Resources
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This matrix provides key indicators for planning for a pandemic or natural disaster using technology. Policy Support and Examples are provided with each indicator. Pandemic Planning: Technology Readiness Indicators
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Florida Virtual School created a Disaster Management Plan, practiced a simulation and implemented the plan during Hurricane Katrina. Below are all of the resources they created in order to ensure Continuity of Learning during the Hurricane. They were prepared and able to ensure Continuity of Learning not only for their students, but for students in surrounding states.
- Disaster Management Tabletop Simulation Facilitator
- Disaster Management Tabletop Simulation Participant Handouts
- Disaster Plan Call Tree
- PowerPoint Slides Scenario
- Curriculum Services Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Executive Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Finance Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Florida Services Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Global Services Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Human Resources Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Information Services Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Instructional Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Training Team Disaster Management Checklist
- Online Learning School Readiness Flow Chart
- Delivering Learning When Disaster Strikes
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Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C) is an organization that provides advocacy and research for online learning, with a focus on higher education. They have developed a website of resources for academic continuity with a focus on higher education: http://academiccontinuity.org/
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Southern Regional Education Board’s Disaster Preparedness, Response and Recovery
This non-profit organization works with states in the 13 states in the southern part of the United States. They have compiled these resources for K-20 at the state level, which can be adapted for other groups - http://www.sreb.org/page/1332/disaster_preparedness.html -
EdReady.com was created by the iNACOL Continuity of Learning Leadership Committee. These resources were compiled by members of the committee and can be adapted by schools, districts and states. http://www.edready.com
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Learning Continuity and Pandemic Flu Management Presentation from the 2007 Educause Conference. This presentation was given by Daniel Tan & Alan Soong from the Centre for Educational Development at http://www.ced.ntu.edu.sg - http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/powerpoint/EDU07070B.pps
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Don't Lose H1N1's 'Teachable Moment', By Patrick Russo, Ed Week - http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/01/11/18russo.h29.html?r=2042516907
To add a resource related to Continuity of Learning, please submit the information to Allison Powell.
