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. 2021 Jun 28;8:23821205211020760. doi: 10.1177/23821205211020760

Table 2.

Summary of Zoom tools.

Screenshare Host or participant with privileges can share their screen with all viewers
Example: show slides for lecture; share video on procedural skill
Breakout rooms Host can separate session into smaller groups for a specified time; would assign group leaders with clear tasks
Example: each group can discuss a different patient case and come back together to compare
Polling Via Zoom or other software like PollEverywhere, create live polls to engage participants and spark discussion
Example: test learners’ understanding of a topic that was just covered
Annotation Host or participant can annotate a slide that has been screenshared
Example: use a virtual “pointer” to guide learners as you work through a diagram
Whiteboard Host or participant can annotate a white screen with text or pen drawing that can be saved
Example: engage the audience to write up differential diagnosis for chest pain
Chat discussion Host or participant can type into chat for everyone to see or to a specified other person
Example: participant can type a question into the chat during the session
Reactions Using the participant list, one can select reactions such as “thumbs up” or “raise hand”
Example: participant has a question, and presses “raise hand” to notify the lecture moderator