I’ve noticed that a popular activity during our COVID-19 pandemic right now is scavenger hunts. My favorite scavenger hunt app is Goosechase, which I wrote about in January of this year. Although I don’t currently have students, I immediately thought of this app when pondering how I would engage my students during online learning. I … Read more
For those of you who are keeping up to date with our COVID-19 Diary by Kids Around the World, today’s update is a poignant reminder of the sacrifices being made by many to help stave off the spread of this horrible pandemic. As you can read in the entry below, some first responders cannot live … Read more
If you haven’t seen the updates that I’ve made to this post, please check it out. There have been some difficulties out there in accessing the COVID-19 Diary that I shared. I think I inadvertently turned off editing when I tried to fix them, but I’ve turned it back on. Unfortunately, you may still have … Read more
Traffic is starting to pick up on our COVID-19 Diary by Kids Around the World. I wanted to share the following entries from two friends who have been separated by miles and a pandemic, but still keep in touch. Keep sharing out there! As you can see, I am trying to comment on each one! … Read more
One of my biggest pet peeves is filling out paperwork at doctors’ offices, especially ones that I have already visited in the past. I feel a quiet rebellion overtake me when I am given a clipboard full of forms that ask me questions I’ve already answered about everything from my gender to my health history. … Read more
UPDATE 3/18/2020: I am receiving requests for access to the Google presentation from several people. It is shared publicly for editing, but some school districts have blocked Google files that are not from the same domain. Unfortunately, I cannot change anything on my end if that is the issue. Please feel free to start your … Read more