[classroom] Mute, turn off camera of certain students (during group class)
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Katie (Abridge Academy)
It would be really helpful to have the ability from the teacher's end to mute students - I teach group classes, and sometimes one student has lots of background noise which disturbs everyone else, and I have to keep asking them to mute (which younger kids struggle with).
Similarly, from a safeguarding perspective, it would be helpful to have the ability to switch off a particular student's camera if there was something inappropriate.
Noah Kaufman
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Xavier Lesage Moretti
Merged in a post:
[Classroom] 2 v 1 Class Features
Angie Dutton
Had my first class with two students today and realized a few things that are missing. In a 2 v 1 class, it is vital that the teacher has control of the the mic, at least. However, for privacy purposes (bc you just realllllly never know what a student will do on camera) we also need the ability to turn off their camera. :)
Each student should also have their own star count or at least that is what they are used to. When I explained today that they would be working together to get stars, they were like....hmmmmm. :) Typically, the camera view will have all of these buttons easily located right above to easily click on and off.
Typically, both teacher and student have control of the mic and cam off/on feature....there are pros and cons to both, in my experience.
Lastly, seeing two student videos pushed the point for me about one location for cameras because the 3 vertical videos was even more challenging to fit around the whiteboard and curriculum.
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Lisa Lewis Williams
Xavier Lesage Moretti this feature request should definitely be merged with the Mute button request. https://teachwithkoala.canny.io/feature-request/p/classroom-ability-to-mute-students?fbclid=IwAR1_giHbSsQeQWdus4zge9nSpHiVgKGEHa0x6vIkemq3CLVWNIvWW9uQFWU&fs=e&s=cl
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Xavier Lesage Moretti
Lisa Lewis Williams: Done Lisa! Thanks so much.
Polly S
I agree and hope this feature can be added soon. I have a couple who want group classes, but I know the students and these particular ones have been known to have background noise and also perform various shenanigans.
Xandri Coetzee
Oh no! I was looking forward to using Koala Go for 1 v 4 group classes. Now I am not sure I will purchase the package. I teach many group classes and this is a basic, essential feature for group classes :(
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Jacob
Xavier Lesage Moretti, might I suggest that this be merged with the request, "[Classroom] 2 v 1 Class Features" (https://teachwithkoala.canny.io/feature-request/p/classroom-2-v-1-class-features)? It's definitely something many of us would consider to be a wonderful idea.
Sarah Cummings
Jacob: nice call out!
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Xavier Lesage Moretti
Jacob: Done. Thanks Jacob!
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Jacob
Love it! Great ideas, Angie Dutton!