Online Learning Resources

Additional Resources for English Language Learners and Students Receiving Special Education Services

The Office of Specialized Services has many resources for Special Education and English language Learner students, including resources for related services.

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Student Online Resources
ClassResource(s)Link(s)
Digital Media ProductionAdobe Tutorialshttps://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/tutorials-explore.html
Photography Projectshttps://clickitupanotch.com/photography-project-ideas//
AIGA (Design organization & create free account)https://www.aiga.org/design-for-goodod
GDUSA is free online publication on designhttp://gdusa.com/
Common Sense Media (Movie lists for teens) https://www.commonsensemedia.org/movie-lists
140 Creative Writing Prompts (Use these to write stories that can then be turned into scripts)https://www.squibler.io/blog/writing-prompt-for-kids/
Free Apps: Adobe Spark Video, Adobe Spark Page, Adobe Spark Post, Adobe Photoshop Express Photo Editor, Draw It, Writer DuetGoogle Play (Android devices) Or Apple App Store
Pixar in a Box (Khan Academy)https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar
Quizlethttps://quizlet.com/join/qsJDkHuJM
Film Clubhttps://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-film-club
College & Career Readiness
Naviance https://student.naviance.com/swenson
Scholarship Google Classroom Scholarships Class Code: uzdsn2p
National Association for College Admission Counseling (COVID- 19 updates) https://www.nacacnet.org/college-admission-status-coronavirus
College Deposit Info Deadlines & Extensionshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1RIlDMwtaOmudGxMuZsuEfjDW_wH89A_v6EHza5K5HtU/preview?fbclid=IwAR1oBOcFx__Y3HFSZljCqXiA84I14QxU0Ephr1U4219uQHBZKu4SuVZYAbo
 How to Pick a College During a Global Pandemic
Cappex- Virtual Campus Tours, Updates, and Deadline  https://www.cappex.com/covid-19-coronavirus-college-admissions-student-resource-center
COVID- 19 Updateshttps://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf69ecf6
List of Test Optional Collegeshttps://www.fairtest.org/university/optional
You Visit - Virtual College Tours https://www.youvisit.com/collegesearch/
RoadTrip Nation- Virtual Career Exposurehttps://roadtripnation.com/
Transition to College Resourceshttps://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1NKKo7UJAzYxDxp80zD89xn8fPFaID8iJ
Free Virtual Entertainment https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ioTW9Xx2fEQVYKwOV8uYPeWGdw86cjAOyE4TYea96aw/edit?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR0JlX1S5L1afcTrMr87T_t3RHDlOb6kJFgT5j_h6E4stupKo2GNFAjTL3Y3RHDlOb6kJFgT5j_h6E4stupKo2GNFAjTL3Y
College Board Updateshttps://pages.collegeboard.org/natural-disasters
Khan Academy SAT help https://www.khanacademy.org/sat
COVID- 19 Student Relief Fund $200 Awardedhttp://myscholly.com/relief/?utm_source=drip&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=covid&utm_content=announcement
Raise.me - Earn micro‑scholarships from colleges for your achievements as early as 9th grade https://www.raise.me//
Biology & Science
Introduction to Ecologyhttps://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/ecology/intro-to-ecology/e/intro-to-ecology
Khan Academyhttps://www.khanacademy.org/science
Algebra 1 & 2 and Geometry
Imagine MathAccessible through the student portal www.philasd.org
Khan Academyhttps://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra2
www.philasd.org
Pixar in a Box (Khan Academy)https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar
Imagineering in a Box (Khan Academy)https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/hass-storytelling/imagineering-in-a-box/orientation/v/intro-welcome-to-imagineering-in-a-box
SAT Prephttps://www.khanacademy.org/test-prep/sat
(Knan Academy)
English, Creating Theater and Drama
Smithsonian Virtual tourshttps://stories.audible.com/discovery/enterprise-discovery-21122354011?ref=adbl_ent_anon_ds_ds_dccs_sbtp-0-3
National Parks Virtual Tourshttps://earth.google.com/web/@34.7325599,-94.20828246,312.21005962a,12000000d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=Ci0SKxIgMzVhNjc1YmQ0NjVjMTFlOTg0Yjg1NTMyNWRjMDk2MzQiB3ZveV90b2M
Philadelphia’s Magic Gardenshttps://www.phillymagicgardens.org/about-us/virtual-tour/our/
Audible- full novels (free)https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Lexia (available for some students only, through the district website)https://www.literacyshed.com/story-starters.html
Creative writing prompts- The Literacy Shed
Film club- NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-film-club
Library of Congress- Poetry 180, poem a day for America’s high schoolshttps://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
CommonLithttps://www.commonlit.org/
The Learning Network, NYT- great writing resources https://www.nytimes.com/section/learning
Frontline Teacher Centerhttps://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/teach/
Story Bird - Inspired by artwork, students create original stories, poems, and picture bookshttps://storybird.com/
Online text of some classic short storieshttp://www.classicshorts.com/bib.html
Podcast versions of novelshttps://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Literature
Nine Virtual Tours of Shakespearean Spotshttps://artsandculture.google.com/theme/9-virtual-tours-of-shakespearean-spots/FAJSp-8arH4fIg?hl=en
More than 2,500 museums around the world have made their collections accessible onlinehttps://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en
“The Odyssey” Text https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=NDQzbWFpbC5vcmd8bXMtaG9wcGVyLWVsYXxneDozODJlMzY0ZWJhY2I0MmZj
Collections Texthttps://my.hrw.com/content/hmof/language_arts/hmhcollections2017/na/gr10/ese_9780544570771_/index.html
Top Words to know for the SAThttps://magoosh.com/hs/sat/2018/sat-vocabulary-words/
Museum Tours https://people.com/travel/stuck-at-home-you-can-visit-these-world-famous-sites-from-your-couch-for-free/?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=peoplemag&xid=socialflow_facebook_peoplemag&fbclid=IwAR3WfDiz18DCRkctrQlD9ANFlzpFe2BnXobKJpbqm4X0BAvu3QGWi_ZlR44
Grammar Practice Websitehttps://elt.oup.com/student/practicegrammar/?cc=nl&selLanguage=nl
School District Packet of Practice Assignmentshttps://www.philasd.org/curriculum/wp-content/uploads/sites/825/2020/03/9th-Grade_-ELA-Lesson.pdf
Free Library of PhiladelphiaFree Library of Philadelphia
Hoopla (Digital books, movies, and music)https://www.hoopladigital.com/
University of Bristol Grammar Practicehttp://www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/exercises/grammar/grammar_tutorial/index.htm
List of virtual museum tourshttps://www.southernliving.com/syndication/museums-with-virtual-tours?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=southernliving_southernliving&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_term=1878E92E-6542-11EA-AAAC-CF782FEB5590
Scholastic Remote Learning resources and activitieshttps://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome/grades-6-12.html
Websites for writing communitieshttps://www.wattpad.com/ (Also available as an app)
http://www.teenink.com/
https://ywp.nanowrimo.org/
History
Black History In Two Minutes
https://blackhistoryintwominutes.com/
American Historyhttps://ap.gilderlehrman.org/period/6
Spanish 1 & 2
Spanish Class Activities at Homehttps://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1XQAVA4jCcdZsaSaAzutVtFdrs4Ttk2_XSN7idhnbEf4/mobilebasic
Spanish & Go YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjTIEnsvhWPvrBqtRkB1cLA
YouTube VideosExtra en Espanol 
(TV Series)
MEMRISEhttps://www.memrise.com/
Translate the EarthTranslate the Earth App
Duolingohttps://www.duolingo.com/learn
Review Game Zonehttps://reviewgamezone.com/
Kahoothttps://kahoot.com
Wordplayhttps://wordplay.com/
Free Online Textbook/Lesson Activities for Spanish 1https://www.ellibrodeespanol1.com/
Free Online Textbook/Lesson Activities for Spanish 2https://www.ellibrodeespanol2.com/
RTVE Cine Español Gratis
BBC Languages - Spanishhttps://www.rtve.es/television/20200316/peliculas-cine-espanol-gratis-online-pasar-cuarentena-streamming/2010114.shtml?fbclid=IwAR148FSka537jUWUoIFJo5CwmyeCwcm3QAYqW0BznMzhZZ5DEpXJXoqbLvA
Quizlethttps://quizlet.com/latest