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How to create Zoom accounts for students and teachers
Zoom handles the management and creation of user accounts in a surprisingly elegant way. If you want to manage Zoom users in your school you need to have purchased the minimum education plan, which covers 20 licensed users but can have as many free users as you wish above this. You can find more details here. When creating accounts for your school you also need to consider that many people already use Zoom for personal…
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SchoolPost bought by Firefly Learning
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