If a camera is also required go with Logitech’s C922.. blue snowball just for mic only More on reddit.com

we are looking around for a good wireless microphone system that will work with Zoom, Teams, etc… Needs to interface with a PC. The system will need to support at least 4 wireless microphones so that we can spread them out around the room. More on community.spiceworks.com

You will get better performance if you are willing to keep a microphone in-view. Most microphones do not perform as well from distances higher than 8" for condenser microphones, and 6" for dynamic microphones (and this is what you should regard as a soft limit, it's better to be a bit closer if possible). There's a few reasons for this: The farther away from the mic you get, the more gain you're going to need, meaning the more room sound you're going to get. If you don't have a treated room, this is especially obvious (it's obvious in a treated room as well, but it tends to be used more for artistic effect there; think about it, when you hear music, is your ear jammed right up against all of the instruments, or are you listening at a distance?). Directional microphones exhibit proximity effect (a rise of low frequencies as you get closer to the mic). Some microphones have a very pleasant proximity effect (think "voice of God"), some have an unpleasant muddy proximity effect, and some mice are designed to have virtually no proximity effect (the Electro-Voice RE20 is a great example of this, and this mic is one of the biggest if not the biggest standard mic in professional broadcast). If you are willing to forgo this need to hide your mic (I don't see a reason for this in most cases), I'd probably go with a good USB dynamic microphone (or hybrid USB/XLR, even if you don't plan to use the XLR output, this opens up a few good options). My top choice would slightly break your budget. It's the Shure MV7+ (you'd also need to get an arm/stand as this is not included). If that cost is a bit much, the Rode PodMic USB or Audio-Technica AT2040USB are good choices. If you absolutely insist on hiding your microphone, you can try a good USB condenser microphone, like an Audio-Technica AT2020USB-XP. Again, if you are using this from a foot away, you will not be getting its best (but at least it should be usable, while dynamic microphones are really not meant for farther distances due to their lower sensitivity). There is also the option of a shotgun microphone, which is designed to be used from a distance and has a very narrow pickup pattern (so depending on placement, you need to be aware of how much you move around and make sure you don't go too far off-axis). That said, I don't personally know of any USB shotgun microphones, so that that point, you need to invest in an audio interface so that you can connect an XLR microphone, and at that point, you're really going to struggle to stay within your budget. More on reddit.com

Samson XPD2 has a belt pack that connects to a USB receiver. It's what I've been recommending to the teachers in my district who are looking for the same thing. More on reddit.com