Lisa, Thank you for this post. These are all great things to do. One idea a few successful schools has tried is to require faculty members to develop in "independent learning plan" (ILP)for each week. The plan provides specific things for students to do to keep up if they miss class. Teachers either distribute the plan at the beginning of each unit or they email the plan to students who are out. This technique requires students to take the reponsibility for staying up with the class. The ILP does not replace excellent instruction, but it does help students stay caught up. They are responsible for turning in work on time and for being ready for the next test or quiz. Other schools have begun using an online learning mangement system (LMS) in all of their classes. Students do all of the required assignments in the LMS, which also includes all the readings and "lectures" they would have to use if it were a purely online class.