Links I Shared on Twitter this Weekend: Online Learning and other Resources during #Coronavirus Quarantine
March 16, 2020
I shared quite a few online resources this weekend on Twitter @JensBookPage and on my personal Facebook account. I thought it would be worth rounding them up in one place as a resource. It's great to see so many individuals and organizations stepping up to help keep kids entertained and/or learning in this challenging time. I've been looking for silver linings in all of this, and the way people are stepping up is definitely one of them.
Topics below include #BookLists, #coronavirus, #FakeNews, #gratitude, #Homeschool, #literacy, #OnlineLearning, #puzzles, #ReadAloud, #SchoolClosures, #STEM, libraries, parenting, and writing.
Stay safe, my friends!
Top Tweet of the Week
Draw Every Day with JJK - Every weekday at 2 pm ET @StudioJJK will host free webcasts to help parents get kids "creating, drawing, using their imagination" ow.ly/xtuW30qpMp6 - #SchoolClosures #homeschool [This is mostly the top one because it's the one that my own daughter is most excited about.]
Resources for Parents (Online Learning, Boredom Busters, etc.)
Worried about being cooped up with bored kids for the next few weeks? Just Get Out a Puzzle says @MarlaSzwast ow.ly/Niua30qq1R2 | #Puzzles exercise the brain, are good for your #MentalHealth too
For all you kids stuck at home… @terrilibenson has suggestions for #ScreenFree fun times (read, play games, go outside, etc.) ow.ly/GSNv30qpDvl | Plus excerpt from her upcoming #BecomingBrianna #GraphicNovel
Timely compilation of #Coronavirus Boredom Busters for kids from librarian @literacious ow.ly/4GYQ30qpXyA #SchoolClosures #OnlineLearning
This looks like another good resource: @Scholastic Creates Free, Open-Access Digital Hub to Help Keep Students #Learning While Schools are Disrupted by #Coronavirus ow.ly/rjiy30qpXST #literacy #math #science
Compilation of links to videos of #PictureBook creators #ReadingAloud their work from @pernilleripp ow.ly/uyp130qpXxl | #ReadAlouds can calm and bring people together
Here's a useful resource: #Coronavirus Support: Teaching Resources for K-8 #OnlineLearning ow.ly/kCp930qpMrN @sljournal #homeschool #SchoolClosures | Online #libraries, author/illustrator resources + more
What? #HomeSchool? @litsafari shares her prep strategy, from a #gratitude list to activities for home school orientation weekend ow.ly/PwBx30qpMmc #SchoolClosures #parenting
Read, Wonder, and Learn! Favorite #kidlit Authors & Illustrators Share Resources for #Learning Anywhere in preparation for possible school closures. Collected + hosted by @KateMessner ow.ly/QfGF30qoGRd | #STEM, #poetry + more
Resources for Teachers and Librarians
Keeping #Learning Going When We Aren't Gathered at the Carpet | Thoughts from @CathyMere on technology, routines + maintaining connection during this #coronavirus #homeschool time ow.ly/1hsT30qpMwJ
Keep Calm and Read On | #MiddleSchool #Librarian @MsYingling shares her recommendations + plans for coping w/ a #SchoolShutdown ow.ly/DIKg30qpxDJ | "This is an opportunity to learn about a lot of things, and read a lot of books."
Other Timely Information
Tools to help identify real vs. false online information (in general + about #coronavirus) from @larrymagid ow.ly/kAhJ30qpMyH @mercnews @NewsGuardRating @NewsLitProject #FakeNews #InformationLiteracy
A Few Coronavirus Cancellations In Childlit, rounded up by @gail_gauthier ow.ly/z8bi30qpxsJ | Sorry to see #KidLitCon cancelled, but it was inevitable
Other Links Still Worth a Look
Good Books to #ReadAloud to 12-Year-Olds and Start a Conversation! ow.ly/v8Wv30qqcp3 #BookList from @momandkiddo | This seems like a good time to read together if you ask me...
Ghosts of #NewberyAwards Past, Present and Future? Welcome to This Year’s Online #90SecondNewbery Film Festival — @fuseeight ow.ly/1GcP30qpxy4 #kidlit
What Makes a Successful Writer? One Author’s Approach to Instilling a #LoveOfWriting by @carmenoliver @nerdybookclub ow.ly/KzbW30qpxzN | Invite students to read a lot + write about what interests them
Help Wanted: Librarian Blogger(s) to contribute to @TheReadingTub this summer ow.ly/zwek30qpxvP | Share your expertise in #kidlit + #literacy + introduce parents to the wonders of today's #libraries
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