Zoom

Zoom

Zoom is a great feature rich video conferencing tool and it is compatible on all devices. Teachers can easily create an account by signing in with their Google account.

You must be using a paid version of the software with students. The free version, as with any free software, collects information (e.g. email addresses, IP addresses and more) and can on-sell them to third parties. There is also the risk that if something happens in a Zoom meeting, you are NOT protected by consumer law.

The paid (Enterprise) version of the software is protected by law and details are not on-sold. At last look, the cost of 20 licences in Zoom was roughly $2,500.

1. If you are looking for more features than the just video, Zoom has many.

• Green Screen backgrounds

• Chat

• Emoji Reactions

• Screen sharing

• Host can mute one or all users in the chat (this could be a very handy tool)

• File Sharing in meeting

2. Students can use Zoom without creating an account. They will need however to use a meeting ID number and password to access the meeting.

3. If students are using iPad they will need to access the ZOOM App