Zoom allows teachers to organize distance meetings, conduct remote and virtual instruction, and collaborate. In November 2020, Canyons School District purchased licenses for educators to use Zoom's web-based video meeting platform.
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As Google Meet was the preferred videoconferencing tool, there are many questions about using Zoom, how to access your paid account, and other basic features. Below is a FAQ document with more information about these questions:
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Settings in Zoom
One aspect of Zoom that is somewhat different than Google Meet is that there are many more features and settings to customize your meeting for the facilitator. There are several student controls and options that facilitate instruction that need to be enabled in setting to get the most of your Zoom meeting for educators. Below is a guide that explains many of those settings are and recommendations on how to set them:
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Zoom Features/Use in Canvas
As stated on other tabs, there are many great features that can help you be more effective in your virtual instruction with Zoom. The video below goes over many of these features, especially how to use Zoom within Canvas. Time stamps have been provided to enable you to go directly to a certain feature highlighted in the video.
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00:27 Advantages of using Zoom within Canvas
01:09 Adding Zoom to course navigation
01:52 Import a meeting into Canvas
02:16 Schedule a meeting
03:11 Best practices with recurring meetings
03:53 No Fixed time meetings
04:16 Security, Video, & Audio Settings
05:22 Meeting Options for class sessions
06:35 Student View of Zoom meetings
07:53 Friday office hours meeting creation
08:51 Personal Meeting ID
09:21 Recording options for Friday office hours
09:59 Repeat for all other courses
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