With recent developments of COVID-19, educators are experiencing unprecedented issues that we have never faced in education before. In-class discussions are now taking place fully online and all work is to be submitted virtually. One way teachers can have virtual discussions with their students is to use Zoom! Zoom is a cloud-based video conferencing service you can use to conduct live chats – either by video or audio or both. Anyone can join as long as you can connect to the internet from your computer, tablet or phone! To join a meeting, all you have to do is type the meeting ID (this will be provided to you by your instructor) on the Zoom website and then you will be added to that meeting "room"– it's that simple!
The basic personal meeting which includes hosting up to 100 participants, unlimited 1-to-1 meetings, 40-minute limit on group meetings and an unlimited number of meetings is completely FREE! There are additional upgrades you can purchase on the Zoom website. However, as a result of the Coronavirus, Zoom is temporarily removing the 40-minute time limit on basic accounts. This is a huge bonus for teachers that are hosting a zoom meeting to explain lessons, post material, send links and keep in communication with classmates and teachers! Adapting to using technology to learn can be stressful at first, but with simple websites such as Zoom, it makes learning more fun and easy to use!
DaniellaG@NU
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