LITS has created a Zoom activity to make it easier you for instructors to schedule and manage course Zoom meetings from within Moodle. To add use this activity: Log into your course and Turn editing on if it isn’t already. Click + Add an activity or resource where you want to place the Zoom activity […]

In Zoom, you can add a secondary camera feed using the Screen Share menu. This means you can use a document camera or a DIY solution such as a webcam with a flexible tripod to capture writing on paper; art, music, or lab demos; or anything you are doing at a desk or table. In […]

It’s often not possible to Zoom from a quiet place or on a flawless Internet connections. Internet Bandwidth and Data Limit Issues Things individuals can do: If you are on a wifi connection, try moving closer to the wifi router. Plug directly into your router if possible. Turn off other applications and devices that are […]

Captioning Decision-tree What is captioning? Captioning refers to audio content that is converted to text and synchronized with video. There are two methods of captioning: Automatic speech recognition (ASR): Also known as machine-generated captions, ASR captions can be produced quickly yet are typically only 75% accurate. Human-generated captions: Meet Section 508 compliance guidelines for accuracy […]

As the most popular web-conferencing solution on the market (some industry analyses estimate it has almost double the market share of competitors like Go To Meeting), Zoom has become a target for online trolling attacks. Zoom is also facing several investigations and lawsuits about the transparency and security of its practices for sharing data with […]

In this documentation you will learn how to use: Breakout rooms Polling Remote Control Feature Co-hosts Table of Contents: Breakout rooms Polling Remote Control Feature Co-hosts   Breakout rooms: Zoom allows you to split your students/meeting participants into separate breakout rooms for small group projects and discussions. Breakout rooms are enabled by default for Bryn […]

Adding the Zoom for Outlook add-in to Webmail or the Outlook desktop app enables you to schedule Zoom meetings from within those applications, just as you can with Teams and Skype for Business. If you use both Webmail and the Outlook desktop app, adding the add-in to one will also install it on the other. […]

This article explains how to create and host Zoom meetings using the Outlook/webmail add-in. Note that using this plug-in is optional, you only need it if you want to create Zoom meetings from within your Outlook/webmail calendar. If you don’t use the calendar or plan to post meeting links elsewhere, see Teaching with Zoom for info […]

You will need a laptop, desktop computer, or mobile device with Internet access. For the best experience, use headphones to cancel out ambient noise and avoid audio echos. If you want to share video and your device does not have a built-in camera, you will need a webcam.  Zoom has video tutorials and live training […]

Zoom is a purpose-built web-conferencing tool. It has features that make it easier to run large collaborative meetings: a fully collaborative whiteboard, polling, and breakout rooms. Why Use a BMC Zoom Account? You may already have a personal Zoom account which you can use to attend meetings. However, all current faculty, staff and students are […]