• BSA Digital Safety Guidelines – Which online conferencing platforms does BSA recommend from a Youth Protection standpoint? You can find that, plus other guidelines, on this page from the Boy Scouts of America website.
• Learn How to Conduct a Zoom Video Conference – Here are video tutorials that can teach you how to conduct your own Zoom video conference.
• Need Zoom Help? – Want to hold a meeting via Zoom video conferencing but don’t have experience? Volunteer T.W. Cook is willing to help get you started. Send him an email at tw@seascout.org.
• Learn How to Use Google Hangouts – Here are instructions for using Google Hangouts to conduct a video conference, whether you’re using a computer, iOS device, or Android device.
• Learn How to Use Skype – Here are instructions for using Skype to conduct a video conference.
• No “One On One” Contact Online – Remember that any electronic communication involving a youth member must adhere to BSA’s Youth Protection policies; no one-on-one communication between a youth and an adult.

Virtual Meetings – How do you keep video conference meetings from becoming boring and passive? Sea Scout Ship 911 Skipper Dave Aronson shared how his unit found answers from their youth members: