GMHS prepared for virtual learning

Garces has been a 1:1 iPad program for about 7 years, and has been an Apple Distinguished School for 2 years.

Worldwide Apple has 470 schools who have become, Apple Distinguished.

19.LEAVING SOME SCHOOLS UNPREPAREDFOR AT HOMELEARNING.HOWEVER, ONE LOCAL SCHOOL SAYSTHEY WERE VIRTUALLYLEARNING BEFORE ALL OF THIS.23ABC'S ALEX BELL IS AT GARCESMEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WHERESHE SPOKE TO STAFF ABOUT THESYSTEMS THEY ALREADY HAD INPLACE TO GO DIGITAL.YES, GARCES MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOLHAS PRIDEDTHEMSELVES ON NOT MISSING ASINGLE DAY OF CLASS SINCECOVID-19 HAS PROMPTED SCHOOLCLOSURES.

ANDSINCE WE ARE ALL PRACTICING SAFESOCIAL DISTANCING ISPOKE TO THEIR STAFF ON ZOOMANDTHEY TOLD ME EVEN THOUGHTHERE'S NO STUDENTS ON CAMPUSSCHOOL IS STILL INSESSION.

AND THEY SHARED SOME OFPROCESSESTHEY'VE BEEN USING THAT SET THEMUP FOR SUCCESS."WHATEVER HAPPENS WE'REPREPARED.RIGHT NOW THEY HAVEN'T MISSED ADAY OF EDUCATION.

AND IT'S NOTANEDUCATION DAY ON THEIR OWN ITSAN EDUCATION DAY WITH THEIRTEACHER INTHEIR LIVING ROOM."GARCES MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL WENTFROM BEING ONCAMPUS TO A VIRTUAL CAMPUS INONE WEEKEND.

AND THEIRSTUDENTS HAVEN'T MISSED ONE DAYOF CLASS SINCESCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATIONTEMPORARILY SUSPENDEDSTUDENTS FROM COMING TO CAMPUSTO STOP THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19."EVERY STUDENT HAS AN IPAD.

OURBOOKS ARE ON THERE OUR EDUCATIONIS ONTHERE.

WE ARE 21ST CENTURYLEARNING."GARCES HAS BEEN HAD A 1 TO 1IPAD PROGRAM FOR ABOUT 7 YEARS.AND HAS BEEN AN APPLEDISTINGUISHED SCHOOL FOR 2YEARS.

WORLDWIDE APPLE HAS 470SCHOOLS WHOHAVE BECOME, APPLEDISTINGUISHED."YOU CAN GET ON A VIDEO CHATWITHYOUR KID AND HAVE THEM DO SOMEWORK BUT WITH THE ABILITIES THATWEHAVE OUR TEACHERS ARE TRAINEDWITH BEING AN APPLEDISTINGUISHEDSCHOOL THE CONTENT ANDEVERYTHING IS ALREADY ENGRAINEDINTO OURCURRICULUM."GINO, THE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR ATGARCES SAYSTHAT JUST BC SOMEBODY HAS ADEVICE DOESN'T MEAN THEY CANUSE IT EFFECTIVELY.

AND WHATSETS THEIR SCHOOL A PART ISTHE TRAINING THEIR TEACHERSRECEIVE TO EFFECTIVITY USETHEIR IPAD AS A DISTANCELEARNING TOOL."FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS ITSBEEN IN OUR TEACHER CONTRACT FORTEACHERS TO BE APPLE CERTIFIEDWHICH IS A TEACHER TRAININGPROGRAMWE GO THROUGH."AND NOW THEY ARE HAVING AVIRTUAL SPIRIT WEEK .

ANDTODAY IS CRAZY SOCK DAY.ALEXSIA IDRULIAS, A SENIOR, SAYSTHAT GOING DIGITAL ISNOTHING NEW FOR HER AND HERCLASSMATES AND DURING CLASSTHEY EVEN CATCH UP ON WHATEVERYONE DID OVER THEWEEKEND...."I THINK WHILE I DO MY SCHOOLWORK SOFROM ABOUT 8 IN THE MORNING TOABOUT 130 IN THE AFTERNOON NOTMUCH ELSE CROSSES MY MIND OTHERTHAN MY CLASS WORK AND SEEING MYFRIENDSON SCREEN SEEING MY TEACHERS.

ITREALLY IS KIND OF BUSINESS ASUSUAL."BLAINE GEISSEL, A BUSINESSTEACHER, SAYS THE TRANSITIONHAS BEEN SEAMLESS FOR HISCLASSES... AND HISATTENDANCE HAS BEEN AT 99.8PERCENT."ON THE FIRST DAY WHEN THEYLOGGED INTO CLASS ALMOST ALL OFTHEM HAD THEVIRTUAL BACKGROUNDS AND THEYKNEW HOW TO DO THINGS."BLAINE EVEN FEELS THAT STUDENTSIN HIS CLASS MAY EVENBE MORE FOCUS..."LITERALLY BC THEY CANT TURN ANDTALKTO THEIR NEIGHBOR, I HAVE MOREOF A CAPTIVE AUDIENCE I THINK."HE SAYS DURING HIS CLASS IT'SFEELS LIKE EVERYONE ISSTILL IN A CLASSROOM... BUTINSTEAD OF HAVINGEVERYBODY WALK UP TO THE BOARDTHEY'RE SITTING AT ONE.AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THEY'VEEVEN INCLUDED SCHOOL SPIRITINTO REMOTE LEARNING ANDTOMORROW IS HAT DAY AND THEYALSO HAVE A LOT MORE SETUP ONTHEIR FACEBOOK PAGE.REPORTING LIVE IN BAKERSFIELDI'M ALEX BELL FOR 23ABC NEWSCONNECTING YOU.WE HERE AT 23ABC AND OUR PARENTCOMPANY -- E.W.

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