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COVID and Culture: Is Namaste or Bowing Better than the Handshake?

BySh4ne November 24, 2020August 30, 2024

Ever since SARS I have felt reluctant to shake hands and touch objects like subway handrails. Now that we are deep into the first round of the pandemic it’s worth asking questions about how we will interact in the future. Is the handshake doomed? Will people drop the custom and replace it with namaste or bowing?

Zoom Fatigue: How Educators Can Replace Live Video Lectures with Asynchronous Course Work

BySh4ne November 16, 2020

Teachers are tired and stressed. Traditionally, they have had worries about job security. safety at schools, whether they will be paid for prep work and extracurricular activities and a host of other aspects in their routines. But now, in the age of pandemic, the worry turns to tech and issues of time. How does this software work? How will it help me? How will I find the time to learn how to use it?

COVID and Culture: Is Namaste or Bowing Better than the Handshake?

Zoom Fatigue: How Educators Can Replace Live Video Lectures with Asynchronous Course Work

Mike’s Guide to Online Meeting and Video Conference Software (Zoom, Skype, Meet, Teams)

Reflections on Black History Month (Plus 5 Free Resources for Teachers)

Teaching and Studying In Flanders Fields and other Poetry

“I Have a Message for You” – Miracle Holocaust Story in New York Times Op-Docs (Video)

Remembrance Day and Famous Canadians Resource: John McCrae (In Flanders Fields)

Famous Canadians Featured in NY Times’ “Canada: Profiles in Culture”

Ancestry Project Wins TESL Canada Innovation Award for Digital Teaching Resource (Website)

Toronto Public Library and Passages Canada Present Destination Canada Exhibit

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