Updated: Free Resources for Schools During COVID-19 Outbreak. S - T

SAG-AFTRA Foundation's ad-free online children's literacy program, Storyline Online, is providing daily videos and activity guides on its social media channels. As the organization explained, Storyline Online is a digital library of 57 read-alouds "by top Hollywood talent who engage young viewers with their animated interpretations of historic, adventurous and fantastical tales that promote imagination and inclusion." https://www.storylineonline.net/

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which is used to helping families do remote education, is promoting its quarterly activity ideas and worksheets for educators and families. Registration provides access to an assortment of activities for young learners, including alphabet search and write, math puzzlers and a memory scavenger hunt. https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/school-fundraising-ideas/educators-st-jude.html#activities

SAM Labs is offering free access to several resources for educators. Those include STEAM lessons and challenges as well as professional development. The company is also offering teachers the opportunity to become SAM Labs-certified for no cost through June 2020. https://samlabs.com/us/digital-and-distance-learning

Sandy Hook Promise, a nonprofit led by family members who lost loved ones in the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has adapted an action kit to include activities students can participate in virtually for boosting social and emotional skills needed during times of social distancing. https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/promise/pages/3471/attachments/original/1585257898/Youth_and_Educator_Activity_Guide_for_Times_of_Social_Distancing.pdf

SAS, a data analytics company, has made many of its learning resources available free for 30 days to help students and others homebound by coronavirus to gain and enhance their analytics skills. That comes with software labs and online support. https://www.sas.com/en_us/training/offers/free-training.html

Scholastic has made a "Learn at Home" digital hub available to support virtual learning plans that will remain open "indefinitely." "Learning journeys" are divided into four grade bands: pre-K-K, grades 1-2, grades 3-5 and grades 6-9-plus. Lessons cover English language arts, STEM, science, social studies and social-emotional learning. The program currently offers about three hours of programming per day, for up to four weeks of instruction. That includes activities such as writing and research projects based on nonfiction articles and stories, virtual field trips, reading and geography challenges and access to a digital community for kids. Teachers can plan virtual learning meetups to discuss and expand on any of the resources found on the site. https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

SchoolToolsTV.com is posting free minute-long videos daily during school closures for students in pre-K-2 and grades 3-8 to help them keep up with their social-emotional learning. Rusty May, "classroom whisperer," has also offered to do shout-outs for teachers and their classes by request in his videos. https://schooltoolstv.com/

Science Buddies, an always free service, is offering STEM activities that can be done in an hour or less and use materials found around the house; STEM videos; and resources about COVID-19, including an interactive tool that helps students learn how the pandemic evolves. https://www.sciencebuddies.org/

Science News for Students has compiled COVID-19-specific content for students in grades 9-12. The organization, which is dedicated to expanding scientific literacy in schools, recently released the "Coronavirus Outbreak Collection," which includes articles and updates about the virus, freely available resources, and even advice on how to cope with social distancing. Educator resources for Science News in High Schools include 200-plus STEM-related exercises, connected to all of Science News articles for high schoolers. For younger students, Science News is promoting experiments that can be done by students at home; a weekly vocabulary lesson, "Scientists Say"; discussion questions, puzzlers and "Let's learn about," a new series that offers multiple stories on a given topic, among other resources. https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/

The Seattle Symphony is livestreaming rebroadcasts of previous concerts, led by Music Director Thomas Dausgaard, as well as two "family-friendly" educational broadcasts: "Meet the Instrument" and "Tiny Clips for Tiny Tots." Those are available through Facebook and the Symphony's YouTube channel. https://seattlesymphony.org/live

SiLAS has developed free resources for educators, to help students gain social-emotional skills. Freebies include animations, lessons and parent sheets. https://curriculum.silassolutions.com/elearning_resources/

SimX has released two free multiplayer virtual reality training cases focused on the evaluation and management of COVID-19. Developed by doctors working in Washington and California, these cases enable healthcare professionals and students to practice working with personal protective equipment, triage, evaluation and inpatient treatment of COVID-19 patients. The programs work with Oculus Quest or HTC Vive devices. http://www.simxar.com/COVIDresponse

SiriusXM Kids Place Live has launched "Tunetopia," a daily series of performances featuring kids' musicians and music educators from around the country, on the SiriusXM app at channel 78. Intended for children 10 and under, educational features include sessions to introduce learners to new instruments and instruction on how to make drum beats, how to beat box, and how to keep rhythm. Those who don't already have access to the streaming service can get that free through May 15. https://www.siriusxm.com/offers/free-listen

Skill Struck is offering parents, schools and districts one free month of access to Voyage, its computer science and coding software. The program uses project-based instruction, where students learn, apply and reiterate their understanding through additional practice sessions to solidify their skills. https://skillstruck.com/free

The Smallpeice Trust has created a free program of engineering projects with a new challenge provided every Wednesday. Those are linked to the United Kingdom national curriculum and can be tackled using everyday resources around the house. Every project includes learning objectives, an instruction sheet and a video. https://www.smallpeicetrust.org.uk/engineering-at-home

SmartDeploy is offering unlimited use of its Windows desktop management program to schools through Jul. 15, 2020. IT departments can use the subscription to refresh computer labs, update classroom devices and manage PCs for remote students, teachers and faculty. https://www.smartdeploy.com/covid19

Smart Sparrow is making its "inspark Smart Courses" available free at no cost to institutions and schools. These are replacements for textbooks, that use interactive activities for learning. Instructors get tools to track student outcomes and customize the content using the Smart Sparrow platform. Courseware topics include biology, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, astrobiology, astronomy, geology, science for citizens, science writing, Galapagos exploration, global challenges and English composition. https://landing.inspark.education/teach

SMART Technologies has made its Learning Suite Online available free. The software will give students and teachers access to tools for active distance learning and lesson creation, which can be delivered on any device, including Chromebook computers. Among the features: Collaborative Workspace activities allow students to work together from home on a shared digital canvas to co-create, add content and problem solve. Shout It Out activities let students send texts and images from their devices to a lesson. Teachers can then rearrange, organize and discuss contributions. https://go.smarttech.com/distancelearning

Smartick is offering its math program free to families in need. The 15-minute interactive online math lessons are personalized for each child through artificial intelligence technology that lets students ages 4 to 14 advance at their own pace. According to the company, Smartick is designed for children to work independently, without relying on their parents. For those with true financial needs, Smartick is offering a free year's subscription, as part of its "one equals one" promise. Email mailto:info@smartickmethod.com to request access. To gain access, go to https://www.smartickmethod.com/?f=1.

Smekens Education, which in normal times provides professional development, is providing always-free video "mini-lessons" for K-12 students on reading, writing and social-emotional learning. Now the company is ramping up production and releasing new lessons each week. The lessons are divided by grade bands, K-1, 2-3, 4-6 and 7-12. Videos are available on both YouTube and Vimeo. https://www.smekenseducation.com/literacy-lessons.html

The Smithsonian has pulled together a collection of distance-learning resources for pre-K-12, including learning standards-based lesson plans and extra support for both teachers and parents. Topics cover English language arts, social studies and science. Various museums are also offering subject-specific learning opportunities. For example, the National Air and Space Museum has scheduled a weekly session where experts will answer questions from kids. https://learninglab.si.edu/distancelearning

Smore is making a set of email newsletter templates available free for schools, to help educators communicate with their communities. That includes "pro" features, such as automatic translation, analytics on open rates, support for file embedding and the ability to share the newsletters in email and through social networks. https://www.smore.com/corona

SoftChalk is offering free access to SoftChalk Cloud until May 31, 2020. The program can be used to create online lessons and course materials for delivery to students. https://softchalk.com/

Soundtrap for Education, an online recording and editing studio, is extending its free trial for any school that signs up to try it with students this semester. Using the program, teachers and students can create, communicate and collaborate with "creative sound-making" through audio stories, music creation, podcasting and literacy training. Free access is available to support distance learning initiatives for 120 days and up to 500 seats per school with a trial account. To set up a free school trial account, visit the company's website and select " Start as a Teacher." https://www.soundtrap.com/edu/

The Space Foundation is providing free educational resources for students, parents and teachers. These include downloadable lesson plans, grant writing guidance, space expert podcasts and how-to videos, including a professional development series for teachers. https://www.discoverspace.org/

Space Station Explorers is providing free learning activities tied to the International Space Station. Those include online videos, a way to request access to the ISS camera, research opportunities and hands-on projects to understand the basics of the ISS. https://www.spacestationexplorers.org/educational-programs/?_sft_program_package=free-programs

Sparx, a UK company, is making its math virtual classroom available free to schools affected by the coronavirus. Sparx Maths has been adapted to help teachers build online math lessons that can be delivered through a streaming channel of the teacher’s choice. The platform includes a "bank" of 2,000 learning objectives. As students complete their classroom online, it's automatically marked. Teachers can monitor the progress of every student in real-time, including whether students have joined the lesson and who might be struggling. https://learning.sparx.co.uk/virtualclassroom

Special Olympics Unified Champion Program has created "The Moment Series," a collection of videos about people from around the country who experience "life-changing moments when they finally grasp the power of inclusion" through profiles of participants in Special Olympics events. The organization has developed discussion guides as well. https://www.generationunified.org/video/

Squigl is making its content creation program to schools free until Aug. 31, 2020. The software lets educators transform text lessons, summaries and announcements into video. Students can use the program for homework assignments, reflective journaling and collaboration with peers. The platform translates text in 34 languages and integrates with Google and Microsoft education applications. https://squiglit.com/remotelearning/

STEM Education Works has made a set of 26 3D printing lessons for K-12 available free. Although the lessons were developed to work with the Sindoh 3D printer, the company said they're universal and can be used with any 3D printer. Some lessons offer exercises that students can start at home and finish when they return to school. https://go.stemeducationworks.com/free-3d-printing-success-pack

stemCONNECT is offering a free video library of recorded presentations led by Florida-based experts who talk about the applications of STEM in various high-tech careers. Program managers are also available to help teachers leading classes remotely who would like to host a guest scientist, researcher or other expert in their virtual classes. According to the organization, many of the experts are also working remotely "and would gladly donate their time to share insight about their career and the education needed to succeed in their profession." https://www.gotostage.com/channel/flstemconnect.

Start.me has made its pro version of software free. The program lets teachers create hub for their classrooms, to make it easy for students to access all of their educational resources and tools from one place online. Teachers can also post announcements on the start hub and use it as a bulletin board. The basic version already was free; the pro version is ad-free; has an unlimited number of pages; offers advanced sharing and includes extra widgets and other features. https://www.startme.com/education

Strategic Education said it would make its Sophia Learning online education platform available free to all comers through Jul 31, 2020. All Sophia general education courses are American Council on Education-recommended and transferrable to numerous higher education institutions for course credit. Those courses cover statistics, human biology, accounting, art history, environmental science and micro- and macroeconomics, among other subjects. https://www.sophia.org/online-courses-for-college-credit

Studies Weekly is now open to all teachers and students to use, whether or not they're current customers. The online platform includes all student editions, teacher editions, lesson plans, English language arts integrations and assessments. The program K-6 produces standards-based curriculum for social studies and science, which usually pairs with the company's periodical-based printed materials. https://www.studiesweekly.com/

Studycounts, a math practice website that generates unlimited math practice problems for arithmetic, algebra and calculus, has extended its free trial on teacher accounts to 90 days to help educators make it through the rest of the school year. Educators will get full access to Studycounts to share with students, including activity reports on what their students have practiced. https://studycounts.com/plans

Sumdog, which provides personalized math and spelling practice for grades K-8, uses games and rewards to encourage students in their studies. The company is offering full access free to all features and subjects for the duration of school closures until the start of the summer break. That includes online video guidance to support home learning, as well as one-on-one remote walkthroughs, daily teacher webinars and phone support. https://pages.sumdog.com/home-learning-during-school-closures/

Super Teacher Worksheets is offering free access to its collection of elementary printable teaching resources. Subjects cover grades K-5 reading, math, writing, phonics, spelling, grammar, science and social studies. Free access is offered for people affected by school closures through a shared, public account. Log in with username "temporaryaccess" and password "stayhealthy". https://www.superteacherworksheets.com/

Support.com is offering its remote technical support services free to people who are working and studying remotely. The company said it could help users with device setup, troubleshooting video conference calls, email configuration, data migration, security updates, virus or malware removal and other problems. https://corporate.support.com/offering-free-tech-support-to-those-working-remotely-during-covid-19-outbreak/

Symbaloo is offering its pro version to all educators at no cost for the duration of the school closures. The program lets teachers create "webmixes" or home pages with collections of links to websites, videos, documents and articles, as well as learning paths for students. The pro version comes with no ads, includes a custom URL, allows the teacher to manage users and enables collaboration and user groups. The platform has a gallery of 400,000 webmixes and 7,500 learning paths that are searchable by grade level and subject. Existing users can upgrade to the pro edition for either a teacher domain or a district domain with no additional charge, and educators without existing accounts can sign up for free. https://blog.symbaloo.com/blog/2020/03/18/teaching-during-quarantine-how-to-educate-in-unprecedented-times/

TalkingPoints is providing free access to its school and district communications platforms for Title 1-funded schools and districts for the remainder of the school year. (Teacher accounts are always free.) The software enables educators to communicate directly with English and non-English families through text messages and parent mobile application with two-way translation. The program syncs with class rosters and student information systems. https://talkingpts.org/here-to-help-talkingpoints-for-schools-and-districts-free/1383/

Teacher Created Materials has compiled its free parent facing materials and many teacher resources--some 500-plus free lessons--including books, parent guides and daily practice activities. Resources can be searched by grade, subject, product type and language (English or Spanish). https://www.teachercreatedmaterials.com/teachers/free-home-learning/

Teacher Essentials is providing free access to "D100 - Teaching in a Digital Environment," a professional development course to help educators affected by COVID-19 school closures. The intent: to help educators deliver the best experience to their students through remote learning. The course is self-paced and clocks in at 12 hours. https://teacheressentials.com/how-to-teach-online-during-covid19/

Teaching Strategies is providing several free resources. ReadyRosie's "Healthy at Home" offers weekly sets of videos for families, including learning activities for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. The company is also making its app "ParentPal" free until Jun. 30, 2020. The program is intended to help families track the routines and activities of their kids, provide ideas for at-home lessons and "brain development" and track children's development milestones. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/parentpal-my-parenting-expert/id1503751071

Teamplace, a German company, has increased its free storage sharing service from 5 gigabytes to 50 gigabytes for teachers in K-12. The servers are located in Germany, which means the company complies with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation. To obtain the extra space, email hello@teamplace.net. https://www.teamplace.net/en/education/

TeamViewer is offering its online collaboration solution, Blizz, free of charge to all schools, to help teachers and students hold interactive lessons. The software lets them share screen content with the class, exchange information via chats, share files and collaborate with onscreen annotations. Up to 50 participants can connect via video and phone to create a virtual classroom setting. https://www.blizz.com/en-us/blizz-for-school/

Teamwork is offering its work management software and chat platform to schools free. Educators can use the platform to assign homework and projects to students while also sharing files and resources. They will also be able to see how students are progressing. Teamwork Chat lets students communicate with classmates and teachers remotely. The software can be used to share files, messages and class notes. Chat also allows for real-time conversations between administrators, teachers and students across different channels. The offer extends through 2020. To get started, send a message to support@teamwork.com.

Technovation has launched "#SolveItTeam," a video series to help children learn how to become "changemakers," by working through the process followed by tech entrepreneurs. They find a problem that's meaningful to them, build a virtual team and work through the various steps of coming up with a product. https://www.technovation.org/the-solve-it-team/

Thames & Kosmos has opened a "science at home" site, with free, downloadable instructions for science activities to do at home. That includes videos, experiments and word finds. https://www.thamesandkosmos.com/index.php/educators/scienceathome

Thoughtexchange has opened its enterprise crowdsourcing platform to any educational organization that wants to reach out to its staff and community in an open-ended way to find out what people are thinking about, what kind of support they need, and what they believe the challenges to be for the future. As one education user explained, "The value of [the service] during a crisis is that people have things they have to get off their chest." https://www.thoughtexchange.com/keep-people-connected/

Thrively is making its playlist of social-emotional learning content intended to help students boost their resilience free until Jun. 30, 2020. There are separate compilations for students in elementary and secondary grades. To access them, use the order code, "breathe20". Each consists of four to five hours of activities.

Top Hat has made its education platform free of charge for the rest of the semester to support educators transitioning to remote teaching and learning. Be forewarned: For those who sign up, the company will put an education specialist "in touch" within one to three business days "to help you get set up." https://tophat.com/covid-19-response/

Top Score Writing is providing free remote access to lessons and content for teachers to use with students in grades 2-8 as part of continuing their writing development. Those who sign up get a free weekly video lesson with downloadable resources using curriculum that is Lexile-certified, according to the company. After teachers sign up, students can be provided a link to the online instruction without any registration for themselves. https://topscorewriting.com/online-learning/

TrueConf is offering educational institutions free access to its on-premises video conferencing system for up to 1,000 users. According to the company, the self-hosted distance learning platform can be set up "within 15 minutes." TrueConf is maintained by an IT administrator and works well for regions with "unstable" internet connectivity. The program's video conferencing mode and collaboration tools include screen sharing and video conference recording. Students can join online classes from any device via client applications for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS, as well as from browsers with no extra plugins. Access will remain open until Jun. 30, after which the company cut the price in half for a server license to any academic organization. https://trueconf.com/blog/blog/news/covid-19-be-safe-work-from-home-with-trueconf.html

Twinkl has opened its library of 630,000 educational resources free for U.S. residents. Resources include teacher-made activity sheets, information packs, interactive presentations, online educational games and videos. Resources can be filtered by various criteria, including grade (pre-K-5), special education and world languages. To obtain access, teachers and parents can enter the code, "USATWINKLHELPS". https://www.twinkl.com/resources/covid19-school-closures

Tynker is providing free access to its Tynker School Pre-K-12 coding curriculum until May 31, 2020 to schools and individual families. That includes Tynker Junior for early learners, introductory and intermediate programming courses, and interest-based courses, such as micro:bit, LEGO WeDo and drone programming. https://www.tynker.com/blog/articles/ideas-and-tips/15-free-coding-resources-from-tynker/

TypeTastic has made its classroom, school and district editions free until the end of June 2020. The company provides access to 700 games and keyboarding activities. The service promises ad-free access with multiple varieties of reporting and integration with popular K-12 course management and productivity software. https://edu.typetastic.com/free-keyboarding-resources.html

TypingDNA is providing its typing biometrics authentication API service free for three months. Schools can run it within their learning management platforms to enable students to prove their identities by simply typing a short text on their keyboards. https://blog.typingdna.com/typingdna-api-free-to-support-online-learning/

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