Week 5 was my first full week of teaching and Google Meets. I met my class every day from 9:30-9:50 to explain their daily tasks and see how everyone was. We started with about 4 students and by Friday we saw a few more during our daily meets.
The students loved having Google Meets every morning as it gave them an opportunity to their friends and myself face-to-face. They were all very happy to see their friends and myself which was lovely to see.
After week 5 I made a few changes to my online teaching. One of the main things I changed was only having whole class Google Meets on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I set aside Tuesday and Thursday as optional Google Meets for those who needed extra help. So far I have a good amount of learners attending for extra help. This has given them an opportunity to ask any questions and allows us to talk through the work in more detail if needed. This has meant I've received a lot more completed work throughout the week which is great.
I also am opening the Meet early at 9:20am to allow the students to have a chance to chat and communicate face-to-face with their peers. More learners have been attending earlier in order to talk with their friends which is great.
Another change I have made is playing a game at the start of everyone Google Meet. I have included a Kahoot for the start of every Meet. This has gained a lot of interest and increased the amount of learners attending. We have made it a daily competition to win the Kahoot which they love.
So far, distance learning is going extremely well. I am enjoying my daily Google Meets and emails with the students.
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