Alternative Learning Resource List

• Zoom 101: Sign Up & Download
• Zoom 101 : In Meeting Controls (Basic)
• Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom
• Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom

• Tips for Zoom, including How to record and Facilitation tips
• Record or share instructional videos and lectures: Zoom
• How to do Breakout Rooms in Zoom

Comcast is creating options for more wireless and data access for subscribers and non-subscribers, including free wifi hotspots nationwide for all and unlimited data for their subscribers.

https://corporate.comcast.com/covid-19

Spectrum is offering Free Spectrum broadband and WiFi access for 60 days in homes with K-12 and/or college students that don’t have an existing Spectrum service level up to 100 Mbps.

https://www.cordcuttersnews.com/charters-covid-19-response-includes-free-spectrum-broadband-wifi-to-students-homes/

Charter is doing the same:

https://corporate.charter.com/newsroom/charter-to-offer-free-access-to-spectrum-broadband-and-wifi-for-60-days-for-new-K12-and-college-student-households-and-more

Free or Reduced E-books/Digital Collections

Free Databases

Tech Against Coronavirus

Merlot - Teaching and Learning Online

How to Prevent Cheating During Online Tests

Guidelines to Reduce the Risk of Cheating in Online Examinations

Tips to Reduce the Impact of Cheating in Online Assessment

Strategies to Reduce Cheating in online courses

Want to stop cheating on online quizzes? ……. Let them cheat!

• Quality Matters: The Quality Matters Emergency Remote Instruction (ERI) Checklist (video overview) is a tiered list of considerations, tips, and actionable strategies to enact during an institutional move to temporary remote instruction of classroom-based courses. It is presented in three phases, according to prioritized needs:
  • Start Here: Preparing for Success
  • Next Steps: Guiding Students and Their Learning
  • Longer Term Considerations: Teaching Effectively in a New Environment

Access Microsoft services: Login to Office 365 Outlook

Iron Range Food Resources

• Pulse App in Google Play or Itunes
• Tutorials on D2L Brightspace for instructors and learners
• Access D2L Brightspace services: Login to D2L Brightspace
• Provide written communication to students: Compose an Email or Post an Announcement in D2L Brightspace
• Conduct a classroom discussion: Zoom or Create a Discussion Forum in D2L Brightspace
• Disseminate course materials: Compose an Email or Create Content Items in D2L Brightspace
• Assign and collect student assignment online: Create an Assignment in D2L Brightspace
• Hold a quiz online: Create a quiz in D2L Brightspace
• Tutor.com meeting spaces (linked in D2L)

McGraw Hill Animations

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxUHVv2k31uTOiCm4njuRfQ

Pearson

https://www.pearson.com/news-and-research/working-learning-online-during-pandemic.html?utm_source=MC&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=STEM_2020&utm_content=OnlineResourceHub&cmpid=7010N000000PR5l&utm_medium=email&utm_source=&utm_campaign=7010N000000PR5l&cmpid=7010N000000PR5l&mc_sid=145571607

McGraw Hill

https://www.mheducation.com/highered/support/connect/how-to-move-your-course-online

Cengage

https://www.cengage.com/covid-19-support/

Wiley

https://newsroom.wiley.com/press-release/all-corporate-news/wiley-opens-access-support-educators-researchers-professionals-amid

Macmillian Learning

https://www.macmillanlearning.com/college/us/content/covid19

Lumen Learning

https://lumenlearning.com/

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Going Online in a Hurry: What to Do and Where to Start

Harvard University: The Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning

LinkedIn Learning

Access to LinkedIn Learning is free.

Students, faculty or staff can create their own LinkedIn Learning account from any computer by using https://www.linkedin.com/learning/activate

When creating your new LinkedIn Learning account, you must use your HCC email address.

To login to LinkedIn Learning, use this link: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/

The LinkedIn Learning login link and account creation link are available on the front page when you login to D2L Brightspace.

Teaching with Technology

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/teaching-with-technology/recording-lectures-and-presentations

Learning Zoom

https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-zoom/stay-connected-with-zoom-meetings

Employee access: https://minnstate.zoom.us/

Kaltura Mediaspace Capture

Personal Capture Walkthrough Video

Employee access: https://mediaspace.minnstate.edu/

Creating Videos using Kaltura Capture

Accessibility of course technologies and privacy of your personal information and data is important to us. All of the technologies that require you to sign in with your StarID have been vetted by the Minnesota State System Office for security and 508 compliance.

Links to the privacy policies and accessibility statements for the course software are provided for each platform:

D2L Brightspace Accessibility: brightspace.com/about/accessibility/

D2L Brightspace Privacy: d2l.com/legal/privacy/

Adobe Reader Accessibility: adobe.com/accessibility/products/reader.html

YouTube Accessibility: support.google.com/youtube/answer/189278?hl=en

MS Office 365 Accessibility : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/accessibility/

Office 365 Privacy: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trust-center/privacy

Kaltura MediaSpace Accessibility: https://corp.kaltura.com/products/video-accessibility/

Kaltura MediaSpace Privacy: https://corp.kaltura.com/privacy-policy/

Zoom Accessibility: https://zoom.us/accessibility