The Real Johns Hopkins Map of Coronavirus COVID-19 and the Viral Handwashing Song from Vietnam

I recently learned that various websites using this map have been phishing people, so I Googled Johns Hopkins Map to find the original (safe, non-scammy) source. Don’t get scammed! Google it yourself, or use the link below. If you want to make sure the link below is valid, you can hover over it with your mouse cursor, then look to the bottom left of your screen. It should say the same website.

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

This map shows recoveries, not just deaths, which I appreciate. Also, this song is amazing:

Lyrics in English:

Let’s wash your hands hands hands

Keep them away from eyes-noses-mouths

And restrict going into the public

Together we shall beat the Coronavirus

Constantly improve your health

And clean your personal space

Let’s improve our social awareness

Together we shall beat the Coronavirus

Desmos Art Contest!

I’m excited about this contest, and plan to give my students an opportunity to submit. Desmos has helped me visualize equations better than I ever could before. It’s an excellent teaching tool and can also be used to make amazing art. And even animations, using sliders, and sounds, using the accessibility features. Maybe you could even make music with it. I look forward to seeing what students create. Deadline is April 10th, 2020!

Prizes listed on the website:

  • $500, $250, and $100 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
  • Desmos T-shirts for the winning student and their teacher
  • A Desmos-sponsored pizza party (or equivalent) for the entire class

Open to students ages 13-18 years old. Click here for more details:

https://blog.desmos.com/articles/art-contest-launch/

Classroom Management: Restorative Questions

The questions below come from this video from the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence:

https://gandhiinstitute.org/

Question 1: What happened?

Question 2: What were you thinking at the time?

Question 3: What have you thought about since?

Question 4: Who has been affected? How?

Question 5: What do you need to do to make things right?