Happy Friday night! Phew! What a week it's been. I hope you're all doing well, staying healthy, and keeping your sanity as we try to get used to our new (and temporary!) norm. Yesterday, our Governor announced that all schools in Missouri would remain closed through the end of the school year and that we would continue with remote/e-learning until the scheduled last day of school. Though I knew ... Read More about Google Classroom and Google Meet Integration
Chrome Extension for Google Meet
Happy ... Tuesday? Is that right? Are your days running together? Have you lost track of how many weeks you've been quarantined? I have! Please tell me I'm not alone! I feel like the time we are spending, working together to flatten the curve of COVID-19 is DRAGGING, but at the same time, I'm baffled when I look at my calendar and I see that we're already almost a third of the way through the ... Read More about Chrome Extension for Google Meet
Remote Teaching Resources through Google Classroom
Hey, friends! Happy ... Thursday? It is Thursday, right? Who really knows! Working from home while homeschooling my daughters has been an absolute blessing, but I'd be lying if I told you that it's been easy. I'm learning so many things about myself and my daughters during this time at home - like there's a reason that I'm a high school teacher and not an elementary teacher! I've seen them play so ... Read More about Remote Teaching Resources through Google Classroom
Homeschooling During COVID-19 – Reflections
WOW. What a difference a week makes! This time last week, I was prepping my students for their last test before Spring Break. We were playing Heads Up, Kahoot!, Quizizz, and I was re-teaching and reviewing content while trying to motivate them to keep going because we were almost to Spring Break. Fast-forward to this week - my daughters, ages 7 & 9 are on their second day of homeschool/remote ... Read More about Homeschooling During COVID-19 – Reflections
Tips for Teaching Online – From Someone Who Teaches Online
Phew! What a week this has been around the world. Countries, businesses, conferences, seminars, workshops, cities, and schools are closing up shop in an attempt to "flatten the curve" and control the spread of Coronavirus to give our health care system a fighting chance to help those impacted by this disease. While the times we live in now are definitely unprecedented, anxiety-ridden, and ... Read More about Tips for Teaching Online – From Someone Who Teaches Online