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Understanding Zoom Tools for Learning.

Zoom is a video conferencing tool that provides instructors and students a way to meet online synchronously via a personal PC/laptop or cell phone with or without using video. Instructors can set up Zoom meetings to conduct classes online, as well as record them for later access by students.

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Understanding Zoom Tools for Learning.

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  1. Understanding Zoom Tools for Learning The coronavirus has brought the world to a standstill and pushed the world into their abodes with schools, offices and other institutes closing down in order to limit human contact which is the main culprit behind the spread of the virus.

  2. WHAT IS ZOOM? • Zoom is a video conferencing tool that provides instructors and students a way to meet online synchronously via a personal PC/laptop or cell phone with or without using video. Instructors can set up Zoom meetings to conduct classes online, as well as record them for later access by students.

  3. GETTING STARTED • If it’s your first time using Zoom, Getting Started on Zoom login and complete the steps in advance of your class to get you set up. • Schedule your class in the Zoom application for your desired date/time and copy the invitation details to send to your students. *Please note that students will not need to register for an account to join. • ● Join your class a couple minutes early to ensure a proper connection then follow the below tips for a quality online learning experience.

  4. TIPS AND TRICKS FOR VIRTUAL LESSONS • For your first class, set aside some time to introduce your students to Zoom and ensure that they’re able to connect their audio and video. • Give an agenda or plan for each class by Screen Sharing a document or slide at the beginning of class.

  5. ZOOM TOOLS BUILT FOR ENGAGEMENT • Polling  – Practice feedback using the Zoom polling feature. Ask a multiple-choice question about the concept to check for student comprehension. • Breakout Rooms – Use Zoom’s breakout room feature to facilitate this type of discussion. Instructors can randomly assign students to breakout rooms or they can selectively group students together

  6. HELPFUL TIPS FOR USING ZOOM • If your video quality is poor, turn off your video and rely on your computer audio. You may also use your cell phone (without video) to participate in a Zoom session. • Ask students to “mute” themselves as a default setting to avoid distracting background noises. Have students “unmute” themselves when they want to talk.

  7. Zoom allows you to implement many of the same teaching methods that you use in a F2F classroom. Before you jump into learning the in’s and out’s of the Zoom tool, consider what teaching methods you are already using, and then see if Zoom can help facilitate those same methods or similar ones in an online (synchronous) space.

  8. THANKS Source:www.edumate.tv

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