<p><b>Virtual Backgrounds</b></p><p>This year, DOE is continuing to use Google Meets, Zoom, and Microsoft teams to host virtual meetings, events and classes. Many parents have asked about how to enable a virtual or blurred background on these platforms, so that their faces can be seen, but not their background environment. Below are instructions on how to create virtual backgrounds:</p><ul><li><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-365%2Fmicrosoft-teams%2Fbackground-blur&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C982e1acb11884caa9a2c08d877b9b6f1%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637390986866083186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Ij86xO5XZ9ArmezBSr0ixwIalqGcE%2BO81IodfbHss%2Fk%3D&reserved=0">Background Effects in MS Teams</a></li><li><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.zoom.us%2Fhc%2Fen-us%2Farticles%2F210707503-Virtual-Background&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C982e1acb11884caa9a2c08d877b9b6f1%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637390986866093145%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=AIYIxtV81sFCdCB4i6fBMbOb2XDL2ydw6d64ZuBjL4o%3D&reserved=0">Background Effects in Zoom</a></li><li><a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.google.com%2Fmeet%2Fanswer%2F10058482%3Fhl%3Den&data=04%7C01%7CRIngram3%40schools.nyc.gov%7C982e1acb11884caa9a2c08d877b9b6f1%7C18492cb7ef45456185710c42e5f7ac07%7C0%7C0%7C637390986866093145%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=viPZBrJ1e69GVXBdQCgYvuWbWreH6t0%2BibXbmDw7j2I%3D&reserved=0">Background Effects in Google Meet</a></li></ul>
