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Video Conferenceing Tools
Video-conference tools can be used to hold virtual interactions in real time. During virtual classes students can wordlessly signal the teacher that they have a question, brainstorm on virtual chats, and collablorate on projects by sharing ideas with peers or annotating previously shared documents.
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Zoom
What is Zoom?
Zoom is a video chat tool that students can use to attend online classes and interact with their teachers and peers in real time.
How does Zoom work?
Students will find the Zoom links inside their virtual classrooms (learning management systems) after the teacher creates a meeting. Sometimes, for safety precautions those links will be posted just minutes before the scheduled time.
What can students do in Zoom?
Besides just voice and video chatting, Zoom gives students plenty of tools to interact with each other and the teacher, work together, and even break off into smaller groups -- just as if they were sitting with each other in a classroom. Here are some examples of what you can do if these features are enabled:
- Share screen. This allows the entire class to view one person's computer screen. Students can even annotate a document on another kid's computer. Teachers can restrict this so only their screen can be shared.
- Whiteboard. This is a brainstorming tool that lets kids toss ideas around, such as for a group project. Breakout rooms. The teacher can divide students up into smaller groups, and then bring the entire class back together.
- Raise hand, clap, disagree, speed up, slow down. These are icons kids can use to: let the teacher know they have a question or comment, react to something, or ask the teacher to talk faster or slower.
- Chat with the group. Kids can send a message to the entire class.
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Google Meet
What is Google Meet?
Google Meet is a video chat tool that students can use to attend online classes and interact with their teachers and peers in real time.
How does Google Meet work?
Students will find the Google Meet links inside their virtual classrooms (learning management systems) after the teacher creates the meeting. Sometimes, for safety precautions those links will be posted just minutes before the scheduled time. Google Meet offers a seamless integration with Google Classroom.
What can students do in Google Meet?
Besides just voice and video chatting, Google Meet gives students plenty of tools to interact with each other and the teacher, work together. Students don’t need to download any software, instead, they just click on the link shared by the teacher (or created inside Google Classroom).
- Share screen. This allows the entire class to view one person's computer screen.
- Chat with the group. Kids can send a message to the entire class.
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Microsoft Teams
What is Microsoft Teams?
Microsoft Teams is more than a video conference tool, it is a collaboration platform within the Office 365 Suite where teams connect through shared notebooks, chat sessions, and resource sharing. Learners can share resources, work on projects, and communicate.
How does Microsoft Teams work?
Students may find links to join Microsoft Teams meetings in their learning management system. Microsoft Teams offers a seamless integration with microsoft applications.
What can students do in Microsoft Teams?
Besides just voice and video chatting, Microsoft Teams gives students plenty of tools to interact with each other and the teacher, work together. If using Chromebooks, students don’t need to download any software, instead, they use the web versions of many Microsoft applications by going to https://www.office.com/ and using their Dallas ISD credentials to login.
Integration with other Microsoft tools, such as SharePoint, PowerPoint, and OneNote make this tool a hub for learning
- Share screen. This allows a student to share his/her screen with the entire class. Teachers can restrict this so only their screen can be shared.
- Chat with the group. Kids can send a message to the entire class.
- Raise hand. Kids can easily call teacher's attention.