3 ms·
For what it is worth, the best online socializing I have seen my kids do was in zoom calls after formal lessons had ended and the teacher had left. These after
by uberman 6y ago
For what it is worth, the best online socializing I have seen my kids do was in zoom calls after formal lessons had ended and the teacher had left.
These after parties could sometimes last an hour after formal lessons had ended and I could hear kids talking and laughing together in an organic way. Something I never hear when my kids video chat with one other friend "head to head".
So, my recommendation is find a way for kids to interact in organic groups.
- actfrench 6y agoThank you so much. That's great. How many kids were there in the "after party" call?
- uberman 6y agoMy kid's classes of 22 or so probably regularly had 15 or so kids attend the online version (the fact that so many kids did not attend online classes is a disturbing aside) After the teacher had done their lesson and left, my guess is between 8 and 12 kids regularly stayed to goof off.
- uberman 6y agoI recommend you work with school districts and find way to integrate your product as a "virtual recess" that gets tacked on to one or more classes during the day. I think parents will respond better to "virtual recess" than "after party" :-P
- tmaly 6y agoI second the zoom meeting after the teach has left. My daughter loves it when this happens.