Kyle Cox

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

Teachers can role model healthy habits. Incorporate movement into daily routines and share it with your students through social media or video recordings to encourage them share your healthy habits and maintain physical and emotional well-being. #643Su20wk3 #ES #RemoteFeelings

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

Teachers can help students process their feelings, even in distance learning. "Encourage students to show you how they feel through movement, a facial expression, or by drawing a picture that all can be shared in a virtual meeting. #643Su20wk3 #ES #RemoteFeelings

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

"Distance learning doesn't mean we have to be distant. As teachers, we can be intentional about creating a sense of presence with our students." I'd argue kicking off the first week with a video announcement is the best way to start building presence. #7BigIdeas #643Su20wk3 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

"The problem with the idea of converting instruction is that you only see the limitations." When creating online courses, we should aspire to transform our courses, not ask how do I convert it? #643Su20wk3 #ES #7BigIdeas

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

I agree the quick and sudden shift online due to COVID is likely to shape perceptions of online learning. Giving it a name like "Emergency Remote Teaching" might help declare a sharp contrast to quality online education. #643Su20wk3 #ES #RemoteVsOnline

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

Certainly the phrase "instructional MacGyvers" could be applied to everyone trying to navigate learning during a pandemic, but I'd argue that's a lifelong teaching title. #643Su20wk3 #ES #RemoteVsOnline

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

@athorp

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

"Instructors not only had to learn to use the interactive LMS tools, but also change their practice in order to facilitate students' learning with those tools." PD geared toward LMS training and online best practices will be important. #LMSperceptions #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

@hrc_edu Considering only 4 of 52 returned mail-in surveys, I'm wondering if mostly only people with access to technology responded? Or am I confusing this? #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

@Ela7Black And even if password protected, what's to stop a student from sharing the password to someone outside of the invited guests? #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

FERPA represents a minimum requirement for schools to follow. It's best practice to consider a comprehensive approach to protecting student data. What are best practices to follow when signing classroom students up for online educational services? #StudentPrivacy #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

"Conduct an inventory of the online educational services currently being used within your school or district." A master list of resources helps identify the most effective services, and improves communication to parents on their usage. #StudentPrivacy #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

When you forget to use Bcc.... #643Su20wk2 #ES #StudentPrivacy

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

A lot of limitations to the study of school-to-home communications. The sample was a very specific population representative of just one district with voluntary participation. It seems this research would be difficult to apply to all districts. #LMSschool2home #ES #643Su20wk2

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

"Parents choose technologies that are convenient, and email is a resource they likely access on a regular basis." This make me wonder if parents would ever find using a LMS to communicate convenient, even if they were coached how to use it? #LMSschool2home #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

@claraalderman #LMSperceptions mentioned student and teacher perceptions about LMS usage improving over time. Maybe there's still hope for those set in their ways. #643Su20wk2

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

"The backpack folder is no longer the primary source of information for parents. They want and prefer instant electronic communication." Even parents are attached to their devices. How can the LMS support this shift in communication preferences? #LMSschool2home #643su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

@smajask Agreed! I also think about the advancements in devices over the last decade and how that's changed how we use an LMS. Accessing through an app on an ipad or a iphone, and being able to take pictures, record video, and submit work through a mobile device. #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

Interestingly Course Management Systems eventually became known as Learning Management Systems as it became evident these systems should be used to enhance learning, not just make it more efficient. #LMSperceptions #643Su20wk2 #ES

[Kyle Cox @jiaelementary]

#LMSperceptions Teachers and students rated IT use in their courses more favorably over time, when they had increased opportunity to work within the LMS. Hopefully as K-12 LMS usage goes up, perceptions will improve as well. #643Su20wk2 #ES