Thursday, February 5, 2015

Using Zoom in the Classroom


What is Zoom?
Zoom is a software tool that unifies cloud video conferencing, simple online meetings, and group chat into one easy-to-use platform.  The University of Houston-Downtown released it to faculty, staff, and students in the fall of 2014






What are some ways I can use Zoom for office hours?
  • You can pre-schedule upcoming office hours sessions - By scheduling an upcoming meeting in Zoom, you can generate a link that can be shared with students to virtually join you at the appropriate time.
  • You can meet with individual students about assignments or tests - If you would like to meet with a student form the comfort of your office or home, you can start a meeting and invite the student to join your directly from Zoom.
  • You can meet with groups to discuss projects - Because Zoom has functionality to allow up to 25 people to join a virtual meeting, you can also meet with groups who may have a desire to discuss a project, presentation, or assignment.

What are the benefits?
  • Zoom is provided, free of charge, for all faculty, staff, and students.
  • Zoom is very easy to install and use
  • Zoom allows for recording meetings
  • Zoom allows for screen share for the host and participants
  • Zoom can be used even if a user does not have a webcam or the ability to show video
  • Zoom is simple enough, yet robust enough to help you accomplish most of your desired meeting tasks 





How do I get Zoom?

Zoom can be downloaded from the UHD portal at http://uhd.zoom.us.  For a quick video on signing into Zoom visit https://uhdhml.uhd.edu/Play/181

If you are interested in further training on Zoom, please check our training page for upcoming dates or simply contact someone in the TTLC to schedule a one-on-one session.


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