Getting Started - Helpful Resources
These pages provide resources that can help you or your team develop and deliver successful online learning programs in your classroom, school or school district.
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- Digital Public Library of America
- Top Online Courses and Classes on the Web
- The Hybrid Classroom
- TedEd
- Classifying K-12 Blended Learning
- Illinois Online Network (ION) list of Online Activities
- Michigan Online Resources for Educators (MORE)
- Free Digital Textbook Initiative
- Academic Earth (Free Video Courses)
- How to Create Your Own Online Course: 100 Tools, Guides, and Resources
- Connexions
- CK-12 FlexBooks
- The Khan Academy
- Database presets
- ALISON
- Flip this lesson! A new way to teach with video from TED-Ed
- Concord Consortium
- PBS LearningMedia
- Best Websites for Teaching and Learning
Online Learning Help for Students/Tutoring
- Digital Public Library of America
- Tips for successful participation in an online course
- Tips for successful participation in a hybrid/blended learning class
- 21 Things for Students - Online Learning
- HippoCampus: Free Educational Student Support
- EduWizardS Online Tutoring
- Homework Help: High School Ace
- The Khan Academy
- LeBron Asks Khan Academy
- Michigan eLibrary (MeL)
- Learning Express Library
- Homework Help: WolframAlpha, computational knowledge machine
- SAS Curriculum Pathways
- Michigan's MI Learning on iTunes U
- Mometrix Academy
Test Prep Tools
- Copyright Basics
- Creative Commons
- Choosing a Creative Commons License
- Copyright & Fair Use
- Crash Course in Copyright (University of Texas)
- Plagiarism (Plagerism.org)
- MILearns Online Copyright Page
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- How to Start an Online Learning Program: A Practical Guide to Key Issues and Policies
- Core Principles of Online Learning
- Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning - Reports
- Revisions to the Pupil Accounting Manual in 2009-2011
- GenNet Seat Time Waiver Information
- Dual Enrollment (Michigan Department of Education)
- Michigan Department of Education (MDE)
- Web 2.0 In Schools: Research Database Best Practices/Research
- Eighth-Graders and Algebra: Making the Case for Online Education
- Moving From Inputs to Outcomes: The future of education policy
- QM Online Student Bill of Rights
- The Online Learning Student Bill of Rights
- O2Keeping Kids Safe
Online Learning Frequently Asked Questions
- 21 Things for Students - Online Learning
- Sorting through Online Learning Options: A Guide for Parents
- E-Learning Resources: E-Learning Essentials
- 1st Moodle Research Conference Proceedings, Sep, 14-15, 2012
- Measuring Quality from Inputs to Outcomes (iNACOL)
- Continuous Quality Improvement Through Professional Development for Online K-12 Instructors
- Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies (US DOE )
- Essential Principles of Quality Checklist (SREB)
- Overcoming Doubts About Onine Learning
- Teaching Critical Thinking Through Online Discussions-Facilitating Online Discussions
- Understanding the Role and Applicability of K-12 Online Learning to Support Student Dropout Recovery Efforts
- Online Course Evaluation Project
- iNACOL- Research on Online Learning
- Seven Principles of Effective Teaching: A Practical Lens for Evaluating Online Courses
- What Does a High Quality Online Course Look Like? (Rubric for Online Instruction)
- K–12 Online Learning: A Survey of U.S. School District Administrators-2007
- SLOAN-C Online Learning Survey Reports
- Virtual School Meanderings - A Blog by Michael Barbour, Ph.D.
- The Importance of Interaction for Academic Success in Online Courses with Hearing, Deaf, and Hard-of-Hearing Students
- 8 Lessons in the Art of Teaching Journalism Online
- 5 ways to enhance your social presence in online courses
- Balancing Act: Managing Instructor Presence and Workload When Creating an Interactive Community of Learners
- How to do a Blended Learning Power Hour
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- Michigan Merit Curriculum Online Experience Guidelines
- iNACOL-National Standards for Quality Online Teaching
- iNACOL-National Standards for Quality of Online Courses
- iNACOL-National Standards for Quality Online Programs
- ISTE: Technology Leadershp Standards
Learning Management System (LMS) Support
- Blackboard Knowledge Base for Teachers and Developers
- Importing Tests from Exam View into Blackboard 9
- Importing Tests From Exam View into Moodle
- Videos showing how to import Exam View tests into Moodle.
- Moodle Support: Moodle Support: Forums and Help
- Moodle 2.1+ Site Administration Training: Managing Your Moodle Site.zip
- 1st Moodle Research Conference Proceedings, Sep, 14-15, 2012
- K-12 Online Learning Trends Toward the District Level in SREB States
- Theory and Practice of Online Learning edited by Terri Anderson and Faith Elloumi
- Second Edition: Theory and Practice of Online Learning edited by Terri Anderson and Faith Elloumi
- Hybrid Learning: Challenges for Teachers by Ruth Reynard
- Hybrid Learning: Maximizing Student Engagement by Ruth Reynard
- Teaching Online: A Practical Guide by Susan Ko
- Online Teaching Survival Guide: Simple and Practical Pedagogical Tips by Judy Boettcher
- Essential Elements: Prepare, Design, and Teach Your Online Course
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Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction
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