Microsoft Teams & Office/Zoom on Chromebook

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Anonymous wrote:Zoom and chromebooks do not work well for distance learning. All of the interactive features of zoom are inaccessible to chromebook users. I provide teletherapy via zoom and chromebooks are terrible. I cannot give mouse control to clients--so they are unable to click, drag, type on the shared screen. I'd avoid chromebooks if interactivity is involved.

We've been using Zoom on a new Chromebook for therapy for a kid. It works great once you install the Zoom app from the Play Store. Most recent Chromebooks can run Android apps though not some old ones.

It works fine, but you are not using any of the interactive zoom features because they are not possible on Chromebooks. For distance learning, the interactive features will really matter long term. Otherwise, the student is sitting passively.

Interactive seems possible on Chrome OS (Android app). Interactive whiteboard (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/115005706806-Using-annotation-tools-on-a-shared-screen-or-whiteboard). Polling works too (if host is using Windows/iOS). What capability do you not see? Did you install the Android app (all recent Chromebooks allow running Android apps)