Basic guide on Zoom conferencing tool

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Zoom
To signing up and activate your Zoom account
Visit zoom.us/signin
Source: https://zoom.us/
Teaching with Zoom

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Zoom
• 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
Source: https://zoom.us/
Teaching with Zoom

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You can either Join or Host meeting from these
tabs too.
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Teaching with Zoom

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Zoom
To Schedule a meeting:
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• Click Meetings.
• Click Schedule a Meeting. Give name.
• Choose the date and time – duration, time
zone , meeting ID, password for your
meeting.
• (Optional) Select any other settings you
would like to use.
• Click Save.
Teaching with Zoom

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Once you schedule a meeting, you can add
to your calendar and send invitation
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Teaching with Zoom

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Interface
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Teaching with Zoom

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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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Teaching with Zoom

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Zoom
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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.
Teaching with Zoom

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• Click on Invite and invite others by mail or by
sending URL
Teaching with Zoom

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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
Teaching with Zoom

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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 – this is useful while
sharing an YouTube video or locally stored
video clip
• Optimize for full screen video clip – if you are
sharing full screen videoclip select this
Teaching with Zoom

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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
Teaching with Zoom

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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.
Teaching with Zoom

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• While sharing Click on Security and choose
desired options like enabling waiting room,
allow participants to chat / share / rename etc.
Teaching with Zoom

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Zoom
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• While sharing Click on More on extreme right
and explore options.
Teaching with Zoom

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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.
Teaching with Zoom
7 You can control recording option / In account
settings you can pre configure these settings too