Our Technology and Digital Learning team members gathered and vetted the following instructional resources for teachers who are looking for additional support during this unprecedented time. Some resources are specifically for teachers while others can be used with students.
If you have specific remote teaching or learning needs that are not addressed with theses resources, reach out to
Lori Dray, ESC of Central Ohio Director of Technology and Digital Learning.
Resource | Type of Resource | Description | Cost |
INFOhio | Digital Library (Pre-K-12) | INFOhio provides a variety of resources for preschool students (ages 3-5) as well as students in grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12. A great resource for teachers is Keep Calm and Carry on with INFOhio. | Free |
Newsela | Digital Library | Newsela offers a library of high-interest, cross-curricular, adjustable non-fiction texts. Each of the articles are written at five different Lexile levels. | Free Through end of 2019-20 school year |
Flipgrid | Video Discussion Tool | Flipgrid is a social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video. Students are then able to respond to one another, creating a “web” of discussion. | Free |
TweenTribune | Digital Library | Offered by the Smithsonian for use by K-12 students and teachers, TweenTribune provides a collection of news articles at four different Lexile levels. | Free |
Screencastify | Screen Recording Tool | Screencastify is a simple screen-recording tool. It can be used to record, edit, and share videos. Screencastify is a browser extension for Google Chrome. | Free |
Khan Academy | Instructional Videos | Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized dashboard for students to learn at their own pace. Resources are also available for teachers. | Free |
PBS LearningMedia | Learning Resources | PBS LearningMedia is a web-based collection of learning resources that are searchable by subject, grade (Pre-K-12), and learning standard. | Free Create account |
TEDEd | Instructional Videos | TEDEd is a web-based collection of educational video lessons on a variety of subjects. Teachers with accounts can customize existing lessons. | Free Create account |
Edpuzzle | Video Enhancement Tool | Edpuzzle is a web-based interactive video and formative assessment tool that lets users crop existing online videos and add content to target specific learning objectives. | Free (basic plan) |
Wakelet | Curation Tool | Wakelet is a content curation platform where teachers and students can save links, social media posts, videos, and images as items to later be organized into private or public collections | Free |