As_CJS a_AT0 professional_AJ0 teacher_NN1 and_CJC amateur_AJ0 ghost_NN1 hunter_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD finally_AV0 able_AJ0 to_TO0 wed_VVI my_DPS two_CRD passions_NN2 this_DT0 school_NN1 year_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS our_DPS school_NN1 has_VHZ gone_VVN "_PUQ hybrid_AJ0 "_PUQ and_CJC the_AT0 majority_NN1 of_PRF students_NN2 are_VBB remote_AJ0 ._SENT You_PNP see_VVB ,_PUN hunting_VVG for_PRP remote_AJ0 students_NN2 is_VBZ a_AT0 lot_NN1 like_PRP hunting_NN1 for_PRP ghosts_NN2 :_PUN Beings_NN2 you_PNP 've_VHB never_AV0 seen_VVN or_CJC met_VVN float_VVB in_AVP and_CJC out_AVP of_PRF meetings_NN2 and_CJC communicating_VVG with_PRP these_DT0 beings_NN2 can_VM0 be_VBI mysterious_AJ0 and_CJC sometimes_AV0 downright_AV0 spooky_AJ0 ._SENT 
Yet_AV0 while_CJS my_DPS colleagues_NN2 bemoaned_VVD the_AT0 lack_NN1 of_PRF participation_NN1 from_PRP remote_AJ0 students_NN2 in_PRP Google_NP0 Meets_VVZ —_PUN and_CJC sent_VVD furious_AJ0 emails_NN2 home_AV0 each_DT0 day_NN1 —_PUN I_PNP used_VVD my_DPS unique_AJ0 skill_NN1 set_VVN in_PRP sensing_VVG nearly_AV0 imperceptible_AJ0 beings_NN2 to_TO0 make_VVI contact_NN1 with_PRP remote_AJ0 students_NN2 ._SENT Here_AV0 are_VBB five_CRD effective_AJ0 tools_NN2 for_PRP reaching_VVG your_DPS remote_AJ0 students_NN2 ,_PUN straight_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 ghost_NN1 hunting_NN1 world_NN1 :_PUN 
Television_NN1 Set_NN1 
It_PNP 's_VBZ no_AT0 secret_NN1 that_CJT remote_AJ0 learning_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN an_AT0 attendance_NN1 nightmare_NN1 ,_PUN with_PRP many_DT0 students_NN2 either_AV0 struggling_VVG with_PRP their_DPS internet_NN1 connection_NN1 or_CJC oversleeping_VVG and_CJC then_AV0 emailing_AJ0 that_CJT they_PNP 're_VBB struggling_VVG with_PRP their_DPS internet_NN1 connection_NN1 ._SENT Before_CJS you_PNP mark_VVB students_NN2 absent_AJ0 for_PRP not_XX0 showing_VVG up_AVP to_PRP your_DPS class_NN1 ,_PUN try_VVB this_DT0 trick_NN1 I_PNP learned_VVD from_PRP hunting_NN1 poltergeist_NN1 :_PUN Turn_VVB on_PRP a_AT0 television_NN1 set_VVN in_PRP a_AT0 dark_AJ0 room_NN1 ,_PUN dial_VVB into_PRP a_AT0 channel_NN1 that_CJT only_AV0 plays_VVZ static_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC place_VVB both_DT0 your_DPS palms_NN2 against_PRP the_AT0 glass_NN1 ._SENT You_PNP 'll_VM0 faintly_AV0 hear_VVI a_AT0 chilling_AJ0 voice_NN1 whisper_NN1 only_AV0 ,_PUN "_PUQ They_PNP 're_VBB here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ Although_CJS you_PNP might_VM0 not_XX0 have_VHI sensed_VVN the_AT0 remote_AJ0 students_NN2 any_DT0 other_AJ0 way_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 now_AV0 go_VVI ahead_AV0 and_CJC mark_VVB all_DT0 of_PRF them_PNP "_PUQ here_AV0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Ouija_NN1 Board_NN1 
Formative_AJ0 assessment_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN another_DT0 struggle_NN1 for_PRP teachers_NN2 of_PRF remote_AJ0 students_NN2 ._SENT While_CJS some_DT0 teachers_NN2 are_VBB using_VVG online_AJ0 applications_NN2 like_PRP Pear_NN1 Deck_NN1 ,_PUN Nearpod_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC even_AV0 PollEv_AJ0 to_TO0 have_VHI quick_AJ0 check-ins_NN2 with_PRP students_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB found_VVN that_CJT even_AV0 these_DT0 tools_NN2 rarely_AV0 engage_VVB remote_AJ0 students_NN2 ,_PUN who_PNQ find_VVB it_PNP easy_AJ0 to_TO0 ignore_VVI ungraded_AJ0 assignments_NN2 ._SENT 
Instead_AV0 ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN going_VVG old_AJ0 school_NN1 :_PUN Ouija_NN1 Board_NN1 ._SENT Several_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS colleagues_NN2 and_CJC I_PNP will_VM0 place_VVI our_DPS fingers_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 wooden_AJ0 planchette_NN1 and_CJC ask_VVB our_DPS remote_AJ0 students_NN2 an_AT0 exit-slip_NN1 question_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP first_ORD tried_VVD this_DT0 ,_PUN I_PNP was_VBD sure_AJ0 that_CJT my_DPS colleague_NN1 Greg_NP0 was_VBD moving_VVG the_AT0 device_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP became_VVD a_AT0 believer_NN1 when_AVQ the_AT0 responses_NN2 became_VVD very_AV0 specific_AJ0 and_CJC very_AV0 mean_VVB ._SENT Only_AV0 a_AT0 teenager_NN1 would_VM0 repeatedly_AV0 move_VVI the_AT0 planchet_NN1 back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 from_PRP the_AT0 letter_NN1 "_PUQ f_ZZ0 "_PUQ to_PRP the_AT0 letter_NN1 "_PUQ u_ZZ0 ._SENT "_PUQ 
Mirror_NN1 
This_DT0 is_VBZ one_CRD of_PRF my_DPS favorite_AJ0 tools_NN2 for_PRP "_PUQ brain_NN1 breaks_VVZ ,_PUN "_PUQ when_CJS my_DPS lectures_NN2 are_VBB getting_VVG a_AT0 little_AV0 too_AV0 long_AJ0 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP get_VVB a_AT0 sense_NN1 that_CJT students_NN2 are_VBB starting_VVG to_TO0 fall_VVI asleep_AJ0 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP need_VVB to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 that_CJT students_NN2 are_VBB with_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 go_VVI to_PRP the_AT0 bathroom_NN1 sink_NN1 ,_PUN splash_VVB a_AT0 little_AJ0 cool_AJ0 water_NN1 on_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC when_CJS I_PNP look_VVB back_AVP into_PRP the_AT0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 have_VHI sworn_VVN I_PNP saw_VVD my_DPS remote_AJ0 students_NN2 standing_VVG behind_PRP me_PNP for_PRP a_AT0 second_ORD !_SENT 
If_CJS you_PNP 're_VBB not_XX0 comfortable_AJ0 summoning_VVG students_NN2 into_PRP the_AT0 bathroom_NN1 ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 also_AV0 use_VVI this_DT0 trick_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 faculty_NN1 lounge_NN1 ._SENT Simply_AV0 lean_VVB deeply_AV0 into_PRP the_AT0 fridge_NN1 ,_PUN obscuring_VVG all_DT0 of_PRF your_DPS surroundings_NN2 and_CJC you_PNP 'll_VM0 get_VVI an_AT0 eerie_AJ0 feeling_NN1 that_CJT your_DPS remote_AJ0 students_NN2 are_VBB standing_VVG behind_PRP the_AT0 open_AJ0 door_NN1 ._SENT With_PRP that_DT0 feeling_NN1 that_CJT students_NN2 are_VBB with_PRP you_PNP ,_PUN you_PNP can_VM0 confidently_AV0 continue_VVI with_PRP your_DPS lecture_NN1 ._SENT 
Hot_AJ0 Dogs_NN2 
This_DT0 trick_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN a_AT0 staple_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS ghost_NN1 hunting_VVG days_NN2 that_CJT —_PUN I_PNP 'll_VM0 be_VBI honest_AJ0 —_PUN has_VHZ n't_XX0 translated_VVN that_CJT well_AV0 to_PRP the_AT0 classroom_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC at_PRP this_DT0 point_NN1 ,_PUN it_PNP 's_VBZ too_AV0 early_AJ0 to_TO0 tell_VVI ._SENT You_PNP see_VVB ,_PUN in_PRP the_AT0 world_NN1 of_PRF ghost_NN1 hunting_NN1 ,_PUN we_PNP have_VHB classic_AJ0 "_PUQ fat_AJ0 ghosts_NN2 ,_PUN "_PUQ like_PRP Slimer_NN1 from_PRP the_AT0 Ghostbusters_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC Fatso_NP0 from_PRP Casper_NP0 ._SENT These_DT0 ghosts_NN2 tend_VVB to_TO0 love_VVI hot_AJ0 dogs_NN2 ._SENT They_PNP will_VM0 seek_VVI them_PNP out_AVP and_CJC shovel_VVB them_PNP into_PRP their_DPS mouths_NN2 ,_PUN their_DPS translucent_AJ0 bodies_NN2 allowing_VVG the_AT0 meat_NN1 to_TO0 thud_VVI onto_PRP the_AT0 floor_NN1 ._SENT 
From_PRP my_DPS experience_NN1 ,_PUN kids_NN2 also_AV0 really_AV0 like_PRP hot_AJ0 dogs_NN2 for_PRP some_DT0 reason_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 just_AV0 in_PRP case_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP 've_VHB been_VBN keeping_VVG an_AT0 open_AJ0 package_NN1 of_PRF Hebrew_AJ0 Nationals_NN2 on_PRP my_DPS desk_NN1 ,_PUN next_ORD to_PRP the_AT0 keyboard_NN1 ._SENT Since_CJS only_AV0 a_AT0 few_DT0 of_PRF my_DPS students_NN2 are_VBB in-person_AJ0 ,_PUN very_AV0 few_DT0 have_VHB a_AT0 problem_NN1 with_PRP the_AT0 smell_NN1 ._SENT 
Greed_NN1 
If_CJS all_DT0 else_AV0 fails_VVZ ,_PUN your_DPS remote_AJ0 students_NN2 are_VBB n't_XX0 showing_VVG up_AVP ,_PUN participating_VVG ,_PUN or_CJC submitting_VVG any_DT0 work_NN1 —_PUN even_AV0 after_CJS you_PNP 've_VHB used_VVN my_DPS tried_AJ0 and_CJC true_AJ0 ghost_NN1 hunting_NN1 tricks_NN2 —_PUN you_PNP 're_VBB going_VVG to_TO0 need_VVI to_TO0 pull_VVI out_AVP the_AT0 big_AJ0 ghost_NN1 guns_NN2 ._SENT First_ORD ,_PUN quit_VVB your_DPS job_NN1 as_PRP a_AT0 teacher_NN1 and_CJC devote_VVB your_DPS life_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 career_NN1 in_PRP accounting_NN1 ,_PUN so_AV0 much_AV0 so_AV0 that_CJT you_PNP develop_VVB a_AT0 reputation_NN1 for_PRP being_VBG miserly_AJ0 ._SENT Once_AV0 you_PNP 've_VHB worked_VVN your_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP a_AT0 top_AJ0 position_NN1 ,_PUN spend_VVB each_DT0 Christmas_NN1 as_CJS alone_AV0 as_CJS you_PNP are_VBB currently_AV0 in_PRP your_DPS classroom_NN1 ._SENT Eventually_AV0 ,_PUN three_CRD of_PRF your_DPS remote_AJ0 students_NN2 will_VM0 visit_VVI you_PNP to_TO0 teach_VVI you_PNP about_PRP the_AT0 true_AJ0 spirit_NN1 of_PRF Christmas_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC you_PNP can_VM0 sit_VVI them_PNP down_AVP for_PRP a_AT0 serious_AJ0 talk_NN1 about_PRP living_VVG up_AVP to_PRP their_DPS potential_NN1 ._SENT At_PRP the_AT0 very_AV0 least_AV0 ,_PUN maybe_AV0 you_PNP can_VM0 get_VVI them_PNP to_TO0 turn_VVI their_DPS cameras_NN2 on_AVP ._SENT 
