I worked all summer preparing. I created countless hyper doc slideshows for my students, watched tons of videos on YouTube about a variety of tech tools, and planned for the unknown. Although we were not even told whether we were going back or not, I had a feeling. I knew we would not be given curriculum. I knew we would have to fend for ourselves; I was right. To our district's credit, they did offer to pay us for six hours of professional development the week before we normally go back. However, I will tell you that six hours is not enough. Sixty would be more like it...maybe even 600. Anyhow, I went to Walmart and bought a white sheet to hang on my wall, bought some twinkle lights, and went to school and took some of my inspirational plaques off my classroom wall. This became my teaching background for distance learning. Then, after doing some reading, I decided that I must have an additional monitor for my Google Meets.Otherwise, when ...