So true. 🧡

Love ya and miss ya Sean! 💛💛

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I wish I could ❤️ this x100! #GFSchools

I ❤️ this tradition so, SO much Red River HS! It makes me smile, every year! #GFSchools RRHS_Activities Red River HS Band

What do faith and fear have in common besides the letter F? They both believe in a future that hasn’t happened yet. Fear believes in a negative future. Faith believes in a positive future. Choose faith!

45. Kids still need to go to the bathroom.

A couple times a student disappeared or their camera went off, and I asked them to turn it back on. A couple times students apologized saying they had to use the restroom.

Workaround: Private message me in Zoom you gotta go. Then go.

41. Introduce your students to Explore.org. It’s a great way to get out of the house virtually and watch line animal cameras from around the world.

40. Do some fun things to get kids to know each other:

2-things 1-minute
->As grab two items and share why they’re important to them in 1-minute.

Counts
->Go count all your door knobs both sides of door.
->Count light switches, garbage cans, recycle bins, lights, etc.

38. Ask parents how much and in what manner they would like to receive communication from you.

Districts can overwhelm parents w/comm’s. I get a text, call, email for my 3 daughters. It’s too much...

39. Smile. Laugh. Kids want to see a smiling happy teacher on their screen.

37. Communicate to students and parents the importance of finding a place where they can “professional sit” and not sprawl on a bed or couch. Laying on floor w/Chromebook can work. Sitting seems to communicate we’re serious about working.

34. Verbally cue students where to look on screen. “I want you to look at your Nearpod screen now.”

35. Limit chat so students can only message you for obvious reasons.

36. Ask a student to share their screen when using a platform. Teacher screens look different.

32. Get a comfortable pair of bluetooth, over-ear headphones w/built in mic. Wearing smaller headphones all day & my ears began to hurt & cords are a hassle. I’m loving the Jabrah 85h.

33. Check out KQED Education #distancelearning resources. kqed.org/education/tag/…

31. Use a Zoom virtual video background of...YOU!

Here's a Screencastify 🎬 tutorial on how to make a video background of you!

#distancelearning #remotelearning @zoom_us edutopia

youtu.be/RaUMo3OpJ-w

29. Find your inner TV personality/voice and talk to the green light on your main Zoom screen so you are LOOKING into your students' eyes.
30. I start w/a daily discussion/write prompt from The Kids' Book of Questions. Best. Book. EVER! Just write/talk. Don't grade it. #fun

26. Connect doc cam to second device that is not in control of Zoom meeting. Run Zoom w/other device and maximize gallery to see all/most of your students.
27. Use 3rd device (phone/iPad) to run a Nearpod or Gimkit.
28. @ breaks: share screen w/countdown timer showing.

25. At the end of the day...step away. Go outside. Leave the screen. Do something completely NOT related to school. I'm doing macro photography with ordinary things.

24. Use edublogs with your students. Create student blogs in your class and teach students how to become bloggers and use widgets as a digital portfolio. If they write on a Google Doc and embed in their blog, they can revise and it will update automatically.