Remote teaching resources

[noblegiraffe]

In the case of school closures, let’s gather a list of some useful resources for work-setting.

Maths

www.drfrostmaths.com/ - an online maths learning platform - loads of great worksheets etc, but you can also sign your students up and monitor their work for free INCLUDING A-LEVEL

corbettmaths.com/ - videos and worksheets for every KS3 and GCSE maths topic.

www.piximaths.co.uk/ks2-ks3-ks4-resource-index complete lessons with powerpoints and differentiated worksheets

www.physicsandmathstutor.com/ so many resources for A-level

mrbartonmaths.com/index.html loads of revision resources including an online textbook

General

diagnosticquestions.com create a teacher account and you can set up classes, assign them already created questions, or create your own questions

I understand that Mangahigh (maths), Kahoot (general) and Twinkl (primary) are giving free access to schools that have been closed.

We plan to use SeeSaw as our many platform for getting work out to pupils and parents (we are Key Stage 1.) We already use it for blogs but we are extending its use if and when we close. We are using alongside Vimeo (also can be free if on an individual use or schools can pay for more access) to upload/host longer videos.

For primary parents there’s a bunch of free ebooks at various reading levels here www.oxfordowl.co.uk/for-home/find-a-book/library-page

We’re going to be using our homework platform to get work to the kids. But how will they submit work for marking?

You've already posted all the ones I could contribute.
I don't quite know how we'll set any work for our kids, as none of the teachers know how to set work on Moodle. And a lot of our kids have no/limited internet access at home.
Tbh, for a significant proportion of our pupils the school closing will be seen as a great thing as there will be extra hands to help on the farm/in the family business.

Have there been any assurances that these resources will even work if everyone's using them at once?

We've recently moved to hosted (online) SIMS and it's a nightmare at peak times.

Are there any type of Skype-esque video conferencing tools that are free for schools to use? I teach art so it would be great to be able to talk to my GCSE/ A level students, sketch ideas with them etc.

Wondering if twitter is a worthwhile way to communicate tasks? We would probably use seesaw.

I think zoom is skype-esque, I need to try it out and also explore the potential for messing about... Just the thought of “live” teaching my Y10s remotely fills me with dread!

Those links are good, but don't cover many of the subjects for GCSE Year 11 pupils.

They cover all the maths from KS3-5, Ob. Rather hoping that other subject teachers might chip in for their own subjects.

I suspect there’ll be some parents looking for advice as well if all schools close and some are less well prepared than others. Or the teachers are all incapacitated.

Feeling a bit eek about it all because I teach AP students, mostly year 11s, who will not work outside school, and for whom there will be huge safeguarding concerns (as there are in the school holidays). I use DFM, but our students don't have school email accounts...

This is where secondaries need a proper VLE like universities. Unfortunately, that’s not the reality and I share the concern of how students will get work to me for marking. Email attachment I suppose but maybe there’s a better way.
I reckon this is more of a nightmare for Year 10 and Year 13.

Science GCSE

Freesciencelessons on YouTube.

Tassomai.com

Senaca

I have also made sure all student in yr 11 have a cgp workbook and revision guide.

Planning on regularly posting exam questions on our online homework platform.

I saw a teacher on another thread posting about live streaming with pupils. Is it wrong that I really wouldn't want to do that? I don't want to video call pupils from inside my own home. I'd be very lucky to get a room to myself for more than five minutes without one of my own children wandering past or calling out to me. I wonder can I be made to do it (probably all moot as I doubt we have the tech)

I would rate the website Truetube for secondary citizenship/religious studies/modern studies type stuff - religions and moral issues like capital punishment. You log in but it's free. Could set some research based on videos from this - maybe English too with a discursive essay.

more info here
www.tes.com/news/coronavirus-your-complete-planning-guide-closures

Studyladder is a great resource for Primary. I like it better than Seesaw for setting tasks.

Education perfect are offering 4 free weeks for schools affected by Coronavirus. It looks absolutely amazing.

These are some offers from online resources:

www.edtechimpact.com/products

Twinkl is offering free access in the UK and internationally to any school, teacher or parent affected by school closures.

www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/how-to-utilise-twinkl-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown-a-guide-for-schools

i'm 6 weeks in - I'm using google hangout/meets. google doc.

Ooh carol where are you? What are you using google hangout/meets to do?

And how much training/prior knowledge did you have? What percentage of kids engage?

Parent not a teacher but also 6 weeks in and our two schools use Google hangouts and Zoom. They use them for class teaching, group assignments, parent student teacher meetings etc.

MFL -

• Linguascope for KS3/4 - paid school subscription but I love it for years 7/8

• Languages Online - free (or paid if you want to see what students have done) resources for y7-13 but I find works best with GCSE/A-level

• Quizlet - can set vocab lists and see who has studied them

• S-Cool - revision resources

• LyricsTraining.com - fill-in-the gap with pop song lyrics. Not designed for schools, but I get sixth formers to do this anyway!

We use Google Classrooms for homework already, and students can send work via email or shared google doc.

I'm hoping we'll be able to use Skype/Zoom or something for oral practice (especially for exam classes) but so far school hasn't said anything about that.