ZOOM

  Zoom is a video conferencing tool that allows businesses, schools, and other organizations to be able to work together with their colleagues in an environment in which they are not surrounded by others. Zoom is great for business meetings that are in different areas and school meetings in recent times since we are facing a global pandemic. With zoom you are able to use chatrooms and breakout rooms as well. In a chatroom you are able to discuss whatever needs to be talked about if you do not want to use the webcam, or if the service is cutting in and out, using the chatroom could be your best solution to communicate. Breakout rooms are great for schools for when it comes down to working with children individually rather than the entire class or for students to come together and participate in group projects. Breakout rooms are also great for meeting another classmate individually without the entire class being involved. Teachers are also able to use screen sharing while using zoom. Since we are in the middle of a pandemic, most schools are closed for in person contact so instead they use zoom. If children were in the classroom they would be able to view the teachers whiteboard. Since they are not able to view exactly what the teacher may be writing, the teacher can share his or her screen for the entire class to view. Overall zoom is a great tool to use right now.