To acquaint yourself with students at a remote site consider scheduling a point-to-point video conference. In addition to getting to know your students, your students will then know how they can technically communicate with you during the course. - Select the video tool that might support the easiest and best connection. Note that students will probably need something on their desktop/mobile device.
- Options: Google hangouts, Clearsea, Scopia, Skype.
- Create and share with students your meeting plan. Some questions you might consider asking:
- Is this the first class you have taken over video conferencing?
- If so what are your expectations? concerns?
- If you have taken a class before what were positives or ways that might have improved the class?
- What are your favorite subjects?
- Why are you taking this class over VC?
- What subject interests you most in school?
- Do you have some extra-curricular areas you are involved with?
- As a followup to the meeting, ask to share the benefits of the conference (ie administration, ESU, other DL teachers)
- Might this be used for a Parent/Teacher conference?
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