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VIEW ALL PARTICIPANTS IN VIDEO MEETING
Right, lots in this thread to unpack.
1. The 4 video view will work in the desktop app on Windows, Mac, Linux or the mobile app on Apple or Android. It is not possible in the browser. I don't believe this is likely to change in any useful time period.
2. The 9 video view is in development, and Microsoft have heard loud and clear from MVPs that it's important. As far as I know it won't be here during April.
3. The view you see will always be the students that talked most recently. If you keep your students muted and unmute to speak it shouldn't be confusing to work out who is speaking.
4. As the teacher you can select any of the students in your meeting to view their video by clicking on the ... next to their name in the list of attendees and selecting pin, once you have finished unpin to get back to active speakers.
4. Your school districts are probably wise to not permit the use of Zoom, they have a responsibility to not allow your student data to be accessed by third parties or several other risks. Look up zoom bombing if you think it'll be fine, or when zoom were sending data to Facebook without permission, or when hackers worked out how to access private meetings.
5. Teams has very good controls to allow you to keep order during a meeting, controlling who can speak, present etc. It's harder to achieve this in Zoom. Tips in my video attached.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKdlyf_KDCg
CertifiedVirgo
Earlier posts in this thread present good arguments. Namely, teachers that need to maintain engagement with all their students, or medical professionals that may be addressing a group of patients.
There are also other threads in this forum that touch on the same topic.
- As the son of a retired elementary school teacher and habilitation specialist, I believe we can agree that remote teaching is not ideal for students of that age regardless if you can see them or not. Early childhood development requires a certain level of closeness and intimacy.
CertifiedVirgo Thanks for the input. It's frustrating trying to learn a platform while trying to teach a different way. Of course, one to one conferences would be an ideal way to go but it's unrealistic. The closest we've come is pinning them to the screen for show and tell. They also love to see their classmates. So much at that age is about socializing and the opposite of distancing. How I miss the good ol' days.
- No it definitely doesn’t jive, but having the capability to see all the participants really adds a plus to the experience.
