ATLIS Provides a Wealth of Resources for Technology Leaders Addressing COVID-19
General
- Academy of Active Learning Arts and Sciences, RTOL -- Rapid Transition to Online Learning
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Considerations for School Closure, 2019.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,Guidance as of 3/15/2020
- College Board, Coronavirus Update
- International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)/EdSurge, Navigating Uncertain Times: How Schools Can Cope with Coronavirus
- Reshan Richards and Stephen J. Valentine, A Letter to Educators Teaching Online for the First Time, EdSurge News, 13 March 2020
Communications
- Thought Leadership. Navigating Difficult Questions about COVID-19. Webinar video archive. 5 March 2020. Dr. Quintin Shepherd on how to help create a space for discussion around COVID-19.
Cybersecurity
- Sjouwerman, Hackers User Interactive Malicious COVIS-19 Map to Spread Malware, KnowB4 Blog, 14 March 2020
Internet Access
- FCC agreement stating that providers will waive late fees, not cutoff service for lack of payment, and open hot-spots.
- Comcast COVID-19 response: offers free WiFi for 2 months to low-income families plus all Xfinity hot-spots are free to the public during this time
- Charter: Free Internet offer for 2 months
- AT&T COVID-19 response: offers open hot-spots, unlimited data to existing customers, and $10/month plans to low-income families
- Verizon COVID-19 response: no special offers, but following the FCC agreement.
- Sprint COVID-19 response: follows FCC agreement, provides unlimited data to existing customers, and, starting Tuesday, 3/17/2020, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge
- T-Mobile COVID-19 response: follows FCC agreement, plus unlimited data to existing customers, and, coming soon, will allow all handsets to enable hot-spots for 60 days at no extra charge
- Susan Davis, Tech Leaders Rally Response to Coronavirus, ATLIS Blog, 16 March 2020
ATLIS EdTech Stories
The ATLIS vlog features educational technologists solving problems with digital tools. We invite you to review the broad range of options for teachers as they address the challenges and opportunities presented by instruction in virtual environments.Tools described in each video listed below are designated in (parentheses) at the end of each resource. Subscribe to access more edtech strategies in future posts.
Jennifer Baselice, Create a Teacher Hub on Your LMS, 10 March 2020
(Canvas, Wakelet, Google Docs)
Aaron Brill, Being Part of a Coding Community with OpenProcessing.org, 10 May 2019
(OpenProcessing.org)
Louis Coronel, Seesaw Portfolios Document Learning and Facilitate Conversations, 5 August 2019
(Seesaw)
Eli Forsythe, Simple Safe Student Responses from Plickers, 5 Mar 2019
(Plickers)
Tyler Gaspich, Discovering Padlet, 11 January 2019
(Padlet)
Sarah Loyola, 3 Edtech Tools to Differentiate Instructions and Engage Students, 4 July 2019
(Freckle, Peardeck, Newsela)
Jon Stoper, Clever Incognito Solution for Safe Student Logins, 7 January 2020
(Clever)
Louis Tullo, Create and Share Assignments within Canvas (LMS): A Step-by-Step Tutorial, 10 March 2020.
(Canvas, GSuite)
ATLIS Member-Created Resources
- Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Virtualization Resources (folder)
- Ethan Delavan, Remote Schooling in a Pandemic, Medium, 15 March 2020
- Tyler Gaspich, Setting up a Google Meet (Google Meet/Hangout, Google Calendar)
- Larry Kahn, Sample Faculty Online Teaching Skills Self-Assessment, Google Form/PDF
- Daisy Steele, Sample Home Internet and Device Survey for Families, Google Form/PDF
- Daisy Steele, Sample Employee Remote Work Survey, Google Form/PDF
Distance Learning Tools
- Coronavirus Virtual Learning Offers, crowdsourced spreadsheet created by @MrsDi
- Blackbaud
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BrainPOP
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Explain Everything!
- Explain Everything Team, Keep Calm and Teach Online -- Free Explain Everything for Closed Schools, Explain Everything Blog, 10 March 2020
- Jeff Kurtz, Even without internet at home, students can keep learning, 12 March 2020
- John Solomon, Preparing students to learn from home with Chromebooks, 9 March 2020
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Microsoft
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Quizlet
- New Chad Melrose, Supporting our community when in-person teaching isn't possible, Quizlet Blog, 4 March 2020