COVID-19 Remote Learning

Home Access Center (HAC) This is where teachers will create an assignment that include where students should go to find the assigned work for Remote-Learning Days.  Parent/guardians can view them using their own account or request their student to share the information with them. 

Check with your Internet Service Provider to see what they are offering.  Also, depending on your mobile phone plan you may be able to use it as a ‘hotspot’ to access the internet.  You can typically access via your ‘settings’ and then choose ‘mobile hotspot’ or ‘tether’. Once you’ve activated the hotspot, you can then connect your device to that hotspot network using your system’s password. 

Sprint 1 Million Project – For our students that have a hotspot through the 1 Million Project Sprint is doubling the data allotment from 10 GB to 20 GB per month through June 30, 2020. 

Comcast is implementing the below new offerings offering free unlimited data, opening @Xfinity WiFi network nationally for free, waiving late fees, and helping low-income families get connected.for the next 60 days. 

• Xfinity WiFi Free for Everyone: For a map of Xfinity WiFi hotspots, visit www.xfinity.com/wifi. Once at a hotspot, consumers should select the “xfinitywifi” network name in the list of available hotspots, and then launch a browser.
• Next 60 days for existing Comcast customers:  Unlimited data for no additional charge and no disconnect or late fees if you contact them and make flexible payment arrangements. 
• Comcast Internet Essentials:  In addition to automatically increasing speeds for all existing Internet Essential customers new qualified customers will receive two months of free service.  Click here for more details.  Internet Essentials service is normally available to all qualified low-income households for $9.95/month.

• Khan Academy
• NY Times article
• Facebook “Parent Support for Online Learning” group that you can join.
• Google “virtual field trips” (including national parks, zoos and museums) like the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
• Little Free Library (Residential Map) https://littlefreelibrary.org/ourmap/
• Little Free Library (Public Library Map) : https://jolietlibrary.org/

• The Parent's Guide to Google Classrooms
  https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PDVZvie0DnFbFEVFB8U3j89o1mD5BCUXTE6ymbb9y_k/mobilepresent?slide=id.g4f60ec15fb_1_206&fbclid=IwAR0gYcopESG4KJMeQ9joFZxRo5-JZpQZCQ7psQ4U-yIHE-t2WzWhAlWrl0k#slide=id.g4f60ec15fb_1_166

• ISBE Continuing Education Resources https://www.isbe.net/keeplearning

• Scholastic Learn from Home https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html

• Museum of Science & Industry “Make time for Science at Home” 
   

• Virtual tours of college campuses:

  • YouVisit

  • Campus Tours

  • YOUniversity

  • CampusReel

Technical support will be available on Remote-Learning Days. Technology support staff will be working from home also so please provide as much detail as possible about your issue along with contact information when calling or emailing as specified below.  Someone will get back to you as soon as possible.

Everyone: 815-727-6860
Staff: helpdesk@jths.org
Central students: centralstudenthelpdesk@jths.org
West students: weststudenthelpdesk@jths.org