Many of us love those small conversations we have in the classroom. Sitting down with a group of students and chewing on a misconception. Working an algorithm or having a writing conferences.

Small connections build community. Community is the curriculum. In this session we will practice breakout rooms

Goal: Create breakout rooms in Webex and then practice using the jigsaw method to evaluate pedagogical techniques we can use in our classrooms. 

====== Objectives:======

  * Review steps to making a Breakout Microsoft Teams
  * Create Breakout rooms in Webex
  * Curate a list of breakout activities

===== Breakout =====

Answer the two questions:
  * Find an image and post a link or upload the url to chat that best describes how you feel about small groups.

===== Tech Tutorials =====

You may have to update 
You first then activate Breakout ooms. You will see the option in the file bar.
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You can select to enroll students automatically or manual.

==== Automatic Enrollment ====

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A session is considered a breakout room.

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You choose the number of breakout rooms.

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You can then name the breakout room. You click on each triangle called a chevron and name the rules.

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==== Manual  Enrollment ====

==== Starting the Meeting ====

Next you can control the time limits.

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In your meeting you then get the ability to move between breakout rooms

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===== Jigsaw Activity =====

[[https://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/improving-breakout-room-discussions-in-online-teaching-by-using-collaborative-documents/|Improving Breakout Room Discussions in Online Teaching by Using Collaborative Documents]]

[[https://citls.lafayette.edu/student-perspectives-on-using-breakout-rooms-effectively/|https://citls.lafayette.edu/student-perspectives-on-using-breakout-rooms-effectively/]]
[[https://www.chronicle.com/newsletter/teaching/2020-12-10]]