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Zoom has become widely used for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic as teachers have had to move classes online. It allows for live video chats, recording classes for absent students, screen sharing for instruction, and can support large groups. However, there are also security concerns, and both students and teachers need to learn how to use the new software while also combating feelings of isolation from remote learning.

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Assignment 7

Zoom has become widely used for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic as teachers have had to move classes online. It allows for live video chats, recording classes for absent students, screen sharing for instruction, and can support large groups. However, there are also security concerns, and both students and teachers need to learn how to use the new software while also combating feelings of isolation from remote learning.

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Virtual Meeting for Virtual Classrooms

• Zoom provides chat services through a


cloud-based peer-to-peer software
platform and is used for
teleconferencing, telecommuting,
distance education, and social
relations.
With the world currently in a Pandemic due to
Covid-19 teachers have had to move to remote
learning. Currently Zoom is used for distance
learning in lieu of being in the actual classroom.
Pros

• Live Video Chats


• Able to record for Students who may have
been out sick
• Easily Share Screen during instructions
• Free
• Can support large groups
Cons

• Zoom Bombings
• Security
• Students and teachers learning new
software
• Students feeling isolated
https://zoom.us/
REFERENCES

Christina Romero-Ivanova , Michael Shaughnessy , Laura Otto , Emily Taylor & Emma Watson.
“Digital Practices & Applications in a Covid-19 Culture.” Higher Education, vol. 10, no. 3, July
24, 2020, pp. 80-87. ERIC, https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1264741.pdf

Learnit Training. “Zoom for Teachers Tutorial.” Youtube, uploaded by Learnit Training, 3/31/2020,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHd4Cff4Ha8 . 10/30/2020.

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