Hil, have you tried "think, pair, share"? You give the class a question that they all think about (you could probably send it via email ahead of time), then you pair up the students to discuss it, then one (or both) of them reports out on their conclusions/ideas. If you pair up the two talkers, the others will have more pressure to step up.
My other thought is to have a Padlet, and have it shared on screen, maybe with some prompts, and have the students type simultaneously, and let them comment on other answers. Then if you see something interesting you can point it out and have the person share more....
Not encouraging how, Jesse? Like, society is fucked? Or something else?
Yeah, just like that. I mean, they weren't like, "BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES!" or anything, but they also weren't like, "This is obviously a six-week blip that is automagically gone now and all is well."
They (Homeland Security? I forget) issued a warning about the possibility of domestic "unrest" for the next little while, too,
Sara is positive for COVID. I am ... exhausted, and getting tested again later, but Ben and I have to quarantine for two weeks either way. I am also angry at her, guilty and ashamed, and just over everything in general.
Sorry to whine.
I just saw that about the domestic terrorism, Amy. Expires in April, from what I read. Because of the March 4 tarradiddle.
Sorry to hear about Sara, hope she comes through ok. Bummer about needing to quarantine, I hope you escape the actual virus
I guess it is not their job to comfort us with lies, Jesse. Alas.
Sara is positive for COVID. I am ... exhausted, and getting tested again later, but Ben and I have to quarantine for two weeks either way. I am also angry at her, guilty and ashamed, and just over everything in general.
Oh no, I'm so sorry to hear all of that.
I guess it is not their job to comfort us with lies, Jesse. Alas.
"Lie to me"!!!
guilty and ashamed
It's easy to say, "You shouldn't be," but one feels what one feels, regardless.
Any form of "Make it didn't happen!" takes time to ebb away.
Ugh I'm so sorry, Amy.
My parents moved into their apartment in Frederick yesterday. It went pretty smoothly. I'm still dead tired and sad and cranky though.
My other thought is to have a Padlet, and have it shared on screen, maybe with some prompts, and have the students type simultaneously, and let them comment on other answers. Then if you see something interesting you can point it out and have the person share more....
I've started using Desmos, which does similar things, but it's specifically made for math. So far, hasn't done much to prompt verbal discussion, but at least I can grab some of their responses and put them on screen to discuss them.
Sara is positive for COVID. I am ... exhausted, and getting tested again later, but Ben and I have to quarantine for two weeks either way. I am also angry at her, guilty and ashamed, and just over everything in general.
Ugh. I'm sorry to hear that.
