In addition to MCC’s scheduled labs, students can access WIFI in the following community locations with their own device. These locations offer cost free, password free, WIFI for community use. Students may park in a car or sit in the greenspace where available.
Avery County
- Avery County High School
- Avery County Middle School
- Banner Elk Elementary School
- Cranberry Middle School
- Crossnore Elementary School
- Freedom Trail Elementary School
- Newland Elementary School
- Riverside Elementary School
- Hardees
- McDonalds, Newland
Mitchell County
- Bowman Middle School
- Deyton Elementary School
- Gouge Elementary School
- Greenlee Primary School
- Harris Middle School
- Mayland Early College High School
- McDonalds
- Mitchell High School
- Bear Creek Baptist Church
- Elite Shine Detail
- Little Switzerland Books and Beans
- Miller Insurance
- Spring Creek Baptist Church
- Spruce Pine Public Library
- Tipton Hill Community Center
Yancey County
- McDonalds
- Yancey County Public Library
North Carolina Resources for Students
- Aunt Bertha– Search for free or reduced cost services like medical care, food, job training, and more on your NC Community College Campus https://nccommunitycolleges.auntbertha.com/
- NC 211– A program of the North Carolina Health and Human Services Commission, 2-1-1 NC connects North Carolina citizens with the services they need.
- NCCARE360 – Statewide coordinated care network to electronically connect those with identified needs to community resources and allow for a feedback loop.
National Resources for Students
- Google Voice– Provides a phone number to use for calls with students
- The Steve Fund– Crisis Counseling for Students of Color
- Beyond the Food Pantry: COVID-19 Response for Students Who are Homeless or With Experience in Foster Care
- From the Hope Center: Beyond the Food Pantry: Supporting #RealCollege Students with Caring Enrollment Management and Financial Aid Practices During COVID-19
- Beyond the Food Pantry: Supporting #RealCollege Students During COVID19
Technology resources for students
- Adobe Creative Cloud– Free temporary at-home access for students who log into Creative Cloud on campus
- AT&T– Internet access for qualifying limited income households for $10/month
- Charter Communications– Free broadband internet for new customers in households with college students for 60 days
- Comcast Internet Essentials– Free internet service for new customers and free speed upgrade for current customers
- EveryoneOn– Search for low-cost internet service and computers by zip code
Resources for Faculty
How to support students
Tips for teaching and learning
- Best Practices: Online Pedagogy (Harvard University)
- Online Teaching Toolkit (Association of College and University Educators)
- Preparing Teachers and Students for Online Learning (MERLOT)
- Screencast-O-Matic Training PowerPointand Video (Kelly Staub, Weatherford College)
- Tips for Instructors and Students Moving to Online Learning (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Tips for Learning During Disruption (Rice University)
- Do This, Not That Teaching Online
Online transition and continuity
- Get Online Fast (Virginia Community College System)
- Higher Ed Guidance During COVID-19: Teaching, Learning & Student Support (submitted by Judith Sebesta, DigiTex)
- Joint Response Regarding COVID-19 and Advice on Transitioning Face-to-Face Courses Online (Online Learning Consortium, Quality Matters, University Professional and Continuing Education Association, and the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies)
- Quality Matters Emergency Remote Instruction Checklist (Quality Matters)
- Teaching Effectively During Times of Disruption (Stanford University)
- Coursera for Campus– Access 3800 courses on 400 specializations, including computer science, healthcare, and physical sciences and engineering
- TopHat – Remote classroom engagement software
- Against All Odds: Inside Statistics (Annenberg Learner)
- American Association of Chemistry Teachers Resources
- American Chemical Society Virtual Chemistry & Simulations
- ChemCollective Virtual Labs
- Compilation of Organic Chemistry Resources
- LabXchange Biotechnology Concepts & Techniques
- MERLOT Virtual Labs
- Physics for the 21st Century (Annenberg Learner)
- PhysPort (American Association of Physics Teachers)
- Virtual Biology Lab
- Zygote Body 3D Anatomy Online Visualizer
COVID-19 Health Information
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- NC Department of Health and Human Services
- NCDHHS Facebook, NCDHHS Twitter, NCDHHS Instagram, NCDHHS YouTube
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- CDC Facebook, CDC Twitter
- NC Emergency Management
- NC Emergency Management Facebook, NC Emergency Twitter