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Overall, I think that Discord is a great tool to use. Although, at first discord can be hard to use but it in the end it is great for communication and collaboration. Teachers are able to create servers and within the servers there will be different channels that both the student and teacher can access. There are also voice channels that can be helpful if students need to talk directly to a teacher.

Discord's user interface is relatively easy to use. For each teacher's need, they would need to learn how to set up a discord server and take the time to set up the server itself. When setting up a server you need to create different voice and text channels. Once set up, it's very easy for students to know where a resource is and if not, they effortlessly browse through different channels. I found it useful to have an "Important announcements" channel where students can quickly see upcoming due dates and information. Teachers also have conventional tools found in zoom, such as screen sharing, video calling, muting students, and breakout rooms.

It has a learning curve from Zoom but it works well and I would argue much better than Zoom when fully mastered.