Zoom

Use Breakout Rooms for small group discussions

Scavenger hunt

Use Zoom for icebreaker activities (see videos below) to make connection with students/class

Have fun and let your personality shine through

Have theme days or dress up for class

Set Chat to "Host Only" to avoid inappropriate student chatter

Beware of Waiting Room function - if a student comes late, they can be stuck outside if you don't notice them

Only allow host to share screen

Mute participants upon entry

Don't allow participants to unmute themselves

Record meetings - to computer and then post on YT or directly to Zoom cloud)

Schedule meetings from Google Calendar

If secondary, consider using a different password for each period (password can be period number - if so, plan to change password before each meeting)