8:10 p.m. So the first day of institute days was interesting. I don't have a clear vision of where I'm going with this whole A/B plus remote thing. Part of me wants to just put all the remote learners in their own Google Classroom Section, but I'm not sure how that will work either. I'll have to think on that. Making a seating chart was interesting, and then assigning seats to each section of A and each section of B was interesting as well, and I still not sure I have it right. I believe each day is going to have a morning video brief, and each day will have an agenda. And I think each day will have a video of the class period...a video for the advanced sections and a video for the regular sections. I think setting up the video camera in the back and just pressing play is my plan. If I videotape first period and second period, I can then download them and post them by the end of the day. So with a briefing, and agenda, and a recording of a class period, that should be enough to make this work, right?
I had a chance to see my youngest son, Cole, before he moves to Champaign tomorrow. I'm so stinking proud of him, and I'm jealous too - I always wondered what it would be like to go to a big university. He's likely got three years before he graduates, so hopefully this COVID online stuff is only for this year, and then he'll have two years of "back-to-normal" university experience. He's nervous and a bit unsure of himself, but I consider that a good thing.
Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (8/13)
Yesterday the director of the CDC said we may have the worst fall in history when it comes to the COVID and flu seasons. That's really encouraging.
- Stats
- February 29 was the first reported positive case in Illinois.
- March 20, there were 585 reported positive cases.
- As of May 29 (3 months), there were 120,260 positive cases and 5,390 deaths.
- As of June 29 (4 months), there were 142, 461 positive cases and 6,902 deaths.
- As of July 31 (5 months), there were 178,837 positive cases and 7,495 deaths.
- ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
- hospitalizations - 336
- ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
- hospitalizations - 357
- ILLINOIS TODAY
- hospitalizations - 383
- ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
- YESTERDAY - 1,784 positive cases; 38 deaths
- TODAY - 1,796 positive cases; 38 deaths
- August 13th - first institute day - 8:30 a.m.
- August 14th - institute day
- August 17th - institute day
- First day of "classes" Tuesday, August 18 - A day
- August 17 - 10 a.m. - Zoom meeting for Cooperating Teacher
- Complete volleyball video and test.
- Paint the shed.
- Continue working on restoring the channel of the ditch.
- Replace seals and gaskets in the pool motor.
- Possible Campground Sites
- Spring Lake Park - Macomb - not far, but I'm not sure what else might be available to do in the area.
- Scott County Park - nice thing about this is that there is the Rhythm City casino nearby.
- Dubuque? Not far, and there are casinos up there too.
- Galesburg Area...we could invite Mr. Johnson and Mr. Danner for an evening out.
- Lake Storey...you had mentioned this area, and it's not a long trip
- Galesburg East Campground - Knoxville, IL
- Cabin Fever - Victoria, IL
- Geneseo and Loud Thunder will both be pretty in the fall.
- Mount Carroll is where the Peterson's said we might want to try, and that's not a long trip. Timber Lake Resort...not sure if this is the right one...it's a little pricey, but we could splurge a little.
a humble heart, that I may hear;
a heart of love, that I may serve;
a heart of faith, that I may abide in the spirit.
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