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Thing 9 - Video conferencing tools

This blog post will take a look at my experiences using video chat and conferencing platforms and tools.

To video chat I have multiple platforms which I like to use for specific means of communication. For example while teaching online with my students I prefer to use Zoom as the students have said they find it easier to access and use than other platforms used within the College. The main video conferencing tool within my institution is Microsoft Teams which I use on a daily basis to communicate with my colleagues and provide training sessions. 

If I am talking to friends and family I would mostly use the Facebook Messenger video facility (luckily you can keep this feature if you have deactivated your Facebook account!).

As a student I have used BigBlueButton and Blackboard Ultra to join online classes. I find BigBlueButton to be slow and have connection issues in comparison to the other platforms available.

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