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Social Studies: Virtual Learning

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Social Studies:Virtual LearningResources

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We wanted to share some resources so that you are prepared to conduct instruction virtually if your district closes. We hope that having these resources and avenues for instruction will make your work a little easier. Please stay healthy and rest. Take this time to build your immune system. Please let me know if there is anything else you need. My contact information is below.

Ana

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Texas Education Agency Coronavirus Website

TEA is closely monitoring the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak that originated in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. TEA is working with other Texas state agencies to prepare effective guidance for public school districts across Texas.

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Education Companies Offering FREE Resources

Education Companies offering FREE Resources due to possible school closings. A fellow teacher shared this with me.
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What Resources Do Students Have?

Here's a possible Google Form that's been shared which you can copy and edit to fit your needs in evaluating resources your students have. This was shared on The Edublogger
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Google Classroom

A great resource all of you have and may already be using is Google Classroom. This may be the easiest media to use when having to work digitally with your students.

Resources Resources

Elementary Resources
Coming Soon!
Middle School Resources
ESC20 Social Studies Resources Webpage
High School Resources
ESC20 Social Studies Resources Webpage
Ken Burns in The Classroom
PBS
Pulitzer Center
Texas Alliance for Geographic Education
Texas State University
TexQuest
Digital Libraries
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Screencastify

Screencastify is a screen recorder that you can use to model something for your students as well as use for virtual teaching. It offers certification courses to help you learn how to use screencastify.
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Hey Teach!

Here are WGU's Hey Teach sharing their top 10 Free Lesson Planning Resources for Teachers.
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UNESCO

UNESCO offers data and a guide to distance learning solutions.
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Ana Villarreal Simpson M.Ed

Educational Consultant, Social Studies

Education Service Center, Region 20

Email: Ana.VillarrealSimpson@ESC20.net
Website: https://www.esc20.net/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1668342&type=d&pREC_ID=1818152
Location: 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: 210-370-5405

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