• The biggest challenges this year have been technology and internet-based. Students at home not having Wi-Fi, or Wi-Fi that is spotty.
• The Wi-Fi at school also gets shaky because of so many devices on at the same time. The Chromebooks and desktops that we use are also outdated and extremely slow.
• Aside from the technology aspect, engagement has been a huge struggle. Having engaging lessons is more imperative than ever and using great resources has really been making remote learning much easier.

• I use several websites that have been extremely helpful in keeping students interested and refreshed throughout social distance learning.
• I use BrainPop, EdPuzzle, Legends of Learning, and many more websites and apps.
• For me, one of the things I like to do is change up the app or website often but still keep the normal class structure. In my experience, if you use one resource every day there seem to be diminishing returns. I think there are a ton of great resources out there and students enjoy new and refreshing things.

• I typically use JogNog for extra practice for students to work on when they are finished with their work.
• I will also run JogNog contests between my classes over the course of a unit. I will give rewards to whichever class accumulates the most points.
• The rewards will be arts and crafts or some kind of fun activity, this year we have been doing extended mask breaks to give the students a longer break outside.

• I think the interface of JogNog can be confusing to students who are new to it. I know from experience that students will often click the quizzes tab that shows all of the quizzes on JogNog instead of the quizzes that I assign.
• One of the other things I would like to see changed is the label of the towers tab. The concept of towers is cool but the kids absolutely love dressing their nog. I think that is what brings the kids back to JogNog more than anything. I know on the leaderboards it shows their nog and they enjoy being able to show them off.
• I think it could be fun for the kids if there was more involvement with the nogs. Maybe having the Nogs move during quizzes when they get an answer right or wrong.
• I also think adding a rarity rating to the nog items could also improve involvement. For example, maybe a hairstyle would be a common item but the crown could be a very rare item. That way if one kid gets a crown they will share it with others and it will make others want to try again or answer more questions for the chance to get a very rare or legendary item.
• I think items like that and the ability to change your outfit gives kids a sense of individuality and is a reward that they want to work for. You see a lot of those same aspects in very popular video games such as Fortnite. I see a lot of potential with the nog aspect of JogNog.