"In this extraordinary national emergency, millions of students are unable to go to school, and teachers are stretched thin attending to students' learning needs, in many cases while home-schooling their own children." - Kim MarshallAt Pittsburgh FIT, we pride ourselves in developing the body AND the mind. Times like these create uncertainty and difficulty, especially for parents. It's difficult for schools to pivot quickly, and provide a quality product due to many factors: Legislation, Number of Students, Availability of Resources, Students Access to Technology, and the list goes on and on and on.One of our members, Marcus has connected us with this large, and ever-increasing library of resources for teachers and parents. Please feel free to point this article to teachers and parents who might be able to use this information!The original Author of this list is Kim Marshall.To learn more about Kim, CLICK HERE--
--Writings by Kim Marshall:Reading Stories, Book 1: 92 high-interest stories with comprehension questions originally published by Educators Publishing Service, now open source marshallmemo.com/articles/Reading%201.pdfReading Stories, Book 2: 94 high-interest stories with comprehension question, originally published by Educators Publishing Service, now open source marshallmemo.com/articles/Reading%202.pdfEnglish: 36 Cumulative Units in Grammar, Writing Skills, and Word Analysis, Book A, originally published by Educators Publishing Service, now open source marshallmemo.com/articles/English%20Book%20A.pdfEnglish: 36 Cumulative Units in Grammar, Writing Skills, and Word Analysis, Book B, originally published by Educators Publishing Service, now open source marshallmemo.com/articles/English%20Book%20B.pdfMath: 35 Cumulative Units in Concepts and Skills, Book A, originally published by Educators Publishing Service, now open source marshallmemo.com/articles/Math%20Book%20A.pdfMath: 35 Cumulative Units in Concepts and Skills, Book B, originally published by Educators Publishing Service, now open source marshallmemo.com/articles/Math%20Book%20B.pdf(Teacher guides to the English and Math workbooks are available at www.marshallmemo.com, click Kim Published Writing and scroll down to Curriculum Materials.)The Story of Life, from the Big Bang to You: Written for middle- and high-school students (with illustrations by Ingrid Johnson), this is a comprehensive history of the origins of the solar system, the Earth, and life on Earth (originally published by Holt, Rinehart, & Winston, the updated 2019 edition is open source) bit.ly/38ZI6ov Guns, Germs, and Steel Summary: Written in consultation with author Jared Diamond, this 14-page summary (with maps and illustrations) of the Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the origins of worldwide wealth inequality is suitable for high-school students in world/global studies courses bit.ly/2IYJq0y
In this article in Knowledge Quest, Nancy Flanagan Knapp (University of Georgia/Athens) suggests five areas in which teachers and school librarians can make effective use of technology, with free links in each:Making basic literacy skills practice effective and fun:- PBS Kids Reading Games: pbskids.org/games/reading- Education World, The Reading Machine: www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/readingmachine.shtml- Scholastic Student Activities website: teacher.scholastic.com/activities/clf/tguidesitemap.htm- The Learning Company games: classicreload.com
- The International Childrens Digital Library: en.childrenslibrary.org- Unite for Literacy: uniteforliteracy.com- Storyjumper: www.storyjumper.com/book/search- Project Gutenberg: www.gutenberg.org- Gismo Freeware: www.techsupportalert.com/free-ebooks-audio-books-read-online-download.htm- Amazon and Barnes and Noble: search Free Kindle books at www.amazon.com or Free Ebooks at www.barnesandnoble.com.Scaffolding texts for struggling readers and writers of all ages:- Tech for Teachers: Supporting Struggling Readers with Speech-to-Text: youtu.be/zBLXkAVyJWU
- Newsela: current non-fiction articles at multiple Lexile levels: newsela.com- Simple English Wikipedia: simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page- Storyline Online: read-aloud, mostly for younger children: www.storylineonline.net- Fact Monster: fun facts, trivia games, and homework help for elementary students: factmonster.com- Khan Academy: short online tutorials for all ages: khanacademy.org
- Goodreads for students 13 and up; librarians can create private groups with restricted membership: www.goodreads.com- Biblionasium, which allows users to share their reading preferences; for students age 6-13: www.biblionasium.com- Library Thing: lets students create a private but shareable personal bookshelf, for kids 13 and up: librarything.com- Poetry-Free-for-All: for poets of all ages: www.everypoet.org- Teen Ink: www.teenink.com- Book Crossing: a forum for sharing actual print books in a unique way: www.bookcrossing.com- Epals: A reputable global pen pal site that can encourage reading and writing: www.epals.com/#/connectionsUsing Technology to Foster Real Reading in the School Library and Beyond by Nancy Flanagan Knapp in Knowledge Quest, September/October 2019 (Vol. 48, #1, pp. 54-60); Knapp can be reached at nfknapp@uga.edu, summarized in Marshall Memo 802
Free digital books are available at Bookshare - www.bookshare.org/cms/Free College Courses Harvard University - https://online-learning.harvard.edu/catalog (We Recommend Science of Cooking!)Coursera Free Online Courses (Variety) - https://www.coursera.org/courses?query=freeUniversity Courses (From a Variety of Sources) - https://www.edx.org/MIT Open Courseware - https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htmOpen Learning Initiative - http://oli.cmu.edu/independent-learner-courses/Alison dot Com - https://alison.com/Brightstorm - https://www.brightstorm.com/sample-video-lessonsSeesaw - https://web.seesaw.me/remote-learning?utm_medium=banner&utm_source=homepage&utm_campaign=remotelearning..check in regularly! This will list will continue to grow!
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