121. Needs Analysis Part 2 and the COVID-19 Virus

A very special episode of Two Teachers Talking, so special it’s dropping early. First we recap last month’s interview with Alison Kitzman. Then, we move on to discuss the COVID-19 virus and how it will change our teaching, our students, and our world. A hard discussion in hard times. Let’s all try to get through this together. Be safe. Mentioned: Charles’ Covid-19 information site for ex-pats in Japan https://japancovid19.carrd.co Otter - audio recording of meeting, discussion, with auto-transcription, etc. https://otter.ai/?s=welcome Zoom - video conferencing (like Skype+) https://zoom.us Canvas - build larger scale online classes https://www.instructure.com/canvas/ Blackboard - create lectures, classes for distribution https://www.blackboard.com Moodle - full LMS https://moodle.org “Getting started is easy,” they say. See Two Teachers Talking, Episode 80, November 1, 2016. PARLAY - Teacher creates prompt and materials, students read, share reactions and thoughts, interact with other students and teacher. https://parlayideas.com/how-it-works/ Google Classroom https://edu.google.com/products/classroom/?modal_active=none Looked really good - but school needs to enroll in Gsuite…security, privacy, etc. I gave up. Microsoft Teams https://teams.microsoft.com/start