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Virtual Resources For All Ages

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Annenberg Classroom

Annenberg Classroom - Annenberg Classroom's free resources include over 65 videos on constitutional concepts and Supreme Court cases as ell as games, lesson plans, timelines and more. (Grades 6-12)

Arcademics

https://www.arcademics.com/
Provides academic games in various subjects.

Arts Education

HUMBLE - Independent School District - Youth friendly interactive art websites.

Bamboo Learning

https://bamboolearning.com - Amazon-based apps that can be enabled in Alexa-powered devices.

Be Internet Awesome with Google

Google’s newly developed platform provides resources for educators to teach kids how to be safe online. To make the most of the Internet, kids need to be prepared to make smart decisions. Be Internet Awesome teaches kids the fundamentals of digital citizenship and safety so they can explore the online world with confidence (3-12)

Bedtime Math

http://bedtimemath.org/fun-math-athome/ - Several lesson plans to support in nonscreen time mathematics learning.

Big History Project

Big History Project - An online social studies course emphasizing scaffoled learning as youth draw connections between past, present and future. (Literacy, STEM components depending on subject)

Digital Civics Toolkit

TheDigital Civics Toolkit is a collection of resources for educators to support youth to explore, recognize, and take seriously the civic potentials of digital life. (Grades 6-12)

Digital Young Leaders Exchange Program - World Learning

The Experiment Digital, formerly known as DYLEP, is a fully-funded eight-week virtual exchange program for high school students from the United States and the Middle East region. (Grades 9-12)

Ed.ted.com

Ed.ted.com - To support the millions of students, parents and teachers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, TED-Ed is working with expert educators and TED speakers throughout the world to create and share high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons on a daily basis, for free.

The New York Times – The Learning Network

https://www.nytimes.com/section/learning - The Learning Network publishes about 1,000 teaching resources each school year, all based on using Times content — articles, essays, images, videos, graphics and podcasts — as teaching tools across subject areas. Most resources are free (only lesson plans are limited to five per month for nonsubscribers). The intended audience is middle and high school teachers and students (teenagers 13 and up). Nonetheless, content can be used by elementary school and college students as well since much of it is appropriate for both.

EverFI

https://everfi.com - Free online resources broken down by age range that cover a range of topics.

Facing History and Ourselves

Facing History and Ourselves - Empowering teachers & students to think critically about history & to understand the impact of their choices. (Grades 6-12)

Leadership Global Nomads Group

Leadership Global Nomads Group -   Youth share stories, ideas, and information with global peers online. Youth learn about themselves and our world in new, meaningful ways. Youth become Global Nomads, curious about our world. (Grades 6-8)

iCivics

iCivics exists to engage students in meaningful civic learning. They provide teachers with wellwritten, inventive, and free resources that enhance their practice and inspire classrooms.

iEARN USA

iEARN-USA is a member of iEARN (International Education and Resource Network), the world’s largest, most experienced online K-12 non-profit network that enables young people worldwide to use the internet and digital media constructively to collaborate on educational projects. (Grades K-12)

MY HERO

https://myhero.com Discover & share inspiring stories, art, & films. Join millions of teachers, students & media producers taking part in MY HERO.

National Geographic

National Geographic Education - At National Geographic, we teach kids about the world and how it works, empowering them to succeed and to make it a better place. (Grades K12)

National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids - Find amazing facts about animals, science, history and geography, along with fun competitions, games and more (Grades K-12)

PenPal

PenPal Schools connects students from 150 countries through project based learning. (Grades 6-12)

Sutori

Sutori - A platform that allows the educator to bring a variety of works online to the youth live and direct.

Soliya

Leadership Soliya -
Soliya is an international nonprofit organization preparing the next generation with the skills, attitudes, and commitment to engage with difference. (High School+)

TED

TED Student Talks Program - The TED Student Talks Program supports students as they discover, explore and present their big ideas in the form of short, TED-style talks.

The GLOBE Program

The GLOBE Program - GLOBE, or the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program, is expands the idea of science and diplomacy. (Grades 3-12)


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Makedo

Hands-on Cardboard Geodome - Instructions on how to create a cardboard geodome at home. Great for hands-on learning!
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History/Cultural Tour: The White House: Washington D.C.

Tour The White House - Washington D.C. - Allows viewers to take a look into historical rooms in the white house.

Mecabricks

Mecabricks - Create online LEGO models from templates, or design your own, all from your browser. This advanced system allows young people to explore building models on a virtual level. (STEM)

New American - History

Learn American History - Archives of history topics, broken down by reading level and subject matter.

Oasis STEAM

Oasis STEAM Challenges - An online club promoting STEAM challenges for participants. Youth and/or parents have to sign up for the platform first to join in on the fun!

Pixton

https://edu.pixton.com/solo - A creative resource where young people can come up with their own stories in comic book format. This detailed creative project can support youth in story-telling and literacy. (Literacy)

Scholastic

Scholastic Learn at Home - Academic articles for various grade levels to promote daily reading for young people.

Scratch

https://scratch.mit.edu/ideas - A programming language and an online community to create games, animations, or interactive stories, sponsored by the MIT Media Lab. (STEM)

Seuss Ville

https://www.seussville.com - Young learners will love the stories and interactive literacy games based in Dr. Seuss characters. (Literacy)

Story-Telling Games

Story-Telling Games - Includes ideas to promote creativity in storytelling for young people. Great for a hands-on activity.

FILMEDonSTAGE – Free Streaming Broadway Musicals and Plays

http://filmedonstage.com/news/83-pbs-unlocks-broadway-musicals-and-plays-for-free-streaming-for-a-limited-time - FilmedonStage.com is an online database for filmed Broadway and West End theater. FilmedonStage.com strives to collect in its online database all professionally filmed Broadway and West End theater productions and grows daily as more productions are getting filmed and released to cinemas and home distribution.

Wonderopolis

https://wonderopolis.org - Young people can learn about 2,000 plus wonders of the world and test their knowledge after reading or listening to various topics.