This is my first year teaching online and I honestly have mixed feelings. I enjoy the fact that I get to spend more time with my family and doing the things that I enjoy while making my own schedule. I also enjoy my new co-workers and the fact that they are easy to talk to and get along with.
However, I’m having a difficult time when it comes to communications with the students. Much of my teaching style involves making kids laugh, being silly and having a good time. I often, in an in-person setting, make a lot of Jokes which is really tough to do in an online setting. Tone can easily be misconstrued as being mean or degrading so you have to be very careful with what you say and how you word it. This has been a challenge for me as I said that my teaching style usually involves me making light or jokes in some situations. 
One solution that I found to portray my certain sense of humor to the students is memes. I have been finding funny memes to post on my weekly announcements or almost any chance that I get. I hope that the kids are understanding my sense of humor and find it funny I personally smile every time I open up my class and see the announcements.