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I use the 1, 2, 3, All Eyes on ME and it works pretty well from the younger ones to the older ones. Consistency is key here. The kids have to know and be familiar with the attention getting signal.

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Kids are very smart and like to be heard. Ask the students to chime in and develop what should be a list of classroom expectations and rules. Rules for kids now turn into Laws for when they become adults. It's a good habit to form when they are younger to follow a civilized pattern.

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Have students share a fun fact about them that no one else would know about them. A silly fact like "I like ketchup and mayo mixed together as a dip." Someone else might like it too and there will be common ground.

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Giving students 2 minutes to gather a Picnic Item from their home and bringing it to their work station is a fun way to get the kids moving and motivated.

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Something as simple as a smile can cheer up a student especially when they may not be having a good day. When doing virtual, we don't have to wear face masks and then therefore can afford to show our faces and smile. =)

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The students can create a Me poster using jam board to describe 5 good things about them that they would like to share within the class community.

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I would ask my students to think and contribute one idea that they would like to incorporate in setting up classroom expectations.

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Absolutely love the scavenger hunt idea! Great tool to use for lessons but also makes it fun for the students

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Scavenger Hunt.        I love the idea of using a scavenger hunt for Elementary Students. Not only does it get them up and moving, it also can be an assessment tool to see where their understanding is

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Scavenger Hunt.        I love the idea of using a scavenger hunt for Elementary Students. Not only does it get them up and moving, it also can be an assessment tool to see where their understanding is

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Have an interactive slide in Pear Deck with the Classroom expectations and review occasionally but remove one of the expectations and ask students to add the missing one and reflect on how removing that expectation might effect learning.

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Open each Day with an uplifting song. It will get the kids energized for the day and help avoid awkwardness while waiting for kids to get in to the Zoom.End the day or at least the week with a dance party w/ song

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Teacher to Student and Student to Student: Have a class lunch Zoom meeting and put students in break out rooms like lunch tables. Pop in to each group for a minute and do a Would You Rather question

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Let the students ask you questions about yourself that interests them

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I love the attention getters that were mentioned.  I already use many of them, so a good refresher.

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I love the attention getters that were mentioned.  I already use many of them, so a good refresher.

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Create a virtual locker. Use a Google doc, clip art, etc. to 

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Create a virtual locker. Use a Google doc, clip art, etc. to 

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I love the scavenger hunt idea!

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Brown Bag with Flipgrid and Introduce Yourself with Flipgrid. About me slides.

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Brown Bag with Flipgrid and Introduce Yourself with Flipgrid. About me slides.

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I would like to have all of my students collect an object that is meaningful to them and share with the class.

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Older students can interview each other using a template to play for the class later.  Keep it under 3 minutes!

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Older students can interview each other using a template to play for the class later.  Keep it under 3 minutes!

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Have students record a 30 second video of their 3 favorite items at home.

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Have students record a 30 second video of their 3 favorite items at home.

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I love the last few minutes of class to engage the kids in an open ended question to create conversation with their peers.
Diane McGaugh

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I like the 5 minute session with each student to get to know their personality!

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Expectation contract. signing with a virtual signature.

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Expectation contract. signing with a virtual signature.

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Team building with 60 seconds connection.

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Team building with 60 seconds connection.

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Love the idea of the 60 second relate break.

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Love the idea of the 60 second relate break.

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Music is universal. It usually gets the attention of anyone, regardless of age.

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Having students help to develop expectations gives them ownership in the guidelines and will increase their likelihood to follow them.

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Sharing with students about our families and personal life encourages them to share about their families and personal lives.

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Whatever we do as ice breakers, we need to participate and not just monitor. Our students need to see our human side.

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Simply greeting a student by saying their name goes a long way.

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How my virtual classroom will differ from my in person classes - and how they'll be the same.

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An idea of what they can expect for the year - and how I will help them

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I think having an "in-person" introduction of the students over zoom the first week would be  a really fun icebreaker

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I think having an "in-person" introduction of the students over zoom the first week would be  a really fun icebreaker

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Having a connection meeting with the parents of our 3-5 year olds with disabilities is a great way to connect with them, find out their feelings as we go into virtual learning, and show them the tools we

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Scavenger hunts allow children to share what they love and let others get to know them better.

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Students will use Flipgrid to introduce themselves. 

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Students will use Flipgrid to introduce themselves. 

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Create an on-line class collage where each student in your classroom can add something that represents them.

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Create an on-line class collage where each student in your classroom can add something that represents them.

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I liked the idea of incorporating music within my virtual lessons.A specific song to represent a different transition during virtual lessons.

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I liked the idea of using songs to transition to other subjects, and as greetings to welcome students to Zoom lessons.

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I immediately went and changed my lesson for tomorrow to include a breakout room "ice breaker" activity so the students can get to know each other better!

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I will use flip grid to have them talk about themselves. I will also use a variety of IEP assessment tools to get to know my students.

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Having a prompt already on screen for students to ponder.

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Having a prompt already on screen for students to ponder.

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I like the idea of having students create their own class contract together on a shared doc. Perhaps a shared Google Slides with visuals about their contract.

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Music

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Champs

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Student survey, any activity that involves communication

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Ice breakers, scavenger hunt, share good things

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Like idea of music and virtual high 5

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Hello Hello Song at beginning of every zoom and sing goodbye to kids at the end

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Hello Hello Song at beginning of every zoom and sing goodbye to kids at the end

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Favorite stuffed animal/toy
Scavenger Hunt
Favorite color with favorite toy

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Zoom has different icons for chatting and raising their hand.  use these tools to do a blind assessment of who understands

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Zoom has different icons for chatting and raising their hand.  use these tools to do a blind assessment of who understands

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Engage the students with a trivia question or other mental game quiz to get them warmed up for learning

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have students help create the class expectations in small groups or in breakout rooms

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have students help create the class expectations in small groups or in breakout rooms

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using a getting to know you chart where parents and student do one of the charts together

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using a getting to know you chart where parents and student do one of the charts together

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using a 2 minute connection about the animal they best relate to

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using a 2 minute connection about the animal they best relate to

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using the seating chart so student can visual themselves in the classroom

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I love the virtual classroom seating arrangements. Students will feel more "in-tune" with their peers and teacher when they visualize their classroom and seating arrangements.

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definately goint to begin with music as they enter the classroom and be ready to begin when music stops

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definately goint to begin with music as they enter the classroom and be ready to begin when music stops

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I am doing the scavenger hunt for object begining with your first and last names

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I am doing the scavenger hunt for object begining with your first and last names

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Virtual Classroom.  I made a cool classroom that even includes a link to music to study by.

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Virtual Classroom.  I made a cool classroom that even includes a link to music to study by.

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I'm going to adapt the Getting to Know You slides and use them as a conversation guide when conferenceing with  students at BOY.

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I'm going to adapt the Getting to Know You slides and use them as a conversation guide when conferenceing with  students at BOY.

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Excited to use the 2-Minute Connection with students! They'll love it!

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Excited to use the 2-Minute Connection with students! They'll love it!

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I liked the would you rather questions!!!!!

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I liked the would you rather questions!!!!!

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The ALL ABOUT ME posters are a great way for students to express themselves and share a bit about their lives to the class.

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I will definitely let the students pick their seat so I can see who the personalities are.

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Use Mentimeter or Google Post-Its for students to give input on social contract (how they want to be treated?  How they should treat others, etc)  Then, group similarities together and have students rate most important on Zoom classroom session.

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Use Mentimeter or Google Post-Its for students to give input on social contract (how they want to be treated?  How they should treat others, etc)  Then, group similarities together and have students rate most important on Zoom classroom session.

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creating fun learning scavenger hunts with small teams. also in small circle adding 60 second get to knows... ELE Larkspur!

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I love the idea of using a word cloud or bar graph to create a student contract. It shows more visually the priorities of the students when it comes to good behavior, and is not difficult to convert into a list.

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I love the idea of using a word cloud or bar graph to create a student contract. It shows more visually the priorities of the students when it comes to good behavior, and is not difficult to convert into a list.

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I like the idea of the 20 second brain break. It can be used both virtually and in person!!

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I like the idea of the 20 second brain break. It can be used both virtually and in person!!

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I really like the 2 min connection and the 60 second relate break because they give everyone a chance to get to know each other better as well as become more comfortable with the teacher as a person not just a teacher. 

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I really like the 2 min connection and the 60 second relate break because they give everyone a chance to get to know each other better as well as become more comfortable with the teacher as a person not just a teacher. 

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Pamela chrisman

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Share out good things!

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Anything the kids can interact with and show they can build together will get them excited and engaged.

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Name that sound every morning when they walk in and are setting up for the day.

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Name that sound every morning when they walk in and are setting up for the day.

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Allow students to change their user name to their favorite hobby for the first ten minutes of class as a quick way to associate something they like with their face.

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Allow students to change their user name to their favorite hobby for the first ten minutes of class as a quick way to associate something they like with their face.

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Use Pear Deck to share Would you rather answers 

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Use Pear Deck to share Would you rather answers 

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I am a big fan of different styles of music and enjoy listening to music all over the world. It could be fun and a game changer to use specific songs to signal a transition from one lesson to the next.

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Basic questions on a google form can help you get to know your students. Allow them, if they choose to spend a couple minutes choosing which of their answers they would like to share with the class. Share some things about yourself, especially if you are learning something new and are possibly struggling with it. I.E., I am learning to be a Virtual Teacher this year, and I am a visual and auditory learner.

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Play some upbeat or relaxing music as the students join the Zoom class. I think it would allow the students to feel less awkward when they are getting set up.

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We always begin each year by having students  make a "favorite things" list. We create a few categories but then also encourage them to offer additional insights.

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We always begin each year by having students  make a "favorite things" list. We create a few categories but then also encourage them to offer additional insights.

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Creating a digital All About Me poster (self-paced) and playing All About Me BINGO as a group (live and whole group) where students share their written in responses when they get Bingo

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Creating a digital All About Me poster (self-paced) and playing All About Me BINGO as a group (live and whole group) where students share their written in responses when they get Bingo

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Class memory games about students' favorite things help students feel unique, remembered, and memory games are a fun challenge that warm up the brain.

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Class memory games about students' favorite things help students feel unique, remembered, and memory games are a fun challenge that warm up the brain.

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I liked starting each year with giving students the opportunity to create posters that evoke their interests. This then gives other students ideas on conversation topics they might be able to engage in with each other.

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or a signal played off my phone if it looks like to much chatter is going on Beatrice Waide

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Beatrice Waide

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What would normally be a private get to know you form in class is now a google form- Beatrice Waide

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what is something you did over summer break
Beatrice Waide

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First day for students to get know each other and for me to get to know their names, I'll play a game I learned in high school theatre where you say your name and an association of the Same letter. For example, my name is Beatrice and I like bees- Beatrice Waide

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I love the idea of playing music transitioning from one class to another with different themes to the music.

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I love the idea of chimes and stop watch as signals. I also apply 1,2,3...all eyes on me to get the attention of the students.

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Google slides before the learning session would start off,can  be a great help.

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Google slides before the learning session would start off,can  be a great help.

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Peer activity on each desk. Students can share about themselves and share with their friends on their desk.

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Peer activity on each desk. Students can share about themselves and share with their friends on their desk.

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Two minute connection is a great strategy for a team builder and ice breakers

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Two minute connection is a great strategy for a team builder and ice breakers

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I would love to see my students sharing short videos

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Have students select 3 personal objects and tell the stories of those objects! They can then share the stories with the class live or record them on flipgrid.

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Have each student create a getting to know you slide for themselves. At the beginning of each Zoom teach shares a few slides with group.

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Have each student create a getting to know you slide for themselves. At the beginning of each Zoom teach shares a few slides with group.

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Eyes are at me.