Make Google Meet better with these 5 Chrome extensions

[@vinzentdanguilan3854]

Grid View: 1:39 Nod: 4:48 Meet Attendance: 6:26 Push to Talk: 10:28 Dualless Window: 12:41

[@jcoolshockr1]

Thanks

[@norawahid229]

Thanks

[@elonm8985]

Thank you!

[@naokomizuide9403]

Thanks for the index!

[@hannahjoylontayaosegundo3616]

Big help

[@drajaygupta431]

Hi John, Your presentation on Meet with 5 chrome extensions is just awesome. I'm a Professor of Biology in India and never knew such features. Thank you so much for a great information. Your presentation style is worth appreciation. I'll visit your blog and would always love to interact with you. Best regards, Ajay

[@erichadden527]

Breakout Rooms for Google Meets allows for concurrent sessions of Google Meet for Small Groups. The extension is a purple box with a lowercase white "b" in it. It is a memory hog, but all of Chrome is a memory hog. I have successfully run a main classroom Meet + 4 Breakouts on a 3.6 Ghz PC with 8 MB of RAM, running Win 10...but I had no other apps running at the time. Visual Effects for Google Meet allows for virtual and blurred backgrounds, along with other camera filters that the kids enjoy playing with before synchronous sessions begin. I use the virtual screen to display discussion topics. The kids use blurred backgrounds to hide messes. :)

[@darlenegordon9460]

I am a high school teacher. Your channel is very helpful to me especially now that remote learning has taken hold. Thank you.

[@donnaharris9270]

Great information & well done. As a second monitor I use an "old" (smaller) TV that has an hdmi connection. It helps a lot, and didn't cost me any additional money.

[@lauracanto]

Do you just connect your old TV to the laptop?

[@cheataging]

@@lauracanto Yes but you will need a hdmi port on your laptop. For older laptop use multiple pin connector (forgot name for the cord). Your display settings on the laptop would reflect that you have two displays in operation.

[@susanaebido3693]

thats cool

[@InaSense24]

@@cheataging ,I think it's VGA

[@t.terrell7037]

Can you explain how the set up works, specifically? So you just connect tv to your laptop and that gives you dual monitor capabilities? Thanks

[@craigwitkowski2289]

The "Push To Talk" extension has a setting for "Mute On Join" that you can enable so your mic is muted automatically by default upon joining a meeting. Click the monkey icon in the toolbar to access it. Also if you TAP the spacebar it will TOGGLE the mic muting, you do a quick tap to unmute then tap to mute again. The press & hold works for momentarily unmuting the mic like a PTT switch.

[@jrsowash]

Nice update! Thanks for the tip.

[@audrag77]

You can download the Snap camera to add backgrounds in Meet.

[@jampanz17]

Audra Hight, ma’am, is this some kind of software or app or extension? Thanks

[@audrag77]

It’s an extension.

[@jampanz17]

Audra Hight, chrome extension?

[@MaaRiieLaaaa]

Jam Panz yep

[@PedroPedro1123]

can it be applied if i am using my iPad as my device for the meet?

[@nanwood4298]

Your final comments asked if anyone knew of other extensions to solve Google Meet issues. I keep reading about Snap Camera to add virtual backgrounds in Google Meet. Thanks for the great video.

[@siggiholmgren]

Thank you! I would also like these features: ability to assign students to breakout rooms, ability to mute/unmute students.

[@siggiholmgren]

@@rachellecintron8807 thank you so much! I had no idea this existed. I really appreciate it!

[@tiffanywilderotter386]

Thank you! Today was day one of virtual kindergarten and my team met afterwards to discuss these issues and look for extensions. We found your video later and it has really cleared things up for us. :)

[@jrsowash]

That's awesome! I hope you have a great school year.

[@christineoconnell5721]

This was great! Do you have a video tutorial about how to add that monitor and use both? I have the monitor, but have no idea what to do next! Also, do you have anything on Google Meet breakout rooms?

[@erichadden527]

Breakout Rooms for Google Meets allows for concurrent sessions of Google Meet for Small Groups. The extension is a purple box with a lowercase white "b" in it. It is a memory hog, but all of Chrome is a memory hog. I have successfully run a main classroom Meet + 4 Breakouts on a 3.6 Ghz PC with 8 MB of RAM, running Win 10...but I had no other apps running at the time.

[@faithhocter9964]

Did you get an answer?

[@erichadden527]

Faith Hocter I didn’t have a question in my post.

[@faithhocter9964]

@@erichadden527 It was meant for Christine O'Connell. I clicked REPLY under her post.

[@Jamgirl1985]

Mr. Sowash, wonderful presentation. There is a chrome extension called 'mute all on meet' Also, you can stop students from entering the meet before you by going to your setting and making your meet link invisible. When you are ready for class maybe five minutes before you can make it visible again.

[@KaosisoAnaekwe]

Google has announced that changing background and mute all participants is coming to meet next month

[@TheDivinepromise]

I teach in grade 4 or around ages 9 and 10 in the Philippines. That “mute all” option is what I really need. It’s difficult to present when somebody or several pupils have a noisy background and that they are not aware of muting their mics. Zoom has it but I wish google meet has it too.

[@PieterBreda]

Great news. That was missing.

[@apopofhistory]

They've been saying that for a while. I believe since before COVID-19.

[@ashwebeck3089]

It’s been a month

[@englishmeeting1]

@@TheDivinepromise mute your class with GMP PRO

[@barbarakimpan8259]

Excellent presentation! Our school system is forcing us to move off of Zoom to Meet and there were several features I was worried about losing. This video just alleviated many of my worries.

[@jrsowash]

🙏❤️ Make sure you watch my new video on some new features of meet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJrJZJeFrJqjgdE

[@leannelasnier1098]

What screencasting tool do you use? How are you able to Zoom in at certain parts on your screen?

[@evelynfernandez9704]

Hi!! The extension of attendance with a green check mark works better. It makes a spreadsheet and also provides the time when the student come to class and when they go out from the Google Meet. Love it!!

[@jrsowash]

Thanks for your suggestion. Many new attendance extensions have appeared since I recorded this video.

[@evelynfernandez9704]

@@jrsowash yeap! I noticed that... Thanks.

[@mrsrossbridgeview1199]

This is really helpful! This is all so new, training has been lacking, so videos like this are awesome!

[@Emmie1223]

MrsRoss Bridgeview I’m a student and I believe you could also have an extension to mute students. My teachers have that extension, I’m pretty sure. :O

[@cristinapescador3546]

These were great ideas! We use the G Suite at the university where I work as an English teacher. I teach English as a foreign language in Brazil and to help students to speak on Google meet is a real challenge. There's one feature of Zoom that would be very helpful for me in my classes: break rooms! This allows having students work in pairs or small groups and gain more confidence as speakers of a foreign language.

[@jrsowash]

Yes! Breakout rooms are under development...no idea when they will be available.

[@ckb338]

Snap Camera will let you use a background as long as you had the Snap Camera open before the Meet. You can change the camera in the Meet Settings.

[@jrsowash]

Great! A lot of people like snap camera. I use a Chromebook which is not compatible with snap camera. 🥺

[@RondaBernstein]

We haven't been able to get Snap Camera to work. Your computer has to be pretty new or have a really good graphics card. There is a good tutorial on Medium on making your own snap background. I have it bookmarked. I'll find it and post the link. Oh, it's fine if it's you. But if you have a guest, it's hard to get them to install and use something else because you have to explain all the steps for snap camera to them.

[@blondsummer]

Ronda Bernstein hi do u have a link ?

[@RondaBernstein]

@@blondsummer Sorry about that. 😳 medium.com/make-it-easy/how-to-create-a-virtual-background-on-snap-camera-with-the-lens-studio-in-5-minutes-65904d0272b9?source=collection_home---5------0-----------------------

[@RondaBernstein]

@@blondsummer Same idea for PC but haven't been able to see anything beyond the Snap Camera logo when trying to use it as a webcam medium.com/make-it-easy/how-to-use-a-virtual-background-in-the-google-meet-for-mac-os-8e61064af890

[@shwetayadav3408]

Hello John, I hope you are doing great. I am a teacher from India. Thank you for this much-needed video on Google Meet. We use Google Meet extensively. Although it is a great platform yet it is missing some crucial features and you just addressed 5 of them. I hope Google gives more control to the host.

[@yelenas.9518]

Does google have a remote control option? Will they come up with that? Would be so helpful!

[@MzRavenLong]

Yelena S. Yes! Remotedesktop.google.com

[@smartITworks4me]

I have always searched for a tool where I can take notes while watching the video. Sometimes there are certain quotes or relevant notes which you want to take down but it will require you to open another app. Or you can push a button that will set the exact time that you desire to "replay" that part later. Since we do learn much from videos, I find it a necessity to have NOTE-TAKING features to supplement the learning process. The features are already great but there could still be more room for improvement. God bless.

"Visual Effects" is an excellent Chrome extension to change your background in Google Meet. Try it!

[@ExtremeWays4Bourne]

Does it have any minimum system requirements?

[@MaxenceDalmais]

My personal favorite is chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-meet-party-button/mhkffmllohoiiflajcdmpkfdioknejhb, which allows you to share your happiness during meetings

[@digigoliath]

I just used / tried Meet yesterday for our family chat. Grid View will be most useful for me because it is good to be able to see our own feed when we have more than 1 person on the camera. I already have an external monitor so I won't need Dualless.

[@oyaornek9700]

you can change your background using the virtual effect extension

[@salmanwaris3926]

hello john i am from pakistan .nice video.and your accent so good specially for asian students or teachers .God bless you

[@jrsowash]

🙏💙

[@colleenconway8666]

Good Morning. Thank you very much for all of this. I wanted to know if there is a way to do a break-out room on MEET.

[@jrsowash]

Not an official one. Some teachers will just create a whole bunch of meet links and divide the students up

[@erichadden527]

Breakout Rooms for Google Meets allows for concurrent sessions of Google Meet for Small Groups. The extension is a purple box with a lowercase white "b" in it. It is a memory hog, but all of Chrome is a memory hog. I have successfully run a main classroom Meet + 4 Breakouts on a 3.6 Ghz PC with 8 MB of RAM, running Win 10...but I had no other apps running at the time.

[@shwetasacademy999]

Hi John 🙂 I am shweta teacher from India. I loved this video a lot. I found meet attendance from a friend but rest whatever extensions you have told I have downloaded immediately except NOD. Our school is doing first time online classes . I am always curious about new things so I keep looking for better teaching options. You gave me 3 new additions. I am super excited to try them in my MONDAY CLASS. Thank you so much. Stay healthy and happy 😊😊

[@jrsowash]

🙏❤️

[@garyavants5874]

Thank you, John. Love it. My wife and I both are teachers so this is great.

[@mxthxl_]

Huge respect for being a teacher

[@DawnVirtualAcademy]

Well done and Thank you Sir! Dawn Virtual Academy has learnt a lot from you channel. During the lock-down in Khyberpakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, colleges and university started using Meet. It was a great challenge but people like you made it easier. Thanks once again.

[@silza3781]

To Change your background in Google Meet---> Try the extension VISUAL EFFECT FOR GOOGLE MEET...it works!

[@ManjeetKaur-pl3nz]

Manjeet kaur

[@ctchick05]

that last extension- alternatively you could split your screen - windows 10 allows that by default.. i think you can do it on a chromebook as well.. then share a window- like you said. helpful video! Thank you, we use GoogleMeet for work so I will share all these tips with my coworkers.

[@camilaS2fabiano]

Thank you so much for this video!! I'm still looking forward for that Mute All button though... :)

[@gautamnautiyal5024]

HEY JOHN, I WAS ACTUALLY FINDING PROBLEMS IN HANDLING GOOGLE MEET. THE WAY YOU TOLD ABOUT EXTENSION REALLY AMAZING. BEING A TEACHER NOW I AM MORE EQUIPPED. THANKS

[@pamelaweaver1367]

Grid view was working great, now all of a sudden it is not. I can not see myself (the teacher) in the grid. I've uninstalled/reinstalled, I've sent a help message, still not working.

[@jrsowash]

Same for me. I've had to remove it. something happened with the last Google meat update and now the extension does not work.

[@dimaswahyupratama18]

@@jrsowash can we still see all of the students except ourself?

[@sydneymagallanez4293]

there is a new one came out July 11th with the same name it is called Grid View (fix) and the icon is still the waffle but it is now green not black.

[@mrstdeluca]

@@sydneymagallanez4293 Thank you! Can't wait to try

[@shelizeller964]

You are a true teacher! Thank you for all the info. I am new to online teaching. This will help so much.

[@annjannettefoster246]

I would love to be able to set it so that my students can only see me, but I can still see them using grid view. I know I can ask that they pin my screen, I would like a feature that allows me to control who they can view.

[@dianehaagen]

Yes, I would like to!

[@carlosperla7233]

good idea in theory...but would you like to be forced to attend a meeting where you were forced to only see the presenter? You'd lose interest extremely quickly.

[@dineshudapi3665]

Thank you for the video, i really needed those extensions for my google meet classes. Attendance i knew already. gridview and dualless are sweet surprises!!!!

[@sheetalzalte1377]

waiting for 'end for all' feature

[@karenmicallef-grande1203]

These extensions were helpful to know! Thank you for going through them all and sharing the tips!

[@jrsowash]

❤️🙏

[@amazeyourself_]

Google Meet Enhancement Suite has the ability to add "Mute all" function, but you need to activate it's license to get it.

[@melissadmetzger]

How do we get this?

[@marybeck6893]

Where was this video when I needed it? Thanks so much!

[@prof.cristinam.echevarriac4280]

I would like an option for poll questions like the one in zoom.

[@Hungryengg]

➡️If you need to make any chrome extension for a particular feature. I would love 😀 to help you with that. You can drop your comment and we can connect. I am software developer with 6+ years of experience.

[@dipankardas46]

thank you for making us familiar with these important extensions to make google classroom more effective.

[@andrearaven9399]

John, you never disappoint. Thank you for all you do!

[@jrsowash]

🙏❤️

[@3rmag458]

Highlights for KZbin is a super useful one

[@andreabobadillahernandez3871]

Hi from Peru! How do I use DualLess to show a PPT from my desktop in presentation mode and see my students? Thanks!

[@lynnskutches7359]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3rTeJd5lsyoqdU

[@susanstabbler5919]

John, thanks for sharing these videos. I have learned so much myself and am in the processes of passing it on to the teachers that I support. You are definitely rockin the online world! Keep it up!

[@jrsowash]

🙏❤️

[@amyrittle4821]

This was excellent and well-presented! Thank you!

[@bubbuddy986]

Amy Rittle hi.hi

[@bubbuddy986]

Amy Rittle hi

[@dr.rodalitalukdar5199]

Nice presentation

[@angelaviles5261]

Thank you for the information. I do have a question on what did you use to connect your Chromebook to the extra monitor.

[@LinhVu-jz2xn]

I'd like to have "whiteboard" & be able to write on my "presentation"

[@jrsowash]

Try the write on web Chrome extension

[@luciasanchez12]

Try Jamboard

[@JagSenghera]

Use canvas on chrome canvas.apps.chrome/

[@Ffiseg_Physics]

Jamboard is very good. It can be shared in the chat so the students can collaborate as well.

[@sewonsister]

I like Google Jamboard.

[@sonjafauske-smith6310]

Thank you so much! You have solved so many of the problems I faced during distance learning. I appreciate you.

[@jrsowash]

❤️🙏

[@gekcko123]

This was excellent and well-presented. Thank you very much.

[@apocketfullofhappiness]

You have explained this really well. Thanks for your great points about google meet. I will remember this next time.

[@Hungryengg]

🌟➡️ If anyone of you need to make any chrome extension for a particular feature. I would love to help you with that😀 You can drop your comment and we can connect. I am software developer with 6+ years of experience.

[@ykm_online]

sendme your web email , when you see this post. Read my comment above where I need a feature . If you read my comment- you will understand the needs for sure. nice to know that you can build an extension

[@ykm_online]

if teacher says "keep quiet" or "quiet please", the mike is muted for all students. When she announces a number or name, that mic gets unmuted automatically. Voice detection and some command implementation.

[@jagadeeshbasava6212]

Thank you very much sir for your excellent presentation and useful information .

[@nisarahmed8796]

very well explained, thank you,keep going, waiting for more tips.

[@deloreswilliamswilhelmes8315]

Awesome information, I am new to this and I needed to know how to present and still see my students.

[@jrsowash]

You either need to do split screen or get a second monitor

[@deloreswilliamswilhelmes8315]

Thank you, I will try the split screen. If I get another monitor, will I need to connect the monitor to my laptop

[@rpg873]

Thank you. My University students probably know this already, but I didn't! One question: how do set up breakout rooms?

[@jrsowash]

Google meet does not offer that feature. 😟 some teachers will just create four or five different meet links and assign students to join the different rooms. It's not an elegant solution but it works.

[@rpg873]

@@jrsowash Thank you. I'm looking forward to trying it out with my class that starts next week.

[@bobthekelpie]

@@jrsowash I agree it's not elegant... but it does work, especially if you're also using Google Classroom. I create a special topic "Breakout Groups" and use Material posts with Google Meet links. The Material only gets shared to members of the group so that they can only see the one link. When I want to change the group members, I edit the post and re-share to different students.

[@jhfdenso]

@@jrsowash hello, I think Google Meet has now a breakout rooms which the student can use for collaboration.

[@JackieKimmell]

Thanks for this video. I have an extra monitor, but don't know how to connect it to my school laptop to use together. Maybe a video on that? Thank you!

[@anythingmanything]

use an hdmi cable ( if the monitor supports that ) and plug the laptop to the monitor using it. it will auto detect the new screen then you can chose to use both screens or the screen of your choice

[@paulinetran739]

Re: Dualless, Can you make it so that the window that you’re sharing is ‘highlighted’?

[@mikisaito9534]

Thank you for your tips. For virtual background in Google Meets I suggest: virtual backgrounds or snap camera

[@HamGaming933]

today they just added the raise hand feature.

[@dr.rutvishah3100]

Very good information about the extensions for making better use of Google Classroom.

[@jrsowash]

❤️🙏

[@jfortuna92]

Thank you, fellow teachers what is your favorite chrome extension? Mine is the chrome emoji keyboard extension 💪

[@jhfdenso]

Virtual background

[@jfortuna92]

I need to look into that never heard of it, thanks!

[@erichadden527]

Loom, for recording videos of presentations longer than 5-minutes. Screencastify for those less than 5-minutes (and it integrates with Google Drive).

[@ash2237]

Omg..thank you so much..it helped me a lot..I hv 3 systems on board..will definitely try those extensions..hats off to you man!

[@maija-dawnparker8511]

Great information. Will pass along to my colleagues and hopefully make our distance learning a bit more interesting. Thanks for sharing!

[@kerrybernier3724]

Excellent information...thanks so much! It would be great if we had the ability to split the students into 'breakout' rooms, like in Zoom. This would be good for small group work.

[@jrsowash]

That features coming! Hopefully before the school year begins.

[@ykm_online]

Great video . Thanks . Here is new feature suggestion for google meet ... >thumbs up and thumbs down , should be gesture controlled mute and unmute as new feature needed. Teacher wants to mute all , will be 10 ft or 5ft away from live screen or camera. If she is explaining something important , she should be able to mute all , by showing some specific gesture such as finger on her mouth . Or an x using two index fingers. Gesture control should be good for muting everyone in the class.

[@Starlightdrawings]

This is amazing. You explained this really well and covers important points left out of missed by other presenters. THANKYOU

[@naziyaqazi5167]

Chrome extension for Google meet has upgraded and made me technically aware. Thank you

[@mkannan3131]

Great info. Thanks. will be impressed more if Meet attendance is able to capture not just name but also give email id /Phone number with which the student has joined in.This will help in identifying few disturb elements.

[@christinaretana8222]

Thank you so much for this presentation. Do you have any videos on how to set up two monitors?

[@pranshusugara]

Very nice video, John, it would be great if you could look directly at the camera, and probably if you could change the setup where you are hidden behind many computers, it would be a 5 star video for sure!

[@jenniferwhite6095]

This is great information for our Summer Camp Teachers! Thank you for sharing!!

[@steph7738]

You’re awesome! Love the comedy you add to this!! 👍🏽

[@jrsowash]

😁

[@RobertSander]

Thanks for this video, very helpful even for non teachers. I don't need attendance or nod but got the other three.

[@jrsowash]

😀

[@dewikrisnayuliawati8323]

Thanks a lot. It helps me a lot in doing remote learning through the outbreak. I've just known about these extensions.

[@jrsowash]

🙏💙

[@hariombhardwaj3668]

Good video. It is useful for me. Thanks

[@sachinbansode7959]

Thank you Sir for your instructions on Google meets🙏

[@malleswarapuannapurna546]

Excellent and thank u.... Really it's helps alot for those who are taking online classes

[@naokomizuide9403]

HiJohn, Thank you for presenting new extensions. As I am working alone remotely from home, I have no one to ask for how to use the tool. I do not think I use all new extensions but good to know.

[@jrsowash]

❤️🙏

[@nithumohan2811]

12:15 you actually dont need 2 monitors. i split the browser into two different tabs. i teach my students on one tab with the presentation and the other tab shows the students. it works!!!

[@jrsowash]

Yes, that will work. I still appreciate the expanded scream real estate of two monitors.

[@rushellriveracuizon]

Thank you. It's very helpful & informative 👍👍👍👍

[@mathwithmsli]

Thanks so much for the informative video! I will definitely be checking out these extensions! Although Google Meet doesn’t have breakout rooms like Zoom does, I have managed to still do group work during my virtual lessons. Before the class, I set up separate Meets (typically 4) in the Google Calendar linked to my Google Classroom (labeled Group 1 Google Meet, Group 2 Google Meet, etc). When the students join the class Google Meet, I assign them to a group and they join that group Meet through Google Calendar. I also link a Jamboard in each Meet for them to use if they want. Then after they finish their group work, they join back in our class Google Meet to debrief. I make the Google Meet events in Google Calendar repeat every day so they are always there in case I decide to put them in groups on a whim. It takes awhile to get used to but after a couple days, the students know exactly what to do (I teach high school) and love the chance to work in small groups and connect with their classmates!

[@jrsowash]

Thanks for the tip Heidi! I have seen that suggestion but was concerned that the setup might be a little bit complex for some teachers and younger students. It's good to hear that it's working for you. I may have to take another look at that idea.

[@mathwithmsli]

Yes, the work is pretty front-loaded but then it works like a dream!

[@dr.glenisbenson8276]

Heidi Ross would you indulge me some questions regarding using parallel meets?

[@the_frose]

Thanks for the updated video in the Explanation, could you change it so the three asterisks are not part of the hyperlink? 😁

[@jrsowash]

Done! 👊

[@sridharbhat3538]

Google meet is very much needed today. Thanks for providing information.

[@Brittize]

Do you have a video on how to use the 2 monitors for sharing and watching your class?

[@sergefrechette8995]

Thanks for the learning, found it excellent, since our students at voc-ed are home because of the pandemic we are going online . I am exploring the use of Google classroom for teaching.

[@dr.shuvojitmondal2503]

Information regarding some Google Chrome extension. Nice to watch.

[@jrsowash]

❤️🙏

[@nityanandaagasti2377]

Very helpful. Thank you. Please provide Mute All option to Google Meet.

[@sandyc839]

Thanks! From the Dominican Republic.

[@adventuresemptynest]

Great presentation. I'd love to find an extension that allows for me to give remote control to my student when meeting 1:1 in therapy sessions.

[@heatherziab1966]

May I ask how you make these videos? I am a school-based tech specialist at a middle school,. I have been making a lot of videos lately, and the ability to zoom to focus in on particular places/icons on your screen is part of what makes your videos so helpful. Thank you!

[@jrsowash]

I'm actually using the screen zoom function of my Chromebook. I do that live when I record the video. It's not something I add in.

[@heatherziab1966]

@@jrsowash thank you so much!

[@robertodonatomartino9439]

Excellent and so well presented and helpful. One question: Hoy can aggregate a highlighter cursor using Keynote trough Google Meet in my presentation?. Thank you for your answer!.

[@Footestomper]

I use PenAttention.

[@アンナ-x5y]

Very useful and helpful! Thanks for sharing.

[@khushbeerdhaliwal3931]

Excellent piece of information. Easy to follow and use. Thank You

[@jamieramquar5593]

Thank you for explaining nod and dualless

[@valentinariccardi6749]

Hi John, thanks for the suggestions. You can actually use Snap Cam to change your background (or use filters), though sadly it doesn't work on Chromebooks :(

[@anythingmanything]

www.howtogeek.com/173353/how-to-run-windows-software-on-a-chromebook/ try these methods :)

[@hanazampachova9270]

Thank you John, your presentation is brilliant and really helpful. I´ve got a question: is there an extension for Meet to let the students work in pairs and just supervise them?