¡Hello students! Are you unsure if you should book a lesson on italki classroom or Zoom/Skype? Here are some tips: - When you book lessons on italki classroom, you don't need to download any extra software. You just need to use the italki website, your web cam and have a good internet connection. Italki classroom is very handy for notes as well, since you will be able to access everything your teacher wrote down in the chat after the class and you don't need to worry too much about taking notes. However, sometimes italki classroom has some trouble working and it is necessary that students move to a different platform, such as Zoom or Skype. - Booking lessons on Zoom/Skype is another option for students. However, you may have noticed that there is a glitch on the italki website that doesn't let you access Zoom when you press the button to get into the class. This is not a big problem because you can either copy the class code to access Zoom or your teacher will send you a Zoom link so you can access the class. The one amazing thing about Zoom for Italki lessons is that it always seems to work perfectly once you start the class. I've never had trouble communicating with my students while using Zoom, even if italki classroom sometimes works badly. However, Zoom has a downside as well, and it is that you can't save the chats and they will disappear once you're done with the lesson, so everything your teacher wrote will be lost. Zoom works amazingly, but if you use it, I suggest you write down notes and vocabulary on a sheet of paper so you can come back to it later. If you don't want to face this problem, you may want to use Skype in which the chats are saved, but it is less commonly used among teachers than Zoom. I hope this post was helpful and has taught you some things that you may want to keep in mind next time you book a lesson!