Week 1 of Virtual Learning
It's Saturday again and the pandemic is spreading. This week was good but also tough. I was so tired of technology by Tuesday afternoon, that mowing the yard was appealing. I was not in balance and needed to get outside. Learning new software (Zoom and Loom) and re-learning software I had not used since Greg had cancer (Screencastify because Loom and I did not get along) was a bit frustrating. My videos were not my best, but they were real. I made many mistakes and begged forgiveness from my students. Google Hangouts were good! Community building! Students could help each other. We made it through! The grading period ended Tuesday and grades were due Thursday. I was non-stop grading when I wasn't recording lessons. I didn't leave my computer except to mow the yard Tuesday and take a walk Wednesday. I would have declared Thursday and Friday tech-free days, but I had office hours and a few grading i...