A school colleague had a fever & sore throat by Wednesday.
She waited in line, sick, freezing, for a PCR for 2.5 hours (DOE priority line), before she left because she couldn’t stand any longer.
There are zero indications that schools, testing, etc. will be safer in a week.
Google announced today that they will be discontinuing the "Share to Classroom" https://t.co/46bxR91vcu and "Cast for Education" https://t.co/pUm43fvX8J Chrome extensions as of August 15, 2020. Heads up in case you use those! #GSuiteEDU#GoogleEDU#GoogleClassroom
To minimize distractions while #RemoteTeaching, we're rolling out noise cancellation, which filters out background noises such as keyboard typing, dog barks, and other sounds. Learn more: https://t.co/5C1pYqFNvq. #a11y
We're rolling out new #GoogleMeet features that give educators more control over their meetings, including limiting who can mute or remove other participants, who can allow external users to join, and more: https://t.co/UhdWF9rPZo. #DistanceLearning
We’re rolling out new #GoogleMeet features including the ability to create unique video conferencing links from #GoogleClassroom. Learn more about this integration and other new features: https://t.co/JfkhaCtpBH. #DistanceLearning
Educators around the world are putting in long days to find ways to support students with disabilities during #DistanceLearning. To help fill gaps created by the lack of in-person learning, we've gathered some tips from special education experts: https://t.co/iB2SBt8F6S #a11y
To support the hundreds of millions of students and educators currently facing school closures, we're introducing Teach from Home—an initiative providing information, tips, training and tools to help remote teaching and learning. https://t.co/QL2N5zCVmc #TeachFromHome
New #HangoutsMeet controls for #DistanceLearning: for impromptu meetings, participants won’t be able to re-join after the last person has left the call. Admins can also control whether students can create or join meetings without a teacher present. https://t.co/vYoOimJ1JY
We're curating #DistanceLearning resources to help educators support students who have limited or no WiFi access. Please use this form to share your tips for using #Chromebooks and #GSuiteEdu offline: https://t.co/UZ31utjsx6
If you're facing school closure, or have students who are unable to attend class—and are able to continue teaching remotely—here are 5 ways you can continue to support learners: https://t.co/FquOLwwgAT
We are proud to announce the debut of https://t.co/Fj2cJLqORH – developed in collaboration with @DHSgov, @HHSgov & @TheJusticeDept. This #SchoolSafety resource will empower our nation’s schools to take the necessary steps toward a #SaferTomorrow.
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