Wednesday, March 18th - Notes on e-learning

We certainly learned a lot today about how e-learning can and cannot work. Thank you all for your patience. Thank you, too, to those of you who provided feedback and asked questions about how to navigate Classroom. Your thoughts helped me to streamline the system. Looking forward to tomorrow, I’ve made the following notes:

Instead of looking for assignments in Classroom, use my website. There are links to every assignment in the schedule. The site is at https://dkrauter1.wixsite.com/classroom/projects. Students that simply went through the website schedule clicking links appeared to feel more successful. They also got everything done. Wednesday's assignments will be live after 8:00 tonight.There are four ways to turn in classwork.Share a GoogleDoc with Ms. Nolan and meMake a comment under the assignment in Classroom (mainly for book club discussions). Please follow all of the rules for commenting.At the bottom of an assignment, tap “Add Attachment.” Tap “New Doc.” The app will title and prepare a blank document. Tap “Turn In” to submit the assignment.At the bottom of an assignment, tap “Add Attachment.” Tap “Use Camera.” Take a picture of your work. Tap “Turn In” to submit the assignment.Participate in a discussions by posting comments. We have specific guidelines for making comments. I said this above, but it’s important to note the discussion is one of the best tools for learning. We use it A LOT in class. It’s hard to replicate it here, but we’re trying.Attendance and work completion - Teachers are taking attendance at 8:00 every evening. I am tracking participation in discussions and assignment submissions. If your child has participated, I am considering them present.I want us to all stay connecting while we are all physically apart. I believe that it will contribute to positive mental health. For this reason, we have an official Chat Page. It is available at https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/ODUxMDgzOTc1OFpa/a/NTQwMTk2MDU5OTFa/details Everyone used this today to have discussions, some silly and some serious. There was a lot of talk about food.If you have ANY other thoughts, concerns, ideas, or anything else, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I will be at my computer and responding between 8:30 and 2:00 (except while I walk the dogs).