Dear Teachers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First of all, I have to say that I feel inadequate even trying to walk in your shoes. I taught first grade and kindergarten long before all of these digital tools were even thought about, which I highly enjoy by the way! But who would have thought we’d be in this position teaching remotely to our students? While it is overwhelming, I’m also excited about the possibilities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To begin with, I would want to connect with my students and their families.\u00a0 I’d probably send them an email with a link of a video of me talking to them – telling them I miss them and am looking forward to finding ways to connect with them. I think it would be fun to include some kind of scavenger hunt that would require them to find things around their house or outside. In this email, I would let them know of my plans to use SeeSaw to continue to connect with them.\u00a0I’ve got my elementary hat on right now – sorry secondary people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Remember the days of Show and Tell? Wouldn’t it be fun to use\u00a0Flipgrid<\/a>\u00a0for Show and Tell? Students could show off their pets, their special collections, a favorite toy, etc. I could use this time to talk about digital citizenship (did you catch how I threw that in there?) and how we can positively comment on each other’s videos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Later we could use Flipgrid to explain how to solve a problem or read a paragraph from our favorite book. Oh man, don’t get me started! I would share links to the\u00a0San Diego Zoo<\/a>\u00a0showing the live feeds. I would see about getting guest speakers to create short videos to share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u00a0My ideas are starting to overflow, so I’m going to restrain myself and stop. I can’t wait to hear what you teachers are doing! Remember to keep it simple, breathe and be your wonderful self!<\/p>\n\n\n\n ~Christie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dear Teachers, First of all, I have to say that I feel inadequate even trying to walk in your shoes. I taught first grade and kindergarten long before all of these digital tools were even thought about, which I highly Continue reading If I were in your shoes…from Christie B<\/span>