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. […]
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 […]
Instructors can use Zoom from within their Canvas courses to schedule recurring virtual class meetings, record class sessions, and generate captions and transcripts for videos recorded in Zoom. This guide focuses exclusively on using Zoom within Canvas. For more general Zoom guides, see our DLS Zoom tool page. Important Notes (Read this first!) Before you […]