Meeting controls in your Zoom room
1. Mute/unmute your microphone. Up ^ arrow allows you to change your microphone input to headphones or dial in with your phone.
*please note that if you join by phone, you will be prompted with a local dial-in number and meeting ID (phone audio cost is covered by the user because you are dialing in).
2. Start/stop your webcam/ video camera. Up ^ arrow allows you to change your camera input and use virtual backgrounds.
3. Security option for host to lock meeting, and allow participants to screen share.
4. Click Participants to view the list of attendees, spotlight video, put attendees on hold and more.
5. Chat with participants and share files.
6. Share your desktop. Up ^ arrow --> advanced options for host to allow participants to share their screen.
7. Create a poll to present in-meeting for participation/feedback.
8. Record meeting to the cloud (with option to pause and stop recording once the recording has started).
9. Divide the session up into Breakout Rooms where you can automatically or manually assign groups to meet in separate rooms. You can also jump between rooms.
10. End meeting.
11. Enter full screen mode.
12. Switch between speaker view and gallery view when participants have their camera video on.
Breakout Rooms
Breakout Rooms allow you to split your Zoom meeting in to separate sessions. The meeting host can choose to split the participants of the meeting into these separate sessions automatically or manually, and can switch between sessions at any time. Breakout room participants have full audio, video and screen share capabilities. Breakout rooms are a best practice for group exercises and collaborations.
Click here for PDF tutorial of Breakout Rooms feature.
Click here for video tutorial of Breakout Rooms feature.
Scheduling a Recurring Meeting
Click here for a PDF tutroial on how to schedule a recurring meeting.
Screen Sharing & Video Sharing
Screen share is a great option for demos, walk-throughs, video sharing and marking up student work. You have the option to share your desktop, tablet or mobile device.
Zoom Video Best Practices
Click here for a PDF tutroial on best video practices in Zoom.
Spotlighting a video in Zoom
Spotlight video is a best practice for demos, lectures, keynote speakers and sharing work on your webcam. Spotlight video puts a user as the primary active speaker in the meeting and cloud recordings. This way, when another participant speaks or asks a question, their webcam doesn’t show over the spotlighted video. You can spotlight your own camera or any participant’s camera. To spotlight, you need at least 3 participants in the meeting with their video on and can only be done by the host.
Zoom Support Resource on how to spotlight a video (so it will show up in the recording): https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362653
To Spotlight a Video
To Cancel a Spotlight
Managing Participants
At the bottom of your Zoom window click Participants to view a list of attendees, spotlight video, put attendees on hold and more. From the host Participants list, you can also lock the meeting and mute all participants. As host, it is a best practice to have your Participants list open at all times.
Click here for a PDF tutorial walking your through how to capture your Zoom recording in gallery view.
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