VIPKid First Experiences

I just taught my second lesson with VIPKid and I am so excited to be doing this!

For those who don't know, VIPKid is an online English Learning program for kids who live in China. The teachers are hired from the US and Canada. It is full immersion, meaning that the students learn English by talking with native English speakers.

What I LOVE about VIPKid is that I don't do much prep. I have a bunch of props in my "classroom" that I can use. After you have experience with the lessons, it is easy to check your notes right before teaching and pull out everything you might need. I have used flashcards, a whiteboard, a puppet, magnet letters, play food, finger puppets, play money... But I already had most of these in my house (2-year-old). Really though, many teachers don't use many props and use their tablet or phone a lot so they don't have a ton of toys to organize. Some teachers go all out and by out the dollar store!

My first lesson, I was so nervous. I had a student that was a little more reserved and hard to get excited. I felt like she was bored and just not amused by my antics. My second lesson was a five-year-old boy and he was so fun! He loved my dinosaur rewards and got excited when he got a star! He sang with me and made all the motions for the letters he was learning. Oh my goodness, so cute...

If you are wanting to make some money on the side, VIPKid really is a fun way to do it. Even just doing an hour a day can make some pretty significant spending money each month. I have only taught 2 lessons even though I was hired about 20 days ago, but this was to be expected. I have also done some practice lessons that are paid (this is an incentive for new hires to practice their teaching before their first lesson). I knew going into it, from watching Youtube videos of other VIPKid teachers that the first month is pretty slow for most AND February is slow for EVERYONE. Chinese New Year causes bookings to go down. Some teachers said that they had half of their regular bookings this week! Other than that most of the teachers I have communicated with said they have no problems filling up all the slots that they open and they have a lot of regulars.

The only downside is the hours are weird. Of course, you are teaching children in CHINA. So it is Chinese hours that you are working. For me, it is not so bad. I am in the Central Time zone and the PEAK PEAK TIMES (the most booked) are 5 am to 7 am which is not terrible. I open my slots from 4:00 to 6:30 in the morning. But the great thing is that you are in control of when you open slots. Need some more money this month? Open more slots and work a bit more! Need to take some days off? Don't open slots that day.

If you are interested, I would love to talk you through the hiring process! Use my referral link or my referral code when you sign up!

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Valentine's Banners!

I am a little late posting these, but I have made two Valentine's Day animated themes for Google Classroom! I am pretty excited that when I went to write this, I saw that I already sold one!

If you are unfamiliar with how to use animated Google themes and how to use them, you can check out my blog post showing you HERE!

Love is in the Air!

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Gamifying with Classcraft

Alright, Paper-haters...

I am extremely late publishing this post. My life has gotten a little crazy with some personal life stuff (i.e. applying for and getting hired for a new part-time gig! VIPkid is super amazing, and I will probably be writing about it soon!)

This last few week I have been playing with Classcraft. If you have not already heard of Classcraft, it is a wa
y of "gamifying" your classroom. It basically turns your classroom into an RPG (role-playing game). Think "Dungeons and Dragons" meets Class Dojo, which sounded like just about the right level of geek for me.

Although, I'm pretty geeky, I actually don't know a lot about role-playing games, so getting used to the language and the way the points worked took some time. There are a lot of moving pieces.

Instead of trying to explain all of it in a blog post, which would get long and complicated, (and redundant! -Classcraft has plenty of tutorial videos!) I thought I would give my list of pros and cons with using Classcraft.

I use a lot of comparing to Class Dojo, because I feel like it has been used in the classroom enough that most teachers will know what I'm talking about if I use something familiar. I love Class Dojo and still feel like it is the BEST for lower grades (and for some classes, higher grades too). Classcraft is just a bit more mature and has some differences that might appeal to some teachers. I am NOT dumping on Class Dojo when I use the comparisons, I still love it. This just might be a more effective tool for some.

Pros

Let's start with the pros! I really have enjoyed using this platform for the most part for my computer classes. It is different and fun and the students seem to like it.

1. Beautiful graphics! --Part of what drew my students in from the get-go was the imagery in the game. I had one of the videos paused up on my board when the students came into class. They were immediately interested. They saw a mage with the powers coming from their hands and wearing the outfit, and they thought it looked so cool.
   
   Each student has a character profile with a cool scene behind them and their equipment and teammates in the background. It looks like a character page for a video game.
2. Along the same lines... Downloadable Graphics! --In the teacher materials, you can find a downloadable folder that has all of the images used in classcraft! For FREE! I am currently turning the logo into a poster for my door and using some of the cool images for around my room.
   
   Teachers who have used Class Dojo or other platforms that get so integrated into your classroom culture always love decorating their rooms to go with it, using the pictures for prizes, badges, even bathroom passes! Classcraft completely gets this and makes it very easy to do.
   
   And now to talk about the actual game!
3. Teamwork and comraderie--The students are put in teams. They are able to use their powers that they have earned to help each other out. If a teammate starts to lose Health Points (HP) the warrior can take the hit for them. (Why would they do that? To gain Experience points and level up to get more powers!)
   
   When a teammate "falls into battle" (I know it's all so geeky and awesome!) the other teammates lose health points too, so it benefits everyone to help their teammates do well in class.
4. Behavior Management--The students want the powers and want to level up. When they know
   
   they can gain experience points by trying their best, they become more motivated. The "game" also has a built in consequence system for when students lose all of their HP. These can be set by the teacher.
5. (With Premium) Google Classroom Integration--This has probably been my favorite feature. Classcraft will AUTOMATICALLY award experience points for turning in assign
   ments on Google classroom. I can also import the graded assignment and it will award points based on the grade they got. So easy.
6. Equipment, Powers, and Pets--The studnents can gain powers to use in the classroom (such as getting to listen to music while they work or switching seats with a classmate for the day) as well as dress up their character using Gold Pieces that they have earned. The students love this way more than I thought they would.
   
   With the premium account, they can also choose a pet and send it on quests to gain more points.
7. (With Premium) Quests -- I also have enjoyed this feature. Since I am a specials teacher I put all of their tasks for the day in a quest. They are expected to finish the quest before the end of class. I could see this being a really useful tool for long term assignments. Each step of the assingment can be a task in the quest. The teacher can set the tasks to be self-progress, where the student just clicks a button to say their done with the task, or teacher led, where the teacher must unlock the next task. The writing process came to mind immediately when thinking about ways to use this.
   
8. (with premium) Volume Meter- This has been amazing!!!! You can set the volume meter on a timer and set a reward. If the students go the whole time without going over the bar, they are all automatically awarded the reward that you set. If they go over, a warning message comes up. The teacher can either choose "false alarm" or continue the timer. If they have triggered the warning, the reward gets smaller. Each time the students go over the noise limit, the reward gets smaller.
   
   This has worked like a dream!

Cons

There are a few things that someone might not like about Classcraft. Some of the things that might be considered cons are also things that might make some teachers like it.

1. Not really free... OK, there IS a free version and it is great as just a Class Dojo style behavior management system. The students can have characters that they can log in and dress and use their powers. But it is not as integrated into the classwork as premium. You can of course choose how you would award the experience points based on classwork, but it is just not built in like it is with premium and takes some extra work.
   
   The free version does not have quests, grade converting, pets, or volume meters which are pretty much my favorite things. The paid version is pretty affordable though, and you are given the option to pay for a whole year or to pay monthly.
2. Can be confusing for some--The complexity might turn off a lot of teachers, but I actually think it's what keeps the students bought in. Class Dojo feels baby-ish to older students sometimes and Classcraft has a similar function, but seems cooler to them. The fact that the language and point system are more like a World of Warcraft game make the students enjoy it more and helps them use their strategy skills.
3.  Not great for younger students--The videos and demos on the site even show Classcraft being used with high school age students. It really is meant to be used with older kids. My different classes use it differently. With my third graders, it is basically Class Dojo but with pretty pictures. Fourth and fifth grade use it to manage their tasks and know that they are getting their work done. They like using their gold pieces to change their characters and train their pet but they don't really use the powers in class. Sixth grade has a better handle on it.
   
   I also only see them for an hour a week, so they don't really have time to get the hang of it. It might be different if I was a classroom teacher using it every day, all day.

Conclusion

I have enjoyed using Classcraft and definitely think it is a worth a look, even for elementary teachers. The students LOVE it. However, if you want something that is easy to implement and very simply a way to track behavior, I would stick with Class Dojo, which is always free and has many useful tools and is great for data collection!

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Back to Life

Hey everyone!

Winter break just ended, and I am back in the game.  I had been planning on using my break to write some more blog posts and make some more Teachers Pay Teachers products, but my break got hijacked. My son was sick on and off during the break and my husband and I were fighting colds for the first part... Winter time is beautiful, isn't it?... I also decided it would be a good time to try to reset my house on the days that my kids were in daycare. So my house is cleaner, but my store and blog are a little bit of a mess.

What's Coming Up

Classcraft

In the next few days, I am hoping to write a few posts regarding Classcraft! I am very excited to start using this. Basically it turns your classroom into an RPG game. I know, super geeky. Geeky and awesome! I took the last week before the break to have the students set up their accounts and teams so that coming back we could hit it hard. I will keep you updated on my progress with this and come up with tips for those who would like to try it. It is mostly a behavior management tool when you use the free version, but with the Premium account it is a great tool to help keep the classroom paperless, and it links to Google Classroom!

More Google Classroom Tips

I am also hoping to give some more tips to using Google Classroom. Many of the teachers in my building have started using it, but don't yet know all of the awesome tools and tricks they can use it for!

More Paperless Products for You

I hope to create more and more products in my store to help keep your classroom paperless! If you would like to browse the products in my store please visit by clicking HERE! 

My most popular items are my animated Google Themes! And I am planning a whole bunch of new seasonal items, so be sure to follow me to get updated on new products.

Here is a link to a free theme for your google classroom to try it out: Freebie Animated Climbing Hearts. Don't forget to rate and give feedback!

If you would like directions on how to use these animated themes, check out my past blog post explaining how to use GIFs as your Google Classroom theme.

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Non-Tech Ways to Go Paperless

As we all know, I hate paper and avoid it like the plague. Many people just assume that this means I do EVERYTHING on computers. It's true, I use technology quite a bit. But as an educator, I do recognize that somethings need to be done by hand. Some students need to be able to touch things and move them around. Some things need to be handwritten either to practice handwriting or to help our brains take in what we are writing. If you have tablets in your classroom, you probably have found ways to incorporate drawing and handwriting using styluses. Not to mention, our kids really shouldn't be looking at a screen ALL DAY, even for educational purposes.

There are a lot of tech ways to make things paperless, which I love. But let's look at some NON-tech ways to go paperless (yes, there are many!).

DRY/WET ERASE and MAGNETS

As a paperless teacher, I wanted everything to be dry erase and magnetic. I found dry erase tape at the office supply store and went crazy with it.

Center Work

If you haven't already, you might invest in some dry erase pockets for your classroom. I had some full size and some half size to use for center practice. I like these because sometimes you need to make an activity last minute. I find a printable, print a couple out and put them in the pockets. The students love using dry erase. 

If you are better about planning ahead and like to have things to reuse throughout the year (and future years), create a folder that has laminated cardstock copies of games and activities that you can pull out and use over and over again!

Accountability Sheets

For daily 5, we always had the students fill out little sheets to help them keep track of their Daily 5 activities. It was mostly to make sure that they had something to show for their time, such as writing the title of the book that they read and saying something about what they read that day. Since this was something that was a quick check in and done EVERY week (or day, depending on how you structure it), making it laminated and having the students use wet erase markers helps keep the copying and wasting of paper to a minimum. At the end of the week, you use a wet wipe or wet washcloth and wipe them all clean, ready for the next week.

Dismissal Tracker

Again, anything that you are having to make a new copy every day/week, should be converted to a dry erase surface. Every day at our school, we are supposed to put our dismissal tracker for the week in our mailbox. This way, if there is confusion about a students' dismissal method, the secretary can pull out our sheet and see what the teacher had marked the student as. Inevitably, I would forget to print out a new sheet or would run out of the copies I had made. Finally, I realized I could laminate it, use a wet erase marker and not have to print anymore!

Homework Tracking

Honestly, I track homework on an excel spreadsheet, but I know many teachers who really like to be able to have their clipboard with all their trackers and things on them. They have a checklist that they mark on paper then of course go and put it in their grade books. If you are transferring the information to a digital format anyway, then you probably don't need the paper trackers too. Make it reusable! Check off assignments with a wet erase then wipe it clean after putting the information on the computer.

Library Labels

Organizing and reorganizing my library was always difficult for me. Some teachers probably are able to print and laminate their labels for their bins and never have to do it again. My library seemed to change so much. I constantly change the way they are organized. I finally used dry erase tape on my bins so I didn't need to keep printing and laminating new labels each time I needed to reorganize.

Hall Passes

Print out a template that has a place for date, time, location, and student. Laminate a few copies and have at your desk for when you need to send a student out of the room.

Name Plates

I didn't even actually make name plates for this. My kids' desks were PERFECT dry/wet erase surfaces. I took a wet erase marker and wrote the students names directly on their desks. When a student moves, get a wet wipe and wipe it clean for the next student. When I needed to make students switch desks for whatever reason, I wiped them clean and rewrote their names. For desks that aren't great for writing on with dry erase markers, the good old laminating and wet erase trick is great.

Scratch Paper

My students had lap boards inside their desk and dry erase markers that they used as scratch paper for math tests that were on the computer or other times they needed scratch paper. After I started doing this, my room stayed so much cleaner! After I moved rooms and had the great desks I wrote about above, I actually just had students use their desks as scratch paper! Of course, they absolutely loved that, and my students who normally wouldn't even use scratch paper started writing their work out on their desks.

Line order

Every time I changed my line order, I would print out a little copy and put it up on my door jamb using a magnet. I then thought about just making little magnets of each students names (I used dry erase magnets) then was able to rearrange them easily. This made it much simpler, especially for those times that you just moved one or two students to fix an issue with behavior. I hated having to print a whole new list for that. You could also use a small dry erase board and rewrite the list. The reason I liked the rearrangeable magnets better because if I only changed one student I could just move their magnet.

Any other great ways to go paperless and make your job easier? Leave them in the comments!

Google Assistant in the Classroom

What is Google Assistant?

You probably have used the Google search bar on your smartphone at some point. You may even have learned that you can use the microphone button on the search bar to say what you are searching instead of typing. Some of you might even have learned that you can simply say, "OK, Google" and your phone will start listening for you to say that search. This is your Google Assistant, and it can do a lot more than just do Google searches! (I know, my love affair with Google is not letting up...)

I love using my Google Assistant to help me do everything. In fact, I even recently got one of those fancy Google Homes for my house! While I'm working I like to be able to just say "OK, Google, text my hubby I'll be home in 30 minutes." And she says "OK! Sending text!" Over time I have learned even more things that the assistant can help me do. She adds items to my grocery list, reminds me to do things, sets alarms, starts timers, plays music, turns on my lights, makes calls, 

Recently I started thinking about how I could use this more than just for my work productivity but actually in the classroom... And now I'm extremely excited. What makes these great is that you are not searching for a ton of different apps or having to gather material. It also is great to know about for those awkward little in-between moments (like a guest speaker running late) that you need something to do with the kids but don't want to start an actual activity. If you're like me, you always have your phone on you.

Most of these activities are "Talk to [name of activity]."

Practicing Mindfulness and Yoga Master

Practice Mindfulness-This is the command that started this whole post. My teacher friends that have been doing all of the mindfulness training will love this. If you say, "OK Google, practice mindfulness," a two-minute mindfulness clip plays. As a support teacher, this is PERFECT for starting the classes. They come in all wild and rambunctious so a little quiet breathing and mindfulness time is great to get us ready for the class. 

Another great thing is that it is exactly two minutes. Since playing with it I found that if I send a student away to get it together for a minute, I can start this and set it next to them. It helps the students consciously get their bodies and brains back in control and it also gives them a guide to when to come back. When the clip is done and says "Enjoy the rest of your day," the student returns to their computer and gets to work. Classroom teachers that use a safe seat or "calming corner" could really find this useful. 

I like that I can get it going with a simple command (no set up) and it is quiet enough that the student can sit in the corner and go through it. 

Yoga Master-If you say "Ok Google. Talk to Yoga Master" it starts your yoga session. You can choose to "Start Lesson" or "start meditation". The meditation option just plays nature sounds for you. The lesson goes through some yoga poses with you. It describes the poses and shows a picture.

Vent it out- Another option for students who are needing to separate themselves to get calm. For students who need to vent, but don't want to talk to a teacher about it, they can vent to Google. Help them feel like they have a place to vent even when they don't want to talk to you.

Brain Breaks and Ice Breakers

Google Assistant has a lot of interactive games that are meant to use with your kids with the Google Home. I found that a lot of these are great for in the classroom-especially if you have younger grades. 

Freeze Dance-Ask the assistant to play Freeze Dance and it plays fun music and pauses at different times. It even has a winter edition right now! Since Google Assistant is in control, the teacher gets to play with the students! It also calls out ways to dance like "wave your arms like ribbons while you dance"

Musical Chairs-Similar to freeze dance, the assistant is in charge of starting and stopping the music. At the beginning of the game, she asks how many are playing.

Sound Pet-You and your class can have a virtual class pet! Once you find your pet with the first game, you name it. You can visit the sound pet with the command "Play sound pet" to take it on a walk, feed it, and check in on it.

Susie Says-"Talk to Susie Says" starts a Google version of Simon says.

Never Have I Ever-Great for older kids, this is the classic icebreaker game that helps people get to know each other a bit!

You can also find trivia games, jokes, and other fun things!

Math

Multiplication Tables-Exactly what it sounds like. This game asks different multiplication facts. The command is "Talk to Multiplication tables"

1-2-3 Math- "Talk to 1-2-3 Math" has 3 difficulty levels of word problems. 

Language Arts

Vocab Geek-Practice new vocabulary words. This game has 3 difficulty levels and gives the player 3 hints and two choices. Great for a Word Work option.

This is just one of MANY vocabulary options for Google Assistant. 

Mad Libs-Mad libs have always been a great way to practice parts of speech. "Play Mad Libs" starts the game. She asks for different types of words and the student can answer. After she gathers all of the words, she reads the silly story to them. I like this, for students that you want to practice parts of speech, but write slowly or get caught up on spelling. This allows them to practice the actual objective of parts of speech.

Read a Story-Great for Listening to Reading for Daily 5. The Google Assistant can access MULTIPLE storytelling apps to read a story to you. If you simply say "Read me a story," to your phone's Google Assistant she sort of gives a joke story.  You have to specify where to get the story. Google Home has more option but there are some for your phone. 

Story Tree ("Ask Story Tree for a Story"-interactive stories (like choose your own adventure). The con of this one is that it is robotic sounding, but the pro is that the students are interacting with the story.

Study.com-Covers multiple subjects and ask questions for the player to answer. An easy English question that I had was "What does a sentence need to have to be complete?"

Have any other great ideas for how Google Assistant could be used in your classroom? Leave them in the comments!

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Google Forms

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Self Evaluating and Peer Evaluating

The Many Uses of Google Forms

The moment I discovered Google Forms a few years back, my whole life was changed. I immediately saw that this had potential to make my teaching life so much easier. Many teachers don't even realize all that this nifty tool can do for you. Many understand that it can be a good way to do online assessments but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

What makes forms so great? They are super simple to set up, they have a quiz feature that makes grading a breeze, it sorts data in multiple ways, it is easy to convert all of your results into a spreadsheet... Honestly, I use forms for just about everything... Here is a list of some great ways that Google forms can help you ranging from the obvious to the creative and from the more administrative side to actual activities for the students. Just go to www.google.com/forms to start creating your own!

Quizzes 

Of course, making quizzes is at the top of my list. There is even a "Blank Quiz" option when starting to create your form. It is so nice because any multiple choice questions get graded automatically. Short, one-word questions can also be graded. 

Some teachers have said to me, "Well, I mostly do open-ended questions, so that wouldn't work for me." IT IS STILL AWESOME WITH OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS! First off, it is an awesome way for students to submit and it is easier to keep everything organized on the teacher's end. Second, if you make it a quiz as said before, grading is STILL much easier.

Generic Answer Sheets

Another wonderful thing about forms is that they can be REUSED. I make generic forms to use over and over for different things. After collecting responses for a specific assignment, I create a spreadsheet, then unlink the spreadsheet for the next time. Then I have all the responses in a spreadsheet and I can delete them on my form.

In fourth grade, my team and I used forms for our guided reading responses. It was so nice because we made a document that the kids saved that had all the questions, then just had a generic answer sheet that the students could use over and over again (they bookmarked the link in their devices). It had a drop down list that told us which book they were reading and another drop down list that had the chapter numbers. Every time they were ready to answer the questions they opened the form, selected the chapter and book and started filling in the answers. This is also a great idea for EXIT TICKETS and REFLECTIONS (2 other great uses for forms).

Order Forms

Another pretty obvious use (there is even a template for it!) is to use forms for different types of order forms. As a classroom teacher there are many instances that students have opportunities to buy things for fundraisers or books or other reasons. I have used forms for T-shirt orders, Scholastic Book orders, candy orders, yearbook orders, and probably others that I can't even remember! 

Restroom Passes

I know, it sounds weird, but as a teacher having everything documented is really great. I actually started doing this as a way to increase accountability with my students and to be able to notice patterns. I found that when the students had to log their restroom breaks they were a little more conscious of how often they asked to leave class. Sometimes you have that kid that always seems to need to go to the restroom when it's time to do independent work. 

Google forms automatically puts a time stamp on submissions so the form can be as simple as selecting their name from a drop down list and clicking submit. My students have laptops, so it was a bookmark in their browser, but I have seen teachers use QR code on the wall with their class Ipad in a designated spot. The student that needs to go uses the ipad and scans the code that brings up the form.

Parents Signing In

Every conference, we are asked to have a sheet to collect information when the parents come in. It has a place for their name, student's name, and updated contact information. Do you know who always loses the sheet at the end of the day and frantically has to figure out whether a parent accidentally took it home with their child's work (yes this happened) or if it got thrown away? Yup... Every. Time. Let's imagine a scenario where the sign in cannot get lost, because it is a form on your IPad or laptop that the parents fill out right before their conference... At the end of the day, the teacher pulls up the results, exports it to a spreadsheet that automatically has the exact time the parent signed in and organizes all of the information in nice neat rows and columns. The teacher then does not print the spreadsheet to allow it to get lost before ending up in an admin's hands, but emails it directly to the admin so they have it forever. 

Wow. So much better, huh? I know. I'm working on getting everyone else on board.

Scheduling Meetings

Have a committee? Do you go through a huge email thread to try to figure out times that work for everyone? Use a Google form that members can fill out that shows the results in an easy to analyze way. Google has a template that is a great starting point if you don't want to start from scratch. Great for grade levels, committees, PDs...Anything that would require multiple people trying to coordinate a good meeting time.

I use it to schedule times that I can meet with teachers to help them set up tech equipment, learn about different tech tools, etc.

Job Assignments for Group Work

In my sixth grade computer class, I have the students doing group projects. They all have different jobs that they had to assign at the very beginning. They also had to pick a topic. Their first group assignment was to fill out a form to give me their information. They had to put everyone's names in the group, pick a topic, then read each job description and assign who would be doing that job. After they were submitted I had a spreadsheet that I could open that had everyone's job assignment and topic so checking in with teams was easy and making sure each person was doing their job correctly. 

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Pick-a-Path 

This one I am actually really excited about, but I haven't done a lot. I hope to start making some games and activities for my store. Do you remember those "Choose Your own Adventure" books? It's kind of like that. One of my favorite TpT sellers, Erintegration has one for sale that looks really cool. (Check out her Youtube video explaining it HERE!) 

Click here to buy my Pick a Path for Digital Citizenship!

Using Google forms you can create conditions to make different paths based on options that the person filling out the form chooses. Using this feature you can create activities that allow the students to "choose their adventure." I could see this working with Math like Erin from Erintegration does, or even ELA. You could have the students piece together a story with different components. If you are creative with that kind of thing, I suggest playing around with it! (Note: You can also use google slides to do this!) I played around and made one for Digital Citizenship for my computer class. I am hoping to make some more that are more fitting for the general education classroom.

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