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Work from Home

As the world responds to the outbreak of COVID-19, our thoughts are with the people affected and the medical professionals working around the clock to help those most at need.

Many business, schools, and other organizations are advising their employees to work from home and students to stay home or use online learning to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. We’ve compiled a list of tools and resources that can help you connect, work, learn and play at home.

Video Conferencing Apps

Microsoft Teams is a hub for teamwork in Office 365. Keep all your team’s chats, meetings, files, and apps together in one place.

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How do I get started with Microsoft Teams?

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Skype makes it easy to stay in touch. Talk. Chat. Collaborate.

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How do I get started with Skype?

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Skype Business is a communication tool built for businesses to connect anywhere, anytime

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How do I get started with Skype Business?

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Note: Microsoft® Teams replaces Skype for Business Online as Microsoft’s professional online meeting solution.

Zoom is a single communications suite for meetings, chat, and more.

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How do I get started with Zoom?

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Cisco Webex Meetings is hassle-free video conferencing that just works.

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How do I get started with Cisco Webex Meetings?

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Slack brings the team together, wherever you are. With all of your communication and tools in one place, remote teams will stay productive no matter where you’re working from.

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How do I get started with Slack?

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Learn and Study from Home

Epic! is the Leading Digital Library for Kids 12 & Under. Instantly access 35,000 of the best books, learning videos, quizzes & more

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Note: Epic! is free for 30 days then $7.99 per month after that.

With Quizlet, you bring the brains, we’ll bring everything else. From flashcards to help you learn francais, to games that make it easy to get a handle on history, use a variety of tools to conquer any challenge.

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Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

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Learn on your schedule. Study any topic, anytime. Explore thousands of courses starting at $10.99 each.

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News

Google News is a news aggregator app developed by Google. It presents a continuous, customizable flow of articles organized from thousands of publishers and magazines. Google News is available as an app on Android, iOS, and the Web.

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Apple News is a mobile app and news aggregator developed by Apple Inc., for its iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS operating systems.

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Stay up to Date on COVID-19

The World Health Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.

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The first link listed below is for the CDC website. The second is the official U.S. respons to Coronavirus website in partnership with the White House, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the CDC.

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DHSS is closely monitoring the rapidly-emerging outbreak of COVID-19, a respiratory illness first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China in late December 2019. Cases have been identified in a growing number of locations, including the United States. We are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal, Tribal, state and local partners to respond to this evolving public health threat.

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The City of Valdez’s official list of COVID-19 related information.

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The Valdez Unified Community Response Group consists of local medical professionals and community leaders. The Group was formed in late February 2020 to address local concerns related to COVID-19. The group’s missions include reviewing existing protocols related to infectious disease, addressing local concerns, preparing and sharing resources.

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The City of Cordova’s official list of COVID-19 related information.

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The Cordova Prepared group was created by Cordova, Alaska’s Emergency Management Team as a place to share disaster/preparedness related information, events and trainings.

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