there are many ways you can get the attention of your students, and you can teach them certain signals or clues when you first have their classes. for me, personally, a loud clap usually gets their attention and if they are really noisy, i simply fold my arms and stand in the middle of the room until they see me. one student will start telling the others to calm down and then you can continue. i only ever raise my voice for a very short time, and then when they are all watching and listening i speak in a normal tone. even if i am angry at a student, i 