Tech for remote classes

[zwil]

I wish I had invested in Zoom! The way it's being downloaded is phenomenal. This is like 'collateral advantage' of sorts for some tech companies. My nephew who is back from college is all set to study with these online classes and some homework help. They use live chat. I also heard that some schools will help kids do their experiments online too. We definitely live in strange times.

 

[target2019]

I wish I had invested in Zoom! The way it's being downloaded is phenomenal. This is like 'collateral advantage' of sorts for some tech companies. My nephew who is back from college is all set to study with these online classes and some homework help. They use live chat. I also heard that some schools will help kids do their experiments online too. We definitely live in strange times.

These tools have been in development for quite awhile. I recall using some software collaboration tools at the local community college (2005).

There have been leaps forward as expected. What was missing 15 years ago was easy access to wide, fast bandwidth. Now we have it readily available. Streaming services rely heavily on this, too.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtis...ogle-duo-are-where-you-live-now/#72a3b8485ed4

What I'm noticing is that tech companies that have a solid product in collaboration, etc., are doing better than their sector.

 

[Lewis Clark]

Zoom is good, and there are others such as GoToMeeting. They are dependent on available bandwith for the quality of the connection, but they are nice tools to have.

 

[target2019]

Some products don't meet the IT business rules in place. For example M$ Teams does, but others may not. If a school is using M$ technology platform, then you will likely see that IT only supports M$ products. It's easier to administrate that way.

 

[Sunset]

Lots of people bought the wrong zoom shares, and were actually buying a pretty dead company that happens to have a very similar name.
It's shares went up fast too, but of course the end result will/is bad.
I don't recall it's ticker.

 

[zwil]

These tools have been in development for quite awhile. I recall using some software collaboration tools at the local community college (2005).

There have been leaps forward as expected. What was missing 15 years ago was easy access to wide, fast bandwidth. Now we have it readily available. Streaming services rely heavily on this, too.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtis...ogle-duo-are-where-you-live-now/#72a3b8485ed4

What I'm noticing is that tech companies that have a solid product in collaboration, etc., are doing better than their sector.

Yes, you are very right. Speaking of bandwidth, Netflix is cutting down video quality in Europe to reduce strain on the providers: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51968302