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Make this a camera option for insecure middle schoolers!!! (Video access to teachers only)

I teach in a middle school, and we are using Microsoft Teams for virtual learning synchronous instruction. It is going very well except for one thing. None (or very few) of the middle school students want to turn on their camera. We beg, plead, cajole, but nothing helps. They turn it on when I meet with them privately or in small groups, just not in class. So, this is my suggestion: You make it possible to allow the students to see the teacher and the teacher to see the students, but the STUDENTS CANNOT SEE EACH OTHER. If teachers have this option in Teams, a lot more students will turn on their camera. Middle Schoolers are notoriously insecure about everything, so if they know the other students can't see them or their house or their clothes (etc.), they will turn on their cameras.

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  • pjbh commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I was just thinking, what we need is... Exactly. I entirely understand why students don't want to put their videos on - so easy to do a screenshot, then post somewhere, see what X looked like today... The result is talking into a vacuum, no idea what anyone is understanding. If I find another platform that allows this, I'll switch to it.

  • Martin Seeds commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    I am experiencing the same issue with students not switching on cameras in large groups. But do feel there are other solutions...

    One suggestion is, by default, to not show students their own video feed only the feed of everyone else in the Team. The presence of their own image amongst their classmates makes them very self conscious. In real life it is like being at a meeting table where each participant has a mirror in front of them.

    In our image saturated world young people are very conscious and concerned with their appearance. With an option to make invisible participants own video to themselves, Teams could feel more 'natural', help soften the self consciousness, reduce self scrutiny and drive up cameras being turned on.

    I do feel this should be the default position in Teams meetings/classrooms

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    YES YES YES!! I am having issues with students logging in, but NOT actually being there. This would allow for me to see them there, but not see each other! Please!!!

  • Vaya Willemen commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This is a superb idea. Not only for middle schoolers, but also for colleges and universities. I need to be able to see students (just like in a regular classroom) when explaining things, to pick up on their non-verbal communication. I also want to see them on video to make sure they are actually present. Not just joined the meeting and then left their desk.

    Student should have the choice to only show their video to the teacher, or to all participants in the meeting. Also, when recording the meeting, the video feeds of participants should not be included in the recording. When I start the recording, I want to be able to choose which feed the recording focusses on.

  • Sulpizi commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    This would be a great feature during an ONLINE test also, because students can currently PIN a friend on their screen and read answers directly off their friend's page... Students NOT being able to see other students (temporarily) would be a great feature to have for several reasons.

  • Martine Giguère commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    J'aimerais aussi J'aimerais pouvoir parler à un élève en cliquant sur lui sans que tout le monde entende! Avoir le choix de parler à tous, et parfois de parler qu'à un seul étudiant.

  • Stéphanie Tanguay commented  ·   ·  Flag as inappropriate

    J'aimerais pouvoir parler à un élève en cliquant sur lui sans que tout le monde entende!!!!! Avoir le choix de parler à tous, et parfois de parler qu'à un seul étudiant... sans avoir à partir une réunion en parallèle et en mettre une en attente!

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