EASY Hybrid Teaching Technology Setup | Teaching Virtually + In-Person Students at the Same Time 

This is insaaaaane. Bless your talented amazing soul, Michelle. I'll probably need to watch your video 20 times before this sinks in. Thank you for making it, because I feel like eventually education will go this direction.

We did both in person and virtual from January (UK) and I found it absolutely exhausting! Then 3 weeks ago we all went back into the class and I’m exhausted again but at least I know which direction to look in 😂

Teachers really deserve more credit.

I am a first year teacher, I started hybrid in January!! I do all these things I am so happy that I’m doing things in a good system!

Thank you for taking time to teach both remote and in person students at the same time! As a fully remote high school student, it’s hard to sometimes understand the learning and what the homework is because some teachers aren’t very tech savvy.

I am sure you all are glad to be back! I have been "back" all year and its... a lot. I am currently teaching FULL in-person, hybrid, and online-only all at the SAME TIME (I teaching 7th and 8th grade ESL middle school) It's hard! I appreciate your honesty ❤️ Teachers are inspirational troopers 🌟

Thanks Michelle from a teacher in York UK who was wracking her brains about the best way to do this! As ever you have saved my sanity!😃

I'm teaching "concurrently" (F2F students + in-person students) but have been keeping all my open tabs on my laptop and using the monitor only to see the students joining virtually. Your way seems easier and I will definitely try it after Spring Break. I wish we had someone in my school explain how to efficiently do these things...we were given a laptop, a monitor, and an order: teach everyone, at the same, using Google Meet. That was it! A bunch of us had to sit together (masked and distanced, of course) to figure out how to extend and/or duplicate the image onto the Smartboard, where to play the sound from, when to choose "a tab" over "a window"...as a specialist teacher whose usual classroom is a 7 x 7 feet windowless "broom closet" without TV, laptops, cameras, Smartboard, etc. this has been a VERY steep learning curve, so I thank you and all the other marvelous teachers who are using RU-vid to help us ease some of the stress that come with a completely new tech set up.

Thank you, Michelle! I have been teaching both in person and virtual since August. You have given me some great ideas!

I also really like using a wheel of names in order to choose students for so many different things. It is a great resource in the classroom 👍

This is absolute gold! Where I grew up has been in person since September (small school district), where I live now (large and wide school district) they just started what you are going through in terms of hybrid (hyflex or concurrent teaching). Your setup is perfection. You have only the tools that you will need and nothing else. Teachers take note! Keep it simple!

We started hybrid in October. You have some great pointers. It took me a couple of weeks but I agree a laptop was very helpful.

We started school on march and we’ve been teaching hybrid for 4 weeks. I’m using the same set up as you except my desktop computer has a camera and a microphone so I’m using my Ipad to check if my virtual learners are seeing the same thing as my in person learners. It’s not rocket science and it hasn’t been so easy to adapt to this new teaching mode so it’s nice to see what others are doing to get to their students. Unfortunately now we’re back in virtual teaching again so I’m gonna go back and watch your virtual teaching tips and all. Thank you for everything Michelle ! Sending you love from Chile! 💕🇨🇱

I absolutely AGREE with Elizabeth Acevedo!! You are INDEED talented and amazing--and will probably need twenty-ONE times before it truly sinks in! lol. . .I am now a subscriber. YOU make sense to me. . instructions clear and simple. THANK YOU!

We will finish the year virtual in CA. I teach in an intermediate school 6th- 8th grade. Thankfully the district bought a new desktop and laptop. At home I’m using my Chromebook and my old desktop desktop that I brought from my room. It’s so much easier with two devices plus I got for Christmas a monitor. We’ll probably start up the next school year hybrid! Thank you for the video!!

Thanks for another great video! I have a similar hybrid set-up, but we are using Canvas, Zoom, and Microsoft products. We have a 360 degree camera/speaker for visuals and sound. I love your tip for the wireless mouse and presenter. I will try those next. Best wishes for a successful end of the school year! 😊

VIDEO IDEA: Could you do a tour of your classroom to show what it’s like now during your hybrid learning? Just a thought!

For everyone like me using Teams: you don't need the external mouse, you can just on your laptop in Teams "request control" and you will be able to control the desktop from the laptop.

I dont have the same technology, but do about the same as you. Google meet now has a "present" option before joining. This makes it so the video is automatically not an option. Love this feature.

I love using multiple devices! My fav thing is to have my Ipad on next to me on a stand that has all of my notes for the class that way I can always have my list of what I'm teaching in case I get a little lost due to technology challenges.

I loved the video! Thank you Michelle!

Watching your videos always makes me want to collaborate and share ideas with you lol! I have a very similar setup. I'm teaching virtual all year and a few weeks in I realized multiple screens worked much better than multiple devices. I rearranged my room so I could sit close to my Promethean board, extend my monitor displays, and put my Meet tab on there so I wasn't straining my eyes so much to see my students on my laptop. This helps because my laptop was constantly dropping wifi so now I don't lose my students nearly as much. I also like it because like you mentioned, I can keep tabs out of view that I don't need my students to see. I ALSO use my personal iPad to connect to the Meet and share my screen because I can pull up PDFs of their math book and screen write in Goodnotes. AND I discovered the best digital whiteboard isn't really a whiteboard but Seesaw! My students already use it to complete their assignments so when I use it to write on things I want them to see I'm also teaching them all the features of Seesaw at the same time. This is probably more useful for primary teachers though. I've used it as a replacement for Nearpod because most of my students don't have strong enough internet to be in a Google Meet and have a Nearpod open. 😩 I've seen a lot of teachers mention Wheel of Names but if anyone uses Class Dojo, you can use the random selector to do the same thing. I could write a whole blog about the reasons I love Dojo but this year I discovered you can replace the monster emoji with real pictures of your students! So for anyone not in primary who feels like their students might think "it's for babies" put their picture on there instead! I did it so I can see them every day because I've never gotten to meet many of my students in person. Thank you for these videos, Michelle! They always get me thinking about new ways I can improve my technology use!

If you're using Google Meet and only using the desktop to present, you don't need to mute and turn off video then join, just hit the "present" instead (next to the join button) and you can share your whole window and it gives an option to share audio. then when you change tabs, you don't need to reshare which tab you're sharing because it'll automatically show whatever is on your screen. I hope this helps you to streamline.

Really interesting setup. I travel between classrooms so I have two laptops. I share just the Google Meet through the projector for my in-person kids and use my laptop with a split screen to share the tabs through Google Meet. I have sound come through an external speaker because my room has a very loud heat and AC blower. We are making it work. I love all of your tips!

Wish I had a teacher like you when I was in school Your students are so lucky you are awesome Please keep posting videos

Question - What does your cart look like that you are moving around the room during the day with your laptop? Thanks!

Thank you for sharing, Michelle. There were lots of good ideas that I can take back to my classroom and use.

Thank you, we're working back to hybrid concurrent too. I wonder if you have any ideas on how my students at home can see the kids in the class. I have a webcam, but I'm struggling with how to get it to work. Thank you for all your videos on this,=. I teach a K/1, and its been helpful to see how you set up.

If you have an iPad you can run the Nearpod from that. That way you can walk around the room without pushing a cart. I learned that from a colleague pre-pandemic.

Lord almighty, I'll never be able to do this. I'm a supply(sub) teacher(mostly primary). New class, new students, and a few different tech set-ups in various classes. Starting next week. I'm in way over my head and am doomed to fail. I'm desperately trying to learn all this before I start. Thank you for this...although it makes me see how much I have yet to learn.

My set up is just like yours the only difference is I add an external camera to my school desktop so my students at home have a visible view of the class and That I’m in the room working with my f2f students.

I'm still using one device (school laptop) with a second monitor and my IWB. My second screen is duplicated onto the IWB for my in-person learners. I drag anything I want to share onto my second screen and then share my second screen on the Zoom call so all students can see it. I keep anything that just I need to see (Zoom call, email, etc.) on my laptop screen. If I need my in-person students to see the students home, I can always drag the Zoom call to the second screen. Maybe this will help someone who only has one device but multiple monitors or an IWB. Thanks for all the great ideas about setup! :-)

Thank you!! I have been waiting for this!!

Hi Michelle! Thank you so much for sharing this! I’m going back the same way in one week and this helped me! There’s so many changes this year that it’s helpful to get other teacher perspective so I can have a better idea! I’d love for you you to give tips on how you structure your day with balancing virtual vs f2f. Do you use a workshop model to work in small groups? I’d love any feedback you’ve tried!

This was a very helpful video. I teach in person and online so it is very difficult to teach the online students the same thing as my in-person students. THANK YOU SO MUCH, Michelle.

Great thank you Michellle. Very helpful

Would you please share a link to the cart you use in the classroom? I’m looking for one. Thanks!

The last part about the wireless mouse was helpful. Thanks. I have your wireless presenter that you share a while ago. Also thanks 👍🏼

Hello, I’ve been hybrid since September and I have all of my virtual and in person students logged in to google meet with me all day with frequent breaks of course. So I’m able to simply present my screen and my in person students also see it on the screen in the classroom. I would recommend sending RU-vid links of videos in the chat because sometimes when you present tabs, it still glitches for various students depending on their internet, so if you put the video links in the chat, then they can view it with less glitches.

Hybird learning and teaching is the new trend. So many EdTech tools available for Remote learners. I am new to EdTech. Go Apple and iMac!

Great video! Can I just say how crazy this is for teachers! My question is when you have the student Nearpod open to your class and the virtual kids, where are you controlling the teacher side of it??

Thank you so much for the useful information! I was waiting for this. I have tried to view other videos on the same subject and have not gained nearly as much great info. You are amazing!

My schedule is just like yours, except we teachers have to switch classes instead of students switching. This means I have to set everything up three times over. What fun! We are also using Zoom, but the principle is the same.

What kind of cart are you using? Can you send a picture of your cart set-up? Thanks for making this video. Our school is going to hybrid teaching in two weeks! Perfect timing.

Big Thank you for making this video!! Such a big help in navigating these learning models.

Thank you for the wheel of names!

Thank you for the tips! My county starts concurrent teaching the Tuesday after break ends. I’m nervous about how to manage the kids in their seats hearing and/or interacting with the kids in the Meets. I have a feeling our first day back will be a lot of trial and error and trouble-shooting! 😖

Have you considered adding external speakers to your laptop to add a little more volume?

Hi. Have u used Zoom? If so, which do u prefer? Google Meet or Zoom? I love to have the Nearpod reports tab open so I can jump in and see who is active in the lesson. I find having a second monitor is easier than joining on two devices but it probably makes more sense for you since you teach in person & remote students simultaneously. I teach fully remote students for the most part. This all sound like it would be a lot easier if u used Zoom. 😀. That’s y I prefer it over Google Meet. Great informative video.

You are an inspiration for me, best teacher

Bless you! This is so much work. I really admire how you make the most of literally any type of situation teaching puts you in. Thanks for sharing.

So interesting!! Thanks for sharing your tips!!

I love her

Super helpful video!

hI Mrs ferre hope you have a good rres of your spring break-Javier

I like that you call them In-person learners and virtual learners. My teachers call them zoomies (virtual learners) and roomies (In-person learners)

Thanks a lot! Love your tutorials, I've learned so much!! Can you tell me how did you make your "welcome" move, jaja? Thanks a lot

My current school is only doing virtually but my brother school doing the same as yours but I’m not current aware of my brother school tech

I have the goble I got at target

I so used to michelle saying ms ferrai

Is it possible to have a video of how you design those lovely PowerPoints, please? Mine are so boring and simple, really love yours. 💌

The School of Rock reference LOL

This is also how I get the hybrid job done. My only issue with Google is that when I “present” I lose the view of many of my students. Wish they wouldn’t take up most of the screen with what is being presented.

I feel like it would be easier to use a connected screen to your chromebook to add all the tabs you would like to share. On your chromebook you can open the chat and your email.

Thanks so much..one of my favorite youtubiversities.

Where did you get the wireless presenter stick??

I have a question regarding using nearpod when your students are virtual. Do they use a second device or can you guys not see each other when they are on nearpod. My students only have an iPad and I need to know they are there so I haven’t found much success using it in this format.

Could I use school laptop, Apple TV and iPad instead? If so could you point me to a helpful video.

Thank you so much for the video. I teach ESL Middle School 6-8 and move from class to class. So, I use a macbook as the control center with the tabs and then use my ipad to project onto the screen in the room. I log onto my macbook as the host in zoom and the ipad I sign on as the cohost. The projecting comes from the ipad. I then use the share screen feature on zoom for the zoomers. This way my roomers and zoomers are seeing the same thing. The problem that I have that I'm looking for an answer to is: I connect with video and audio on only the macbook but if I have a co-teacher in the room we get feedback from both of us being in the same room? Has anyone figured this out? Sorry for the long post

Is there a way when I use 2 devices that on one device I’m presenting my screen to my students and on the other device I only see my students?The reason I’m asking is because when we start presenting the screen I only see a small group of my students instead of the whole class. And I noticed that sometimes when students know I’m not watching them they might get distracted with something at home 😉. So it would be nice that even though I’m presenting, I’m still able to see my whole class on my other device. Hopefully this made sense. 🤪🤪🤪

Super helpful. This could have been like 4 different videos. Haha.

What about a headset?

This tutorial is LIFE-CHANGING! We started hybrid learning in January and it was a little wonky for us. Thank you, Michelle! 🤩

I’m planning for hybrid now. Do you have your students cameras open somewhere for your virtual learners?

Thanks 😊

Question- your students don’t know your school email? What if they have a question outside of class hours? Mine always email me

Why not just connect then classroom speakers to the laptop

I miss your day in life videos

I do have a question. How do you monitor the ones at home????

What cart are you using?

In Costa Rica, we have been doing hybrid classes since February, but thank you anyway. Your videos are always colorful and interesting.

Impressive

My friend made Google slides for students where it has all the links already embedded so the teacher will tell them to click it as opposed to sending it in the chat box and sending it to the students who are in-person.

Wow a desktop and laptop!?? I have a Chromebook...that's it

Hi

I’m so thankful my nieces and nephew are back in school. It’s so good for them to be back in school.

I also use the Folder option on Google Chrome. I name them the class, then I save each of the pages for that class inside the folder. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vOV9eLo63-Y.html

It's called a trackpad.

I'm a student and still watches her

+Pocketful of Primary Michelle , A little wit goes a long way with students . Keep up the brain breaks . - Dwight

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Hiii. Wow I'm early

Thanks for sharing. I could follow what you were explaining the whole time. But, I have to be honest, this is my first thumbs down ever for your vids. I support technology at my school and I was thinking the WHOLE time, “Mrs. Xxxxx would never be able to follow this without actually seeing a projector, screen, cart, etc.” But thanks. I love all your content.

You are going way too fast! I have been teaching concurrently for the last two months. I use zoom and Securely. It is exhausting, but not too complicated. I would love to learn more and that is why I clicked on this, but I can’t follow.