After a couple of (successful) trial sessions, we've now decided to switch from live-streaming via YouTube, to Zoom.us. YouTube worked relatively well last term but didn't really allow the people in the room to interact with virtual attendees. The only means of interaction was via the YouTube live-chat function.
Zoom.us offers a variety of ways for online participants to engage with the work-group – either via video, audio, or live-chat. It also has a 'break-out room' function, which will allow online attendees to discuss the readings in smaller groups.
Joining us via Zoom.us is relatively straightforward. You need to have a Zoom account – which you can sign up for free, here: https://zoom.us/. Before every session, I'll send out a unique sign-in number, which you can enter into your Zoom account (having clicked 'Join meeting') – and that should patch you through.
Because we're going to be using the free version of Zoom, our meetings can only be 40 mins – so we're going to set up 3 meetings to run consecutively. I'll email out a list of sign-in numbers.
If you have any issues setting it up, please get in touch (at applebaumreading@gmail.com) and I'll see what I can do to help!
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