I have been posting blogs for the last week or so. I just decided not to Tweet them out. I guess I wanted to stay under the radar, just hibernate in my anxiety cave for awhile. Today was the first day of....
- school
- synchronous virtual classes
- classes of 45 (KVA- virtual for the quarter)
- classes of 12 (intermittent)
It was a crazy day. We lost our LMS and internet for awhile. Schedules were wrong or students couldn't figure out where to go and at what time. Synchronous, we followed a bell schedule. Lots of emails: parents, students, parents and students. Parents sat next to their children during the Zoom meetings, sometimes. Other times kids missed them entirely.
My smart-board was full of beautiful faces, more than fit the screen. It was good to meet them but in a class of 45 it was barely enough time to introduce myself. I will use breakout rooms moving forward. We talked about mindfulness and watched a video. I had them write reflections live on Canvas. I have two computers so I could see them on Zoom and in Canvas.
There are logistics to tackle and timing to pin down- but all in all it was a good day. But, I am exhausted. It was a crazy day. But looking forward to working out the kinks and getting down to the nuts and bolts of learning science.
I think I need a few more days in my cave before I get back on social media.
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