MY FIRST WEEK OF VIRTUAL TEACHING | Vlog 

Yes, I have about half of my students who do not have internet or horrible internet. We are trying to come up with a solution if we do have to do back to virtual, but they are behind compared to those who did. I actually taught through RU-vid so that way when they did have internet they could watch the lesson.

That’s what I was thinking. It’s a great plot twist of life. Thanks, virus.

I did that during this week 😂 I would present my iPad screen and write on a virtual whiteboard! But, that doesn’t fix the video issue. The videos still play laggy which is why I put it under the document camera instead of sharing the screen (that causes the lag).

Can vouch for the document camera video on the phone thing. I have a Hue document camera that works really well for me so far. Have a great year, everyone!

@@Delraydharma I work from home in virtual school and I really was desperate to find a good, reasonably priced doc camera for my class. It's a little fragile, the arm is plastic, just have to treat it gently. Took me a while to figure out how to adjust it so that I could see the display the right side up. I tried it out by entering into my google meet on my personal laptop with my school laptop. It worked so easily, just had to change the settings to use the doc cam instead of the computer camera. The display is good and clear. There is no light on the doc cam so you have to have some lighting nearby, like a lamp. I can't install the extensions and apps that come with it on my school google account because of firewalls. That means I can't use the fancier features of the doc cam. It's ok, though. I bought it to have a basic doc cam for school and google meets with students, which means I will mostly use it with my school Google account, so I'm happy. Again, took me a while of playing around before I could figure out how to fold it up again, but it takes up so little space, I don't mind. Much better than trying to get my old bulky ELMO from school to work on my desk. Think about what you want to use the doc cam for and the restrictions you might have trying to use it with a school account. I think, for the price, this was a great deal and I will make very good use of it. Thanks Michelle!

Yeah, I knew there was an option for that. I personally prefer Quizizz because it’s a little more engaging for students 👍🏼

@@PocketfulofPrimary of course whatever works best for you 😊👍 I love your videos!

Laura Anne same

How’s it going!

I'm a computer tech at a local school district and fully agree about the tech issues.

Sarah, I completely understand where you are coming from! I had both a cotaught reading and math class in the spring so I experienced the struggles with special education students. In no way as I saying that virtual learning wasn’t hard... it definitely is! What I was getting at was that adults were making judgements and assumptions before actually experiencing it (because I would argue that virtual learning is different in the fall compared to the spring almost everywhere).

Aron Rrustemaj Well this was how I interpreted it, and everyone has their own way of understanding things. I wasn’t rude or disrespectful in my comment, but rather offered another view and opened a dialogue. Michelle responded and I respect her response as well.

Pocketful of Primary Thanks for responding. That was just how I interpreted your statement. This fall the expectations in my district doubled (at least) from what it was in the spring. It has been incredibly hard.

And we have been in remote learning for almost a month, so I’ve had time to experience it. But I do appreciate that you continue to share your perspective and give us technology tips!

​@@schampie99 I'm wondering if she didn't realize how the comment came across in the video, I was pretty taken aback by it because it just seemed so blatant. Parents I know are really trying to make this work. They're totally new to this too, and on top of having to learn how to make this work at home a lot of them have had to totally change work schedules or even jobs in order to be able to be at home. I know people working nights now so they can be there with the kids in the day. They're frustrated, they're stressed because well- aren't we all? On top of all that, they're having to deal with the normal stressed of life, like they might have elderly parents to care for and worry about, their own businesses they're running, being in multiple jobs, being in school themselves on top of all this, they could be sick or have their own disability. That's just for the kids in school lucky enough to have parents at home. For single parents, I can't even imagine going through this. A lot parents have also had to put a lot of their own expense into equipment because the schools either didn't follow through on providing tech or they're in really broke school systems that can't afford it. Plus it's just been so hard especially for parents of younger kids, who are just starting school for the first time. My best friend has a 5 year old and a lot of the day is just trying to get them to stay in their seat and pay attention lol they've been to pre-school and daycare so they're used to being in classroom, but they don't even understand why they have to sit at the computer for hours and listen to this person on screen. They're at home, so naturally they want to play and hang out with their family. So many parents are so stressed trying to make it work, feeling like they're being judged every step of the way, and at the same time living through a crisis like the rest of us and worrying about keeping their jobs. Some of them also don't have teachers who are online all day, they're just working through homework packets with kids. A lot of them haven't been in school in years-decades so they're figuring out all the new ways things are taught (common core math, anyone?). There's been so much us vs them in so many aspects of this pandemic, and I feel like not enough trying to see from the other person's perspective of what they might be dealing with during this.

Good luck!!!!

Is her e-learning attendance in her tpt store?

I’m a PE teacher... it’s rough lol

i have lupus and did online school for my senior year 2017-2018 Only mention lupus because i’m not sure if it changed how mine worked But all they did was give us fit bits and we had to walk, or complete a certain amount of steps per day The school i attended was 5-12, and fifth grade did the same thing as us but no idea how that would work in early elementary

My school isn’t doing virtual PE but instead they are doing a career education class

My son has to keep an "exercise log"... Yeah. Not going well.

Unfortunately we have to keep them in a whole class Google Meet at all times.

Even though there are no kids, you still can’t film?

You can go back and watch my “No More Vlogs” video... the reasoning is still the same.

I’ll try that too! Thanks! Unfortunately not all of the videos are through RU-vid though (like our morning announcements) but I’ll see what I can do! Thanks!

Personally, I think it’s easier to just join the Google Meet from my IPad and share my screen so I don’t have to change my camera back and forth.

Pocketful of Primary Oh yeah, and that too!