'Consistency is really important,” one teacher says. “It’s like the sitcom or Mr. Rogers phenomenon. I think it’s comforting to have them see me always in the same space'
Photo: 10’000 Hours/Getty Images A large percentage of students are starting the school year the same way they ended it — via computer screen. And most of them aren’t too pleased about it. They miss their friends and the routine of normal school, plus they get Zoom fatigue . All of this makes motivating them to give their all in virtual school one of the biggest hurdles parents and teachers face.
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$21 at Amazon Buy $21 at Amazon Buy Bitmoji Bitmoji Bitmoji, the personalized-emoji app, has become increasingly popular among elementary- and middle-school teachers as a way to interact with students and make remote learning more fun. Rebekah Kim, an eighth-grade ELA teacher at D. Russell Parks Junior High in Fullerton, California, uses Bitmoji and Bitmoji classrooms — you can build an exact replica of your real-life classroom in the app — to build relationships with her students.
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$30 at Amazon Buy $30 at Amazon Buy Headphones BuddyPhones Wave Waterproof Wireless Bluetooth Volume-Limiting Kids’ Headphones $60 $60 Four of the people we talked to, including Washington, Essalat, and Anderson, mentioned the importance of a comfortable pair of good-quality headphones. Jacob Cohen, a second-grade teacher in Brooklyn, says if there are distractions at home or kids are working in a shared space, headphones will help them focus.
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