Before, during and after a video meeting
Here is how a video meeting works in general. The steps are different in each tool, so ask your teacher; here we learn the idea. One person, with a grown-up, creates the meeting and shares the meeting link with the invited people. The others join with the link. When they are asked, they allow the microphone and the camera, and each can be switched off and on again. Some tools have an age limit, which is a reason to ask a grown-up first. Never share a meeting link in public, and never record or take pictures of people. Before the meeting, check your connection and your software and fix any glitches. During the meeting, others can see you unless the camera is off, so dress suitably, look friendly, keep your microphone on only when you speak, look at the camera and use your notes. After the meeting, send a follow-up message with a short summary. We practise on paper: sit in a circle, and ‘muted’ means silent until you are given a turn.
| Before | During | After |
|---|---|---|
| check connection and software | dress suitably and look friendly | send a follow-up message |
| fix glitches | microphone on only to speak | with a short summary |
| get notes ready | look at the camera, use notes | say thank you |
| Part | Example |
|---|---|
| thanks | thank you for today |
| what we decided | Salma: facts, Karim: tips |
| next step | meet again on Tuesday |
Paper video meeting. Sit in a circle of chairs. Each pupil has a card ‘muted’ and a card ‘speaking’. Only the pupil whose turn it is shows ‘speaking’, and everyone else shows ‘muted’ and stays silent. The teacher is the grown-up who ‘creates the meeting’. Each pupil says one sentence about their favourite game or book. Afterwards, write a three-line follow-up message.