Public Prep is partnering with Noggin, a highly trusted, research-based, learning service for children ages 2 – 6, to ensure that all families have access to engaging and proven educational experiences every day. 

All Public Prep families can now sign up for 90 FREE subscription of Noggin. Enjoy the full library of books, games, interactive episodes, and learning videos, all for free. No credit card is required to sign up. Create an account and access Noggin on your device of choice. Click here to sign up now and email support@noggin.com with any questions.

Our partners at Bio Bus are offering several FREE opportunities for our students who love science! We encourage you to check them out. More information below:

• Student Town Hall - Thursdays at 4pm: a panel of scientists answer questions submitted by students!
• Explore! At Home: Weekly science challenges for students using materials you can easily find in your home

Springboard Collaborative is providing FREE literacy resources, including personalized text that provides a reading tip to use with your child (based on their level!) during independent reading. Check out the link below:

https://www.springboardcollaborative.org/resources/family-resources/  

The National Girls Collaborative Project has compiled this list to assist as you serve your programs and communities. We will continue to update resources as we learn of more.

Read the THIS GUIDE (Spanish guide HERE) and watch the video below to get step-by-step directions to submit work in Illuminate:

Watch this video to learn how to log into Clever:

See this guide HERE.

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Comcast 

• offering free public Wi-Fi for 60 Days to families who do not have a subscription already. 
• https://corporate.comcast.com/press/releases/internet-essentials-low-income-broadband-coronavirus-pandemic
• 1-855-846-8376 for English 
• 1-855-765-6995 for Spanish.

Charter Communications/Spectrum 

• https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GOYGiB4FfMKTedrAQ7hr-cqe3eVcPu8nh2V9sqDRRXAadband-and-wifi-for-60-days-for-new-K12-and-college-student-households-and-more

Altice USA

• For households with K-12 and/or college students who may be displaced due to school closures and who do not a currently have home internet access, we are offering our Altice Advantage 30 Mbps broadband solution for free for 60 days to any new customer household within our footprint. 
• https://www.alticeusa.com/news/articles/feature/corporate/altice-usa-brings-free-broadband-k-12-and-college-students-during-coronavirus-pandemic
•  866-200-9522 to enroll in Optimum region

AT&T

• AT&T is waiving data overage fees to all customers so that families and students can stay connected during the pandemic. The company is promising not to terminate the service of any customer over the next 60 days.
• AT&T will continue to offer internet access for qualifying limited income households at $10 a month through the Access from AT&T program.
  • https://m.att.com/shopmobile/internet/access/
  • 855.220.5211 - English
  • 855.220.5225 - Spanish 
• https://about.att.com/pages/COVID-19.html

Verizon

• Verizon will waive any late fees and not terminate any service for the next 60 days.

T-Mobile

• ALL current T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers who have plans with data will have unlimited smartphone data for the next 60 days (excluding roaming).
• Providing T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile customers an additional 20GB of mobile hotspot / tethering service for the next 60 days – coming soon.
• Working with our Lifeline partners to provide customers extra free data up to 5GB of data per month over the next two months.
• Increasing the data allowance for free to schools and students using our EmpowerED digital learning programs to ensure each participant has access to at least 20GB of data per month for the next 60 days.

Sprint 

• Not terminating service if they are unable to pay their Sprint bill because of the coronavirus, and
• Waiving late fees incurred because of economic circumstances related to the pandemic.
• Starting on Tuesday, customers with international long distance calling plans will receive complimentary international calling rates from the U.S. to countries defined by the CDC as Level 3.
• By next Thursday:
  • Customers with metered data plans will receive unlimited data per month for 60 days (a minimum of two bill cycles) at no extra cost.
  • We will provide customers with an additional 20GB of mobile hotspot data per month for 60 days (a minimum of two bill cycles) at no extra cost.
  • Coming soon:
  • Customers with mobile hotspot-capable handsets who don’t have mobile hotspot today will now get 20GB as well per month for 60 days (a minimum of two bill cycles) at no extra cost.
• The 1Million Project Foundation’s efforts to connect kids without home internet has become that much more important to schools, community leaders and district administrators as they grapple with ongoing educational challenges as schools are canceled. Starting next Tuesday, we will be increasing the data allotment provided to students from 10GB to 20GBeach month from now through June 30, 2020.

Logging into Clever at home:

1. Navigate to https://clever.com/in/publicprep.
2. Login with Clever Badge OR Google:
   • Login with Clever Badge: select Clever Badge Login and hold up your Clever badge; OR
   • Login with Google:
     • Username: scholar's Boys/Girls Prep email
     • Password: Student ID # (OSIS Number)
3. You’re logged in!
4. Select an application in the portal and start learning!