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# Eliciting Questions During Class

At all times during class when you're not [actively pair teaching](/pair-teaching.md), you should be on your feet, walking around, and looking over students shoulders.

* Preventing setup issues before they happen.
* Make announcements or ask the driver to (re)demo something if you see common errors.
* Letting the driver know when 80% of students have gotten 80% of the way through a lab, so it's time to move on.
* Most importantly: **eliciting questions**. Not just waiting for students to raise their hands; you will increase the volume of questions tenfold if you walk nearby them slowly, or ask "How's it going?" Almost everyone has something they want to talk about.
* If the driver has to ask you to get up and go help someone, **you're doing it wrong**.

**There is almost never a time when you should be on your laptop unless you are fixing something time-sensitive for the driver.**