Learning Management Systems are great, however, many teachers want to gain back more of their personal connections with their students. There are many uses for video conferencing which might include:
Cost: Free and they will remove the 40-minute limit for K-12
Site: https://zoom.us/education
Once you create your account make sure to remove the 40 minute limit
While there are many video conferencing software, Zoom has done a nice job at introducing some very interesting features, while still maintaining a relatively intuitive experience for your students and other participants. I've aggregated a few videos that show some of my more favorite features on Zoom.
By default Zoom will bring a full screen view of the person that is speaking. In a class of 20 1st graders that could be everyone all the time making for a distracting experience for both the students and instructors. 2 ways of handling this is as the instructor Muting everyone so Zoom will not pick up any audio from anyone but you
You could then individually unmute students as they "Raise their hand" either in video or using the Non-verbal button that is discussed later in this article.