Conference call tips from kids

[librarychica]

Based on what I’ve seen during the first few days of virtual education ...

When you feel anxious, sharpen your pencil with an electric pencil sharpener. Does it need sharpened? Are you muted? The answer to these things is no. Doesn’t matter. (DD1, 8)

When you’ve forgotten what you were planning to say, make an animal noise. (DD2, 5)

[covergirl82]

librarychica, LMAO!!

[eport]

My daughter (age 6) joined my husband's conference call with a team member in India. She had read a book on India as part a online reading program from school. When she heard the person was in India, she announced that she had read an India book and had questions: Have you seen an elephant? Do you like India food? What time is it there? (the whole time zone thing was interesting: You are in the future?)

His co-worker was amused and answered the questions.

The call with his boss in the UK ended with my daughter and his kids chatting, but they mostly talked Peppa Pig

[k3am]

DD's zoom calls (with friends, school hasn't done one yet) almost entirely consist of "am I on mute? Who put me on mute?"

[phdmomma]

DD (5) saw her friends and herself and then ran away....no tips here.

[twinmomma]

A tip from DD2 - Carrying your laptop around the house to give virtual tours is a great way to break up small group lessons.
Introducing random siblings also seems to be a popular part of second grade calls.

[librarychica]

Apr 1, 2020 11:51:56 GMT -5 twinmomma said:

A tip from DD2 - Carrying your laptop around the house to give virtual tours is a great way to break up small group lessons.
Introducing random siblings also seems to be a popular part of second grade calls.

And dogs. If you have a dog, involve as much as possible.

[covergirl82]

DS likes to make sure to have a cool Zoom background, but not just a picture...he was "go big or go home" with a video clip of him playing football. (I had no idea how to do a Zoom background, but he figured it out pretty quickly.)

[AdaraMarie]

My 1st grader just got off a 1:1 zoom call with her teacher. Her strategy was say nothing, stare awkwardly at the camera, and then as soon as you hang up ask to do it again.

[divanerd]

Yes my son is obsessed with being a host and muting everyone on Zoom.

[waverly]

Lots of screeching over here, and some house tours.