Write an article based on this "Set up more than one way to communicate with your online students. Establish online office hours but be flexible with your time. Have weekly check ins with your students. Integrate feedback from your students into your lesson plans. Hand out a class survey at the end of the online class."
article: Staying in contact with your students is one of the most essential parts of being an effective online teacher. Offer more than one way for your students to contact you, including by email, by phone, by video chat, and via the online discussion board for the course. Giving your students may different ways to get in touch with you will show them you are interested in communicating with them and are willing to adapt to their communication needs.  You may want to include all your contact information as part of a first day posting on the discussion board or in your syllabus for the course, which should be uploaded to the online learning page for the course before the course begins. Offering many different communication methods also means you can check up on students who start to fall off the discussion boards or appear inactive in the course. You should reach out to any inactive students through one of the many communication methods you have set up to reestablish a connection so they become more engaged in the course. It is important that you be flexible with your time as an online teacher, as your students may have work schedules or other commitments that mean they may get in touch with you at odd hours. But being flexible does not mean you cannot also set some parameters around when you are available for a discussion about an assignment or when you will provide feedback on an online post. You may want to establish online office hours where you will actively be online and ready to answer any student questions. For example, this could be every Monday and Wednesday from 3-5 pm or it could be two hours before the online class session begins. Be specific about your office hours but be willing to also be flexible and meet your students halfway if they have a conflicting schedule that requires them to be online at odd hours. Keep the lines of communication open and hold your students accountable by scheduling weekly one on one check ins with your students. This could be a short video chat about how they are feeling about the course, a phone call, or an online chat. Schedule the check ins for the same time every week so they are part of the routine of the course. If you have many students in your online class, you may ask each student to instead respond to an online posting, with feedback on how they feel they are doing in the class and what they are working on in relation to the class. This will spark discussion and allow your students to stay connected to you. Listen to student feedback and encourage it. This will show your students that their thoughts matter, even when you do not interact in person with them. You may want to set up a weekly feedback session, where you have a round table video discussion with your students or groups of students. You can then integrate the student feedback into your lesson plans and use their feedback to create more interactive activities for the course. The survey should ask your students about how effective the online course was for them and what you could do to improve the course. Be willing to solicit feedback on the course from your students at the end of the course as a way to close out the course and reflect on it.

Write an article based on this "Combine sugar and water in saucepan. Heat to a boil. Cook until thickened somewhat. Stir in vanilla. Let the syrup cool."
article: Give the ingredients a few good stirs to mix them well. The sugar will not dissolve right away. This is OK. Almost any medium-sized pot will do. You may want to avoid cast iron — it can be tricky to clean syrup off of. Set a burner to medium-high heat and stay near the stove. Stir every minute or so. As soon as the water reaches a gentle but steady boil, reduce the heat slightly to maintain this simmer. This usually takes about three minutes or so, but it's a matter of personal preference. Feel free to let the mixture boil for longer if you want a thicker syrup. Stir often. As the mixture boils, the water will evaporate and enter the air as vapor. However, the sugar will remain, which causes the mixture to get thicker. When the syrup has reached your desired thickness, remove it from the heat. Carefully pour the vanilla extract in. Stir to combine. When the syrup is at a pleasantly warm temperature, it's ready to consume or add to your dish. Enjoy! See the "Serving Suggestions" section below if you're looking for ideas of how to use your syrup.  Be very careful about spilling or touching the syrup while it's still hot. Its stickiness can make it very hard to get off, which can lead to bad burns. If you don't want to use the syrup immediately, you can also transfer it to an airtight container and store it in the fridge. Since it's mostly sugar and water, it won't go bad for a very long time.

Write an article based on this "Play fetch. Throw a Frisbee. Play with water. Practice nose work with your dog. Get your dog to chase you. Blow pet-safe bubbles for your dog. Work on scent tracking."
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One of the most classic games you can play with your dog outside is fetch.  Traditionally, you’d throw a ball or a stick you found outside for your dog to retrieve and bring back to you.  You can, however, vary how you play fetch to keep it interesting for your dog.  For instance, try bringing some other toys with you, like a toy bone or stuffed animal, and throw these for your dog to retrieve.  Also, vary the height, direction, and length at which you throw while you’re playing fetch with your dog.  This will help keep it interested in the game.  While you are playing, work on your dog’s obedience training.  Focus on training your dog to learn commands like “come,” “drop it,” “lie down,” and “release.” Playing Frisbee with your dog is a bit different than playing fetch.  The Frisbee hangs in the air after you throw it, giving your dog an extra challenge in trying to catch it before it hits the ground.  Once it catches the Frisbee, have your dog return it to you so you can throw it again. You can buy Frisbees in varying degrees of toughness, depending how aggressive your dog is when playing this game.  If your dog is rather gently with the Frisbee, a soft Frisbee will be fine, but if your dog is tough on Frisbees, get one that is more durable. Generally, dogs love water and yours will probably enjoy playing or swimming in it while it is outside.  Try setting up sprinklers for your dog to run through in your back yard. If your dog can swim, take it to the beach or lake to play in the water. You can also use a pet life jacket to make sure your dog stays afloat. Make sure you have a towel handy to dry your dog off before it comes inside the house or gets into your car. Nose work is a scent detection activity used by professionally-trained K9 dogs that work with police. You can teach your dog to do it by first practicing inside by hiding a toy or food in an enclosed room. Don’t interrupt or try to help them; let them find it on their own, then reward themselves by eating the treat or playing with the toy. Keep training them for 3 months to a year before introducing a “target odor”--a specific scent for an object you want them to find. When your dog gets skilled at this, you can start taking them outside for a fun hide-and-seek scent game. To learn more about nose work and sign up for workshops, visit the official site here: https://www.k9nosework.com/about-us/what-k9-nose-work Another way to have fun with your dog outdoors is to get it to chase you.  To do this, mimic another dog and bend down in front of your dog, putting your hands on the ground.  Then take off in one direction.  Your dog will likely catch on and chase you.  Vary the patterns in which you move, making it more challenging for your dog to catch you. Buy some pet-safe bubbles online or at your local pet store. You can blow some bubbles around your dog and allow them to chase after them, snapping at them with its mouth and bursting them with its nose or paws. It’s important to get pet-safe bubbles, because regular bubbles will be toxic to your dog if ingested, as well as irritating to your dog’s eyes or skin. Tie a string around one of your dog’s favorite toys—preferably one it has just been chewing on—and drag this toy along the ground in some type of pattern (like an “L” or “S” shape, for example).  Hide the toy at the end of the trail under a big leaf, some sticks, or a pile of grass.  Bring your dog to the beginning of the track and tell it to “find it.”  Your dog will love using its scent-tracking skills to locate the toy. If your dog is having trouble, try pointing to the ground or dragging your finger along the scent trail.