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Starting in mid November, I'll be tasked with teaching to three different cohorts of students at the same time (one in front of me and the other two streaming into my class from home). I want to provide my students the most "normal" classroom experience I can possibly deliver, regardless of their location. I fear that without these added pieces of technology, I will be stuck sitting behind my desk doing zoom, and students in front of me in class will be stuck on their chromebooks. With a decent webcam (mounted on my podium), students who are at home can see me, the white board, and the lecture/notes, all at the same time, giving them some semblance of normalcy during these odd COVID times. Students who are in person with me would not be tied to their Chromebooks, but could get a much need break from their screens, and enjoy being in a real classroom with their peers. The headphones have a built in microphone that reduces background noise and can be worn under my PPE with relative comfort. This would allow me to be able to have discussions while moving about the front of the room without fear of losing audio connection to my remote students at home. The adapter is needed to connect the webcam to my 2011 Macbook Pro (which doesnt't have USB-3).

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Starting in mid November, I'll be tasked with teaching to three different cohorts of students at the same time (one in front of me and the other two streaming into my class from home). I want to provide my students the most "normal" classroom experience I can possibly deliver, regardless of their location. I fear that without these added pieces of technology, I will be stuck sitting behind my desk doing zoom, and students in front of me in class will be stuck on their chromebooks. With a decent webcam (mounted on my podium), students who are at home can see me, the white board, and the lecture/notes, all at the same time, giving them some semblance of normalcy during these odd COVID times. Students who are in person with me would not be tied to their Chromebooks, but could get a much need break from their screens, and enjoy being in a real classroom with their peers. The headphones have a built in microphone that reduces background noise and can be worn under my PPE with relative comfort. This would allow me to be able to have discussions while moving about the front of the room without fear of losing audio connection to my remote students at home. The adapter is needed to connect the webcam to my 2011 Macbook Pro (which doesnt't have USB-3).

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