How to see my whole class?

[Cheri duensing]

What are my options for presenting a slide, curriculum, or video and still being able to see the whole class?  I try split screen, but I still can't see the whole class.  I use a web cam to teach math from a Smart board...it isn't great but it does the job.  So, I am trying an interactive edition of our curriculum but can't see my kids?

Thanks.

Cheri Duensing

[Steve Wick]

Good morning,

In terms of presenting, I am a big fan of using Pear Deck. I can run the presentation for the students remotely without sharing my screen. I can run the Pear Deck on a separate device (iPad or Chromebook) This allows me to have the grid view of all my students visible in Zoom or Google Meet on my school device. 

There are a few other options if Pear Deck is not for you.

You can add a second monitor. You can then have the class grid displayed on the second monitor. 

If you have a second device you can be logged into that device also. This is what I do. I present with my laptop and use my Chromebook to see my class. I mute both the video and audio on my Chromebook when I do this while I present using my laptop as the main device.

There are quite a few quick YouTube videos that walk through these two options step by step. I also have a few posts connected to Pear Deck on my blog. 

I hope this helps,

Steve