Zoom

In One Sentence

Zoom is an online tool that allows for video conferencing and collaboration in real-time with others.

What's the Point?

Zoom is powerful because of the…

  • interaction of participants through video

  • interactive features such as screen-sharing, participant chat, white-board, annotations, and breakout rooms

  • host is able to adjust settings to fit the needs of the video conference


How is it Used by Teachers?

How is it Used by Students?

Content Planning:

  • Brainstorming with colleagues

  • Shared-screen collaborative planning

  • Record lessons for asynchronous learning

Formative Assessment:

  • Conferring with students one-on-one

  • Posing a question in the chat

  • Utilizing the whiteboard function in a way to gather useful data

  • Use of “reaction” buttons to check for understanding

  • Integration of additional online tools to gather useful data

Instruction:

  • Interactive presentations

  • Synchronous or asynchronous learning opportunities

  • Teacher and student screen-sharing

  • Model and provide guided-practice through the whiteboard function

  • Breakout rooms for collaborative discussions

Community Building:

  • Social-emotional check-ins

  • Brain breaks

  • Read-alouds

  • Games

  • Morning Meeting

  • Sharing of learning and life experiences

Formative Assessment:

  • Conferring with teacher one-on-one

  • Answering and positing a question in the chat

  • Utilizing the whiteboard function to show application of learning

  • Applying “reaction” buttons to reflect on learning

  • Utilizing additional online tools to demonstrate understanding

Instruction:

  • Participate in synchronous learning opportunities

  • View recordings of asynchronous learning

  • Student screen-sharing to show application of learning

  • Utilizing the whiteboard and annotation features to practice learning

  • Participate in breakout rooms for collaborative discussions with peers

Community Building:

  • Social-emotional check-ins

  • Brain breaks

  • Read alouds

  • Games

  • Morning Meeting

  • Sharing of learning and life experiences


Checklists