Zoom course

Zoom apps

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 […]

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Zoom: Breakout Rooms

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

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Zoom Immersive Mode

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

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Zoom: Recording class

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.

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Zoom: Scheduling classes

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

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Zoom: Remote control

While the basic Zoom tools allow your students to engage with your lesson through annotations, you can take your teaching to the next level by and allow full interactivity with the Abridge Academy lessons using the Remote Control tool. Remote control feature The remote control feature allows you to give students control of your mouse

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Teaching group classes on Zoom

In this lesson, we will learn about how to manage group classes on Zoom, with advice suitable for both small and large groups. The magic mute button! One of the most important classroom management tools for group classes is the “mute” button! This prevents students talking over each other and ensures everyone can have their

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Zoom: Virtual Backgrounds

Ideal for hiding a messy living room, and also a great way to maintain consistent branding or have a fun backdrop without redecorating, Zoom virtual backgrounds are an essential for any online teacher! You can either use the backgrounds built into Zoom, download one from online, or create your own using simple tools such as

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