It's important to use methods in my communication so that students can feel/see my reactions - bolding, underlining, emoticons, etc.  Also, constructive feedback needs to be given privately through personal emails.

I earned my Ed.S. degree online and thought it was a high quality program.  I see many features listed here that my professors used throughout my coursework.  I really like the idea of posting a biography of myself to begin with, along with having the kids do the same thing.  Since I'm a middle school teacher, my topics for the kids to include will be different from the ones mentioned in the tutorial of this lesson.  But, overall, I think that will set the tone for having me connect with the kids right from the start.

Organization and great planning upfront is essential.  I really need to plan the entire semester on paper before I ever get started.  I think this is a very doable goal, having used Canvas extensively in my courses before and especially during these past nine weeks of school.

I consider myself a pretty organized person, so it'll just take some effort this summer getting ready for this new adventure.