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Day off!
Got created some educational content for my #AdultESOL workbook for next term. Ran some errands. Updated the computer --- so many new #Linux #kernels recently that it seems I missed one. Only realized when I went to /usr/src/ to compile the new one (I'm on #Gentoo). Oops.
I'm going to do some work on #neoFlux before rebooting, so I can log straight in to the new version.
Fun times!
#AdultESOL did their Writing Final today. Went well, and now I get to spend tonight grading their paragraphs.
Then, two weekends off. Hoping to get a lot of work done on several projects, including #SolarExpats and #2076SengokuAmerica games, as well as the #InternationalDinner for my #k12 #education school district. I think also the #BasicReading pages need some work.
Oh, and I have a few #neoFlux bugs to fix and improvements to add.
Final week of summer break for me. Finishing up my final #CyberSecurity course also. And, need to prep for next #AdultESOL term --- need to redo some stuff and update the workbook (again).
Lots of other things still to do: want to get #SolarExpats beta published; need to update #2076SengokuAmerica to beta 2; and have a bunch of other smaller apps and whatnot to publish before school starts.
It is going to be a busy and very fun week.
got a lot done today. some on #NeoFlux, some on other stuff. Some even in the real world.
Up next: clean up the room and get ready for #AdultESOL class this weekend.
#AdultESOL finished. Have one weekend off before classes start up again at the very end of May.
#k12 school year is almost finished, but I am doing an intensive, 2-week #ReadingInstruction / #dyslexia PD at the start of summer break.
My final #CyberSecurity course starts tomorrow --- #EthicalHacking! Very excited, but also very exhausted. Love it, but looking forward to being done with CYSC courses. Unfortunately, I won't be teaching it at #HighSchool next year.
#HighSchool #graduation today. Went well, good to see families and some older siblings who graduated years ago.
#AdultESOL (#AdultESL) class had #writing test today. Need to grade that tonight.
#CyberSecurity class has 3 assignments due by tonight, but professor said don't worry --- party he is also really busy and won't have time to grade, and partly because we were down for a bit due to the #Canvas #ransomware.
Last week of high school next week. Then summer #ProfessionalDevelopment time.
Don't have the pics yet, but we tried two new recipes tonight in #YoshikosKitchen.
Super busy week because #k12 school year is winding down, #AdultESOL / #AdultESL is at the writing test part of the term, and this is the final week of the current #CyberSecurity course.
Oh, and because so many #USA Americans lack #CriticalThinking skills and / or don't have time to rest, much less watch (increasingly unhelpful) news, daily life is even more stressful than the usual background stress levels.
90% done with a #AdultESOL (#ESL) #HiLo (high interest, low reading level) book for intermediate adult #EnglishLearners in the U.S.A.
The story follows the Rivera Garcia family as they start a #FoodTruck business as the first step toward bigger goals. Parents Miguel and Ana deal with fixing the truck and getting permits, insurance, etc. on top of work and the children's school. Mateo is the youngest, in third grade. Sofia is in the middle. Camila is a sophomore.
Off from #AdultESOL this weekend --- between terms --- but my class is full! Can't wait to start working with this new group of wonderful students.
Proctored SAT testing yesterday. Always not fun, but at least the computer version guides the students with timing and I don't have to watch the clock as closely.
Working on some cool #cryptography pages for my #NeoCities site. Also need to update my main personal pages with my #FluxDocApps --- I have 13 ready to go.
Haven't posted much recently because fairly busy with end of #AdultESOL term (papers to grade!), the new / next #CyberSecurity class (network security, so deals with actual #tech, not bureaucracy).
Also, we switched #ISPs when we had a new option that was cheaper and about 200x faster. I think we are finally close to speeds we had in #Japan 20 years ago.
ISP #Router interface not great; they want you to use a phone app. Both have fewer features and worse gui than the 10yo one we replaced.
Sunday #AdultESOL class already cancelled. We'll have class Sat morning, but not sure how many students will be there.
Lots of debate about if we'll have 2 or 3 days of #K12 #education next M-F (some votes for only 1 day, also).
Yoshiko took off #Japanese #food (#sushi) work Sunday --- they'll probably end up closing anyhow, and we live farther from her work than most of her coworkers. Driving = no fun, Sunday.
Happy #Snowmageddon, #Ohio
finished final assignment for #CyberSecurity class. Next up (starting in January) is "CYSC-630 Information Risk Management". I'm worried because it is about 6 weeks but 4 graduate level credit hours. Will I sleep?
Good news, though: #AdultESOL class ended last weekend. #K-12 classes ended last Thursday (aka the day before yesterday). As of 19:50 today, I am officially completely and totally on break for the next two weeks.
Second #k12 snow day this month, third if you count yesterday for my weekend #AdultESOL job. Only three days of classes with students this week, then #WinterBreak.
We have a long list of things to get done during the break; we'll get a head start on them today.
Need to prep for classes (#ESOL and #CyberSecurity); update some writings; and make some videos for #teacher #EducationalResources.
Off this weekend and next; we're between #AdultESOL terms. Class for next term is full, so looking forward to that starting up.
Yoshiko took today off, so we're going to have a fun day of doing stuff around the house, taking it easy, maybe running a few errands, walking the dogs, and #cooking.
I have a backlog of #YoshikosKitchen pics to post here. Will have more by tonight and will try to post some today or tomorrow.
(also doing: encfs => gocryptfs and #CyberSecurity homework)
Wow. All the big packages updating on my #Gentoo #Linux box. Been about 20 hours, 165 of 201 completed.
That's what I get for not updating for about 10 days.
Oh, and encfs is depreciated and going bye-bye. Luckily I have next weekend off and will have some time to switch all my local backups to #GoCryptFS.
I need to submit my workbook to the print shop for next #AdultESOL term.
#CyberSecurity class starts tomorrow.
International dinner at school in two weeks.
I'll sleep when I'm dead.
#AdultESOL term is winding down --- four classes left, 3 of them tests. So, lots of grading coming up. Need to prep the material booklet for the next term and send it to the print shop soon.
#HispanicHeritageMonth starts tomorrow (9/15), so will be busy with that a bit at #K12 #school this week.
Just redid my UPS configuration on #Gentoo #Linux. Love Gentoo, but sometimes having to do so much config'ing by hand can be a lot.
Now to update and backup the other computers.
Just about time for the final #AdultESOL class of the summer term. Great students, fun classes. Next weekend off, and then start the cycle again with a new group of 20 adult #immigrants #EnglishLearners
Also, go back to #k12 #ESOL (#ESL) job in early August. Looking forward to another year of working with new and returning English Learners (and their families) there, too.
The #CyberSecurity class (to teach college level to #HighSchool students) ends in about 2 weeks. Next starts in September.
#k-12 school year for teachers ended last week. My year ends tomorrow. New term of #AdultESOL / #AdultESL starts (for me) on Saturday.
#CyberSecurity class started last week. So far, so good. Pretty interesting. For this #CollegeCreditPlus program, I have to do 1 class in the fall, 2 in the spring, and the final one next summer. While working 60 hours a week. Not looking forward to that spring term at all.
Luckily, I've listened to #SecurityNow with @SGgrc for over 10 years.
#K12 school year winding down. #AdultESOL term winding down. Lots of grading to do. And, the department is moving to a new building, on a different campus.
Starting masters degree course in #CyberSecurity in a couple of weeks.
Busy is going to continue for a while, I think.
Getting caught up on stuff I fell behind on while teaching that extra #AdultESOL class January to March.
For example, finally finished a script for #Google Sheets that will create Forms in the given languages automagically. Easiest way I know of to get multilingual Forms.
Next, a Sheets script to create Forms and email to editors and respondents.
Then, I'll create the diplomas in #Scribus. Use #ScribusGenerator (https://github.com/berteh/ScribusGenerator/) to "mail merge" them.
My TTh #AdultESOL class finished Thursday. My SSu class finished today! I have two weekends off and have my TTh nights back (not doing that class again anytime soon - just too much during the regular #k12 school year).
So, of course, the first thing I did this afternoon was have #ChatGPT help me come up with #Mozilla #Firefox userChrome.js to make the keyboard shortcuts more like #emacs.
Also created a script to grab webcam frames for #conky to display (#fluxbox #linux) on the desktop.
time to grade about 30 #AdultESOL paragraphs.
If I have time, I'm going to put a few through #ChatGPT and see how closely it agrees with me.
Super busy this #AdultESOL term, but end is in sight. Final writing test for weekend class done today (now just have to grade 20 papers!), final grammar exam for weekday class is this coming Thursday.
Of course, still have #k12 day job - oh, lovely, the SAT is this Wednesday. I should probably also plan my reading class for this week. And check the #EnglishLearner testing calendar for this week.
I want a #Nnedi (AI agent from my short story) -like helper, please and thank you. Sooner = gooder.
Too busy with #k12 work plus 2 extra #AdultESOL classes each week to really get much else done outside of those classes. (Have made some new stuff for those classes, though.)
Not going to do 2 full adult ESOL classes during the k12 school year again any time soon. One on the weekend, that's my limit.
Also, standardized testing has started, so k12 work is so not fun for the next 6 weeks. Have had moderate success not eating the pop-tarts I get for the students, at least.
Busy week. #k12 state testing coming up next week, not looking forward to that. #AdultESOL classes going well. Redid the writing rubric from a vague table ("some errors", "mostly correct" type language) to a much more specific checklist type. #ChatGPT translated it to the languages my students use, and I learned a bit about using #XeLaTeX for non-western languages.
Short week for #k12 classes this week. Struggled to get my #HighSchool #EnglishLearners to free read today, but I expect that is mostly down to a 2-day week and it being Friday.
Prepping for #AdultESOL. Got a lot done during the 2 days off for weather, but now have to redo the course calendar that I just redid b/c we missed class on Tuesday. We missed Thursday also, for non-weather reasons, and so the redone calendar needs to be re-redone. Good chance to teach prefixes, at least.
Some of my #AdultESOL students are not comfortable with #GoogleDrive or #GoogleDocs, so I made this short video for them. It covers opening Google Drive from Gmail, creating a document, and sharing the doc.
Got a lot done on #AdultESOL prep (for both classes). Even recorded a video to help students get started with #GoogleDrive and #GoogleDocs. Created a couple of brainstorming worksheets, too.
I think I'm finding my footing with the #BESL8 class. It is an intro to writing class for students who are approaching college-ready English skills.
If I have some time tomorrow, I'll do some work on my #AgeVerification website idea. I'd like to get that on #NeoCities this coming week
#K12 second semester and new #AdultESOL term off to a busy start. Teaching two levels of #AdultESL this term, one on weekend, one weekday evenings.
Unfortunately, state mandated end of term testing starts in February and basically continues until May.
Got a lot of work done today, too. Some financial stuff, some #AdultESOL prep, and even got mostly done with a video for teachers about unzipping office documents to get the pictures out. (Happens to me all the time, especially with presentation slides that I am trying to translate.)
For the record, #LibreOffice Impress has right click => Save for images, but Google Slides does not. Of course, right clicking on 25 images to save them all is not fun or a good use of time.