post was originally published on TeachLivingPoet.com, and I immediately reached out to my good friend Melissa Smith to see if I could share on our site. Introducing #ShakesInPlace — a virtual sample of Shakespeare. Government of Prince Edward Island. Supporting Learning and Well-Being During the Coronavirus Crisis. We send our heartfelt support to you and your loved ones—including your students—during this extraordinary moment in time. Learn how to code a Video Game with Unity. National Theatre shows FREE every Thursday in April at 7pm. Students Get Babbel For Free This Spring — Here’s How. It’s a challenging time for everyone right now, and a lot of people are absorbing major disruptions to their routine, way of life, and sense of security. The Learning Network. Video: Folger Theatre's Macbeth.

How to teach with Kaizena for writing feedback. Rick Steves Classroom Europe. Audio recordings of The Folger Shakespeare. Free Documentaries about Design from OH YOU PRETTY THINGS. Online Learning Ideas – Helping educators make sense of online learning. Tech Like A Pirate - Ditch That Textbook. 70 elearning activities, templates and tutorials - Ditch That Textbook. Elearning - Ditch That Textbook.

How to use Google Meet for elearning, online learning - Ditch That Textbook. #stayhomewrimo details from NaNoWriMo. Announcing a National Emergency Library to Provide Digitized Books to Students and the Public. Virtual Learning Series: Teaching Online. The Great 2020 Quarantine Book Spine Poem Challenge! Prime Video. How to Create a Daily Office Space in Google Meets. Loom Video creation & Screen capture. Here Are Over 100 Comics You Can Read for Free Right Now. What is Flipgrid? How do I use it with my students? A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus.

How to Prevent Jerks From Ruining Your Zoom Meetings. What You Should Know About Online Tools During the COVID-19 Crisis. Education Resources - Faculty of Science. Joe Wicks Is The Nation's P.E. Teacher With Free Daily Kids Workouts On You Tube. Digital Learning. NBA, NFL, and NHL are offering FREE streaming of classic games. Here Are Over 100 Comics You Can Read for Free Right Now. Creative Cross-Training for Writers. Shakespeare's Globe. Lifelong Learning and Home-From-School Activities. Extreme Writing – by Diana Cruchley. Home. School Library Journal Offers Free Full Access to Content, Digitized Magazines. Booklist announces free online access for all. Publishers Adapt Policies To Help Educators. Free access to Collaborate and flat plan (to create group publications) Ocean Awareness Art Contest Overview. Distance Learning and Your Classroom. Empowering Students during Coronavirus.

Free Tools for Online Teaching and Learning During School Closures. Using NoRedInk during extended school closures – NoRedInk Help Center. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex - Home.