Getting connected with my #SCCA network and other online teachers using this new account!

Did you know that your employer probably has an EAP program? This is an employee assistant program that gives you counseling (mental, financial and/or legal) services at no cost to you! When was the last time you thought about your mental health? Your financial health?

If you haven’t done so yet you should check out the 10 Days of giveaways from #EdTechTeam. Free resources? Yes please!

I'm signed up for #DitchSummit, a free online conference for teachers. You can, too, at ... ditchsummit.com via Matt Miller 🗑️

The holidays are upon us and we had a holiday PJ Party, complete with hot cocoa and Kahoot fun in Livelesson today! We also used Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanza music that we found copyright-free from Creative Commons! If you haven’t checked out Creative Commons yet you NEED to!

This was the cute holiday invitation for LL this week. I created it for FREE from Canva, which has a lot of sweet designs. And today during a wonderful PD session lead by @laura_reames, Michele L. Klein, Sam's Tweets for Education I learned about Adobe Spark. Creativity here I come!

Sometimes brick and mortar schools just don’t fit everyone. This is one of the reasons I love my job. I am passionate to work with students who need something different, something that fits them. This is my “why” at work. What’s your why? #OneSizeDoesNotFitAll

Merry Christmas and a happy new year!

What kind of adventures, field trips, learning experiences and virtual field trips you have taken your students on? Please comment to share your most memorable adventures with students. #fieldtrip #learningexperience #onlineeducation #adventure #beyondtheclassroom

How old were you when you found this out? Geez, I wish I knew this trick years ago! #scienceteacher #howdidinotknowthis #teachertip

How cool is this? An augmented reality human body that helps students learn the different organs! I used the Mr.Body app with Merge Cube. My kids are now obsessed with this magic cube! Thanks for introducing this to me @maryellenholden_media! #mergecube #augmentedreality

School choice helps students find what works for them. I love being a part of this movement. I’ve worked in private, public, charter, and online schools. All of these schools work well for certain students. I know I wish I had more choices when I was going to school!

Yes, we can do hands-on science demos online and let the kids do the same at home! This one was all about solutions, suspensions and colloids. I had the students follow my lead during the demo and we figured out substitutions together if some didn’t have these materials.

Happy International Women’s Day!!! I’m celebrating by working remotely at a cafe with one of my favorite friends who also teaches online. How are you celebrating today? #collaboration #strongwomen #internationalwomensday #feelingfrench #onlineteacherlife

I recently came across ViewPure which allows you to take videos from YouTube and share them without the distracting ads and possibly inappropriate suggested videos. It’s super easy to use too! Just go to viewpure.com and paste the YouTube link for your video.

Getting ready for Livelesson Monday about reaction rates. My daughter helped me to test the demo that I’ll begin class with. This is something the students can test at home too just using baking soda, vinegar, and a freezer. Main Idea: temperature affects reaction rates!