All Zoom meeting hosts have the option to enable Live Transcription closed captioning in Zoom meetings and are encouraged to do so. To make live transcription available to meeting participants, hosts can select the ‘Live Transcription’ button in Zoom and then select ‘Enable Auto-Transcription’. Not seeing the Live Transcripts button?… Continue reading »
Zoom is very configurable and the options available will often take their default state from the meeting host settings. Many of these settings can be modified within the meeting or set in advance on a meeting by meeting basis. Zoom offers an overview guide of… Continue reading »
For faculty using Zoom to hold open office hours, please know that the meeting will end 40 minutes after the last student has left. The solution is to simply restart the Zoom meeting (using the same Zoom URL/Meeting ID) after meeting with the student. https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/202460676-Will-My-Meeting-Time-Out-… Continue reading »
Zoom offers this guide to scheduling Zoom meetings. Who can edit meeting details? Only the person who creates the meeting can edit the meeting details. You can designate others as co-hosts once the meeting starts. However, they cannot edit the meeting details prior to the start of the… Continue reading »
What if I don’t want to see myself on the screen? You can hide yourself! Your students can still see you. How will I “see” my students? There are different viewing options. You can choose the gallery view (checkerboard) or the speaker view (speaker enlarged). Find… Continue reading »
Holding meetings remotely is easier than ever! With either Google Meets or Zoom, you can facilitate a conversation with ease. Consider these suggestions when facilitating large group meetings: Class interactions Explain at the beginning of the meeting or class how you expect people to interact. Should they stay muted until… Continue reading »
Screen capture means recording what appears on your device screen, which could include going through a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, drawing or marking up a document, or demonstrating the solving of a problem set. NOTE: Depending on what your instructor has required, you may… Continue reading »
Screen capture means recording what appears on a device screen, which could include going through a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation, drawing or marking up a document, or demonstrating the solving of a problem set. NOTE: Your students may need access to a microphone and/or webcam if… Continue reading »
Zoom is a video conferencing system that offers breakout rooms and whiteboard tools. Getting Started Q: How do I get access to Zoom? Q: How do I compare Google Meet and Zoom? Q: How do I join a meeting?… Continue reading »
This is an introduction to Zoom video conferencing with a focus on settings for classroom learning. How do I install the Zoom client? (one-time installation) https://zoom.us/support/download How can I test Zoom? Joining a test meeting allows you to… Continue reading »
Your student’s experience with online conferencing may be negatively impacted by interference from uninvited attendees or even from your own students. Sometimes referred to as ‘Zoombombing’, this interference could take the form of inappropriate chats and link/file sharing, audio/video disruption, invasive screen sharing, or… Continue reading »
Zoom Cloud Recording Where can I find my Zoom recordings on Panopto? How can I share my Zoom recordings stored on Panopto with my students? Zoom Cloud Recording Zoom offers two recording options: local recording and cloud recording. Zoom Local Recording For users with… Continue reading »
Zoom LTI for GLOW You can enable the Zoom LTI for GLOW and schedule Zoom meetings in GLOW. Be sure you have claimed your Zoom license since the LTI requires that the meeting host be a licensed Zoom user. If you recorded a session to the Zoom Cloud,… Continue reading »
Everyone at Williams has access to Google Meet and a Zoom license for video conferencing. Please take a look at the guide below to see whether Meet or Zoom best fits your needs. Feature Google Meet Zoom Licensed Meet one-on-one or in… Continue reading »