Zoom-Maximise Use of the Breakout Rooms

[@sheilamariaeyles9358]

Thanks for the tips. Very useful, as usual!

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kathykleiser9145]

This was very helpful. I started teaching the students how to use Breakout Rooms and I wish I had seen this first. It would have saved me LOTS of time:) Thank you.

[@ttvRussell]

You are so welcome! Thanks for the comment. I have added some new videos on Zoom here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@nicknoakes3252]

Very good and useful information. But if you are teaching younger students English, have "Breakout Room House Rules" 1.. Speak in English only, 2, Everyone must participate in discussions and 3. You will be monitoring them at all times. This way you get more out of every student in the break out room.

[@ttvRussell]

Yes, good points. I think some general 'House Rules ' is a great idea.

[@diagnembaye423]

Excellent demo. Thanks once more.

[@ttvRussell]

No problem!

[@diagnembaye423]

Thanks Russell. This tutorial is complete. Well done.

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it helped

[@AC_17]

Amazingly helpful! I learn so much useful information from your videos. Thank you Russell!

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it was helpful! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@autoortawfiq6858]

Thanks Russell for these very useful tips. Thanks for all the useful videos you've put about online teaching, which gave loads of handy information and made me more confident in teaching online, an experience I had not done before the lockdown. Stay safe

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it was helpful! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@diagnembaye423]

Thanks for helping. Great job.

[@ttvRussell]

No problem!

[@IzzyBusysMom]

Thank you these tips are awesome!!!!

[@ttvRussell]

You're so welcome!

[@diagnembaye423]

Thanks for this great video

[@ttvRussell]

My pleasure!

[@carmenelenacarrionretuerto2652]

Thanks for the useful video. I have some questions:If I have 4 groups with break out rooms ,does each group have its own whiteboard? And can each group save the information and share it with the rest of the classmates?

[@ttvRussell]

Yes, each group has their own board and each group will need to save the board

[@pmNewGenThinking]

Hi Russell - Good stuff your creating :) Your advocating a workflow for students in a B-O using an IWB to use NewShare to swap between sources. I get swapping from video to shared board. There are a lot of other paths - such as: Can they each create an IWB then share w/ each other in the BO? If auto save is set then do they save each time someone in the BO uses New share? Are all boards saved on BO room close- there must be many other combinations - Challenge w/ zoom testing is needs a few folk as a friendly panel to explore how stuff works

[@ttvRussell]

Sorry can't follow exactly what you are saying. Students need to save what they do in the BO rooms, so when they come back to the main room, they can open up what they have saved and share it. Does that help? They can also save their notes in a Google Doc and that is much easier to share when they come back to the main room

[@sheidahodge8820]

Russell, Thank you, Great instructon.

[@ttvRussell]

You are very welcome

[@st.patrickskilsythcontact6341]

Hi Russell, brilliant videos I am learning a lot, I am really into zoom in a big way, the issue I had today is when as a Tutor I joined a Breakout Room my profile picture was displayed, I followed your tip of disabling the video, I quickly had to hide my profile picture once I was in the meeting, does the disable video only work once you are actually in the whiteboard setting or have I forgot to disable an option, can you help?

[@ttvRussell]

Patrick , I think there might be two problems. One if the students have the cam window open, then secondly if you have a profile picture it might show up. Tell the students to turn off their cams before going into the room and you do the same. I think that is how I do it.

[@sheidahodge8820]

Russell, Thank you, great videos.

[@ttvRussell]

Thanks for watching!

[@elizabethhutchinson]

Hi Russell, I have been finding your videos really useful! Can I ask something about shared Google docs. If I want 4 breakout rooms to work on the same document separately do I have to create 4 separate Google docs or are they opening a new doc in their own breakout room? In other words, do I have to create 4 or just one Google doc?

[@ttvRussell]

If you want them all to work in the same doc then just share the same doc with all four groups. If you want each group to work on a different doc, then create one different doc for each group

[@elizabethhutchinson]

@@ttvRussell Thanks Russell! I have worked out that they can all use the same doc but in different places. If my directions are good they should manage.

[@diagnembaye423]

Many thanks for your everlasting support.

[@ttvRussell]

No worries

[@englishtrainers6964]

Fantastic Russell - thanks as always from Hamburg - Will

[@ttvRussell]

Thanks Will. I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@englishtrainers6964]

Thanks again Russell - I've found every single video of yours more than useful so far & will be learning from many more in the future I'm sure.@@ttvRussell

[@ekaeng3264]

Thanks a lot, precious tips))

[@ttvRussell]

You're so welcome! More Zoom videos: www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@carltonbrice6065]

As for Google Forms, or whatever else they need to work on, do you recommend that they do that task in the main room first, or first go into breakout rooms and do the task? If they do it first in the main rooms, the document will still be visible in the breakout room, won’t it? And vice versa, if they do it first in the breakout rooms, will it be visible back in the main room? Or do they have to save it or something? My problem with Forms is the results view. They do not see the results in either main room or breakout rooms. They can only see the results on my computer when I share my screen. To see the results view on their computers, I find I have to recopy and resend the link. Is that right?

[@ttvRussell]

You have to share the link to the students so that when they go into breakout rooms, they can open the link and then work through the activity as a group...great questions Carlton. More free videos here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/

[@diagnembaye423]

Great video. Well done

[@ttvRussell]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@BillieEnglish]

Hi Russell! Thank you for this very informative video. Just a quick question about the video panel disappearing in BORs: it seems to me this only happens when you go to the Zoom whiteboard? It does not happen when you are in the normal BOR - in my account it still shows a video panel in which you see a black box with the students names (and also the teacher's if I enter) - there is no video because it is off but you can still see a placeholder and everyone knows who is in that room. Am I missing something there?

[@ttvRussell]

If you all turn off your webcams before you enter the breakout rooms, there shouldn't be any video panels. Students can turn on the panel when in the room if they want but there is not really any point since no one has their Cam on. That is certainly happening to me...

[@lim4nd]

@@ttvRussell I'm having the same problem - every time I enter the BOR, the students see my black box come up - thereby notifying them that I'm in the meeting....even when they were sharing their whiteboard, it still notified that I had entered the room. Is there a setting somewhere that I should have turned off, maybe?

[@diagnembaye423]

Always interesting and informative. Thanks.

[@ttvRussell]

Thanks for watching!

[@citybang100]

I've many things to learn! Once again thank you very much

[@ttvRussell]

Good luck! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@Nagawgaw1]

As usual, another great video, I have learned a lot from you. Thanks a lot!

[@ttvRussell]

Glad to hear it!

[@almarubal-lopez3031]

Thank you for your knowledge. Well done and well executed

[@ttvRussell]

Alma , happy to help. I have added more free Zoom videos here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@clarebooth9178]

Very useful tips! Thanks.

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it was helpful! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@heidilieb7373]

Thanks for another helpful video! Two questions. Can you send messages to individual breakout rooms including links to Google slides? Or should that be done in the chat before going into breakout rooms? Also, do you know of a site for student tutorials about how to use student tools in Zoom? (In other words, it would be nice to have all of those tips we have to teach our students in an easy to share tutorial.)

[@ttvRussell]

you can broadcast messages from the main room but not share files. The host can broadcast a message to all breakout rooms to share information with all participants. Click Breakout Rooms in the meeting controls. Click Broadcast a message to all, enter your message and click Broadcast. See more here: support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/206476313-Managing-Breakout-Rooms

[@maxseaton936]

Thanks for the useful tips using breakout groups. Is there a way of saving the groups to use on another day or do I have to recreate each time people join the meeting.

[@ttvRussell]

I always create them each time but I think you can actually set them up before the lesson, though I don''t do it. You might want to try this video, I think it covers it but it is not one of mine kzbin.info/www/bejne/omG0aJppr82Si9U

[@francisharry2196]

Thank I picked up a couple tips. Very helpful

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it was helpful! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@dr5amita]

Lot to learn....🤔 Thank you so much, Russell! 👌👍

[@ttvRussell]

Glad to hear that! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@citybang100]

Thanks, for the tips, clearly expressed . Nevertheless I have a question.. I was told about to use a camara but I don't see how to use it during the breakout meeting

[@ttvRussell]

When you create breakout rooms you stay in the main window. You can enter the breakout rooms with your video on or off, that is up to you and the same for the students. The Cam button is always at the bottom on the left.

[@evelyngrammar]

I have found that participants using Chromebooks don't have access to the annotation tools. Is that your experience? If yes, do you have a work-around? Thanks! Great information.

[@evelyngrammar]

@RICHARD SWENGEL I have my participants write comments on the PowerPoint slide, check items, circle stuff, etc.

[@ttvRussell]

I am really sorry. i didn't realise that. I don't use a chromebook so I wasn't aware.

[@evelyngrammar]

@@ttvRussell I don't have a Chromebook either. One of the participants in an open enrollment training class told me about this. I checked further to verify that is was Chromebook and not just this one person.

[@diagnembaye423]

Great video as usual. Many thanks.

[@ttvRussell]

My pleasure!

[@lale868]

Thank you very much, Russell.

[@ttvRussell]

You are very welcome. Thanks for the comment. I have added some new videos on Zoom here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@classroomc1771]

Thank you very much, Russell! Great tips as usual!

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it was helpful!

[@arianamcsavi4884]

Thanks for the great tips!

[@ttvRussell]

No problem! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@partunc1]

Thanks it really helped :)

[@ttvRussell]

You're welcome! More Zoom videos here: www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@Marieloupe10]

Thank you. Great presentation. I'm left with two questions: How did you turn your camera off? I have an inbuilt one on a MacBook. And is it possible (either in breakout rooms or by host) to do a split screen view (two screens shared at the same time, one on the left, eg for viewing a video and the other on the right for the whiteboard?

[@ttvRussell]

You just turn off your camera from Zoom, bottom left corner of screen. I don't think you can do split screen but I am not 100% sure, there may be a way. Sorry I can't help

[@Marieloupe10]

Russell Stannard (Teacher Training Videos) Thank you, Russell. I thought that your profile picture remained in place if you do that.... So, if that’s the case, can we not be seen in the breakout room?

[@cathrynestone260]

Marieloupe10 Really good question.

[@shiranisamarawickrama8689]

Hi Russell, I tried clicking on 'Share with participants' for sharing the screen while they are in the breakout room. Unfortunately it didn't work. Is there something they need to do while in the breakout room to access the main screen? Thank you. Shirani

[@ttvRussell]

When students are in breakout rooms they are in completely new rooms and you can't share anything with them unless you move into that breakout room. Whatever you want to share with your students, share it before they go into the room.

[@nicolebeaulieu2553]

Thank you. Useful tips

[@ttvRussell]

Glad I could help Nicole. More Zoom videos here. www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@TheEvie202]

I needed this today when was making 4 break out rooms and could only form 2 . What a fiasco 😂

[@ttvRussell]

Glad I could help! Thanks for the comment. I have added some new videos on Zoom here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@diagnembaye423]

I like the video. Thanks.

[@ttvRussell]

Thank you too!

[@diagnembaye423]

It's really useful. I appreciate the video.

[@ttvRussell]

Glad to hear that!

[@gulayuzun125]

Thanks a lot

[@ttvRussell]

Most welcome! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@jamiemaples892]

Hi! A couple teachers and I tried this at my school and love it! We found that the videos only completely disappear for the student who is sharing their screen. So a teacher can pop in to see what is happening unnoticed by the student sharing the screen, but the other students see them pop in. Is there a setting switch or something I am doing wrong for this to happen to everyone in the room? Thanks in advance!

[@ttvRussell]

Jamie, if everyone has their Camera window turn off, then no one knows you has come into the room. Tell them to turn off their cameras before you start the breakout rooms ..more free Zoom videos here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@lisawood8577]

Thanks for super practical ideas on nice again. I've been trying to work how to move to a new screen while sharing for ages 🤦 Wonder if any of your videos on Zoom talk about the chat box in breakout rooms.... Can't work out who sees what in the chat box while in individual rooms...🤔

[@ttvRussell]

I am not 100% clear either but I think they all access the same chat window. I need to study it. www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@shivasurya4679]

Nice bro, ex.. I am going to conduct one event with 50 participants, on half the screen event will display, and remaining place I wanna show my participants one by one or two participants according to my convenience... So what the procedure to all these? how adjust Half screen for event and how to select and show my participants on screen? Can u explain me pls?

[@ttvRussell]

This is a hard one. Put everyone in a breakout room, work with them there and then move back to the main room and bring the people back you want to work with..I hope that helps

[@shivasurya4679]

@@ttvRussell thank you sir ,, I am going to live telecast the event on KZbin with zoom, half screen for event, remaining screen I wanna show my participants..

[@karencass3226]

fab. very interesting. How does the teacher know whose saved whiteboard is whose as there appears not to be a way to title each whiteboard?

[@Nagawgaw1]

Maybe they put their names at the top of the board... You can also watch his last week's video. He explained how to share a doc

[@karencass3226]

nagwa amin thanks I did and do know how to share a doc. However even if the students puts their name at the top of the board this won’t show on the list of boards so until you open the board you won’t know whose board is whose.

[@ttvRussell]

Students need to save the IWB or do what I do which is to get them to save it. They can write their name at the top.

[@jenniferharpur1064]

wonderful, as usual

[@ttvRussell]

Thank you so much 😀

[@paulaprestonb]

Hi Russell, learning a lot watching you, so thank you again. When I want to save the whiteboard to share later in the main session, I "print screen" and I'm using dual monitors. It saves two images in the Word document vs. the one image. How do I get the print screen to only show the one whiteboard image, not both monitors' images?

[@ttvRussell]

Paula, I am not sure of the answer. Does it matter? I guess you just open the one that you need right? More free videos on Zoom here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@alisonwilsonmynett1697]

Thanks Russell....very helpful!

[@ttvRussell]

Glad it was helpful! I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@TheTeacherbel]

Q1 The students in the breakout room can use the whiteboard? Q2 I can teach in a break out room like in the main room, with one difference, the other break out rooms can't hear us?

[@ttvRussell]

Yes, they can but i don't like that. It is very tricky but you can allow other people in the breakout room to write on the IWB. Correct, you can move into any breakout room and teach and people in other breakout rooms can't hear you.

[@heidistoltz6778]

Can I create break out rooms and make them permanent so they are all pre-made and each day I just have to click a button to put them back into their saved rooms? Thanks, great video.

[@ttvRussell]

YOu would need to pre-create the rooms and put the people in by providing a list. I don't do that but it can be done. You would then use the same list each time.

[@terrifisher-reed1571]

How do students know who is in their breakout room as they enter if they are not sharing their web cameras?

[@ttvRussell]

Terri they don't. They need to chat to find that out. It is a good point but the good thing is that you can join without them knowing. It has advantages and disadvantages. More free Zoom videos here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@TheAngryTeacher]

i'm not sure i understand "BOR"s. Is there a way to have groups of students work together away from the class?

[@ttvRussell]

You need to organise that on Edmodo or Moodle. Watch this video it might help www.teachertrainingvideos.com/edmodo/introduction_beginners_edmodo. Zoom is only useful for the live sessions.

[@TheAngryTeacher]

@@ttvRussell Oh ok. I'll look into that. Thanks.

[@Namssy]

How can you share your screen as a teacher with images?

[@ttvRussell]

Just open the images and have them ready before you screen share them.

[@jensuadair8934]

Question (anybody who knows): can students access and use the Zoom whiteboard (for breakout rooms) with their phones? Tablets? Thanks!

[@ttvRussell]

from what I understand the answer is no. They can see the IWB but they can't opeerate it. More free Zoom vidoes here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@AC_17]

If the students have their webcams on, and you have yours off, can they see you?

[@ttvRussell]

No they can't. I have added some new videos on Zoom here www.teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@ΝικόλαοςΜαλακασιώτης]

I want to have an one to one teaching, I am teaching physics with zoom

[@ttvRussell]

I put loads of videos on my website about Zoom and they are very popular. You might find them useful. teachertrainingvideos.com/Zoom

[@marianstordahl8997]

Going into breakout rooms without students'' knowledge might be against the law. Has anyone tested the practice of monitoring students on the sly, in court?

[@ttvRussell]

I very much doubt if that is true. How you monitor your students is up to to you. They are logged into your class through Zoom and you are simply putting them in groups. I can't see any problem with this. But if you think it is not a good idea, leave your camera on and they will know when you join a room

[@solharing]

I think it ist unethical

[@solharing]

students have the right to know if and when a teacher comes close to tehir group in the class room or in i.r.l breakout rooms, the presents of a teacher changes the group dynamics