Terms from 2020

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Across
  1. 5. the online platform used by BCPS where students and teachers gather when the building was closed (2 words)
  2. 6. the assignments given to students to complete on their own, typically while their teacher is meeting with a different group of students (2 words)
  3. 9. staying physically apart from others to maintain personal space and keep safe (2 words)
  4. 11. can refer to a set of circumstances never before seen; used quite often to describe 2020 related to the pandemic and the historic election
  5. 12. the feeling when you are tired of it all. Often used directly after a specific thing of which you are tired, like Covid or Zoom meetings
  6. 16. the way many, many people voted in the 2020 election that allowed them to not have to show up in person (3 words)
  7. 17. You might hear your teacher say this during a virtual class when it's your turn to speak, "We can't hear you, please ____"
  8. 18. an event where a Covid-infected person comes in contact with my others, who then also become infected, traced back to this event (2 words)
  9. 19. a virtual poster where students and teachers can place virtual sticky notes for learning activities
  10. 21. describes an event held exclusively online
  11. 23. this acronym refers to masks, face shields and other items healthcare workers wear to stay safe during a pandemic; early on, these items were in short supply
  12. 26. the type of virus that causes covid-19 and also the common cold
Down
  1. 1. a person whose job was not able to be done from home during lockdowns, and whose job is needed in order for society to run, such as a grocery store employee or a postal delivery driver (2 words)
  2. 2. the word to describe the type of learning that happens on Wednesdays during virtual school, where there are no class meetings and students do work on their own schedule
  3. 3. a word-play on the holiday in November when you are thankful, but celebrated via an online video meeting platform with family members’ faces on a screen
  4. 4. a phrase used often at the beginning of the pandemic to refer to the effort to make the virus spread more slowly over time so that hospitals would not get overwhelmed with patients (3 words)
  5. 7. a person whose job may involve taking care of those infected with Covid, such as a doctor or nurse (2 words)
  6. 8. refers to getting in touch with everyone a person has spent time with after finding out they are infected with covid, to let them know to get tested and to quarantine (2 words)
  7. 10. the minimum number of feet apart people should keep from others to stay safe
  8. 13. describes an event that is held partially in person and partially online
  9. 14. the trending article of clothing that only doctors/nurses and some construction workers had before 2020, worn over a person’s face to stop germs from reaching others
  10. 15. the play on words for small group or pod of people you and your family decide to socialize with during the pandemic
  11. 20. a phrase used to encourage people to take precautions so that the virus would not reach others (3 words)
  12. 22. when you are in a virtual class meeting and the teacher wants you to do an activity in small groups, she or he may use these (2 words)
  13. 24. word often used to refer to the period of time or act of staying home and not going anywhere or seeing anyone
  14. 25. a site that SPES students visit often to find assignments and grades