Music is an easy way to add student engagement to virtual classes. For example, you can:
- First, play music as students join the session, so you set a tone of good vibes from the beginning.
- When students are working on exercises, chill music can increase concentration.
- Finally, as your session is ending, play music so your students leave with an upbeat impression from the class.
Plus: It takes < 10 seconds to set up.
Here are step-by-step instructions to play music in Zoom:
First Up: Step 1: Click on the “Screen Share” green button at the bottom of the screen
Next: Step 2: Click on the “Advanced” tab at the top of the screen
Step 3: Select “Music or Computer Sound Only” option and click “Share”
Step 4: Play your favorite music
Additionally, here are some starter playlists we curated specifically to energize your classes:
Use Microsoft Teams?
Here are your step-by-step instructions.
Big thanks to Tristan Kromer at Kromatic for the heads up about this functionality. If you haven’t seen his Innovation Resources, definitely check them out.
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