The Common Cold Is Still Here! – Why Is It So Hard to Cure?
If you watched the video that I published on Wednesday you can hear me beginning to lose my voice. That’s because like everyone else in my house and seemingly everyone in my neighborhood, I had a cold last week. Thankfully, none of us had COVID-19. But it was a reminder that the common cold is […]
Germ Science Investigation – A Game About Stopping the Spread of COVID-19
Germ Science Investigation is a free online game that is designed to help students understand how to stop the transmission of COVID-19. The game has four “missions” for students to complete. Students complete the missions by answering a series of scenario-based questions. Students are given instant feedback after answering each question. If they answer a […]
Three Silent Videos About COVID-19
One of my students came ranting into class today because of a conversation she’d had with another student about facemasks and social distancing. The person she was talking with didn’t think that social distancing did anything. “Mr. Byrne, how else can I explain it to her?” was the question that my student had for me. […]
Cisco Makes Webex Free and Publishes Guides for Teachers and Students
In amongst a wave of email related to COVID-19 I found a message from my local Cisco contact (my school licenses their NetAcad program) that Webex is now free to any school that needs it to conduct classes online. To support a quick transition to using Webex for classes, Cisco has published some short guides […]
Two More Guides to Transitioning to Online Instruction
Last week and again this morning I published my top tips and tools for teaching remotely if your school closes due to COVID-19 outbreak. And as I mentioned on my podcast, Larry Ferlazzo has a good list of resources going too. Now there are two more guides that I’d like to draw your attention to. […]
Tips and Tools for Teaching Remotely
Over the last week I’ve received a bunch of emails and Tweets from people looking for my suggestions on tools and tactics for teaching online if schools are closed due to COVID-19. I’m going to start this post with some tips for giving online instruction then get into some recommended tools. Tips for Giving Live […]