Because a well-meaning friend sent me an article about online teaching, I'm now annoyed, and I have a rant for y'all.

Insisting that Ss keep cameras on assumes 1) Ss have a camera, 2) Ss and their peers have broadband to make it work, 3) Ss don't have situations distracting to other students, 4) Ss will be safe if the camera exposes their family life. That's a lot of assumptions.
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Demanding control of how students dress at home is inappropriate and over the line. It's not your house and they're not your kids. If they turn the camera on (big if, see above), unless they show up unclothed or with offensive logos, it's not your business. They're home.
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If you really think that you're controlling how students eat, drink, or use outside electronics, you're deluding yourself. There is no possible way for you to do that. Don't give orders that won't be followed. Better to demand they not distract others-you can enforce that.
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I have 150 students. I don't have time for 1:1 wkly mtgs w/every S. Neither are parents interested in watching a personalized report on their S every wk. This is the way to teacher burnout.
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Telling teachers to stand up at their desks to show more "energy" in their synchronous sessions or videos is a) unnecessary, b) assumes Ts have a standing desk (privileged), and c) displays ableism. Ridiculous recommendation.
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If one freely admits that YouTube has a vast library of high-quality videos to learn anything, why emphasize DIYing videos on topics that your'e teaching? Again, this leads to teacher burnout. Be a wise curator, not a professional YouTuber.
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Scavenger hunts are time wasters. Spend time on teaching instead. Including mandatory physical activity when PE is not the subject is inappropriate and distracting for Ss--and they're already distracted online. You've just lost the whole thread of the class.
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Changing your Zoom background to engage students is like stopping to check your hair on the way out the door when the house is on fire. Emphasize content, not context. Otherwise, you're taking away from learning--and centering the class on yourself, not the content or Ss.
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Parents don't need to meet my cats, my dog, my kids, my husband, my mother, my veiled chameleon, my beta, or learn what I had for dinner last night. Avoid oversharing and maintain professionalism. Do share your qualifications, experience, and class goals and expectations.
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Teaching online is not the same thing as teaching face to face. While it's great that you've got a decade or more teaching F2f, if you try to recreate your F2F class online, you're setting yourself up for failure and frustration. Don't do it.
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