Zoom

Zoom is a desktop video conferencing solution used in business and education. Zoom allows for synchronous connections. All Monroe 1 BOCES regional school districts have access to Zoom Pro accounts during school closures.

Educators are using Zoom for virtual office hours, 1:1 meetings, team meetings, instructional time, and recording to then share with students.

Free vs. Pro account?

Pro allows for unlimited connection time. Free is limited to 40 minutes
Pro allows for up to 300 attendees during a meeting. Free is limited to 100

If you need a Zoom Pro account, please email Dana Bowers at dana_bowers@boces.monroe.edu

Zoom Basics

Zoom is a user friendly resource that has been used in education and with educational distance learning vendors for several years.

A Zoom meeting can be accessed on any device - laptop, iPad, mobile phone, Chromebook, etc. AND any browser.

Monroe 1 BOCES Region Zoom Meeting Features

All M1B educators receive a free Pro Account until the closure is over
M1B does not make student accounts
The student to student chat feature is disabled
The Screen Share feature is disabled and can only be changed by host.

Zoom Resources For Educators

Important Tips for Using Zoom to Conduct Sessions with Students

Setting Up and Running Zoom Meetings

Setting Up A Zoom Meetings

M1B has set the recommended defaults for Zoom Meetings. However, there are some considerations to address in regards to individual classrooms.

When setting up a meeting consider the following:

Do you want?

Students to use video
To silent all students when entering
Students to be in the Zoom meeting prior to you?
Do you need a password for your meeting?
Should you lock the meeting?

Running A Zoom Meeting

Select Manage Participants so window appears in the right panel
Select Chat so window appears beneath Participants panel
All controls for participants will appear such as Mute All, Unmute All. More button includes the following, please consider changing these settings to accommodate student learning
1. Mute participants on entering
2. Allow participants to unmute themselves
3. Play Enter/Exit Chime
4. Allow participants to Rename Themselves
5. Lock Meeting
All attendees have actions such as Yes, No, Go Slower, Go Faster
Host can select an attendee, click on More and rename, unmute, spotlight video for each attendee

Classroom Management

After consideration on how to set up and run a Zoom meeting, there are several Classroom Management ideas to help facilitate learning in a Zoom Meeting:

Instruct students to use first name last initial when entering a Zoom meeting.
Polling - Click on the Poll button to ask a question on the fly. Poll questions can be set up in advanced of any Zoom meeting. This should be done at http://zoom.us , edit meeting and scroll to bottom of the screen to add a poll. Multiple polls can be added to a meeting.
Reactions- Students and teachers can click on the reactions button and select "clapping hands" or "thumbs-up". The image will appear on the screen of the attendee that chose it for a couple of seconds. Use this when the video is in gallery view and you can ask students to give a virtual "Thumbs-up" to check for understanding. This will still work even if the student isn't showing video.
Manage Participants- This tab will show you all the participants. Participants can use this tab to raise their hand, ask you to go slower or answer yes/no questions. You will see these symbols next to their names. This is a great option if want all students to keep their microphone off unless you "call" on them.

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