Tuesday, Sept. 1

6:35 a.m.  - Day 2 of school with students, will pretty much be a repeat of Day 1, with this being the last day that will happen - for the most part.  I'll try to get a little smoother with the Google Meets technology today, and I think I'm going to use presentation mode a bit.  I'm thinking with presentation mode, I'm likely going to need to use slides a bit more, and then I can use the clicker and not have to run back-and-forth to my desk out of camera view...and speaking of camera view...changing angles may be something I want to get comfortable with too.  It's too bad I don't have someone in a room that could just do that for me - along with recording the session and automatically loading it where students can get to it.


Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (9/1)

I'm struggling in my brain a bit...is does our school/community really not think the virus is a meaningful threat to our students and staff, so we are just following the rules of the state to get as many students back to school as possible?   Or do we acknowledge it's a threat but believe getting as many students to school as possible is more important than the possible risks of the virus?  I could basically "broadcast" each lesson each day from my classroom if the district wanted; I wouldn't be very good at it right now, but I would get better at it.  And the vast majority of our students likely would be able to receive the delivered broadcast remotely.  So why not keep those students away from each other to increase safety and only have students come to school who otherwise could not access the broadcast?  Our parents/guardians sending their students to school when they really don't have to because they just want to get the students out of the house?

• 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.
• As of August 29 (6 months), there were 231,363 positive cases and 8,008 deaths.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 349
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 328
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - 347

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY - 2,189 positive cases; 54 deaths
• TODAY - 2,212 positive cases; 54 deaths

Things I Could Do or Need to Do In the Future

• Complete Public Works Stuff
• JHSB at Cambridge Wed. 9-2
• JHSB at Merco Thurs. 9-3
• JHSB at Merco Fri. 9-4
• volleyball test - Illinois
• volleyball test - Iowa
• Paint the shed.
• Continue working on restoring the channel of the ditch.
• Replace seals and gaskets in the pool motor.

Things to do for Ms. Mitola

- by second week of September - Ms. Mitola takes over advanced sections

- by end of September - Ms. Mitola has all sections

- by second week of December, I take over all sections and Ms. Mitola wraps up

Things to do for school

- form Khan Academy groups of students for sections

- update Association records and work on membership stuff

Things that I NOW think about with the coronavirus. (9/1)

• 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.
• As of August 29 (6 months), there were 231,363 positive cases and 8,008 deaths.

• ILLINOIS PREVIOUS DAY
• hospitalizations - 328
• ILLINOIS YESTERDAY
• hospitalizations - 349
• ILLINOIS TODAY
• hospitalizations - ___

• ROCK ISLAND COUNTY
• YESTERDAY - 2,212 positive cases; 54 deaths
• TODAY - ____ positive cases; __ deaths

Prayer for My Heart

Holy Spirit...

Help me have... 

    a pure heart, that I may see;
    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. 

                                                                     Amen