Due to inclement weather, two of our classes were held online in a virtual classroom. At first, I was very skeptical about this, especially since the school WiFi is unreliable. Quickly, I realized the benefits on this virtual classroom. On the left of the screen, there was a slideshow presentation that held the key ideas and information for the class. At the top right was a video chat with our lovely teacher, Dr. Smirnova. Dr. Smirnova was able to talk to us and point out key points throughout the presentation. Myself and my classmates were also able to participate. We were able to post our thoughts and responses in the chatroom in the bottom right and we would be able to toggle a switch on the screen that would allow us to take turns and speak our answers or responses into our microphones so everyone could hear.
There was some challenges in this process as well. One of these challenges was that not everyone could get their microphone to work. Because of this, they could solely participate via the chat room which is tricky because what they want to say may get misconstrued through text. Another issue was with connection issues, some people, including myself would receive an error message when entering the classroom and would have to try multiple times to enter the classroom.
Overall, this was a great experience and can be great to use if you were to have an outside presenter or even a person from another country share their ideas with a classroom.
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