Students · During the lesson
Too shy to interrupt and ask
Many students won’t interrupt to ask a question, so confusion builds quietly.
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How Pencil Spaces solves it
A student is lost but won’t interrupt in front of twelve classmates. She clicks Raise Hand, and the teacher answers hands in the order they went up, so she doesn’t have to call out.
Another time, she sends the teacher a private message in chat instead. The teacher answers it first, and the confusion clears before it builds. Soon, a hand raised in a breakout room will reach the teacher at once.
- Raise HandAvailableRaise Hand lets students raise a hand without interrupting, and you answer them in the order hands went up.
- ChatAvailableChat gives every Space a group chat, chat inside each breakout room and private one-to-one messages.
- Raise Hands Across RoomsComing soonWith Raise Hands Across Rooms, in development, a hand raised in any room will reach the tutor at once, showing which room it came from.
The usual way
Teachers ask “any questions?” and hear none.
A tip you can use today
Give students a private way to ask, and answer those questions first.
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