Category: Distance Learning
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Freebie! “La Llorona” Fill-In Song Cloze
Just in time for Día de los Muertos, I’m giving away a freebie! I was thinking about how I could incorporate even more music this week and I decided that I would assign a Song Cloze as optional, asynchronous work. I came up with this beautiful baby, “La Llorona” Fill-In Song Cloze (music from the…
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How to create a simple Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Bitmoji Classroom
¡Hola mi gente linda! I wanted a share a video (also embedded below) with you that I made walking through how to make a simple Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos Bitmoji Classroom. Now, you might be thinking, “Why on Earth would I do that? Do you even know how busy I am??” Why…
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Last week was my first week of online teaching for the Fall and it went relatively well! I only had two hiccups: My daughter suddenly got sick one morning and I had to call out. Luckily, it was on an “even” day, so the students did the “odd” day schoolwork which was already posted online.…
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Pro-Tips on How to Incorporate Music in the Online Classroom
If you’re like me, then music played a huge role in your brick & mortar classroom. Now that many of us are in an online space for who knows how long, it may be daunting trying to figure out how to recreate the *chispa* of in-person music and culture (which personally, I believe is a…
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My Teacher Office Glam Up + Special Surprise 👀
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Ending the Year on a Good Note–Free Song Cloze!
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out what I’m going to do to close out this crazy, rollercoaster ride of a year. Like most teachers, I usually review the main concepts from second semester during the final weeks of the school year. This year is no different.…
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Breaking Through the Noise: The Benefits of Using a Bitmoji Virtual Classroom
Kids are getting even more alerts and more messages than ever from their teachers and schools. How do we stand out, or “break through the noise”, in making sure that our students receive and open our messages? Last week I published my blog post “How to Create a Virtual Classroom with Bitmojis: in 5 Simple…
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How to Create a Virtual Classroom with Bitmojis: In 5 Simple Steps
Recently, I’ve noticed that virtual classrooms have become all the craze online! Everyone is either making one or wants to make one. I tried my hand at it and tested it out with my students. They loved the concept! I was able to send them a midweek reminder of their assignments along with a playlist…
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4 Steps to Planning a Virtual Trip [VIDEOS]
¡Hola mi gente! Recently I’ve been pretty passionate about utilizing virtual field trips to enliven the Spanish classroom. Virtual field trips are a way to bring authentic culture and the target language into the classroom (#win/#win)! They’re also a great opportunity to open our students’ minds to the world. I first talked about planning virtual…
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How to Beat Boredom and Plan An Engaging Virtual Class Trip
Dreams of the Beyond All of us find ourselves cooped up in our homes, with dreams and fantasies of vacations and trips, even if it’s just to the nearest Starbucks (which is no longer an option for many of us). But we find ourselves in a #COVID19 environment, climbing the walls, students and teachers alike.…
