dear carol, as one of those who sent out a link for online learning (but NOT AT ALL connected to the MOE, as i think most people know) .... of course you can vent here. venting is good. and who will better understand you than your fellow teachers? i think the whole idea of online learning is good - but only as much as the kids are able to do. we, too, don't have school and are running back and forth to shelters. (and i just had to stop writing to go to the shelter. back now.) sometimes - and with some kids - having something to study can calm them down. of course, not all of them. re the bagrut, i hope the MOE will be considerate of the lessons we missed and the kids' lack of focus. just like last year we had a few more weeks to finish the log. or after cast lead, all the relevant south got extended time on the tests. wishing us all a quiet night and week, sara g On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Carol Wolff <carol@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Dear Etni Eductors > I would like to thank the MOE and all others for directing us to sites for > our students to use. > > While doing this, could someone please direct us as to how to get students > to use these sites while running for cover, being stressed and not to > forget > living in a safe room with no creature comforts and internet, leave alone a > computer. BTW not even cell phones have any reception to brag about, so > how? > > Our school has been practicing "online days" for ages, which are very > successful practice days. What looks good on paper is totally different on > the ground. > > I pray that this situation will end soon and our lives return to normal - > then we can pick up the pieces and try to catch up with our studies and try > and pass a Bagrut exam. > > Sorry I have to vent off- these are not normal times, therefore not normal > conditions for studying. > > Let's pray for more peaceful times and protection for our soldiers. > > Carol Wolff > > > > ************************************** > ** Join ETNI on Facebook > https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ > ** ETNI Blog and Poll > http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ > ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org > ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx > *************************************** > > -- sara g in israel sarag@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx saragabai@xxxxxxxxx Visit us at The E Zone http://clickit3.ort.org.il/ganyavneenglish ************************************** ** Join ETNI on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/31737970668/ ** ETNI Blog and Poll http://ask-etni.blogspot.co.il/ ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org ** post to ETNI List - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** help - ask@xxxxxxxx ***************************************