Let’s talk about how you can safely set up your kids to use Zoom for school, socializing, and extracurricular activities.
Screen sharing. Your kid’s teacher will likely share their screen to present lessons and demonstrate principles. It’s the same idea as your teacher using an overhead in class. Whiteboard. Your kid’s teacher may use this tool for kids to brainstorm ideas and participate in lessons.Breakout rooms. Your kid’s teacher can divide kids into groups, have them work on something, and then bring the class back together afterwards. Special icons. There are Raise Hand, Clap, Disagree, Speed Up, and Slow Down icons that your kid can use to let the teacher know if they have a comment or are going too fast. Though I’d be careful about letting my kid tell the teacher to “speed up.” Group chat features. Everyone in the Zoom session can send and receive messages to each other. It’s like passing notes, but not as fun or challenging. Your kid’s teacher can productively use this feature to have partners exchange ideas and work together.
Muting your microphone on Zoom is really easy. Just click the microphone icon on the bottom right once your kid starts a Zoom call. Make sure it has the red slash through it unless they are participating. 3. Click the Zoom installer and allow it to run. If you’re on a Mac computer, it will look like this: 2. Search for Zoom. 3. Hit download. There are two big tips we would recommend using to protect your kid while using Zoom. Access your Zoom settings until you see Screen Sharing with a button slider. It will look like this: To turn this setting off, scroll down the settings options until you see the Join Before Host option. Click the slider button until you see it’s grayed out. If your kid’s Zoom stream consistently glitches out, it might be time to upgrade your internet connection. Our internet expert, Catherine, recommends Xfinity internet as the best internet option available right now.
