Legends of the Fall

Welcome to a new school year.  As the fall begins and the course-load grows, have no fear Mrs E is once again here to brighten your online teaching and learning perspective.

How to get your students on Day 1:
A mom and dad were worried about their son not wanting to learn math at the school he was in, so they decided to send him to an online Christian school. After the first day of school, their son quickly closes his laptop, goes straight into his room and slams the door shut. Mom and dad are a little worried about this and go to his room to see if he is okay. They find him sitting at his desk doing his homework. The boy keeps doing that for the rest of the year. At the end of the year the songets report card and gives it to his mom and dad. Looking at it they see under math an A+.
Mom and dad are very happy and ask the son, "What changed your mind about learning math?"
The son looked at mom and dad and said, "Well, on the first day when I logged into the classroom, I saw a guy nailed to the plus sign on the homepage next to the teacher's pic and I knew they meant business."

Keep em working:
Child logs out from his first day of online class.
Mother asks, "What did you learn today?"
Child replies, "Not enough. I have to login again tomorrow." 

Make sure they know their tech skills:
Teacher: How do you spell "dog"?
Pupil: d, o, g, enter.

Reach out to your struggling readers:

Make sure they have a great internet connection:  

Physics Teacher: "Isaac Newton was sitting under a tree when an apple fell on his head and he discovered gravity. Isn't that wonderful?"
Student: "Yes sir, that's why I always use my mifi card and study outside, otherwise I might not discover anything."

Give them transcripts with the videos:
TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: The video said it’s H to O.

Curb Cheating:
TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on ‘My Dog’ is exactly the same as your brother’s. Did you copy his from last semester?
CLYDE : No, sir. It’s the same dog

Stay accessible:
After a long IM session trying to explain a challenging topic the teacher types,"do you follow?"
Student types back, "NO! old people talking to kids on twitter are gross!"