Reflections on Our Virtual Mardi Gras Celebration


















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Saturday, February 27, 2021
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Well, I've been trying to post my new hybrid and virtual ideas related to holidays before the holiday actually occurs so that readers have an opportunity to use any resources they like in their own lessons, but in this case, I'm a little late to the game with this post on Chandeleur, which occurred on February 2. I figured that many of these ideas could be of use to readers next year or at any time for any type of virtual taste test, so I'll share it now.
In this post, I shared how we did our first virtual taste test of the year for National French Week. Whenever asking students to buy or prepare a dish at home, it is important to have an alternative for students who may not be able to obtain the dish or ingredients. For the National French Week taste test, I offered to provide students with a treat if they asked me. For the Chandeleur taste test, I asked students to prepare a batch of sweet or savory crêpes at home. For the students who weren't able to make crêpes, I couldn't very easily provide them with ingredients, so I devised a non-food alternative (and any student was technically free to choose this, they didn't have to have "extenuating circumstances"). The alternative option was to either draw/design an ideal crêpe and list what would be in it, or find a photo of an ideal crêpe, but they must be prepared to describe what's in it (in other words, don't just save the first image you find on Google without learning about what's in the crêpe). I provided students with a document laying out these options, as well as a description of the difference between sweet and savory crêpes, links to batter recipes, and ideas for fillings. See the document below, or click here to view it full size.
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Thursday, February 18, 2021
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NOTE: I'm reposting this, as I added some additional resources.
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Thursday, February 04, 2021
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Samantha Decker
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Friday, January 29, 2021
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Even with this switch to hybrid and virtual learning this year, games continue to be a fun way to review content and motivate students. Unfortunately, though, some of our favorite online games are little more challenging to play in the hybrid setting, where some students may not be able to see clearly what I've projected on the board and need the information on their own personal screen. I've reviewed some of the most popular review games here and how well they function in a hybrid setting. I will say that these observations come from my own experience with my personal hybrid setup. I know everyone's hybrid setup is a little bit different, so I'll share mine with you: students in the room can see the Smart Board. Students at home can see it, but they can't read smaller print. If there's something on the Smart Board that isn't written in huge letters, students at home need to be able to access it on their own device to read it clearly. That means some activities and games work better than others in this setting. Here are how some of the most popular games stack up:
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Samantha Decker
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Sunday, January 17, 2021
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Samantha Decker
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Thursday, January 07, 2021
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