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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?

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??