Use Zoom with dial-in numbers if you don't want to use your personal phone number when calling students
Recommendations and Suggestions
Remind students of your office hours and set expectations about how they can get in touch. Be sure to post this information where students can access it, like in your course announcements.
Provide a link to a recurring Zoom meeting that you will use for office hours that everyone can join.
If you are teaching from home and privacy is an issue, consider using a virtual background. You could even take a picture of your office and use that as your backdrop.
Consider using Slack, Teams, or similar messaging systems for primary interactions, then using Zoom for additional help if needed.
