My children are also learning via live teleconference which is paired with prepared handouts to allow for shared visuals. As the systems being used are upgraded to allow for the “hand raised” and sub-conferencing, the level of participation has gone up. The parent body in our mosad is a mix of families families who allow zoom and others who don’t so the decision was to stick to the system that works for everyone.
Honestly, I hear my kids’ lessons and they are upbeat and interactive. All remote systems will be significantly less successful compared to in person teaching but I don’t believe the difference between Zoom and the more sophisticated teleconference options are going to affect outcomes.
We use Zoom outside of the school system for “play dates” which allows the kids to keep up with classmates on a social level. I believe that once school reopens, they will be ok without it and won’t be pulled into the “internet” more than if we didn’t allow it. Children can understand that different situations call for different rules.