"When I go to Zoom all day long, even if I sit still, I'm just sitting there with my body. Why don't I pay attention to what the teacher is saying?" 💭

Trapped at home, I don’t want to be delayed by the epidemic, but it’s really not easy to absorb it by using Zoom. Parents lamented that in fact, parents are neither teachers nor therapists, and any teaching or tips are left to professionals. When going on Zoom, the best role of parents is to support technology and assistive behaviors. It is ideal if children can attend class by themselves to learn. 😌

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First, there is a problem with analyzing the edge?

For example, when we were young, if we can sit still but do not respond to the teacher, there may be several reasons:

💻 Many children attending Zoom classes feel like they are watching YouTube! He didn't know that it was the teacher who talked to him about the problem.

😜 Behavioral problem: Even though I knew the answer, I didn’t want to answer it. I was hung up on my classmates, disturbed the computer, and wanted to switch channels to watch YouTube.

🥺 Ability question: I am very good but I really don’t know the answer. How difficult is the question?

🛠 I.T. Technical problem: The "Lag machine" network is delayed, especially when the whole class is on Zoom, it is so noisy and cannot be heard.

It could be one of the reasons, or it could be “all of the above.”

📣 Regardless of the age and ability of the children, most parents in the example hope that the children will answer questions and will be around to help. Commonly used prompting methods: repeat the teacher's instructions and ask one more time to ensure that the children hear. Over time, children will get used to responding to questions from people around them in real life, instead of directly responding to questions asked by teachers on Zoom. As a result, children seem to be unresponsive, and parents respond to questions first.

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Set reasonable expectations first:

👶🏻 Initial goal: interact with the teacher first, and understand the situation of Live at that time, rather than watching the teacher act as a KOL.

👦🏻 Next step: With the help of parents and prompts, you can insist on finishing the class, and it is difficult to escape without knowing.

🧑🏻 The ultimate goal: Children can sit and watch Zoom by themselves! Try your best to respond to the teacher. Even if you get the answer wrong, it doesn't matter. Just attend class and listen to the book. Parents themselves can sit next to WFH and only do the logistics, IT and material management, and help when necessary.

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Phase 1

"First interact with the teacher and understand that it was a live situation, not just watching the teacher act as a KOL."

Initial goal: Real-time interaction

💻 Find an adult you know well, maybe your father or your mother’s friend, open a Zoom chat and practice one-on-one Zoom interaction.

🤭 Tip strategy: Parents should accompany their children to ensure that the questions asked on Zoom are clear and that the children know how to answer and do them. Parents, please be patient after someone asks a question on Zoom: it’s not easy to repeat the question, it’s not easy to bring it up, and it’s not easy to say something inappropriate or ignore the person. Allow at least 3 seconds for the children to think about it and count silently 1 2 3 (the length of time depends on the child's ability, 3-5 seconds is basically reasonable). Parents will then provide the following assistance based on their children’s performance:

If children can

✅ Correct answer: Please applaud and praise

⭕️ There are answers but the answers are wrong: Support and encourage those who have tried. After the person in Zoom repeats the question, parents can grasp the timing of the child's answer and help prompt the correct answer.

❓ No response: After the person in Zoom asks a question, parents can prompt the "time to answer" and use gestures (pat the child, point to the screen) to let them know that you are coming home and it is time to speak. Make sure the child speaks or responds with movement.

If the child does not understand the gestures, you can prompt the beginning, first and second words of the answer, and then ask the child to complete the end. Ask the person on Zoom to practice again a few times.

😄 The goal for children is to get used to responding, have fun and stay engaged throughout the process. Parents’ goals are to practice the timing of prompts, slowly let go once they begin to understand how to interact, and extend the Zoom time until it meets reality.

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