Prevent Zoombombing: Nationwide, there have been increased reports of "Zoombombing," where unwelcome guests enter your Zoom room and present/post undesirable material.
CLICK HERE for Zoom's official advice on keeping unwanted guests out of your Zoom room.
Zoom allows you to host video meetings. *Zoom has offered to lift the 40 minute minute meeting time limit for schools!*
Pros:
Multiple participants can share screens at the same time
Record your screen (videos saved to Documents folder)
Virtual backdrops and "touch-up" filtering
More attendee management options:
Setting to prevent students from joining without you
Waiting room feature: students need you to accept them before they enter
Cons:
More difficult to set up. Must create an account and manage meetings at https://zoom.us/
Requires a download (Windows) or Chrome app (Chromebook)
Requires a Chrome extension to create rooms from Google Calendar
How are you using video tools (Google Meet, Zoom, Screencastify, YouTube, etc) in our NTI situation?
Use this flipgrid to share your ideas! #betterTogether