The Best Digital Teaching Resources

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Virtual Classroom Tools

Tools To Build Effective Digital Classrooms

Teaching/Communicating

Teachers can use

Google Classroom⁠

LOOM⁠

, or

ZOOM⁠

to host online classes (video calls + sharing screens). We Are Teachers posted a great

ZOOM 101 tutorial⁠

for teachers.

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Microsoft⁠

put together Office Suite resources for teachers in wake of the COVID-19 school closures.

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Adobe⁠

has opened their programs to teachers and provides instruction on how to use ADOBE tools to build virtual classrooms.

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Schoology⁠

offers digital classroom technology to support teachers moving to remote-learning environments.

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ClassDojo⁠

, an online school communication platform, is now offering their service for free.

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Remind⁠

helps teachers communicate with parents and students.

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Genius Scan⁠

students can use to scan and submit homework.

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Nearpod + Flocabulary⁠

help teachers build online lessons that are engaging and interactive.

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Miro⁠

is a free online whiteboard you can use to interact with students during video classes.

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Fipgrid⁠

is a software that allows teachers to set up a virtual meeting space where students share video responses to a question or prompt.

Creating Lessons

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K20⁠

allows you to search for lessons and then edit them and present to students online.

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EdPuzzle⁠

helps teachers create simple and beautiful video lessons.

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Screencastify⁠

helps teachers record, edit, and share videos with students.

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Seesaw⁠

is a platform where teachers can track student learning and share progress with parents.

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Freckle⁠

allows teachers to differentiate learning for their students in math, ELA, and science courses.

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MobyMax⁠

allows teachers to assign challenges and assess their student's individual learning gaps.

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IdeaMapper⁠

is a digital mindmapper tool with common core aligned templates. They are offering their product for free to schools affected by school closures.

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ShareMyLesson⁠

collected hundreds of resources and lesson plans for distance learning.

Tip: Do not use all these tools! Explore the list then choose 2-3 programs to stick with (for example, ZOOM for hosting classes and Seesaw for tracking student progress). You and your kids should get comfortable with a few great tools and avoid waisting time switching between platforms.

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