Becoming a Confident Zoom User
From Help Wiki
Zoom Basics for participating in this session
- Quit completely any Apps you don’t need running (stop your video if problems)
- Make sure your name shows up (first and last) - we recommend you add your pronouns after your name if you’d like.
- First click on Participants button to find yourself; you’ll see your name listed there
- To change your name, hover your cursor over the name button and enter first and last (consider including pronouns)
- The Participants area is also where you can "raise your hand" and provide feedback to the hosts with the click of a button
Audio muted
- Hosts have the ability to Mute participants but participants can unmute themselves.
- How to turn your video off - This is just you muting your feed of the conference, it does not affect others
Chat
- keep in mind private chats are recorded.
- Use Zoom chat for your questions emergent webinar session questions
- If you have technical questions, please submit a help ticket at help.e.e
Different kinds of Zoom views/windows
- Setup your windows for the webinar - not full screen
- Open participants and Chat
- Windows - CMD- Tab to move between apps
Your Physical setup
In an Ideal situation you would have chosen this...
- Sit where you are most comfortable
- Be able to move around
- A quiet space for you to hear
In our current reality, our work environment has changed and not by choice...
- Check your internet connection and wifi. Plugin to ethernet whenever possible.
- Make sure your device is charged/identify where the closest plug is
- Use headphones or earbuds
- Try to be indoors, if outdoors be aware of proximity to neighbors because of FERPA
- Have paper and pen available for writing
- Don’t judge or make assumptions, support and be patient 😊
Ways to Zoom
- Devices:
- Computer, tablet, smartphone
- Phone into a meeting if you can’t get
- Ways to access:
- Evergreen.zoom.us - meeting and profile preferences
- Zoom App
- Zoom preferences
- Profile pic
- Virtual background
- What is a webinar and what is the difference?
Zoom Basics for Hosts
Zoom Account
- Go to evergreen.zoom.us sign-in with evergreen.edu account
- Pro license (default is a Basic) check with your supervisor, supervisors can request via help.evergreen.edu
Hosting a Meeting
- Schedule a new meeting
- Best practices for inviting participants
Zoom Security for Hosts
See: Zoom Security - Best Practices for Scheduling Meetings
Screen Sharing basics
Breakout rooms
- Random vs. assigned groups
- Host and assigning breakout assignments
Zoom Homework Activity - You are the host
In Breakout Rooms plan with your group how you will complete this activity:
Homework activity
- Go to evergreen.zoom.us and Sign In
- Schedule a meeting
- Share the Join URL with your group, this could be via:
- Outlook calendar invite with Join URL as the location
- Shared Office 365 document that all group members can edit
- Host practice
- Muting a participant
- Creating breakout rooms
- Rinse and repeat until everyone has a chance to host a meeting