How to Use Learnaling Lessons in Zoom
Zoom is a video calling platform with a free version and a paid version. The features described here work in both versions.
Students on computers should be able to click, drag and draw on lessons. Students on tablets should be able to click and draw.
With a Student on a Computer
1. Open your Zoom meeting and click [share screen].
2. Select the browser with your Learnaling lesson open.
3. Click the [three dots] at the bottom right to make the Learnaling lesson full screen.
4. Wait for your student to arrive.
5. Click [remote control] and [give control to …]
6. The student must click once (anywhere) to take control. Then they can click, drag and use the slides’ draw tool. They can also continue to use the Zoom draw tool.
When you click, you will take back control of the mouse. Control will alternate between you and the student by clicking. (Avoid moving your mouse while they are dragging objects.)
Tip: if the student starts clicking all over the place and you want to stop remote control, use this keyboard shortcut:
On a Mac: Ctrl+Shift+G
On a PC: Alt+Shift+G
After that, they won’t be able to click to gain control, they’ll have to wait until you re-enable it.
With Students on iPads
1. Open your Zoom meeting and click [share screen].
2. Select the browser with your Learnaling lesson open.
3. Click the [three dots] at the bottom right to make the Learnaling lesson full screen.
4. Wait for your student to arrive. (The student will need to download the Zoom iPad app if they haven't already.)
5. Click [remote control] and [give control to …]
6. The student must click once on the [blue button] to take control. This will enable them to click but not drag. They can also continue to use the Zoom draw tool.
Mouse control will alternate between student and teacher as above, except that the student must click on the blue button to take control, rather than clicking anywhere.
Alternative Option
If you find it’s easier for you or the students, you can also simply screen share the slides and not use remote control. The slides are designed to work well without student click/drag too.
FAQs
My students are on tablets and can't drag, does that mean the lessons won’t work well?
Don't worry, the lessons are designed to work well whether or not the student can use all interactive features. The teacher can still click and drag, which allows for loads of fun activities that wouldn’t be possible on static slides. The student can say answers, draw lines and draw dots to choose options.
Examples of fun activities with teacher click/drag:
- Games where the teacher can hide an object and challenge the student to remember it.
- Activities where the teacher clicks to reveal a different card each time.
- Activities where the student can see the correct answer moved into place after they say it. This makes it easier to visualize correct answers and read them.
- Memory games.
- Activities where cards or words are hidden until the previous one is dragged/clicked: this helps the student focus on the current sentence and allows for more examples.
- Rewards where the student can choose items for the teacher to drag or click. E.g. dressing a character or choosing food to make a meal.
In addition, homework activities (coming soon) will work with full interactivity on any device as they do not need to be shared through another platform like ClassIn or Zoom.
How can I find out more?
If you’d like to learn more about how teachers are using Learnaling lessons with Zoom, please join the Learnaling Facebook group here.
Once you’ve joined the group, you can comment on this post if you’d like to test Zoom with another teacher.