Recording all Zoom classes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hope classes are recorded, with an option of attending later in the day. I plan to use that feature extensively.

I have zero interest in 9-3 screen time for my elementary school student.

What if most kids does that??

Maybe MCPS will then listen to the experts at the CDC and Harvard and open elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

I support classes being recorded. Not all parents can be present for the live instruction, to ensure their child(ren) are able to stay focused and engaged during the lesson. Recordings can be used by a parent later in the day, to help them with teaching their child what was taught earlier or just for their child to rewatch with the parent by their side to help them stay focused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have to be recorded otherwise kids were ok miss and not catch up. It’s not like kids can stop by the classroom before or after school to discuss things.

Are you kidding me? If they are recorded, no one will show up to class. And yes, there is time to meet with teachers virtually on Wed and EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.

OP, I am completely against it. My kids will not actively participate in them and I will make sure their video is turned off. This is a privacy issue. It is also a recipe for disaster for bullies and others who want to turn in possible embarrassing moments from the teacher or a student responding into a memes.

If you kid misses a class, they miss the whole class. Just like a regular school day. Who do we talk to about recordings?

Previous generations of children were exposed to the ravages of war and your kid can’t sit on the couch and video zoom for the good of mankind?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have to be recorded otherwise kids were ok miss and not catch up. It’s not like kids can stop by the classroom before or after school to discuss things.

Are you kidding me? If they are recorded, no one will show up to class. And yes, there is time to meet with teachers virtually on Wed and EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.

OP, I am completely against it. My kids will not actively participate in them and I will make sure their video is turned off. This is a privacy issue. It is also a recipe for disaster for bullies and others who want to turn in possible embarrassing moments from the teacher or a student responding into a memes.

If you kid misses a class, they miss the whole class. Just like a regular school day. Who do we talk to about recordings?

Yikes.
Your kid is going to have a TOUGH time in life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They have to be recorded otherwise kids were ok miss and not catch up. It’s not like kids can stop by the classroom before or after school to discuss things.

Are you kidding me? If they are recorded, no one will show up to class. And yes, there is time to meet with teachers virtually on Wed and EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.

OP, I am completely against it. My kids will not actively participate in them and I will make sure their video is turned off. This is a privacy issue. It is also a recipe for disaster for bullies and others who want to turn in possible embarrassing moments from the teacher or a student responding into a memes.

If you kid misses a class, they miss the whole class. Just like a regular school day. Who do we talk to about recordings?

Yikes.
Your kid is going to have a TOUGH time in life.

Ask the pedo websites that have kids on school zoom calls rocking back and forth on their bed in nightgowns showing off their underpants if that is appropriate.

OP is right. I too am 100% against anything being recorded and able to access repeatedly by anyone. I won't allow my kids to participate in anything recorded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not necessarily. My friend teaches in FL and is very stressed out and it’s only been two weeks. Having to teach kids online while teaching in person is a mess. She gets emails and texts all day long from complaining parents (mostly parents at home) who say she

1) isn’t calling on their kid enough
2) isn’t interesting enough to keep her kid’s attention
3) isn’t doing any group/partner work (her district won’t allow kids online to go into breakout rooms)
4) isn’t mailing home packets of work for when the parents decide to take the kid out of online sessions for a long weekend
5) isn’t solving home tech problems on the spot
6) isn’t “choosing” interesting enough books for ELA instruction (the district chooses them, not the teacher)


The list is endless and this isn’t just one parent. She is ready to quit. Her DH talked her down but she doesn’t know how much longer she can take it.

This all sounds like typical MCPS parents even before virtual instruction. Parents bitch all of the time about everything. You just hold your ground and move on.

[Anonymous]

I heard in a meeting that teachers will have to announce to their classes on Zoom that they are about to record. If a child does not want to be in the recording, he/she will have to turn their video and mic off. Last spring there were always a few kids who wouldn't turn these on to begin with. I have a feeling that there will be many more people without cameras on once recording starts. Should be fun to see 5 kids out of a class of 26 for the sole purpose of recording the lessons.
Personally, I don't see why central office staff couldn't record lessons to be pushed out centrally for families who need it. All ES are finally using the same curriculums so that helps streamline the process. It's not the same as being live with your teacher but if you miss a day of school it's better than nothing. This way kids and teachers don't need to worry about their privacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not necessarily. My friend teaches in FL and is very stressed out and it’s only been two weeks. Having to teach kids online while teaching in person is a mess. She gets emails and texts all day long from complaining parents (mostly parents at home) who say she

1) isn’t calling on their kid enough
2) isn’t interesting enough to keep her kid’s attention
3) isn’t doing any group/partner work (her district won’t allow kids online to go into breakout rooms)
4) isn’t mailing home packets of work for when the parents decide to take the kid out of online sessions for a long weekend
5) isn’t solving home tech problems on the spot
6) isn’t “choosing” interesting enough books for ELA instruction (the district chooses them, not the teacher)


The list is endless and this isn’t just one parent. She is ready to quit. Her DH talked her down but she doesn’t know how much longer she can take it.

This all sounds like typical MCPS parents even before virtual instruction. Parents bitch all of the time about everything. You just hold your ground and move on.

+1

This has nothing to do with anything other than typical banter from parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard in a meeting that teachers will have to announce to their classes on Zoom that they are about to record. If a child does not want to be in the recording, he/she will have to turn their video and mic off. Last spring there were always a few kids who wouldn't turn these on to begin with. I have a feeling that there will be many more people without cameras on once recording starts. Should be fun to see 5 kids out of a class of 26 for the sole purpose of recording the lessons.
Personally, I don't see why central office staff couldn't record lessons to be pushed out centrally for families who need it. All ES are finally using the same curriculums so that helps streamline the process. It's not the same as being live with your teacher but if you miss a day of school it's better than nothing. This way kids and teachers don't need to worry about their privacy.

This makes no sense and is so stupid. Just send the kids that don't show up over to Khan Academy for lessons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard in a meeting that teachers will have to announce to their classes on Zoom that they are about to record. If a child does not want to be in the recording, he/she will have to turn their video and mic off. Last spring there were always a few kids who wouldn't turn these on to begin with. I have a feeling that there will be many more people without cameras on once recording starts. Should be fun to see 5 kids out of a class of 26 for the sole purpose of recording the lessons.
Personally, I don't see why central office staff couldn't record lessons to be pushed out centrally for families who need it. All ES are finally using the same curriculums so that helps streamline the process. It's not the same as being live with your teacher but if you miss a day of school it's better than nothing. This way kids and teachers don't need to worry about their privacy.

This will be a HUGE liability issue. You can not just ask young kids to decide if and when they turn off their cameras. What if mom wants them turned off, but is on the other room on a conference call and the child chooses to keep turning the camera off and on while it is being recorded?

Are they asking parents to sign waivers?

[Anonymous]

Are they actually using Zoom? You know you can just record the active speaker, right? It's not like the full gallery view of all the students would need to get recorded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard in a meeting that teachers will have to announce to their classes on Zoom that they are about to record. If a child does not want to be in the recording, he/she will have to turn their video and mic off. Last spring there were always a few kids who wouldn't turn these on to begin with. I have a feeling that there will be many more people without cameras on once recording starts. Should be fun to see 5 kids out of a class of 26 for the sole purpose of recording the lessons.
Personally, I don't see why central office staff couldn't record lessons to be pushed out centrally for families who need it. All ES are finally using the same curriculums so that helps streamline the process. It's not the same as being live with your teacher but if you miss a day of school it's better than nothing. This way kids and teachers don't need to worry about their privacy.

This will be a HUGE liability issue. You can not just ask young kids to decide if and when they turn off their cameras. What if mom wants them turned off, but is on the other room on a conference call and the child chooses to keep turning the camera off and on while it is being recorded?

Are they asking parents to sign waivers?

Parents are going to be sent a consent form to be completed and returned/submitted by September 11th. In the mean time, you can always tell the teacher you don't want your children to be recorded so that he/she knows to turn the student's video and mic off. I have a feeling we will have many students in this situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they actually using Zoom? You know you can just record the active speaker, right? It's not like the full gallery view of all the students would need to get recorded.

But kids WILL be actively speaking during class. There will be discussions, teachers will ask questions, and kids will speak.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they actually using Zoom? You know you can just record the active speaker, right? It's not like the full gallery view of all the students would need to get recorded.

But kids WILL be actively speaking during class. There will be discussions, teachers will ask questions, and kids will speak.

I don't really see the big deal. But if that's really a problem, record the video with the teacher's video pinned instead of following the active speaker.

[Anonymous]

Some info on recording classes here: https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/schools/no-virtual-backgrounds-allowed-for-mcps-zoom-classes/