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Zoom Video Conferencing User’s Guide

  1. Create a Zoom account and Accessing Zoom Account Profile    

                         

  2. Adding Zoom scheduler to Chrome

 3. Hosting a Zoom meeting

4. Updates

Zoom Meeting Defaults and In-Meeting Controles

Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom

Managing Participants in a Meeting

Zoom Help Centre

  1. Creating a Zoom account                                                              🎥
  1. In a web Chrome web browser , browse to lismcatholic.zoom.us

  1. Details of Zoom account window

  1. Adding Zoom scheduler to Chrome
  1. Sign into Chrome               🎥
  1. To check if you are signed into Chrome, open a Chrome browser window
  2. Check the avatar in the top right hand corner of the browser window.
  3. Hover the mouse pointer over the Avatar. If your name appears, you are signed in. Go to 2.2.
  4.  If the name appears as  Current User or no name is revealed, proceed with the following steps…

  1. Install Zoom scheduler extension- Search for  Zoom Scheduler in the Chrome Web Store          🎥

NB: Sign into the Zoom scheduler with SSO (Single Sign On) option

The blue Zoom icon will appear on the Chrome extensions bar (next to the 3 dots menu)

  1. Hosting a Zoom meeting                                                          🎥                                                                      
  1. Open Google calendar and create a new event
  2. Insert the details of the meeting and select Make it a Zoom Meeting

  1. Select meeting options

  1. Details of the Zoom meeting will be populated in the calendar. Click Save to email invitation  to participants.

  1. Host functionality during a Zoom Meeting. 

The instigator of a Zoom meeting is the host of that meeting. The host role gives the following functionality during a meeting

1

Mute/unmute microphone

2

Select and test microphone and speaker source. (Handy troubleshooting starting point for no sound especially when using headphones)

3

Turn on/turn off own camera

4

Select and test camera source and choose virtual background (depending on computer specifications)*To view additional detail on virtual background, click on the video camera icon   🎥

5.1

5.2

Manage participants Control participants microphone and ability to chat

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Share screen option-Choose which screen is to be shared

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Manage Chat access Restrict when and to whom participants can use Chat(messaging)  function

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Record session Session automatically uploaded to the cloud. Recording can be accessed and shared via Zoom login. NB Students must be alerted to the intention of the teacher to record a meeting. Students are to be directed to turn off video during recording (or participant camera should be turned off by host).

STUDENTS DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO RECORD SESSIONS

9

Choose a emoji reaction ”Thumbs up” or “Applaud”

10

Turn off camera for individual participants ”Participants will not be able to re enable camera without host permission.

Update (08/04/2020)

NB Zoom has included a security icon to the Host toolbar that allows a shortcut for the Host to…

  1. Lock the meeting. Not further participants will be allowed to join the meeting.
  2. Enable waiting room (if desired) Only recommended if Enable join before host is allowed
  3. Determine who can Share screen, Chat and/or rename themselves
  4. Remove any or all participants from the meeting