Educate from Home: 8x8 Provides Guide for Educators to Safely and Securely Conduct Virtual Lessons Globally
April 02 2020 - 8:15AM
Business Wire
8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT), a leading integrated cloud
communications platform, today announced it released a guide for
educators around the world to effectively and securely deliver
virtual lessons using video conferencing. “5 steps to conduct a
virtual lesson” is a guide that provides all the necessary steps,
access to online resources, and materials required to deliver an
online video lesson, and improve student learning outcomes by using
the free, unlimited standalone version of 8x8 Video Meetings.
“Being able to quickly set-up an online environment that is
secure and easy for students to access is critical to making this
transition to distance learning,” said Deanne Thomas, an elementary
school teacher in the San Francisco Bay Area. “8x8 made it easy for
all students to collaborate regardless of the device they had
available, which allows teachers to focus on making this new
learning experience engaging and interactive, while increasing
student participation and learning retention.”
The guide is designed to make it easy for educators in K-12
schools and universities to quickly get started and deliver a
secure, interactive online class by:
- Starting a video class with one click from a mobile or desktop
device with no time limits.
- Creating unique passcodes and only sharing with attending
students to keep video classes secure and prevent unauthorized
persons from joining and disrupting.
- Sharing content, encouraging classroom chat, and using the
raise your hand feature to keep students engaged.
- Recording the class and posting the video on learning
management systems for future reference.
- Integrating with Google Calendar or Microsoft Outlook.
“We wanted to do our part to support the transition as educators
and students adjust to this unprecedented situation, which will
have a lasting and profound impact on how education is delivered,”
said Vik Verma, Chief Executive Officer at 8x8, Inc. “Our
step-by-step guide to online learning helps teachers, principals
and administrators use our free video meetings capabilities to
deliver distance learning, virtual tutoring, office hours and
sharing of important announcements for students during this
critical time.”
Nearly 6.9 Million Video Meetings Monthly Active Users
Globally
8x8 is the main contributor to the Jitsi.org open-source
solution, and the standalone and integrated versions of 8x8 Video
Meetings for business are based on it. The Jitsi.org code has been
hardened with over a million downloads and in applications like
banking video conferencing, education as a service platforms, such
as WeSchool in Italy, and home security applications globally. The
product is packaged with 8x8 X Series for businesses that have a
mobile and remote workforce requiring a highly reliable and
resilient solution across desktop and mobile devices for voice,
video, chat, contact center, APIs and advanced analytics. It is
also available as a standalone offering and as part of 8x8 Express,
which is for small organizations and teams that require a complete,
preconfigured business phone system with a dedicated business
number, video meetings and messaging in a single desktop and mobile
application.
The free, standalone version of 8x8 Video Meetings, introduced
to the public in November 2019, is available at https://8x8.vc, and
includes international dial-in numbers in more than 55 countries.
8x8 Video Meetings utilizes the WebRTC standard which enables
attendees to instantly join meetings without any downloads or
plugins.
Read 5 steps to conduct a virtual lesson and Secure your video
lesson with a passcode to learn more about effectively and securely
delivering virtual lessons using video conferencing.
About 8x8, Inc.
8x8, Inc. (NYSE: EGHT) is transforming the future of business
communications as a leading Software-as-a-Service provider of
voice, video, chat, contact center, and enterprise-class API
solutions powered by one global cloud communications platform. 8x8
empowers workforces worldwide to connect individuals and teams so
they can collaborate faster and work smarter. Real-time business
analytics and intelligence provide businesses unique insights
across all interactions and channels so they can delight
end-customers and accelerate their business. For additional
information, visit www.8x8.com, or follow 8x8 on LinkedIn, Twitter
and Facebook.
8x8® and 8x8 X Series™ are trademarks of 8x8, Inc.
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