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I love using the read write think resources. This would be a great way for students to showcase the book they're reading for display in the library.

This course could be used in our high school business classes, as their curriculum covers the business plan process. It would be a great way to support a simulation where students create their own businesses from the ground up.

This is a podcast series that would be appropriate for our 8th graders doing NHD research. Each of these podcasts could be assigned as homework a couple of nights before these topics are covered in class so that students come into class with a basic understanding of the content to be covered that day. I guess it would be a little bit like "flipping" the class for that day. The teacher could have a quick discussion about detecting bias in primary sources based on the information from the podcast and then the rest of the class could be freed up for students to actually rotate through primary sources and practice detecting bias.

Wisc Online is repository of learning content created by teachers and other subject matter experts delivered online and free to everyone. It is creative commons. Target audience would be middle school and above. Covers vast area of topics from heat transfer to digital circuitry to health science topics. Categories organized as: arts and humanities, career clusters, computer science, manufacturing and engineering, math, science, and social studies.

Free educational simulations covering a diverse topics designed by the University of Colorado available in various languages.

I knew we were using this for our math students because I put a link to Khan Academy on my library libguide, but I didn't realize it covered so many subjects. Here's an inspiring video about our ability to learn. Everyone can!

Smartie the Penguin is geared for students aged 4 to 7 to explore online safety. The three themes of popups/in app purchases; inappropriate websites, and cyberbullying are all covered in an age appropriate way with opportunities for students to discuss scenarios on what Smartie should do.

Part of a video series that covers broad topics in education in short, entertaining videos - think the "Cliff Notes" version. It would be a great introduction to a unit for students, as well as teachers to enhance their knowledge of a subject. I would recommend it for upper elementary - high school. The particular video is on Media Literacy, but there are tons of other videos too - science, math, STEAM, theater & drama, etc. There are over 8 million subscribers to their channel, so they must be good! :-)

This YouTube series explains what media literacy is, its history, and why it's important. I would use this to teach teachers and new librarians. I would also use it to teach media literacy at the secondary level.

A new form of distance learning, online learning is education in which instruction and content comprising a formal course of study are delivered primarily via the Internet. K-12 enrollments in online courses continue to grow, and while there is great potential in the virtual schools movement, there are many challenges inherent in this relatively new method of education delivery. What Works in K-12 Online Learning provides a comprehensive overview of effective online teaching and learning practices. Based on extensive experience and research, chapters cover a full spectrum of topics including virtual course development, online learning in elementary classrooms, instructional assessment and differentiating online instruction, professional development for teachers of virtual courses, and the challenges that virtual schools will face in the future.