This document provides instructions for using the Zoom video conferencing platform. It explains how to sign up for an account, schedule meetings, customize settings like audio and video, share your screen, invite participants, chat and annotate while screen sharing, control participant permissions, and end meetings. The document contains screenshots and step-by-step directions for common Zoom features and functions for teaching and online meetings.
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Teaching with zoom - a guide to teachers
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To signing up and activate your Zoom account
Visit zoom.us/signin
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? Once you sign in, set your profile settings and
explore all settings in Advanced tab.
? You can Schedule meetings from Meetings tab.
? In Account management and account settings you
can enable Poll and create poll questions in
advance
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You can either Join or Host meeting from these
tabs too.
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To Schedule a meeting:
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? Click Meetings.
? Click Schedule a Meeting. Give name.
? Choose the date and time ¨C duration, time
zone , meeting ID, password for your
meeting.
? (Optional) Select any other settings you
would like to use.
? Click Save.
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Once you schedule a meeting, you can add
to your calendar and send invitation
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Interface
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? Click on up arrow next to Mic Icon and set desired
Microphone and Speaker options
? You can also test audio / speaker settings
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? Click on up arrow next to Video Icon and set
desired options
? You can click on video settings and explore all
options. Make sure that you have a good lighting
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? Click on virtual background
and set your background ,
make sure to uncheck green
screen option if you do not
have.
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? Click on Invite and invite others by mail or by
sending URL
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? Click on Manage Participants to take control
on Mute / unmute options etc. And Chat
option to chat. You enable or disable chat
option for participants in your Account settings
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Alt M
Mute all / Unmute all
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Sharing your screen
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? You can choose either desktop / whiteboard or an
application window that is already open.
? Check additional options
? Share Computer audio ¨C this is useful while
sharing an YouTube video or locally stored
video clip
? Optimize for full screen video clip ¨C if you are
sharing full screen videoclip select this
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Sharing your screen
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? When you click on Share and select Screen /
application screen you will see a floating menu as
below
When you share an application window like Word processor or
any other application which will enable you to write equations,
draw graphs etc.
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Sharing your screen
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? Annotation tools
? Mouse
? Select
? Text
? Draw
? Stamp
? Spotlight
? Eraser
? Format
? Undo
? Redo
? Clear
? Save (To save the whiteboard as a PNG file.
(stored in your Zoom meeting ID folder png ,
on mobile device, use the screenshot feature
to save that whiteboard data)
While sharing screen by
clicking annotation (top
right) the participant /
student and host / teacher
can write text, highlight,
draw and spotlight on the
screen at the same time
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? To disallow participants to share screen please
click on up arrow next to share screen and click
on advanced sharing option which will open a
pop up.
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? While sharing Click on Security and choose
desired options like enabling waiting room,
allow participants to chat / share / rename etc.
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? While sharing Click on More on extreme right
and explore options.
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? While sharing Click on Remote control and
explore options. For more details visit this
page.
? While sharing screen, participant / student can
select the view by clicking View options button.
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Sharing your screen
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? You can stop sharing a screen by clicking Stop
Share
8 End Meeting, also access from top controls bar
while sharing. Click on end meeting to end.
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7 You can control recording option / In account
settings you can pre configure these settings too