Looking Back by Erika Inka https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections Reflect on your Zoom experiences from the Spring and expectations you want to set for this year. What worked well last Spring? What was a challenge that you would like to improve upon this Fall? en-us 2020-08-18 00:11:50 UTC 2025-10-01 14:04:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3ac.png Breakout rooms with structure ammusolf2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684901686 Giving them a task to complete during their breakout session (holding their group accountable) ]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684901686 Transitions sometimes a challenge... https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684901772 2020-08-18 14:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684901772 I liked that we were able to use a variety of tech. tools to deliver the content. I think it was a great way for us (and students) to experience learning in different modalities mmarquette https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684901992 2020-08-18 14:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684901992 Break out Rooms https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902019 Breakout rooms where students worked individually. Didn't know how to collaborate! This year I must model clear sentence starters and examples ]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902019 being able to screencast my iPad and doing math on Notability with students following along. Kind of like the white board in person lprocter7 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902131 2020-08-18 14:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902131 Interactive tools like Padlet and Menti worked well. It was also easy to share mini-lessons by screensharing. egalin3 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902162 2020-08-18 14:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902162 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902178 Kids seemed to be able to successfully split the screen to have Zoom and Notability open at the same time to multi-task during a synchronous lesson]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902178 Screen sharing to model https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902187 2020-08-18 14:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902187 I found that Peardeck was really great since students had to participate, their responses were anonymous, and you could see results real time. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902331 2020-08-18 14:26:18 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902331 Crickets https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902416 Staff and students feel shy to participate]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902416 Break the tasks into small pieces. mweerts1 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902523 2020-08-18 14:26:22 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902523 Well... https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902615 Collaboration in breakout rooms, direct instruction, and sharing teacher screen to model.]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902615 Sharing student work! https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902724 2020-08-18 14:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902724 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902927 Working one on one with students who were struggling with work completion]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902927 Read aloud and discussion ktischhauser1 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902939 I read aloud. The kids discussed live and in the chat or in a Schoology discussion.]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684902939 Small groups seemed to work well for me jpeterson249 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903078 2020-08-18 14:26:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903078 Open hours jprice184 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903255 When I simply offered open hours for help. Some kids came in for no other reason than their parents made them come. So, they’d often show up, turn off their video, and disappear.]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903255 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903448 Student attendance throughout the entire Zoom meeting

]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903448 giving the students documents to work with when they went to the breakout room...they had language to use to start their breakout room discussions https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903871 2020-08-18 14:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903871 Nearpod and GimKit worked well in zoom. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903946 2020-08-18 14:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903946 It was great to have some time face-to-face with the kids and create some sense of normalcy. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903981 2020-08-18 14:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684903981 Active engagement https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904005 2020-08-18 14:26:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904005 Recording my Zoom class, and then pushing out the recording after the fact (for students who missed, or who need extra reinforcement) https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904069 2020-08-18 14:26:44 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904069 Padlet ammusolf2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904185 Kids are already familiar with the format, so it was an easy transition with lots of options]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904185 Students using mute/unmute and reactions. craia3 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904274 2020-08-18 14:26:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904274 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904359 Not having norms to begin ]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904359 Making sure students stay on the whole time https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904418 2020-08-18 14:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904418 - Having students present info - Discussions jaschmidt13 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904672 -Feedback to students

]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904672 Screen sharing to demonstrate activities/videos. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904790 2020-08-18 14:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904790 Small Groups https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904806 It was nice to connect with kids in small groups]]> 2020-08-18 14:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904806 Game Shows! https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904857 2020-08-18 14:26:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904857 recording the sessions to repost https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904933 2020-08-18 14:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684904933 Discussion Board with structure ammusolf2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905188 This serves as a way to have a whole-class "discussion." My kids did better when they were provided with clear expectations for what a response should look like. ]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905188 Students who were actually afk pfleck2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905584 2020-08-18 14:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905584 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905676 Getting students to participate and engage in conversations/discussions.]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905676 Attendance - both initially and keeping students actually there once the class has started and their camera is off. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905841 2020-08-18 14:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905841 Keeping students from getting distracted by their surroundings rlala2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905937 2020-08-18 14:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684905937 Hmmm... https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906170 Students turning screen off and not being there, students were very hesitant to participate as fluidly as they do in person

]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906170 Attendance https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906174 2020-08-18 14:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906174 Didn’t work well https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906175 Kids not totally participating/ only a few 

]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906175 Google slides https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906207 collaborate on common google slides using breakout rooms]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906207 Games, greeting students. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906225 2020-08-18 14:27:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906225 Breakout rooms ktischhauser1 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906279 Because they weren't used to it, the kids didn't know what to do, and since I don't usually have a co-teacher, there was no one to monitor things]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906279 discussions with large groups https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906380 2020-08-18 14:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906380 Maria https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906391 Loved everything about Zoom!  Love breakout rooms 

]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906391 Breakout rooms were not a success in the Spring, but I feel like I have more tools now to make it effective. egalin3 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906565 2020-08-18 14:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906565 At the beginning of implementing Zoom, there would be issues with making sure you, or students, had an updated version of Zoom... so logging on was sometimes an issue. I also wonder what the "norm" should be for students having their video on/off. mmarquette https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906944 2020-08-18 14:27:38 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684906944 Being able to monitor student behavior in big groups and small groups jaschmidt13 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907155 Keeping kids off their phones
Keeping kids on screen
Students not in a good working environment
Students not on time

]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907155 Students entering and leaving sessions https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907160 2020-08-18 14:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907160 Student home distractions. craia3 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907171 2020-08-18 14:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907171 i think a whole class discussion did not work well. I think the teacher could call on a few individuals but not many https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907345 2020-08-18 14:27:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907345 Try push students a little bit https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907484 Sometimes we need start the conversation. Students tend to be  quiet in breakout room. ]]> 2020-08-18 14:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907484 I felt nervous when there was awkward silence jpeterson249 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907497 2020-08-18 14:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907497 Keeping kids screen on when they are speaking https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907859 2020-08-18 14:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684907859 Length of time in a breakout room mattered... more success with shorter time and clear purpose. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684908321 2020-08-18 14:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684908321 stulini2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684908641 Most kids participated]]> 2020-08-18 14:28:10 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684908641 Attendance mweerts1 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684908841 2020-08-18 14:28:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684908841 distractions with how they look https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684909728 2020-08-18 14:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684909728 Breakout sessions - crickets https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684910584 2020-08-18 14:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684910584 in the spring we did not require faces to be shown, and I think it would be nice for everyone to know what they should do: video on or not? https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911048 2020-08-18 14:28:57 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911048 Wait time https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911135 I felt the need to fill the silence instead of waiting for students to answer. ]]> 2020-08-18 14:28:59 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911135 stulini2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911311 Many kids were not visible. I missed the ability to see the students. Eye contact is important. ]]> 2020-08-18 14:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911311 getting "let back in" https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911331 2020-08-18 14:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911331 vharling2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911355 Breakout rooms for math with assistants was very effective]]> 2020-08-18 14:29:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911355 Most students participated. mweerts1 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911504 2020-08-18 14:29:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911504 Getting Bumped Out pfleck2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911637 then having to get the new admin to pop it back to you!

]]> 2020-08-18 14:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684911637 Kids struggled to even find their Zoom meetings/codes clorenz27 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684912632 2020-08-18 14:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684912632 bcheng29 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913140 Being able to connect iPad and MacBook, so I can share screens on both devices, write on iPad as my white board ]]> 2020-08-18 14:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913140 Kids problem solving tech issues https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913156 2020-08-18 14:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913156 vharling2 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913664 Students we r e on zoom but not engaged in the lesson]]> 2020-08-18 14:29:45 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913664 Not being able to see students (screen off) kstengren1 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913855 2020-08-18 14:29:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913855 Getting all kids to participate lprocter7 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913981 2020-08-18 14:29:52 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684913981 Using break out rooms https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684914051

]]> 2020-08-18 14:29:53 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684914051 too much toggling to find screens you need, etc. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684914140 2020-08-18 14:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684914140 Direct teaching worked well. nhunter58 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684914466 2020-08-18 14:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684914466 screen backgrounds :( https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915029 Way too distracting.

]]> 2020-08-18 14:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915029 Helping kids who were having tech issues while trying to teach a class. https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915044

]]> 2020-08-18 14:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915044 It was hard getting kids to talk. nhunter58 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915084 2020-08-18 14:30:12 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915084 Kids left the session. mweerts1 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915133 2020-08-18 14:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915133 bcheng29 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915541 MacBook doesn’t work with Virtual backgrounds ]]> 2020-08-18 14:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915541 tross98 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915818 Kids turning off their screen when engaging in physical activity (PE)]]> 2020-08-18 14:30:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684915818 bcheng29 https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684917352 Just learned to use polling to get instant feedback is great ]]> 2020-08-18 14:30:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684917352 Bandwidth issues https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684921326 Freezing or getting kicked out.]]> 2020-08-18 14:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/bsd220/zoomreflections/wish/684921326