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"getting people to talk in zoom class" tips thread - I& #39;ll share mine and you share yours, please!
tip 1: in breakout rooms, ask one person to manage the screenshare or whiteboard, and everyone else tell them what to write/draw. works GREAT for syntax trees, for example, and they feel less self-conscious (can also do this out of breakout rooms, if the group is <25ish)
tip 2: rather than teacher calling on everyone, e.g. for introductions or anything where everyone has to share, do it popcorn style! at the end of someone& #39;s turn, they choose who should go next. use participant markers to mark who& #39;s had a turn yet
tip 3: any zoom meeting longer than forty minutes needs a BREAK. tell em to go stretch and drink some water, and do it yourself as well.
tip 4: put blank slides in your ppt at strategic spots to write down answers/ideas from volunteers. the blank slide feels motivating - we want to fill it up!
tip 5: if you want students to talk, explicitly tell them they can unmute themselves - they& #39;re not allowed to in a lot of classes - and for peer discussions: "this is your time, I& #39;m turning my mic/camera off so I don& #39;t distract you" - be explicit about handing over the floor
tip 5 continued - I will also, with adult learners, tell them I& #39;m actually walking away from the computer for 5 minutes (and do so) so they feel less surveilled / less pressure to get stuff "right" in front of a teacher
will continue adding and qt& #39;ing into this thread as I try/hear about/think of stuff!
