Zoom manners

Why is it vital

1. Life has changed since covid. Virtual meetings and hybrid meetings are now a part of our society and part of the business world. We need to learn how to communicate and behave virtually!
2. Some of your classes will use zoom. You want to get the most out of it. You should not be a passive listener but an active participant. This means learning how to attend class virtually and be engaged

Guidelines on how to do it

While virtual meetings pre-date covid, they have become much more pervasive since then. So more work has been done to learn how to use them well. This include more than just having the right technology. It is include proper behaviors to maximize the benefit. These standards of behavior are still being set. However here are some sets with some good ones both for any type of a virtual meeting and for virtual classes:

1. https://resources.owllabs.com/blog/video-conferencing-etiquette
2. https://www.bluejeans.com/blog/video-conferencing-etiquette
3. https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/best-zoom-meeting-etiquette-rules-guidelines-tips/
4. https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/zoom-etiquette-tips-online-classes/
5. https://www.scranton.edu/academics/ctle/Fac-dev/zoom-etiquette.shtml
6. https://online.louisiana.edu/blog/what-do-%E2%80%94-and-not-do-%E2%80%94-your-zoom-class

Requirements for credit

1. Referring to the guidelines found in the sites above, what are at least three things you think you already did well before working on this?
2. Referring to the guidelines found in the sites above, what are at least three things you think you did not already do well before working on this?
3. Referring to the guidelines found in the sites above, what are the top three things to keep in mind, in your opinion?
4. Referring to the guidelines found in the sites above, what (if any) surprised you?
5. Referring to the guidelines found in the sites above, what are three things you want to strive to improve?