{"id":4958,"date":"2020-04-16T14:09:10","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T22:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/?p=4958"},"modified":"2020-04-16T14:09:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T22:09:55","slug":"communication-and-remote-learning-best-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/2020\/04\/16\/communication-and-remote-learning-best-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"Communication and Remote Learning: Best Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Limit the number of messages going out.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A weekly summary of class lessons, assignments, etc. is better than a daily notice.<\/li><li>Consider a calendar presentation, showing just what is expected when.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Include all needed links on messages and assignment directions.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>YouTube is open now! But students must be logged into their BLS account to view.<\/li><li>Make sure links to documents and websites are accessible and appropriate.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Make Google Classroom assignment submissions as easy as possible.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Consider providing:<br><\/strong><\/em>\u25cf A how-to document with screenshots of the process on an iPad.<br>\u25cf A screen recording from an iPad to show the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also,<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Include the link to the district\u2019s Continuation of Learning page on your correspondence to parents.<\/li><li>Provide regular drop-in WebEx sessions for parents and\/or students who just want to connect.<\/li><li>Keep messages positive; communicate your willingness to be flexible and \u201cavailable\u201d for students and parents.<\/li><li>Take care of yourself. Don\u2019t get discouraged or frustrated by discouraged or frustrated parents who also have a ton on their plates!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"337\" height=\"321\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-3.08.52-PM.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-3.08.52-PM.png 337w, https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/files\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-16-at-3.08.52-PM-300x286.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Limit the number of messages going out. A weekly summary of class lessons, assignments, etc. is better than a daily notice. Consider a calendar presentation, showing just what is expected when. Include all needed links on messages and assignment directions. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/2020\/04\/16\/communication-and-remote-learning-best-practices\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Communication and Remote Learning: Best Practices<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_stc_notifier_status":"sent","_stc_notifier_sent_time":"2020-04-16 14:16:37","_stc_notifier_request":false,"_stc_notifier_prevent":false,"_stc_subscriber_keywords":"","_stc_subscriber_search_areas":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10695,3853,3852],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-elementary-school","category-high-school","category-middle-school"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4958"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4960,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4958\/revisions\/4960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bend.k12.or.us\/instructionaltechnology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}