Developing stamina for 90 minute online classes
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Anonymous
Ummm.... they certainly do! I regularly took classes that only met once a week for nearly 3 hours at a time. |
Anonymous
Yes they do, usually on Tues and Thurs. |
Anonymous
My son is a college freshman and has them 3x a week, and the classes are 12-30 kids and the professor makes everyone have their cameras on and randomly calls on students. Fun! |
Anonymous
Of course, they do! Have you ever taken a college class? |
Anonymous
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Your 9th grader can play video games, social media, for hours... they can do DL.
My 10 year old having no issues. Did 3 hours a day straight over the summer for an academic class. |
Anonymous
How lovely for her. Most 9th grade girls don’t play video games and doing that is different than taking notes during a 90 minute class. Get off your high horse. |
Anonymous
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College professor here—and I realize I have more flexibility than a HS teacher. But I was supposed to teach a 1x 3hr section for summer term. I asked the students if they would prefer 1 3hr lecture, 2 1.5 hr lectures, or 3 50 min lectures. Unanimously they voted for 3x per week. Classes are recorded if a student can’t make it since we made a change and I will do a private lecture if a student is having trouble with the recording.
No one—including me, the professor, wanted to sit for a 3 hr zoom class. |
Anonymous
Not on Zoom. Totally different. Stretch breaks are necessary. I agree with the note-taking if DC isn't already. That helps maintain attention a lot. I had to teach this to my DC because he hadn't learned it at his fancy private school, and when I did, it made a huge difference. |
Anonymous
Is your son required to keep the camera on? Does the teacher lecture for the entire 90 minutes? In my district students aren’t required to turn on their cameras and instruction is only given during half the period, the second half they do their independent work. They are still part of the meeting, but everyone is muted and their cameras are off. The teacher is available for help if needed. |
Anonymous
But part of that time is for student work. It’s not like they are just listening to the teacher talk for 90 minutes. |
Anonymous
You never had a class that met once a week for three hours? |
Anonymous
Why can’t kids take stretch breaks on their own while in Zoom? They just stand up at their desk or walk around a little bit they can still hear what the teacher is saying. It’s easier for kids to take a stretch break during Zoom than it would be during an in person class. |
Anonymous
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Curious if most of your kids are being required to have their cameras on during their Zoom meetings? If so, I can definitely see why it would lead to Zoom fatigue, but if they can keep their cameras off as is allowed in my district, what’s the big deal? They can get up, stretch, even do jumping jacks if they want. And generally the entire 90 minutes isn’t filled by the teacher talking. Half is student independent practice time, in which they would have even more freedom to do things like use the bathroom or even get a quick snack. Honestly it’s a much less restrictive environment than being in the classroom.
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Anonymous
DP. My college freshman has 90 minute, camera-on required lectures on zoom 3x a week and a 2 hour class on zoom camera-on required, random attendance checks once a week. His friend has a 3hr zoom class. You don’t know what you’re talking about. |
Anonymous
| When the class is recorded for later on, you don’t want to be the kid in the recording doing jumping jacks when you’re supposed to be copying notes. |