Teaching in a virtual classroom

An expert helps teachers to make the transition from physical to virtual learning.

The transition may be hard for many teachers who are not tech savvy.

YOU’RE WATCHING FOX FOUR SPOKETO AN EXPERT TO GET THEM SOMTIPS ON HOW TO MAKE THETRANSITION FROM PHYSICAL TOVIRTUAL TEACHING.THE PANDEMIC IS NOT JUSTCHANGING THE SCHOOL YEAR FORKIDS, BUT TEACHERS, TOO!

IF THISIS YOUR FIRST TIME TEACHING INAN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT, BREATHE,IT’S NOT AS DIFFICULT AS ITSOUNDS.

IT’S JUST SOMETHING NEW.((VO))SO WE TURNED TO EDUCATIONEXPERT AND TEACHER KIMBERLY DWORTHY FOR TIPS ON HOW TO TEACHIN A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM.

FIRST --GET TECHIE SO EACH ONLINECLASSROOM USES A DIFFERENTPLATFORM.

SOME SCHOOLS DECIDETHEY WANT TO USE ZOOM, SOME USESKYPE AND SOME SCHOOLS HAVETHEIR OWN INTERNAL PLATFORM.

SOYOU NEED TO GET FAMILIAR WITHTHAT BEFORE CLASS YOU DO NOTWANT TO BE IN YOUR CLASSROOMAND THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIMEUSING IT.

YOU NEED TO KNOW HOWTO MEET YOUR STUDENTS, HOW TLET YOUR STUDENTS INTO THECLASS, HOW TO SHARE YOUR SCREEN.I RECOMMEND YOU PRACTICE WITHYOUR FRIENDS, HAVE YOUR FAMIAND FRIENDS LOG ON, PRETEND TOBE STUDENTS AND CONDUCT A MOCKCLASS WITH THEM.

NEXT -- BE THEMAESTRO OF YOUR CLASSROOM.

THESAME WAY THE MAESTRO IS THECONDUCTOR OF AN ORCHESTRA TOKEEP THEM HARMONY, YOU MUST DOTHAT FOR YOUR CLASSROOM.

INBRICK AND MORTAR CLASSROOMCONVERSATIONS ORGANICALLYHAPPEN, BUT THAT CANNOT HAPPENIN AN ONLINE CLASSROOM BECAUSEOTHERWISE EVERYONE IS GOING TOBE SPEAKING ON TOP OF EACHOTHER.

SO AT THE BEGINNING OFCLASS, YOU WANT TO LET YOURSTUDENTS KNOW, IF YOU NEED TOSPEAK, YOU CAN EITHER RAISE YOURHAND PHYSICALLY, OR THERE’S ABUTTON IN CERTAIN CLASSROOMSTHAT SAYS, RAISE YOUR HAND.

IFYOU HAVE A LIST OF RULES TO SENDTHAT OUT TO THE PARENTS BEFORECLASS EMAIL THEM SO THEY CANBECOME FAMILIAR.

HER THIRD TIP-- SMILE FOR THE CAMERA.

IN ABRICK AND MORTAR CLASSROOM,THERE ARE NOT CAMERAS ON YOU, 24SEVEN A DAY.

SO YOU HAVE TO BEMINDFUL.

EVERYTHING YOU DO IS ONTAPE.

I KNOW KIDS CAN BE KIDS.ALL KIDS ARE NOT BEHAVEDPROPERLY.

BUT YOU HAVE TOUNDERSTAND IN AN ONLINECLASSROOM, THERE IS NOPRINCIPAL’S OFFICE.

THERE IS NODETENTION.

NEVER LOSE YOUR COOLWHEN THINGS GET TOUGH, JUSTSMILE TO, JUST TAKE A MINUTE ANDSMILE OKAY, AND THEN REITERATEYOUR EXPECTATIONS.

AND FINALLY-- USE PROPS.

LECTURE STYLETEACHING IS VERY GOOD FOR OLDERSTUDENTS, LECTURE STYLE DOESN’TREALLY WORK THAT GOOD FORSMALLER STUDENTS.

IF YOU’RETEACHING , LITTLE STUDENTS, IFYOU’RE TEACHING ABOUT CA