Using Zoom for class

Launching a meeting

Visit https://zoom.us, Links to an external site. log in, click on "Host a Meeting" in the top right corner. Choose "With Video On." You can turn it off once you're in the room. Click through on the pop-ups, including "Join with computer audio" when asked. 

That's it. You're in! 

Meeting options to get you started

From inside your Zoom room, mouse over the Zoom window to see the toolbar at the bottom of the window 

Audio/video controls are in the bottom left. Use these to mute your audio/video or to switch microphones and cameras. 

 

Participant controls allow you to invite people to your room, mute all of your participants at once, or even kick participants out of your room. 

 

Click the green share icon to share a specific program (good idea), your entire screen (bad idea), or launch a whiteboard. Click on what you want to share then press the blue "Share" button. During a share, mouse over the green room ID or the red "Stop share" button at the top of the screen to see your toolbar. Use the added features of this toolbar to annotate your screen. (Screensharing instructions Links to an external site..)

During a screenshare, you can give control of your computer to a participant. Don't worry! You can take back control any time. (Remote control instructions Links to an external site..)

 

Open the chat window to send text messages to all of your participants or just individuals. (Chat instructions Links to an external site..)