Resources for K-12 Educators
Education Technology Standards
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The International Society for Technology in Education provides standards to guide educators to "deepen your practice, promote collaboration with peers, challenge you to rethink traditional approaches and prepare students to drive their own learning."
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Google for Education: Distance Learning Resources
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National Center for Education Statistics: Kids' Zone
Educator's Corner: Your portal for education resources, tools, and data
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COVID-19 Lesson Resources
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NEW! ISTE: Learning Keeps Going
To support educators and parents during extended school closures, ISTE and EdSurge have created this site offering a curated list of free tools and resources as well as an Educator Help Desk where experts will answer your online learning questions.
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ISTE: Learning During COVID-19
ISTE's articles on the virtual experience for students and educators, including tricks of the trade and the most relevant considerations for the new school normal.
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AFT: Share My Lesson -- Coronavirus Lesson Plans & Resources
Resources, lessons, and activities on the coronavirus including prevention and safety, mental health and self care, and planning.
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Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
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The Difference Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning
An article on EduCause Review, targeted to Higher Education faculty, but relevant nonetheless with ideas for all educators.
Education Technology Tools
Need some tools for the new normal in teaching? Check out these gems!
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Audacity: Technology-enhanced assessments / www.audacityteam.org
Animoto: Multi-track audio editor / www.animoto.com
Blogger: Blog creation & hosting / www.blogger.com
Code HS: Teach Coding and Computer Science / www.codehs.com
Diigo: Organize and annotate web resources / www.diigo.com
Edulastic: Technology-enhanced assessments / www.edulastic.com
Evernote: Note-taking app / www.evernote.com
Glogster: Multimedia poster with 3D / edu.glogster.com
Google Apps/G-Suite: A Suite of Tools for Educators and Students / edu.google.com
Penzu: Private online diary and journal / www.penzu.com
Prezi: Presentation software that uses mation & spacial relationships / www.prezi.com
Poll Everywhere: Live polling / www.polleverywhere.com
Quizlet: Learning tools & flashcards / www.quizlet.com
Rubistar: Create quality rubrics / rubistar.4teachers.org
Spark (Adobe): Create visual stories / spark.adobe.com
Vimeo: Video hosting for education / www.vimeo.com
Voki: Speaking characters for education / l-www.voki.com
