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State and Federal Resources

  • OPI Online and Distance Learning Planning Resources
  • OPI Remote Learning Sharing Session (3/23-3/26)
  • Coronavirus Information and Resources fro Schools from OPI and DPHHS (March 13 Update)
  • OPI Emergency Planning and Safety
  • DPHHS Coronavirus Page

  • Q&A on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During COVID-19 Outbreak
  • USDOE Supplemental Fact Sheet re: Serving Children with Disabilities
  • Office of Civil Rights Fact Sheet
  • Office of Civil Rights Webinar re: Online Education and Website Accessibility
  • CDC Interim Guidance for Schools to Plan, Prepare, and Respond to COVID-19​​

  • Georgetown Edunomics Lab Webinar re: Public Education Funding during an Economic Downturn
  • National School Boards Association COVID-19 Guide for School Leaders​
  • Toolkit for Communicating about COVID19 (focused on Michigan, but great checklists and sample communications)​
  • Washington State OSPI Informational Bulletin regarding Online Learning (focused on Washington regulations, but great checklist of what to consider if transitioning to distance/online learning in your district)
  • Comprehensive list of FREE Remote Learning Resources
  • Educational Continuity Planning Tools (from higher education)

Training & Remote Learning Resources

Training available through SSoM:
  • Remote Learning with G-Suite - how to use Google Forms, Sheets, Docs/Hyperdocs, Slides, YouTube, Hangouts, and more to engage with and assess distance learners
  • Remote Learning Resources - a quick intro to 20+ tools, apps, and extensions to make remote learning more effective and encourage engagement in the traditional classroom environment. 
  • Intro to Google Classroom - for first-time users new to GC
  • Google Classroom Refresh and Update - for those using GC who want to use it more productively with information on what’s new and improved 
Each training is approximately 1 hour long and conducted online or in person by Sabrina Holland, Google Certified Educator Levels I and II.

Other Remote Learning Resources


  • Google Classroom - Education platform that enhances both remote and traditional classroom approaches. Uses a central dashboard and feed; intuitive and easy-to-use for teachers, students, and parents. 
  • Zoom - free conferencing. Great for presenting material. 
  • Google Hangouts - great for meeting with smaller groups
  • Socrative - quick digital discussions/quizzes with immediate feedback. 
  • Padlet - digital projects. Students compile images, info, sounds, etc. and submit digitally. 
  • Google Forms - for quizzes and assessment. 
  • Hyperdocs - Create a doc to guide students through a lesson; include images, links, discussion prompts, etc. 
  • WeVideo - students can collaborate on video projects and submit responses/projects. 
  • Explain Everything - not free, but collaborative digital whiteboard. 
  • Flipgrid - students can submit short, video responses. 
  • Screencastify - teachers can record their screen with audio. 
  • EdPuzzle - turns any video into a lesson; you can add questions, discussion prompts, etc. and see if and when students are engaging. 
  • Quizlet - use pre-made quizzes or your own material for formative assessments students enjoy.
  • Kahoot - real-time quiz/game for multiple choice and true/false questions. Quick and easy to set up and use. (now offering free access to Kahoot Premium - see here)

Google ​Chrome Extensions to Assist Teachers with Online Learning:
  • Share to Classroom - Share any website to your Google Classroom with the ability to push sites immediately. Get your whole class *literally* on the same page.  
  • Flubaroo - all-in-one quiz grading system that analyzes student performance after it grades a quiz in Google Forms. Give immediate feedback; can share results via email or Google Drive.
  • SuperQuiz - grades quizzes and provides individualized feedback to each student, including recommendations. 
  • Doctopus - built by a teacher to help manage, organize, and assess student projects in Google Drive, including a tab for Goobric.
  • Goobric - a window for your rubric as you assess student work; pastes rubric scores and feedback into the student’s Doc. Includes an MP3 file feature to include audio comments.
  • DocAppender - makes peer editing and commenting a breeze. Students complete feedback via a Google form, and those comments automatically appear on the other student’s Doc. 
  • Doc to Form - creates a sidebar on your Doc so that you can easily convert each question to a Google Form item.
  • Pear Deck - lets you add questions to Google slides. Students respond from their own devices and answers are saved,
  • E-Comments - keep your most-used comments to use in Google Docs.
Video from Manhattan School Nurse Maggie Secrest - a great example to reassure parents that there is a trained medical professional looking out for your kids!

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  • About Us
    • Members >
      • Become A Member
      • Member Benefits
      • Newsletter ARCHIVES 22-23 >
        • Newsletter ARCHIVES 21-22
        • Newsletter ARCHIVES 18-19
    • Overview of Services
    • Meet Our Staff
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Professional Learning
    • Upcoming Events >
      • Event Archives >
        • 2022 Curriculum Design Institutes
        • Science Summer Institute 2021
        • Common PIR Day 2019
        • Common PIR Day 2018
        • Science Summer Institute 2019 >
          • Session Details
          • Exhibitors & Sponsors
          • Exhibitor Registration
          • Half Page Handout
        • Science Summer Institute 2018
    • 2022 STEM Summer Institute >
      • SSI 2022 Schedule
      • Exhibitor & Sponsor Registration
    • Customized District PL
    • Virtual Courses
    • Curriculum Consortium >
      • Curriculum Resources
      • 2020-21 MECC Archives
      • 2019-20 MECC Archives
      • 2018-19 MECC Archives
    • Indian Education for All >
      • IEFA Archives >
        • IEFA MOR Institute 2019
      • IEFA Book Inventory
    • CPI Workshops
    • Meet Our Facilitators
    • General Cancellation Policy
  • Technology
    • Current Services
    • Meet Our Tech Team >
      • Tech Services Testimonials
      • SSoM Tech Events >
        • 2019 Tech Summit
        • 2018 Tech Summit
    • Infinite Campus Support >
      • Testimonials
      • Behind the Scenes at Infinite Campus
      • AIM/OPI User Guides
      • AIM Collection Schedule
      • Archives: Infinite Campus Emails
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