Mistakes I made in my online classes (so that you don't repeat them)

1) WARM-UPS AND LEAD INS
 THAT ARE WAY TOO LONG
Added to my usual inability to effectively manage my
time, my nervousness did its glorious entrance and
I didn't provide my students with enough time to
practice what we had learned.
Be aware of the time available for your class
and do all that's in your hands to keep your class
within those boundaries, I'll say it louder for the people
(Naomi) in the back.

2)IGNORING THE "ONLINE" FACTOR

With online classes come new difficulties, 

a microphone that won't work, slow internet connection,

environmental noise due to uncontrollable reasons, etc. 

All of this must be considered for the content  

and activities selected so that these challenges

 can become opportunities.

3)ASSUME THAT THEY KNOW HOW 

TO USE A CERTAIN TOOL

Okay so, I condoned the fact that my three seconds explanation

of how to share their screen on Zoom wouldn't be enough and 

still asked my students to work in teams with a board game 

that would require them to use that tool.  

One of the teams couldn't do it and the rest did what they could. 

So, just let's consider giving sufficient time in our lessons to

explain any resource we intend to use, it's better than wasting time 

with the mess that comes after a poor explanation. 

4) THINKING THAT JUST 

TALKING IS ENOUGH FOR 

GETTING A MESSAGE ACROSS 

Eye contact and gestures (even online)

 are important parts of communication, 

let's refine them and use them wisely in our classes.