tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post3613472252114249702..comments2024-03-29T07:12:24.516+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: Virtual RealityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-61948020281742286422020-11-13T16:17:12.162+00:002020-11-13T16:17:12.162+00:00Great advice. I've been doing more reading of ...Great advice. I've been doing more reading of picture books, informal chats and Q and A sessions than creative writing sessions. It's absolutely essential for the teacher to decide who is going to speak, and works much better if the teacher has checked what questions each student is going to ask - it's not that I need to know the question beforehand, but being asked what my favourite colour is more than once gets wearing for everyone :-)Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-50994975130103736462020-11-02T10:10:48.222+00:002020-11-02T10:10:48.222+00:00Oh, that's a very good point. Yes, having a te...Oh, that's a very good point. Yes, having a teacher automatically repeating questions is also very helpful. Gareth P Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600681992328175387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-73150327338764759252020-11-02T08:35:17.340+00:002020-11-02T08:35:17.340+00:00Great advice, Gareth. 'Act like you're the...Great advice, Gareth. 'Act like you're there - and you will be' is a motto I will try to remember. And spot on with your comments about teacher engagement - having the teacher choose children to speak is one of the (few) advantages of a virtual visit over a physical one. They know when and how to elicit contributions from the children who *don't* have their hand up.<br /><br />Too early to tell for sure, but I wonder whether the quality of collaborative writing is better in a virtual visit - with the word processing document writ large on the screen, the focus is more on the words and less on me, and children are able to focus better on the nuts and bolts of writing.<br /><br />I struggle with my hearing at the best of times, and hearing children at the back of the class via Zoom or Teams is a real challenge for me. I arrange in advance with the teacher that touching my ear is a request for the teacher to repeat what has just been said by a child - this avoids lots of sorry-ing and what-ing.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks again for posting this, Gareth. Invaluable nuggets of wisdom!sahelstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12664056051549814124noreply@blogger.com