Useful Virtual Tools
A slide with some of our thoughts on Virgil, a character from Erin Estrada Kelly’s Hello Universe Some of these tools are ones that I have used for years, others I really grew to appreciate during the pandemic when teaching solely online, when teaching in a hybrid model, and when teaching with students distanced from me and each other. I also found many useful when simultaneously teaching students in the classroom and online (over Zoom). I’m fortunate that my school has accounts at many sites and sets them up for us, but all of these sites offer a free option so students could use them at home or with whatever technology is available to them. Epic : Epic is a digital library for kids. It includes virtual leveled books, audiobooks, “read to me” books, and videos. There is a great nonfiction collection which would really work for students doing research at home. They do have limits on how