E-Learning & Online Learning Resources

- Please refer to the resources below to assist your school in planning for future e-Learning and online learning. This list is not an exhaustive, but will provide information to allow for discussion and planning. See also, https://www.aoptech.org/e-learning-resources.html for additional resources and “how-to’s.”
Planning Overview & Recommendations
- Planning Overview & Recommendations
  
  School Planning Guide – Planning recommendations for administrators, teachers and students, along with tips for online learning.
  
  Online Learning Doctrine – Planning support for use by grade band and expectations for teaching and learning.
General Resources
- General Resources
  
  Practical Ed Tech – A streamlined resource for Tips and Tools for Teaching Remotely. Download a .pdf version of the book or look for tutorials on using Google Hangouts Meet or Zoom for video conferencing.
  
  Google Blog – The blog post from Google’s Global Head of Education Impact provides recommendations on how to keep students engaged during e-learning sessions.
  
  CDW-G e-Learning Days Resources – A full slate of resources and articles to help support e-learning.
  
  Coronavirus Virtual Learning Offers – A spreadsheet with 35 online resources.
  
  Wakelet – A curation of online learning resources where companies are primarily responding to the COVID-19 virus and providing resources and support for closed schools.
  
  Home Learning Slides – A collection of tools, sites and resources that can support home learning. Tools are identified by grade and are identified as easy, medium or difficult to set up.
  
  Arrupe Virtual Online – A resource from Arrupe Virtual Online, formally Jesuit Virtual Learning Academy, providing general considerations when moving to online learning from traditional environments.
  
  Early Years Distance Learning Resources – A spreadsheet of online learning resources for early to middle elementary students.
Technical Resources
- Technical Resources
  
  Google Hangouts Meet – Google is rolling out the premium version of Hangouts Meet (online video conferencing) to GSuite customers on July 1st, 2020. Hangouts Meet allows you to hold a class via video call. Teachers will be able to record lessons on their computer and post them to a Learning Management System (LMS). Examples: Google Classroom, Edmodo, Schoology
  
  Preparing Students to Work From Home with Chromebooks – Review information on settings to use Chromebooks for learning for the first time.
  
  Zoom – Video conferencing solution.
  
  EzTalks – Video conferencing solution.
  
  Smart Learning Suite Online – Smart Technologies is offering complimentary access to Smart Learning Suite Online (SLSO) during school closures. The link provided will allow access to the application.
How-To Resources
- How-To Resources
  
  A Teacher’s Guide to Going Remote Using the Record in Meet Function – This guide helps illustrate the process of going remote using Meet and how best to integrate the record functionality while leveraging Google Classroom.
  
  How to Schedule, Post and Customize Google Hangout Meet Events – A step by step guide of how to create a Google Meet (video call) event. Step 3 will show you how to share the location to Google Classroom. Must be signed into your school’s GSuite account.
  
  Hangout Meets Training and Help – This resource from the G Suite Learning Center contains system requirements, settings and troubleshooting resources.
  
  Tips for Enabling Distance Learning through G Suite and Chrome – This is a training module provided by the Google Teacher Center to support teachers understanding of how to use Google Classroom and G Suite tools for distance learning.

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E-Learning & Online Learning Resources

Planning Overview & Recommendations

General Resources

Technical Resources

How-To Resources