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Cycle Three: Curriculum and Technology...plus Quarantine Diary

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Pippa and Einstein love treats and quarantine Quarantine Day 8 (or is it 9)? Social distancing. Flatten the curve.  #Coronacation.  All words and phrases which are now part of everyday vernacular.  I’m as isolated as one can be with 5 children, two corgis, one cat, and a husband who is still working and only home on the weekends. I’m intrigued by the notion of quarantine journal as primary source so here goes. First thoughts…I’m very grateful that I was a stay at home for 10 years so I have some experience with all this balancing.  Working from home is hard…professional face on one side of the computer, kids lined up vying for attention on the other side. I’ve been trying to write this post for 10 days and finally have literally locked myself in a room to get it done.  My teenage children have a seemingly endless stream of “can I go to this place, can XXX come over, I’m just going to run next door to get my Xbox controller, can we get take-out, are we going to the condo fo