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toc Remote School Plan

=Teacher Planning Steps=
 * 1) Prepare a Take Home Checklist of items students will need to have at home for Remote School.
 * 2) Create a cell phone/home phone list for each class. You may use the Lakeview Whipple Hill Portal for contact informaiton from our Lakeview Website. Directions for Using the Lakeview Directory.
 * 3) Create student email distribution lists for grades 6-12.
 * Creating a class distribution list with Gmail [[file:Creating a Contact Group in Gmail.docx]]

=Upper School & Middle School=

Tools
It's Learning Homework Help Jing Video Instructions

Remote Teaching Suggestions
Please understand that the following suggestions are ideas to enhance the remote teaching experience. The suggestions will not work for everyone but please think about how you will choose to communicate to students if school is closed.


 * Use Jing or Screencastomatic to create 5 minute instructional videos.
 * Have students record comments on Voicethread for text prompts or slides
 * Add audio narration to PowerPoint and post it to Moodle or your wiki.
 * Use DyKnow to teach students frame by frame (US only)
 * Search YouTube or Teacher Tube for existing videos on topics. Embed them into your wiki.
 * Use quizlet.com to create quiz sites for your students
 * Search for online activities, tutorials, simulations or games that help students gain an understanding of a particular concept.
 * Post an online link to great websites on your wiki, moodle, ning or website.
 * Use our electronic databases for student directed research.
 * Encourage collaboration by creating a class Google Doc word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, etc.
 * Arrange a telephone conference call for your class using [|www.freeconference.com]
 * Use the discussion boards, blogs, quizzes or journals on Moodle.
 * Create Sophia learning packets using [|http://www.sophia.com]
 * Use online textbook website to access activities and resources.

Online Resources

 * Teams - Educational Resources
 * Scholastic
 * eMints
 * Exploratorium
 * Education World
 * Larry Ferlazzo Websites of the Day
 * Math Fact Cafe
 * Fun Brain
 * Best History Sites

Database Sites

 * BrainPop
 * Britannica Online
 * Facts on File
 * Grolier Online
 * Net Trekker
 * abcTeach
 * Enchanted Learning
 * Oxford English Dictionary
 * Grove Dictionary of Art
 * EdHelper
 * Awesome Stories
 * The World & I
 * United Streaming
 * SAS Curriculum
 * Ebsco

Middle School

 * Math: MS Math Online Textbooks
 * Science: MS Science Online Textbooks
 * History: MS History Online Textbooks
 * Language Arts: MS Language Arts Online Textbooks
 * Grammar
 * 6th grade 6th Grade Grammar Resources
 * 7th grade 7th Grade Grammar Resources
 * 8th grade 8th Grade Grammar Resources
 * Spanish: Textbook is loaded on the laptop

Upper School

 * Algebra I & II: Algebra I & II Online Textbooks
 * Geometry: Resources loaded on the laptop.
 * Biology: Resources loaded on the laptop.
 * Chemistry: Chemistry Online Textbook
 * Environmental Science: Environmental Science Online Textbook
 * Government: Government Online Textbook
 * Economics: Economics Online Textbook
 * World History: Resources loaded on the laptop.
 * AP World History: Study Space, AP World History
 * US History: US History Online Resources
 * AP US History: AP US History Online Textbook
 * Literature - 10th grade: 10th Grade Literature Online Textbook
 * Literature - 11th grade: 11th Grade Literature Online Textbook
 * Spanish: Textbook is loaded on the laptop

MS Remote School Wiki - 2011

=Lower School=