Library: Resources during COVID-19: Online Learning

Children

TumbleBook Library
Available free until Sept. 2022, curated collections of e-books and audiobooks in multiple formats include animated, talking picture books, read-along chapter books, National Geographic videos, non-fiction books, playlists, graphic novels, and more.
Miss Humblebee's Academy
An award-winning, online and offline curriculum that prepares children ages 3 to 6 for kindergarten proficiency.
Sesame Street Caring for Each Other Initiative
In response to the unprecedented uncertainty facing young children and families, Sesame Workshop's Caring for Each Other initiative marks the beginning of a commitment to support families during the COVID-19 health crisis with a broad variety of free resources.
PBS Learning Media
"As teachers, students, and families deal with school closures, PBS LearningMedia producers and educators have come together to curate a special collection of resources organized by grade and subject area. Find videos, lesson plans, and activities that support learning at home. Create a free account to save and organize content."

Teen Book Cloud
Available free until Sept. 2022. Ebooks and educator resources perfect for middle school, high school, or public library. This collection contains a large selection of graphic novels, enhanced novels, e-books, classic literature, National Geographic videos, educator resources, and audiobooks.
Digital Public Library of America
Primary source collections exploring topics in history, literature, and culture developed by educators — complete with teaching guides for class use.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy offers free courses for people of all ages in math, science, reading, art, history, computing, and more. These classes are always free.
PBS Learning Media
"As teachers, students, and families deal with school closures, PBS LearningMedia producers and educators have come together to curate a special collection of resources organized by grade and subject area. Find videos, lesson plans, and activities that support learning at home. Create a free account to save and organize content."
Scholastic Learn at Home
Day-by-day projects to keep kids reading, thinking, and growing.

Using Technology to Support Learning at Home
This tip sheet is meant to give parents a strong foundation before they start their hunt for individual resources.
All Digital School
All Digital School is an online education resource platform that curates lesson plans, materials, and educational tech with the sole goal of helping educators and parents create better learning experiences for students.
Amazing Educational Resources
A regularly updated list of free educational resources for all ages. There is also a corresponding Facebook support group for people sharing or searching for resources.
Science News for Students
Free resources, news articles, activities and for kids and parents now learning at home.

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Language learning for 87 languages. Includes English as a Second Language instruction in 52 languages. A fun, free way to learn languages with self-directed lessons, live teachers, movies, music, and more. Learn online, and get the app!
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This database is an on-campus-use-only resource. Genealogy resources, including census, birth, marriage, and death records. Provides guides on how to start your ethnic research and more.
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This database is available remotely only (off-campus only). It provides guides on how to start your ethnic research and more. Find genealogy on family and local histories, search the U.S. Census from 1790-1940, look at records of the Revolutionary War, Freedman’s Bank, and the U.S. Serial Set. You will need any Wyoming library card number and your PIN.

Interactive Periodic Table
Idaho National Laboratory interactive periodic table offers detailed information on all 118 elements.
Teaching with the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress offers many short lessons on history and teaching with primary source documents.
MIT Open Courseware
Free lecture notes, exams, and videos from MIT. No registration required.
International SPY Museum
Teachers, parents, or anyone looking for activities to engage children at home, shake up your curriculum with FREE downloadable lesson plans, resources & activities from SPY!
Girls Who Code at Home
We will release activities weekly — some online, some offline, of varying levels of difficulty—over the course of the next few months. Each activity will include a feature of a woman in tech who pioneered innovative technology.