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ConnectingtoanOnlineMeetingwithZoomVersion1–March2020
ManyonlineclassesuseZoomforin-personsessionswheretheinstructorispresentingthematerialataparticulartimeusingavirtualmeetingroom.ZoomcanalsobeusedtospeakwithaninstructorduringtheironlineOfficehourssothatyoucantalkwiththemone-on-one.MostofthetimeyouwillwanttouseastandardwebbrowserlikeChromeorFirefoxwhenusingZoom.
Zoomiswebconferencingsoftwarethatmakesiteasyforapersontojoinanonlinemeetingthatiscurrentlytakingplaceatavirtual/onlinelocation.WhenyourinstructororgroupleaderasksyoutouseZoomtoconnecttothemforaclassorameeting,theywillgiveyoutheZoomMeetingIDforthatmeeting.AfullZoomMeetinginvitationthatincludestheMeetingIDnormallylookssomethinglikethis:
JosephStrussisinvitingyoutoascheduledZoommeeting.Topic:MyMeetingTime:Mar19,202004:00PMCentralTime(USandCanada)JoinZoomMeetinghttps://iavalley.zoom.us/j/436692039MeetingID:436692039Dialbyyourlocation+13126266799US(Chicago)MeetingID:436692039Findyourlocalnumber:https://iavalley.zoom.us/u/aeywNdBIQc
ButmanypeopleusetheshortformoftheZoommeetinginvitationthatmaylookasshortasthis:
https://iavalley.zoom.us/j/436692039
SometimesyoucanjustclickonthelinkandZoomstartsupbutmoreoftenyouhavetohighlightthelink,copyitwith(ctrl/c)andthenpasteitwith(ctrl/v)intoabrowser’stopwindoworURLarea(usecmdratherthanctrlonaMac):
ThefirsttimethatyouuseZoomtoconnecttoameetingorclass,youwillinitiallyneedtodownloadsomesoftwareordownloadtheZoomappontoyourmobiledevice.ZoomwillpromptyoutodownloadtheappropriatesoftwareortoproceedtotheAppstore.FollowtheZoominstructionstodownloadandinstalltheZoomclientapplication.Thisprocessusuallyjustinvolvesrunning(clickingon)anexecutablefile.
Soifnecessary,clickontheinstallerandruntheexecutablefile.Ifthemeetinghasnotquitestartedyetwhenyouenter-youmaybeputintotheZoomMeetingwaitingroomuntilthemeetingactuallybegins.
Whileyouarewaiting,youcantestoutyoursystem’saudioorvideobyclickingontheTestComputerAudiobutton.Themeetingwilleventuallybeginandyoushouldseesomethinglikethis:
Thelowerleftcornershowswhetheryourvideocameraison/offandwhetheryourmicrophoneison/off.Justclicktochangeonetothe
other.Itiscommonmeetingetiquettetoleaveyourvideooffunlessspeakingandtohaveyourmikeoffifyouareinanoisyenvironment.Soyouwouldjustclickthemikeonandpossiblythevideoonwhenyouwantedtotalk.SothatisallthereistoconnectingwithZoom.Youcanclickthechatbuttontoshowthechatsidebarsothatyoucantextwithpeopleduringthemeeting.Whenyouaredonewiththemeeting,clickonExitMeetingorjustclickawaytheWindow.IfyouloseyourInternetaccessduringameeting,youcannormallyrejoinameetingbyclickingonorcuttingandpastingthemeetinglinkbackintoyourbrowserwindow.FormoreinformationonZoom,checkoutagreatsetofZoomvideotutorialsat:https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us
YoucanalsosearchforZoomtutorialsonYouTube.Therearelotsoftutorialsouttheretochoosefromandmostofthemareprettydecent.EnjoyZoom.Justremembertodressappropriatelywhenyouturnonyourcameraaseveryoneinthemeetingwillbeabletoseeyouandtalkappropriatelyforameetingorclassroomenvironmentwhenusingthemike.YoumaybeathomewhenyouareusingZoombutyoustillwanttobesociallyacceptableeventhoughyouareinvirtualsurroundings.Author:JoeStruss(DistanceLearningCoordinatorforIowaValley)E-Mail:[email protected]