Table 1.

Summary of Video Conference Features and Descriptions With Examples

Feature	Description	Example
Screenshare	Allows either the meeting host or participants to share their device screen with other participants	A lecture with slides on basics of glomerular disease.
Whiteboard	Host/participant can create a white canvas seen by all participants.Can be used to draw with various colors, pens, or text. Drawings can be saved at the end of the meeting.	A “chalk talk” on acute kidney injury.
Polling	Host can write 255 character multiple choice questions (single or multiple answer) with 10 choices that can be shared with the group. Each poll can be launched/cleared as needed.	A nephrology board review session during which participants answer practice questions.
Breakout rooms	The host can separate the group into smaller groups for a specific period of time before recovening as a larger group. Each group can communicate with the host to ask them to join their group to answer questions or discuss.	A medical student session during which they solve acid-base disorder problems in small groups of 4 students.
Annotation	Participants may use the same tools that are available to draw on the whiteboard to annotate on any screen that is shared.	A learner circles the basement membrane deposits on a pathology slide shared from the pathologist's microscope.
Chat and file share	Similar to instant messaging, participants can share messages with the whole group or individual participants.	Learners pose questions during a lecture on nephrolithiasis. After the lecture, a file with slides is shared with all participants.
Nonverbal feedback	Participants can communicate with the host using preset reactions (eg, yes, no, and raise hand)	A medical student raises their hand to ask a question about hyponatremia.
Virtual background	The user uploads a photo or uses existing images (eg, outer space) to change their own background.	Create an ice breaker by asking learners to use a background of their favorite place.
Recording	The session is recorded and stored to either the host's computer or Zoom Cloud account. If the screen sharing is used, the screen is recorded with a thumbnail of the speaker in the corner. Chat sessions and an audio transcript of the session are also saved.	A nephrology fellow on night float misses a board review session and then views the session the following week.