Virtual Backgrounds for Teachers Teaching Resources

Download virtual backgrounds made just for teachers by teachers in this extensive collection of digital wallpapers perfect for your next Zoom, adding to your Seesaw videos or other flipped classroom educational videos, loading as your desktop background and more!

With backgrounds specific to the classroom, plus cute digital wallpaper themed around holidays, you can take meetings from anywhere and always know you've got a professional (and school-appropriate) background on hand.

Looking for ideas for getting the most out of your virtual background? Read on for tips from our teacher team!

What's a Virtual Background?

We know these go by different names for different people, so we wanted to quickly define what we're talking about here!

Whether you call it a digital background, a computer wallpaper or something similar, a virtual background is a digital image that replaces your real-life background.

These days they've become a common way to add an element of privacy — and sometimes fun — to video calls, webinars, and online meetings.

How Do Teachers Use Virtual Backgrounds?

Wondering how you can use one of these fun background images in your classroom? Check out this list of ways our teacher team is using them in their own lives!

1. Add a virtual background during Zoom or Microsoft Teams meetings. Maybe you're joining a webinar for your PD from your home and don't want to share your living room with strangers, or you're meeting with a working parent from your classroom and simply want a clean and uncluttered backdrop, adding one of these wallpapers does the trick.
2. Use a background for recording videos for your students. Flip your classroom with videos you've recorded yourself with a custom background. Bonus: The background will ensure they're timeless so you can use them year after year!
3. Set the background on your desktop computer. Whether kids or admin spot your computer, you know your wallpaper is appropriate and professional!