Online and Blended Teaching Hub
Video Conferencing
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Overview/Video
Overview
Video conferencing is an audiovisual online meeting strategy that allows teachers and students to meet virtually through platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. It provides teachers an avenue for supporting virtual lessons with interactive and engaging real-time, synchronous, learning experiences. In remote and blended teaching, video conferencing takes the place of in-person classroom social and academic interactions which are important for teaching and learning. Video conferencing can facilitate communication, connection, and engagement through screen sharing, interactive presentations, real-time chat and polling, break-out rooms, and file sharing.
Questions to Consider
- Has my prior experience with video conferencing been positive or negative, and why?
- How can I use video conferencing to enhance student learning?
- What procedures can I use to make video conferencing effective with my students?
At-a-Glance Video
Printables
Printables
Web Resources
Web Resources
Video Conferencing Tips
- Video Conferencing Classroom Management Tips
- Engaging Students During Video Conferencing
- Establishing Routines and Structuring Video Conferencing
- Tips for Setting Up a Hybrid Classroom
Video Conferencing Activities
- Use a Random Selector Wheel to Engage Students During Video Conferencing
- Ideas for Engaging Students at the Start of a Video Conferencing Session
- Ideas for Engaging Primary Students During Video Conferencing
- Tools for Making Video Conferencing Interactive
Video Conferencing Tool Comparisons
Related Online and Blended Teaching Hub Topics
- Basic Troubleshooting
- Blended and Online Instructional Practices
- Building Effective Relationships
- Collaborative Learning
- Online Classroom Management and Routines
- Physical Workspaces
- Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning
Online and Blended Teaching Hub Tool Pages
- Interactive Presentation: EdPuzzle, NearPod, Prezi
- Polling: Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere, Slido
- Video Conferencing: Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, Zoom
- Visualized Collaboration: Google Jamboard, Microsoft Whiteboard, Padlet