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Zoom & Ethics

During this Easter vacation, each member of the group has been assigned to evaluate different learning tools necessary for the academic environment. My name is Santi and today I am here to evaluate the Zoom tool. In January 2020 practically nobody knew about this tool founded in 2011, but everything changed during the lockdown, schools, colleges and universities needed to find a way to teach from home in the most comfortable and efficient possible way and that's where Zoom comes in. Zoom's functionality is very simple, a software that creates online calls by activating the video and even screen sharing functions. Unlike many other programs of this style, Zoom does not put your personal data at risk and it is also very easy to access this program, just Google it and you have the official page with a download link. It also has a mobile version that is just as good but even more practical since it allows you to access the class wherever you are. In this graphic from https://www.w...

Edpuzzle & Ethics

Hello everyone, It's Cristina and I would like to present a great ICT tool called Edpuzzle . I imagine you are thinking, not a boring online puzzle. In fact, Edpuzzle allows you to edit videos and add questions anywhere in the video. By producing these interactive videos, students can work at their own pace and it is highly engaging. It is also possible to add your own voice narration, specific questions or open questions. Teachers can not only view students progress to see if they understand the content, but also how times they have viewed the video. Edpuzzle allows the teacher to record their own videos or you may want to edit videos taken from YouTube or Kahn Academy.  It seems like a dream come true, so let's delve into the ins and outs of this ICT tool and find out about the security features which provoke us to ponder some ethical questions.  Please find here a privacy evaluation whereby the information was provided by Common Sense .  I also invite you to see the ru...