LWe don't like it. We don't like it one bit - this idea of "going virtual" - but we're going to be ready if it ever comes to this. Last week, we had a single positive case of C19 in our classroom, and only a handful of positives in our school, but because of this one, we have two other students quarantined. Quarantines have occurred for two other students in the past, due to possible exposures outside of the school setting. One more is currently home, as well, because of a family member who tested positive. As of now, that means three are still learning from home. I am posting lessons and activities for them to work on in our Google Classroom.
Interesting to note is that we have only had one possible transmission of C19 in our school. Others have been contracted in other settings. That single case might have been passed on, but because the student was already quarantined, the spread seems to have been contained.
Interesting to note is that we have only had one possible transmission of C19 in our school. Others have been contracted in other settings. That single case might have been passed on, but because the student was already quarantined, the spread seems to have been contained.
Superintendent Moss has stressed to us that we are not considering a change to our school calendar as some other districts have. What we are doing seems to still be holding. Should we ever be called upon to cancel in-person classes, though, Hoggatteers will be ready to log onto our Google Classroom site - Inside the Fort - to find assignments and activities. We will also gather from our respective houses, every day in that situation, for virtual meetings. I will teach lessons there before turning students loose to work on their assignments. School will continue.
That means, we practiced a couple of times, last week, to ensure that students can find and get onto our platform, as well as connect for a Google Meet if needed. Again, we don't like it. I certainly don't like staring at a screen all day and talking into a microphone rather than seeing three-dimensional people sitting in front of me in flesh and blood, but we can and will do that if the call arises. It just won't be the same.
That means, we practiced a couple of times, last week, to ensure that students can find and get onto our platform, as well as connect for a Google Meet if needed. Again, we don't like it. I certainly don't like staring at a screen all day and talking into a microphone rather than seeing three-dimensional people sitting in front of me in flesh and blood, but we can and will do that if the call arises. It just won't be the same.
