1. HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED IN VIRTUAL CLASSROOM?

2. AN INTRODUCTION Over the years, innovative and enterprising teachers have come up with unique ideas to help the students connect with the subject. From introducing games to the students to including video to make the topics more relatable to the students and to boost engagement rate between student and teacher. Hence, virtual classroom software plays an important role in student’s life. virtual classroom software

3. LEARNING IN THE AGE OF COVID-19 Today, the world is changing once more as work-from-home and learn-from home is the new mandate in almost every part of the world. In this scenario, schools have adopted virtual classrooms as the new norm and educators are making every valiant effort to keep educating kids as best as they can.

4. STEPS ON HOW TO KEEP STUDENTS ENGAGED IN VIRTUAL CLASSROOM

5. 1. PREPARE IN ADVANCE Just like a traditional classroom, a virtual classroom also needs the teachers and the students to be prepared in advance. A useful tip will be for the teachers to create a list of all the things the students need and then to send out the list to all the parents so that they can prep the learners with all the resources. These can include books, texts, stationary etc.

6. 2. SET THE RULES AT THE BEGINNING Just like the teachers, the students too are not familiar with the concept of a virtual classroom and hence teachers can start every morning with familiarizing the students with the rules of a virtual classroom. These rules can include guidelines on mike, camera, chat etiquette for the students to follow.

7. 3. CREATE A REWARD SYSTEM FOR THE STUDENTS One simple way to engage the learners in the virtual classroom is to introduce short-term and long-term goals and rewards into your online classroom. Rewards such as positive feedback, virtual points, badges can go a long way in reinforcing the learning's and motivating the student to engage better in the classroom

8. 4. QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS AND MORE QUESTIONS In an attempt to keep the students more engaged, it is important that the teacher ask as many questions to the students as possible. Instead of just reading or explaining the lesson to the students, questions allow the lesson to be more interactive and hence keeps the students engaged.

9. 5. KEEP THE CLASS SHORT AND LESSONS CRISP Learning online is a huge task, especially for younger students who may find it daunting to sit before the screen for long hours. By splitting content into smaller more manageable bite-sized chunks, educators can help to keep students to stay engaged and feel enthusiastic about the virtual learning experience.

10. 6. CONTINUOUS PROGRESS CHECK-INS One of the easiest ways to remind students of the previous lessons and help them feel connected to the class is through short-term progress checks. These can include revision, assignments or quick quizzes on previous topics to jog the student’s memories and help them connect the dots between the classes.

11. 7. BUILDING A STUDENT TEACHER BOND Just as some students do not connect in a traditional, physical classroom because they feel invisible and believe that they have no valuable inputs, similarly many students may also feel that they will not be missed in the virtual one. Additionally, some students do not find their teachers very engaging or are unable to relate with them.

12. 8. USE THE FLIPPED CLASSROOM MODEL TO ENGAGE THE STUDENTS Using the flipped classroom model, teachers can send students resources such as texts, videos, podcasts, etc., to provide background knowledge to the topic being learnt. The actual learning time in the virtual classroom can then be used for subsequent learning activities like group or one-on-one discussions.

13. CONCLUSION Today, teachers need to remember that the need of the hour is for unlearning their processes and teaching method and look for new ways in which they can harness technology to teach better and made a stronger impact on their students, who are also struggling in isolation without their peers.

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