Happy October! How in the world is 2021 almost over. For me, I’m glad to see it go. Personally, it’s been worse than 2020. I know, right? October is chock full of holidays and teachable moments. So, for the first week’s episode I wanted to give you ideas of things you can do for each […]
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Hey teachers and welcome back to another episode of the Simple Tools for the Online Teacher Podcast. I have some big news this week! I’ve been talking about my upcoming video series on different edtech resources you can use in your online and in person classrooms to up engagement. Well, I decided to make one
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Hey teachers! I hope you are enjoying your long Labor Day weekend. I know how much that extra day is needed after conquering back to school. I hope you’re resting and enjoying time with family. I hope you get to eat good food and send off summer properly. As summer unofficially comes to a close,
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Welcome back to school, teachers. Whether you’ve already had your first week of school, or you’re deep in preparations, I hope it’s going well. Are you teaching virtually this year? What’s your plan? Whether you’re teaching virtually, or just plain ‘ol rely on that internet (who doesn’t?), I’ve got just the solution for when the
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Happy end of July! How in the world has summer flown by so quickly? I feel like I’m just getting started, and I’m not ready to say goodbye. I’ve been enjoying the sweet sunshine, no schedule, and fewer responsibilities. I hope you’ve been enjoying yourself too, teacher friend. Because you have earned it. You took
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Hello again teachers! How does that online classroom of yours look? Is it coming together? How excited are you for the start of the year? I bet most of you are saying not excited AT ALL. Especially if you are teaching virtually. Most teachers I’ve spoken with say that they hate it. And I understand.
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Hey, hey teachers! I hope you all had a WONDERFUL 4th of July holiday. I hope you had some good food, good fireworks, and some much needed fellowship with fellow humans. At this point in the summer, most teachers are starting to think about going back to school, if they haven’t already. Are you already?
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Hey, hey teacher friend! Welcome back to the Online Classroom Setup series in the Simple Tools for the Online Teacher Podcast. Today is episode 3 of 4, and its a fun one. Today we are designing your classroom background. There’s options for the artsy and the keep it simple. There’s options for the tech savvy
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Hey hey teacher friends! I hope your summer is as bright as your online classroom is about to be. Sorry, I couldn’t help myself! But, on that cheesy note, this week on the Simple Tools for the Online Teacher Podcast, we are talking about the lighting in your classroom. If you were like me before
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Hey, hey teacher! I hope summer has finally come to your corner of the world. I think I’ve already gotten more sun this year than I did in all of last year combined. The freckles are popping, and the tan lines are are awful. But, my son is sleeping like a rock which means I
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