Tutors · During the lesson
Building rapport through a screen
Through a screen, it’s harder to read faces, share a joke or notice a bad day. Students who don’t feel known disengage.
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How Pencil Spaces solves it
The tutor pins the student’s video right next to the problem on the board. When he frowns at step three, she sees it and stops.
She asks about his football game from last week, and he laughs. The lesson feels like two people at a table.
- Pinned & Pop-out VideoAvailablePop video out or pin it to the board, so faces stay visible while you present.
- Video LayoutsAvailableVideo Layouts let you switch between side panel, gallery, single speaker and pop-out views.
- Wellbeing Check-insComing soonWellbeing Check-ins, in development, will ask each student how they feel with one tap as they join, and flag patterns over time to the staff you choose.
Also helps: Audio & Video, Celebrations
The usual way
Tutors chat for the first few minutes and hope it carries.
A tip you can use today
Start every lesson by asking about one thing in the student’s life you remember from last time.
See it in a live Space.
We’ll walk you through it, shaped around how you teach.
