I managed to get #minecraftedu running from home and a few pupils in from remote locations using their #glowscot accounts. Hope to set up some home learning/playing next week. I am really rubbish at even walking in minecraft, so will be observing rather than building;-)
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john (John's World Wide Wall Display)I have an unreasonable desire to keep everything on our own site so this goes against the grain
Given that my old school website has disappeared into the archive and Wikispaces just disappeared, not so unreasonable. I was having indieweb notions 12 years ago. Another reason I like my on this day page.
Professor Wiliam also cautioned that a content-heavy curriculum left less time for teachers to give their pupils feedback. "For me, formative assessment requires creating slack. There’s no point in doing formative assessment if you have no slack, because you’re wasting time testing when you could be teaching," he said.
“You could be forgiven for thinking that everyone on here is super productive, highly adaptive and smashing the home learning thing 24-7. They’re not. They are eating Wagon Wheels and panicking just like the rest of us. Give yourself a break- you are doing the very best you can.”
This needs to be hoisted high and shouted loud. I’ve no children at home to care for, am being reasonably disciplined, confident with tech and I am finding this is taking way more thought and time than I could imagine.
What I loved
What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt ★★★★☆
Well that was complicated. My wife said it was 3 different books in one. I enjoyed them all.
#tdc3020 #ds106 Tree spirits
“Going from 0 to 100 isn’t ideal - what key books or sites are #edtech friends recommending to school teachers who are making the leap to online only? What are the best accessible, practical primers?”
It is certainly not ideal. The idea of teaching “online only” to primary children, with the huge variation in home circumstances, connectivity, space, support. Adding to the existing complexities of a class is going to be interesting. I doubt it is about the tech.
“So many teachers I follow are ALWAYS teachers. It’s quite draining to be honest. Some of the best teachers I’ve ever seen working with kids were NOT teachers. I often think it’s healthier to think ‘what would I do (and think) if I were not a teacher?’ Especially right now.”
I guess we all show a slice of our lives online. Some folk keep the slice narrow, others widen it a bit.
“For anyone back at school this week here are my humble musings on delivering distance learning https://t.co/NBgGsij3Mp”
A Drink Before The War
Read: A Drink Before The War Dennis Lehane ★★☆☆☆
Though a detective might cheer me up, but too may big guns and bangs.