This is the week! It’s getting real! I have spent the last few weeks prepping my students, their parents, and myself and now it’s time to actually do this virtual learning stuff! Tomorrow is the first official day of school, but it feels so different than it ever has. My school is actually doing a Drive Thru event for the first day, so I’m excited that I’ll get to see the kiddos on their first day and we can put off this virtual learning a little longer!
We are using Google Classroom for virtual learning and most of my families were not familiar with it at all. So, I did a Parent Orientation Meeting via Google Meet so they could try logging into their child’s account and joining a meeting. It was great for a technology trial run to see what kind of issues there might be. My parents were all rock stars and didn’t seem to have any technology issues! I was the one that had trouble, so it delayed the start of the meeting by a few minutes. But, I was glad it happened so that I could fix the issue and it shouldn’t happen anymore!
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| That face you make when your technology finally cooperates, you catch your breath, and can conduct your meeting! 😂 Also, don't mind my messy background--I didn't plan to host my meeting here, but I had to switch to my laptop at the last minute so that Google Meet would work. |
During the meeting, one of the most common concerns I got was from parents asking what they can do to help their child be successful during virtual learning. I made a list of some things that we discussed during the parent meeting and decided to make a printable that I was able to put in their folders that I will send home with them tomorrow. You can download a copy of the freebie from my TPT store by clicking here.
This school year will definitely be one that goes down in history. There will be lots of hiccups along the way I’m sure, but I am anxious to get back to doing what I love the most—teaching! I pray that this all passes and we are back into the classroom soon! Good luck to everyone else having their first day this week and I'll be back to update you soon on my first few days!
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