An Online Runbook For Moving Sessions Online
- Do we also use eventbrite or use Zoom registration?
- Mentors will need to go through co-host training so they have the knowledge and ability to mute/remove disruptive participants
- We cannot have 1:1 breakout rooms for 2 reasons:
- Child safety. Kids should not go alone into breakout rooms with a mentor.
- Creation of breakout rooms appears to be "host-only." Works great with 1 teacher and a classroom, not where the entire "school" is on one zoom meeting.
- The idea is to treat each breakout room like an "Interest Table" - we have as many tables as mentors, each mentor has a topic they'll share.
- Interest tables were normally 6-8 kids and a mentor.
- It allows some individualized help.
- Private chat - mentors can engage in private chat with a student only if a parent comes on camera and attests they're there to supervise.
- Should another parent or mentor have to be a witness to ensure rules are being followed?
- WE MUST ERR ON THE SIDE OF SAFETY FOR THE KIDS - convenience is not a reason to break rule.
- Scratch - Students can save and share their project with a mentor. A mentor can look at the code and suggest edits.
- Glitch (JavaScript) - Students can make a mentor a collaborator on their project. Mentors can come in, read code, make edits, make //comments
- Repl.it (Multiple Languages) - Better for console apps, Python, Java - has collaborator mode
- Can only be TA's (helping out under an experienced mentor)
- Must get 3 sessions as TA under their belt to lead a breakout room
- Must be supervised by an experienced mentor during their first two breakout room lead sessions
- Does an existing mentor need to interview them?