Resources for digital learning days

Many publishers and content providers are offering resources at no charge during school closures due to Coronavirus (COVID-19). We're collecting some of them below for your reference. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, but to help curate some of what is temporarily available beyond Cobb Digital Library resources.  

Open Permissions for Read-Alouds

• Author Chris Grabenstein provides permissions for read-alouds. ES
• Author Jennifer Holm provides permission for read-alouds. ES
• Author Mo Willems provides permission for read-alouds. ES
• Penguin Random House OKs online storytime, read aloud videos. ES/MS
• Harper Collins read-aloud permissions. ES/MS/HS
• Little, Brown Books for young readers permissions. ES
• Rick Riordin provides permission for read-alouds. MS
• Simon & Schuster permissions ES/MS/HS
• Rick Riordan provides permission for read-alouds
• ​Simon & Schuster Permissions
• Scholastic Books - Temporary Permission​
• Say "With permission from Scholastic" at beginning
• Closed group preferred but public is okay
• Videos must be down by 6/30/2020
• Email tradepublicity@scholastic.com w/ your name, city & state + title & author of book

Storytimes and Read Alouds

• Storyline Online by the Screen Actor's Guild. Celebrities read picture books. Each book includes activities developed by a credentialed elementary educator. ES
• Actor Josh Gad (Olaf from Frozen) reads books aloud nightly (ES)
• Storytime From Space. ES
• Cobb County Public Library Virtual Storytime (Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.) ES
• KidLit TV. ES
• Teacher Kate Messner's list of online read aloud resources. ES
• Read with Malcom (Read alouds with former UGA player and NE Patriot Malcolm Mitchell). ES

Additional eBooks and E-Audiobooks

• MyOn digital library of more than 6,000 enhanced digital books. Login information is as follows: School name - Get Georgia Reading; Username:- cobbcounty; Password - read. ES/MS
• Audible offers free ebooks and audible books. ES/MS/HS
• The Spanish Experiment offers free Spanish audiobooks. ES/MS/HS
• Free Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone ebook through your school's library media center. No holds, no waiting. Available to all who wish to read the first book in the series. MS/HS
• Apple Books offers free e-books and audiobooks. ES/MS/HS
• Junior Library Guild's free streaming eBook service. eBooks rotate every 30 days. ES/MS/HS
• Gutenberg.org offers over 60,000 free classic books to read in a variety of formats. MS/HS

Educational YouTube Channels

• Publisher HarperKids YouTube channel. ES/MS
• Publisher Little, Brown Young's YouTube Channel. ES/MS
• Lunch Doodles with Kennedy Center Education Artist-In-Residence author Mo Willems. ES/MS

STEAM

• PurpleMath, math tutorials in common, informal language. Elementary through Algebra II and Trigonometry, with some lessons in College Algebra. ES/MS/HS
• University of Colorado Boulder. Simulations demonstrating various principles in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Earth Science, and Mathematics. HS
• STEM in 30. An Emmy-nominated program by the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum. MS
• Virtual Marine Biology Field Camp, marine biologists live stream their projects. Mondays and Thursday at 2 p.m. on Instagram or Facebook. MS
• Codecademy. Free lessons in coding. HS
• Madden Football By The Numbers. MS
• At home STEM activities. ES/MS/HS
• Michael's stores hosts Facebook Live family craft activities Wednesdays at noon. ES/MS
• The Museum of Modern Art online exhibits. MS/HS
• Author Jarrett J. Krosoczka provides live "Draw Every Day" lessons at 2 p.m. EST. MS/HS
• Art lessons from Art Ed Guru. MS/HS
• 127 free drawing lessons. MS/HS
• Camp Invention from the National Inventors Hall of Fame. ES/MS/HS
• Education Galaxy offers free school-level access. ES/MS​

Virtual Tours And Live Cams

• Louvre Museum virtual tour. MS/HS
• Georgia Public Broadcasting virtual field trips. ES/MS/HS
• Google Tours of street art around the world. MS/HS
• Atlanta Symphony Orchestra virtual stage. MS/HS
• Monterey Bay Aquarium live cams of birds, sea otters, sharks and the open ocean. ES/MS/HS
• San Diego Zoo live cams ES/MS/HS
• Museum of Natural History virtual tours. MS/HS
• Volcanoes National Park (Hawaii) virtual tours. MS/HS
• NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries deep dives virtual tours. MS/HS
• Vatican City virtual tours. HS
• British Museum virtual tour. HS
• Great Wall of China virtual tour. HS
• Georgia Public Broadcasting website offers 24/7 children's channel. ES/MS/HS
• Taj Mahal virtual tour on YouTube. MS/HS
• Museums with virtual tours. MS/HS

Online Books & Databases

• ABDo Elementary eBooks. ES
• ABDO Middle/High eBooks. MS/HS
• ​ABDO Zoom database. ES/MS
• Children's stories in Spanish. ES/MS
• Epic! ES/MS
• Facts4Me (free access username: read password:read). ES/MS
• Mackin offers free classic eBooks. ES/MS
• MyOn eBooks (School name: GetGeorgiaReading; Username: your county (e.g. samplecounty) Password: read)) ES/MS
• Overdrive for eBooks and e-audiobooks through your local public library. ES/MS/HS
• PebbleGo free access during school closures. ES

General Education & Misc.

• American History, American Government, and World History video lessons, quizzes, and activities. MS
• Smithsonian museum. Activities and games, including live animal cams (covers all content areas): www.si.edu/kids. ES/MS
• Georgia Virtual School's videos, handouts, quizzes, review activities for middle schoolers. And for high schoolers. MS/HS
• Rick Steves video travels. Designed for teachers. HS
• Website with activities for educators as well as families. ES/MS/HS
• Dav Pilkey, author of Captain Underpants and Dog Man, draws the characters of his books. Includes activities to do at home and lessons. ES
• Newsela. MS
• Nearpod. ES/MS
• BrainPOP. ES
• Scholastic Learn-At-Home. ES/MS/HS
• Education companies offering free resources. ES/MS/HS
• Teaching resources for K-8 online learning. ES/MS
• 16 free resources for schools. ES/MS/HS
• iOs apps for creative kids (K-5). ES
• Khan Academy Kids (Preschool - 3rd). ES
• Khan Academy (K-12). ES/MS/HS
• Follett offers classroom ready collections. ES/MS/HS
• Minecreaft EDU remote learning. ES/MS
• Smithsonian For Kids. ES/MS
• Age of Learning (free at home access but teachers/admin must complete form for school). ES
• Symbaloo Pro free subscription. ES/MS/HS
• Free one year access to Study Island. ES/MS/HS

Social and Emotional Well-being

• Self-Care Tips for Librarians
• SEL and Self-Care Resources Related to COVID 
• Free Headspace Subscription for Educators

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Get Georgia Reading: Coronavirus Information "This page includes information about tracking COVID-19, school closures and cancellations, safety tips, guidance on meal assistance, and free learning resources. The learning resources are organized by digital learning resources, virtual classroom software, literacy resources, and supporting learning at home while child care and pre-K programs are closed."