Remote Teaching Workflow using Zoom

Every teacher knows the importance of setting the mood and atmosphere for student engagement within the first moments of a class.  How students are welcomed, the routines we set, and how expectations are communicated all contribute to the potential success of impacting learning. Classroom management and teaching strategies influence opportunities and readiness for learning—this is true in a physical space and is also true in our remote learning spaces.

The following workflow resource outlines some of the steps a teacher should include to create safe remote learning spaces within Zoom

 

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Student Virtual Counselling Consent Form

Virtual or online counselling support has the same purpose or intention as counselling sessions that are conducted in person. However, due to the COVID-19 outbreak and physical distancing, students and counsellors will connect using online platforms available through third-party providers rather than meeting face to face. Safer Schools Together has created Virtual Counselling Consent Forms for schools to utilize:

Click Here to View/Download the Template for Remote Counselling Consent (13 and under)

Click Here to View/Download the Template for Remote Counselling Consent (14 and older)

Informed Consent in Media Sharing

The most powerful way to respect the rights of a child in how to control their own identity is to ask for permission to document and share online. Empowering this process should focus on student control over how their image is used – in every educational situation. This can be difficult with remote learning and online virtual spaces, especially with students choosing to continue participation in various online spaces. In a respectful manner, students themselves should be asked for consent for the specific instances their image will be used in virtual spaces and secondary sharing environments like social media or online publication.

The Informed Consent in Media Sharing resource educates you on the variables and best practice in Media Sharing. This resource also includes a Consent Document Media Release Form for school staff and administrators regarding collecting parent consent to engage their student(s) in healthy publication and promotion of generated content involving students, educators, and school communities online.

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Increasing Safety in a Remote Learning World

In times where physical classrooms may not be an option, connection with your students in a safe remote setting is crucial for their emotional and mental wellbeing. This resource is to help you better understand how to provide a safe digital classroom using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Classroom.

How To Avoid Being Zoom-Bombed

You have probably encountered a Photobomber in your past, right? In today’s virtual world, we’ve seen the evolution of the “Zoombomber,” someone who shows up, uninvited, to a Zoom meeting seeking to disrupt and potentially begin sharing unwelcome content. The New York Institute of Technology gives us a few tips on how to secure our online learning environments:

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Digital Connections with Students During COVID-19

During this pandemic and as we practice physical distancing, it’s more important now than ever that we ensure strong connections with our students. Relationships between adults and students are the most important factor in promoting safe, healthy, and caring school communities. Schools and school districts should continuously be developing innovative strategies to make every student feel valued, respected, safe, wanted and connected during this unprecedented time. For some of our students:

School connectedness is the most important protective factor in a young person’s life.

Click here to view/download the Digital Connections with Students During COVID-19 information package