Zoom (Web Meeting PLatform)

How to teach an online lesson with Zoom

3:43 min

What & Why

Everything you need to know about leveraging Zoom features is here: Getting Started with Zoom. Everyone at St. Scholastica has a free Zoom account. Accounts include polling (live assessments) and breakout rooms for individuals or groups, and attendance reports.

Info for Your Students

Everyone at St. Scholastica has a free Zoom Enterprise account.
Students do not need an account to join your class. They just need your invite link and full invite.
Students can join by computer or the Zoom app on their mobile devices.
Students with a poor Internet connection can also call in if you share all meeting information by copying the full invitation. Post in your Brightspace Syllabus for quick student access.
Share the Student Instructions with them.

How To

Getting Started with Zoom

Host Controls

Learn about Zoom Host options and features.

Recording in Zoom

Learn how to record using Zoom.

Schedule a Zoom Meeting

Learn how to schedule a Zoom meeting.

Screen Sharing in Zoom

Information on the screen share feature in Zoom.

Update Your Zoom Version

Learn how to update your Zoom Client.

Zoom Chrome Extension

Add the Zoom Chrome Extension for easy meeting scheduling.

Zoom Profile Image

Learn how to update your Zoom profile picture.

Zoom AI Companion Tools

Zoom AI Companion, Meeting Summaries

Learn how to automatically capture key points and next steps from your meetings.

Zoom AI Companion, In-Meeting Questions

Learn how to enable this tool so participants and hosts can ask questions about the meeting and receive real-time answers.

Zoom AI Companion, Smart Recording

Learn how this tool can create smart chapters, share video highlights, and identify action items making your Zoom recordings easier to navigate for viewers.

Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom.pdf

active Learing In Action- Zoom Guides

Support to use Zoom polls, quizzes and breakout rooms to engage students.

Active Learning in Action: Zoom Polls

Zoom Polls

Engage students in real time & spark discussion

Active Learning in Action: Zoom Quizzes

Zoom Quizzes

Provide immediate feedback & check for understanding

Active Learning in Action: Zoom Breakout Rooms

Breakout Rooms

Build community & give students opportunities for authentic practice

Additional Information

10 New Zoom Features to Enhance Your Teaching and Better Engage Your Students (2023)
Zoom Teaching Tips (Carleton)
Zoom Classroom Management Tips (Carleton)
Using a Zoom Waiting Room (1:09 video + step-by-step instructions)
Install the Zoom Scheduler app so you can add a Zoom meeting link to an invite