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Zoom apps are a new feature (launched Autumn 2021) which extend Zoom’s functionality beyond simple video conferencing by integrating with third-party tools directly within Zoom itself. We love the Kahoot app for fun online quizzes, Scribble together for an upgraded whiteboard experience, Countdown timers for timed activities to keep everyone on task, and Mentimeter for

Does your laptop have a low quality webcam? An easy upgrade is to use your phone’s camera to replace it! For this tutorial, I used Camo studio – a great, free app for connecting your phone to your computer for use as a webcam.

Teaching group classes? Breakout rooms are smaller Zoom rooms you can separate your students into for small group activities. This could be anything from collaborating on a task or presentation to practicing a dialogue or mini debate together.  Breakout rooms tend to work best with teenage or adult students, who have the maturity to work

Want to inspire your students with an immersive virtual environment that puts them right in the context of your lesson topic? Check out Zoom immersive mode: Immersive mode This relatively new Zoom feature enables you to create or use a pre-made virtual background in which you and your students are directly positioned on the image

Let’s learn how to record your classes, on both the Zoom free and pro plans: Note that on the free plan, you can only save locally (to your computer), whereas on the pro plan you can also opt to save to the cloud for more convenient sharing with students.

Let’s learn how to schedule a class on Zoom: Scheduling a class To schedule a meeting on Zoom, first navigate to the “home” tab. Here, there are several options. The orange “new meeting” button will start a meeting straight away, whereas the blue “schedule” option allows you to schedule a meeting in advance. Once you