Virtual birthday parties, connecting with coworkers and even Friday night happy hours

The show must go on, so a lot of people are taking their classrooms, board meetings, birthday parties and even happy hours online. 

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The show must go on, so a lot of people are taking their classrooms, board meetings, birthday parties and even happy hours online.

A great way to stay connected and try to keep things moving in a time when it feels like everything has stopped.

Zoom, a very popular video conferencing app does just that.

Access Zoom from your cell phone or computer. Downloading the app to your phone is pretty simple, and hosting a video chat is easy.

Hit schedule, give your meeting a name and start time to allow your participants to know when to join and for how long.

You are also able to text your invitation to whomever you’d like.

These days, folks are getting creative, hosting birthday parties, connecting with coworkers, teaching and even getting together for Friday night happy hour, all virtually.

To join public meetings, just enter the meeting ID for that specific event and click join. It’s as simple as that.

To check out Zoom, click here.