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Zoom: Activate and log into a BMC account
Zoom is a web-conferencing tool for running virtual meetings. It can be used for running one-on-one sessions or large collaborative meetings that use features like whiteboard, polling, and breakout rooms. Personal vs. BMC Zoom accounts Perso...
Zoom: Am I using A Bryn Mawr Zoom account?
Bryn Mawr students and employees can use personal or BMC Zoom licenses, although certain features may only be available on a BMC Zoom account . As a result, you may want to check which account you're using before scheduling or hosting a ...
Zoom: Create meetings
There are a number of ways to schedule Zoom meetings. While you can create meetings through the Zoom activity in Moodle and the Zoom add-in for Outlook/Microsoft365 , you can also schedule them directly in the Zoom app or on Zoom's website. ...
Zoom: Create meetings through Outlook
Instead of scheduling meetings twice — once in Zoom and once in Outlook — use the Zoom add-in in Outlook/Microsoft365 to add Zoom links to your Outlook meetings. See also Zoom's articles on Scheduling meetings with the Outlook add-in and Tr...
Zoom: Create meetings for courses through Moodle
Instructors can create and manage Zoom Meetings associated with a Moodle course using the Zoom activity in Moodle . The advantages to using the Moodle Zoom activity instead of the Zoom web portal or desktop/mobile app are:
Course part...
Zoom: Host a meeting
Before you start , you may need to: Create a BMC Zoom account . Download the Zoom desktop or mobile app on the device you are using to host the meeting . Schedule a meeting in the following ways: In the Zoom web portal o...
Zoom: Participate in a meeting
Zoom is one of the leading services for hosting online meetings. Bryn Mawr provides licensed Zoom accounts for all students, faculty, and staff. As a result, you may need to use it to access class sessions, academic events, club programs, and...
Zooming in less-than-ideal circumstances
Sometimes, you have to join a Zoom meeting from a place with wifi, noise, or visual issues. Nevertheless, there are steps you can take to minimize these types of problems. Limit wifi or data usage Hosting or participating in Zoom meetings can ...
Zoom: Security
As one of the most popular web-conferencing tools, Zoom has become a target for online attacks. In addition, Zoom, as an outside vendor, can choose to share user data with other companies. For these reasons, we recommend doing the following in o...
Zoom: Use registration to secure meetings
Zoom is the college's recommended service for holding virtual public meetings. However, public meetings come with a risk: Zoom bombing. Zoom bombing occurs when an unwanted participant joins a meeting and disrupts it through inappropriate beh...
Zoom: Where are my recordings?
Find and manage your Zoom meeting and webinar recordings.
Zoom: Breakout rooms
Zoom allows you to split a meeting into smaller groups. These “breakout rooms” can be used to conduct smaller side sessions as part of a larger meeting.
Before you start , you will need:
a BMC Zoom account
a ho...
Zoom: Captions
Zoom supports both CART captioning (in which a professional captioner attends the meeting and types captions in real time) and ASR (computer-generated) captioning.
Turn on CART Captioning
Before you start, you will ...
Zoom: Chat, reactions, and polls
While Zoom allows you to talk with those in other spaces, it also brings the risk of people talking over each other. This is especially true if a meeting is large or participants are dealing with technical issues. Thankfully, Zoom provides ways...
Zoom: Increase caption and chat font size
If you are have difficulty viewing chat messages or captions when using Zoom on a computer, you can increase the font size. Increase Font Sizes in Zoom Open the Zoom desktop app on your computer. Click on your profile picture or ...
Zoom: Mirror an ipad in a classroom
If you are using a tablet computer as part of a lecture, Zoom is your best option for sharing it with remote participants or including it as part of a recording. We recommend this rather than attempting to “mirror” the tablet to other comput...
Zoom: Multiple cameras
During a Zoom meeting, you may want to use a second camera. This will allow you to remain on-camera while showing something relevant to what you're discussing, such an artifact or lab demo. Some classrooms also have multiple cameras, one which...
Zoom: Use Scheduler for appointment booking
Use Zoom's new Scheduler tool to enable other people to schedule online or in-person meetings with you or groups you belong to. You set up and share links to an appointment booking page that shows time slots when you are available for diff...