Resources for Teaching and Being at Home

Scholastic Learn at Home

<span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" href="https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html"><span style="font-weight: 400;">This website</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> provides 20-days of projects and activities broken down by grade levels.</span>

FlipGrid

<span style="font-weight: 400;">You might have already used this great program in your classroom, so know how well it can bring your students together in an online space. Free for educators, </span><a href="https://info.flipgrid.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #009ba3;">FlipGrid</span></span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> allows you and your students to share short videos together.</span>

Screencast-o-matic

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Film videos of yourself or your screen and be able to simply edit them before sharing out with students </span><a href="https://screencast-o-matic.com/education"><span style="font-weight: 400;">through this website</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>

Free virtual tours

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow the guidelines of social distancing while still exploring destinations far from Arizona with virtual tours. Go to </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">this link </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">to find a list of museums and other landmarks you can visit virtually!</span>

Google tools

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Google has created </span><span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" href="https://teachfromhome.google/intl/en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">a website of tips</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on how to use the Google suite of tools for teaching from home. Video chat with your students using Hangouts or write in real time with your students using Google Docs.</span>

A message and lesson plans from Teacher2Teacher

<span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" href="https://www.teacher2teacher.education/2020/03/16/resources-and-reflections-for-teaching-through-coronavirus/?utm_source=als&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=community.collaboration&amp;utm_content=special.campaign"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sarah Brown Wessling from Teacher2Teacher shares her encouragement and support </span></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">for all of you working from home and links to Scholastic Classroom’s grade-specific tips for talking about COVID-19.</span>

Teacher Fit for School Closings

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This is <span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.teacherfit.com/" target="_blank">a free wellness program made specifically for educators</a></span>. It includes both at-home workouts and tools for mental health during this time.</span>

Presently: A Gratitude Journal

<span style="font-weight: 400;">This simple app gives you a daily reminder to jot down something you’re thankful for. This is currently only available through </span><span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=journal.gratitude.com.gratitudejournal&amp;hl=en_US"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Google Play</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #009ba3;">,</span> but there are plenty of similar apps in the </span><span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/grateful-a-gratitude-journal/id1197512462#see-all/customers-also-bought-apps"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple store</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span>

Peloton Digital

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" href="https://www.onepeloton.com/digital/checkout/digital-90d">Peleton Digital app</a></span> is free for 90 days for new users. You don’t need one of the fancy bikes to connect to this digital platform or classes that they offer. There is a library filled with live and recorded classes. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Take a mix of yoga, meditation, strength, cycling, running and more. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Peloton App is available for the Web and for the iPhone, iPad, Android phones, Android tablets, and Fire TV.</span>

Clever Girl Finance

<span style="color: #009ba3;"><a style="color: #009ba3;" href="https://www.clevergirlfinance.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Clever Girl Finance</span></a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is a website that focuses on so many aspects of how we earn, use, and save money! Bola, the founder and creator, is currently making all of her courses <em>free!</em> Take advantage of understanding your finances in a user-friendly, practical way! There are also podcasts and blogs to support your learning!</span>