Overview
Coming together face-to-face on Zoom is as simple as a single touch. With the highest video and audio quality, bringing your class together feels just like you are in the same room. Feature-rich and simple-to-use, Zoom mobile and desktop apps bring the whole experience together with built-in cross-platform group chat.
Zoom Safety
Zoom App: How to Turn on Safety Features on the iPad
How to Turn on Safety Features on the Computer
Road Map
Steps to follow:
Step 1: Download the Zoom App
Search the App Store on the iPad or log onto https://zoom.us/ to create an account
Step 2: Create an account using your board email (firstname.lastname@dsb1.ca).
Activate your account in your email.
Step 3: Start a meeting.
Invite a colleague or friend to start and try out the features that Zoom offers.
Zoom Digital Cheat Sheet for Teachers.pdfZoom for Teachers
Tips and Tricks for Educators
iPad and Desktop Tutorial
Zoom Webinar Recording
A copy of the webinar "Beginner's Guide to Zoom" held on April 14th, 2020. Shows how to set up a meeting and explains recommended safety settings on the iPad and on the desktop version. Includes a demonstration of breakout rooms (desktop only) and the whiteboard feature.
Video Tutorials - Zoom Website (Desktop)
Meeting Controls
Host controls allow you as the host to control various aspects of the Zoom Meeting, such as managing the participants.
The co-host feature allows the host to share hosting privileges with another user, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing participants or starting/stopping the recording. The host must assign a co-host. There is no limitation on the number of co-hosts you can have in a meeting or webinar.
Sharing your Screen
Learn how to share your screen with your students during a meeting.
Class Group Work with Breakout Rooms
Breakout Rooms allow you to split your Zoom meeting in up to 50 separate sessions. The meeting host can choose to split the participants of the meeting into these separate sessions automatically or manually, and can switch between sessions at any time. Breakout room participants have full audio, video and screen share capabilities
More Teacher Resources
Accessibility Features in Zoom
Closed Captioning
Closed captioning allows you or another meeting attendee, assigned by the host, to add closed captioning in a meeting. In a webinar, closed captioning can be typed by the host, co-host, or a panelist assigned by the host. You can type the closed captions directly via Zoom or you can integrate a third party service.
Zoom for Students
How to Join a Meeting
Learn how to join a meeting created by your teacher.
Zoom 101 : In Meeting Controls (Basic)
Add comments in the chat. If you're meeting with your professor and the rest of your class, they might have everyone else's microphone muted to cut down on noise. You can still participate by adding comments in the chat box.
Send and receive files in the chat. If there is something you want to share with your group members or professor, you can send it through the chat feature. Your professor may also use the chat to send files to the class.
Sharing Your Screen
When you are meeting with others using the desktop app, you can share your screen with your group members and/or teacher.
TIP: Use a whiteboard.
When you click Share Screen, you can choose to share a built-in whiteboard. You and your group members can add text, draw on the screen and more.
