
This tool can be effective for brainstorming and gauging students' initial understanding of a concept. Use the Zoom Annotation tools to allow students to collectively draw/comment on an image.When students choose one of these reactions, you see that reaction next to their name in the participant list, as well as a count of the number of students who chose that reaction.
Students can give nonverbal feedback during a session, including raising their hands, answering yes/no, asking you to go slower/faster, among others. For questions that come up during a class on the fly, consider using Zoom nonverbal feedback features. Though you can create Zoom polls during a Zoom session, it can be distracting to do so, so polls should be written before class begins. Zoom polls give you the opportunity to prime students for the day's content at the start of class, survey the class' reaction to a recent assignment, and facilitate communication in other ways. You control when students are in the breakout room and when they return to the main room. Students can request you join their breakout rooms if they have questions, and you can send announcements to all students in all breakout rooms. As the instructor, you can move among breakout rooms. You can set up groups before the class or use the feature on the fly, assigning students manually or randomly. Zoom breakout rooms allow you to break students up into groups that meet individually. In Zoom, there are several tools that facilitate interaction, including student-instructor interaction and student-student interaction.
Also, consider if instructor-led content (e.g., lectures) can be delivered asynchronously, and then synchronous class sessions in Zoom can be used for more active learning and interactive components. For example, try to create different chunks of the class, perhaps breaking up lecture-like elements with opportunities for students to communicate with you and other students.
Consider what each class session will include and add variety when possible.