Video conferencing for staff during school closures  

During our school closures, we have had to rely on a variety of video conferencing solutions throughout our buildings to maintain communication with our peers, parents and students.  Zoom is the primary solution that we are using for video conferencing with students and families.

ZOOM:

Please Review these Classroom Best Practices Before Scheduling Meetings with Students

• Recommended for video conferencing with parents and students
• Very robust set of tools
• Can be used with parent groups
• Has a high level of control of ending meetings.
• Is the recommended method for IEP meetings
• Requires users to download and install the Zoom client 

Instructions on how to use Zoom Video Conferences
Instructions for using Zoom Video Conferences on iPad
Best Practices for using Zoom with students
Additional Questions you may have
Staff request form for iPads\Keyboards during building closure

Schoology Conferences:

• Can be used with students at IMS and MIHS (Has the highest level of security for closing sessions.)
• Only Admins of Courses or Groups can Create+Start Sessions
• Can record (Permission should be recorded in the session)
• Can be used with adult groups
• Limited to Schoology Courses and Groups

Instructions on how to use Schoology Conferences

Google MEET:

• Works great for groups of staff (ex. Staff meetings, Staff PLC’s, Professional Development, Grade Level\Department Meetings)
• Integrates well with Google Calendar
• Is NOT enabled for @misd400.org accounts
• Provides real-time closed captioning

Instructions on how to use Google Meet