DIGITAL LITERACY RESOURCES FOR VOLUNTEERS
Avoiding Scams FTC Handbook | A downloadable PDF handbook on common scams that target people in refugee and immigrant communities. Available in Amharic, Arabic, Dari, French, Somali, and Spanish.
Digital and Civic Literacy Skills | Covering topics like Fake News, online searches, privacy, and security, these lessons by Teaching Tolerance help students to understand how the internet works and how it can be manipulated to mislead and even harm users.
Digital Literacy Lessons | These lessons by Teaching Tolerance can help newcomers build the skills they need to become safe and savvy internet users.
COMMUNICATION TOOLS
Watch Sandra Slavin’s training on mobile technology for an introduction to online learning!
WhatsApp is a free messaging and calling app used widely for international communication. It is incredibly popular amongst refugee and immigrant communities for staying in contact with their loved ones. WhatsApp lets users message, call, and video chat with each other.
Zoom is an online video calling platform that allows users with free membership unlimited 1:1 meetings.
How to schedule a zoom meeting in English
Microsoft Teams is an online video calling and messaging platform. If students are using school chrome books, Zoom may be blocked and Teams is a helpful alternative.
Skype is an online video calling and messaging platform. No signups or downloads are required.
You can generate a link through the website and share it.
How to use skype meet now function tutorial
Talking Points is a multilingual education platform that connects and empowers families and teachers by using two-way translated communication. This is a great and easy way to be able to communicate with clients with limited English proficiency. You can send messages through the website or download the app for teachers.
Sign up for an account either through the website or app. It is designed for teachers but can be used by anyone working to support education and needing to communicate with students’ families.
You will need to select your role when signing up, and as a volunteer tutor, you can choose either “Coordinator- Parent Engagement/Family Liaison” or “Other- Tutor.”
(There is also an app for parents, but they do not need to download it. They can receive your messages through Talking Points just as they would a text message, if you manually add the student to your “class.”)
ONLINE RESOURCES
Screencast-O-Matic | Walk your students through how to navigate new tools by creating a video of your own screen
Teacher Training Videos | Free training videos to help teachers and students incorporate technology into their teaching and learning.
Resource Round-up: Multilingual Tutorials on Zoom and Other Online Platforms
Teaching Reading Online Webinar Series | Webinar recordings discussing teaching reading online, as well as virtual teaching, produced by the University of Florida Literacy Institute