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Author: Samantha Decker

Posted onNovember 21, 2020 Canva, edtech, hybrid learning, Nearpod, remote learning, Time to Climb

How I’m Using Nearpod for Hybrid Learning

I’ve been using Nearpod for several years now (click here for a post I wrote back in 2015 about it), but since the transition to […] Read More

Posted onNovember 17, 2020 activities, Canva, cuisine, culture, national french week, virtual taste test, Zoom, Zoom breakout rooms

National French Week: A Virtual Culinary Experience

National French Week looked a little bit different this year than it normally looks.  Click here for a glimpse of how I’ve celebrated the occasion […] Read More

Posted onNovember 1, 2020 activities, Canva, hybrid learning, remote learning, Socrative, Zoom, Zoom breakout rooms

Establishing Norms in a Hybrid Setting

Last fall I blogged about my experience establishing norms with my students (click here to read about it).  The idea came from a blog post […] Read More

Posted onOctober 23, 2020 authentic resources, authres, Canva, edtech, hybrid learning, Nearpod, remote learning, technology, Time to Climb, video, youtube

Qu’est-ce que la Toussaint ?

The lesson I normally give for Halloween isn’t fully compatible with our school’s current hybrid model of teaching, and I am at a different spot […] Read More

Posted onOctober 17, 2020July 26, 2021 activities, collaborative PowerPoints, edtech, hybrid learning, PowerPoint, remote learning, Zoom, Zoom breakout rooms

Harness the Power of Collaborative Slides!

Here’s a video I made explaining how I’ve been using PowerPoint this year to encourage collaboration and interaction among students.  By the way, I had […] Read More

Posted onOctober 11, 2020 Canva, hybrid learning, Microsoft Forms, remote learning, Zoom

Getting to Know Each Other…Virtually

It’s being said a lot, but this school year is certainly one like no other previously.  Our school is following a hybrid model, so four […] Read More

Posted onOctober 3, 2020July 26, 2021 advocacy, Canva, Canvas, Canvas discussions, featured, remote learning

Why Learn French? My Students Weigh In

  Every year at the beginning of the year I show my students a video that I made to get them excited about learning French. […] Read More

Posted onSeptember 24, 2020 remote learning, Snap Camera, Zoom

Introducing Myself to My Students…Virtually

As the start of this school year got closer and closer a few weeks ago, I kept trying to think of ways I could make […] Read More

Posted onSeptember 17, 2020 remote learning, Zoom

Zoom Expectations for Synchronous Learning (Updated 9/16/20!)

Well, it’s day three of Zooming with my students, and I’m starting to get in the swing of things.  In my district, we are doing […] Read More

Posted onSeptember 6, 2020 covid-19, hybrid learning

My Covid-Conscious Classroom

This coming week I will begin a school year…wait for it, wait for it…like no other I have ever taught in!  This year I will […] Read More

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My name's Samantha Decker and I'm a middle school French teacher from Saratoga Springs, NY. I started The French Corner in high school as a resource for French students, and have since expanded it into a blog for French teachers. Read more about the blog here.

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