Item: Zoom
Rating: 10
Author: Andrew Claes

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Zoom on a weekly basis to communicate with other Special Education Directors across the state. We are able to conduct board business, facilitate meetings, reduce travel time and time out of the office. We use Zoom to communicate with remote office locations and facilitate committee work groups.

Pros and Cons

Zoom is a reliable platform for communication and sharing screen images.
Zoom is easy to schedule and initiate or log on to.
Zoom is easy for new members to acces

Zoom might consider a chat or notes page for record keeping or facilitating an agenda.

Return on Investment

We have noticed significant cost savings because there is less need to travel for shorter meetings.
We have achieved better engagement and participation from multiple stakeholders across the state.

Zoom Rooms

I have not had an opportunity to use Zoom rooms. I am not familiar with this feature.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe Connect

Zoom is much more seamless, integrated and user friendly

Likelihood to Recommend

Zoom is well suited for routine update meetings, providing input on a concept or topic, facilitating a meeting agenda, and structured meetings. It is less suited for longer, meetings where group facilitation activities are conducted. Zoom is less ideal in situation where a few members are coming together with a larger group with multiple conversations. Zoom works really well when one person talks a a time.

Educational access improved with Zoom

Software Version

Overall Satisfaction with Zoom