Technological Tools

Zoom

Zoom unifies cloud video conferencing, online meetings, group messaging and a software-defined conference room solution into one, easy-to-use platform.
Users without pay can host and schedule online meetings with up to 100 attendees via desktop or mobile devices.
Main features: whiteboarding, screen sharing, HD video and audio, remote screen control features, and breakout rooms (breakout rooms allow users to split your Zoom meeting in up to 50 separate sessions. The meeting host can choose to split the participants of the meeting into these separate sessions automatically or manually, and can switch between sessions at any time).

	Screen sharing
	Creating breakout rooms
	Arranging Breakout room members

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