Breakout rooms are very useful tool for small-group discussion or project work within a class period, but they can be complicated to set up in the middle of a Zoom meeting. It is possible to pre-assign students to breakout rooms beforehand, but you and your students will need to do a little work in advance. […]
All UMW faculty, staff, and students can create a licensed Zoom account tied to their UMW email address. This account will allow users to host meetings beyond the 40 minute limit imposed on free accounts, and allow access to other useful paid features. A UMW Zoom account is also required for pre-assignment of breakout rooms. […]
Zoom cloud recording is a great short-term solution for recording class sessions and easily sharing them with your students. The Zoom cloud generates a transcript and auto-captions, though these will need to be edited for accuracy. Important Note: Our Zoom cloud recording storage capacity is limited, and will need to be cleared out periodically. Recordings […]
If you are using the Zoom integration in Canvas, you can very easily see an attendance record by going to the “Previous Meetings” tab and clicking the “Report” link next to the meeting. This will show you a list of Zoom users in attendance, along with how long they were in the meeting. If […]
Zoombombing (or Zoom raiding) is an unwanted, disruptive intrusion, generally by Internet trolls and hackers, into a video conference call. This guide includes information on preventing zoombombing, as well as tips on how to respond if a zoombomber does gain entry into your Zoom meeting. Standard Protections at UMW UMW IT has put a number of security measures in […]