Hello everyone,
I look forward to working with all of you this summer. My name is Jose Garcia and I am currently a Spanish Teacher in district 204. I teach Spanish 3 and 4 honors at Waubonsie Valley high school and this will be my 14th year. We have been pretty lucky at WV to provide all the students with a chromebook or as the students call it "chromie".
I have used a wide array of applications, but mainly google. I would like to see what other options I may have that is not google related. I was forced to learn quickly how to create videos and other online video tools during the quarantine but feel like I just scratched the surface. I would like to see how I can develop my skills through these classes.
As a long time soccer coach for WV it would be great to incorporate some technology into my training sessions. I have seen some creative ways to train online and would be interested in how someone can accomplish this.
Finally, I enjoy technology but do miss the one on one communication with my students. Especially with a world language class where verbal communication is essential for fluency. If I can engage my students in a new and exciting way, I am all for it.
Hi Jose,
ReplyDeleteI also miss being in the classroom. I teach Social Studies courses (Econ, EL Gov. & Gov.) at Stagg High School and the connection with students has been difficult. Just the basic check in to see how they are coping with a pandemic and civil unrest has me worried. I use Google Docs as a go to for assignments as well. It's the easiest to hold students accountable for remote work; the doc history, edit counts and version history... keep them honest! My EL Gov class had the best zoom meetings, there were four languages represented and everyone wanted to participate in speaking English because it is the second language in their homes.