Differences and Comparisons of online learning and face to face learning

To be quite honest, there seems to be very little difference between teaching online and teaching face to face.

You know how kids put their hands up in class and they say...

"I didn't have my hand up".

With Google Meets, there is a digital "Raised Hand Function" So there is a hands up symbol when they put their hands up. I told the class...

"Ha! Now you can't say you didn't put your hands up because it's right there! We can see it!"

I thought I had this covered, so when I saw the next "Raised Hand" symbol I said...

"Yes JoBlog?"

and I got the reply...

"Oh no. I was just stretching!!!"

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