I realized quickly that I needed to teach my students technology, boy was this SLOW cumbersome work. Teaching an 8 year old how to login to Google Classroom, do an assignment AND turn it in while we were all in our respective homes was a huge challenge. Not to mention, Flipgrid, STAR tests, EPIC, Kahooot!, and more. I learned right away that I would only use technology when appropriate and needed. We did not have time to waste. I, of course, made some errors of sites that would not work as well for my purposes or were too cumbersome for us. I also learned really quickly to have my kids, even at 8 to teach their neighbors and me. If they were able to figure something out, then they would share. Some of those kiddos were a life saver! It is often the case that the teacher view vs the student view is different online so my students learned to screen share and helped us all out. I really am just navigating this by trial and error. I sometimes try some of these things on the fly and don't have as much time to check all things out beforehand, that is unfortunate but I can also chock this up to kids seeing me learning with them and we figure this out together. It is a different feel with the kids, we help each other and combined with them knowing my dog, hamsters and kids, we have formed a bond that has really surprised me, I didn't know we could be so connected when we haven't even met in person.
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Laurie J. Gaynor
3/21/2021 08:48:20 pm
Your blog resonated with me! We are in a parallel universe. I too feel so much more connected to my zoom students. After all I have been visiting their homes daily.
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