Students do not need to log into Zoom - all they need is the code.
Zoom is a video conferencing tool. It allows users to connect through video, audio chat or dial in. Users can easily share screens as they connect. You can zoom from an app on the computer, iPad, or phone, or from a Zoom website. The website offers more controls and setup features than the app. You may want to do use the web portal to take advantage of the added features. Zoom website - zoom.us. sign in using your Google account. While Zoom is a powerful tool for distance learning, you need to take some time to you through the videos and resources below to become comfortable with using it.
If you are having difficulty logging into Zoom, make sure you have created an account prior to clicking on the link to join a Zoom session.
Move your Zoom recording to Google Drive
3 Critical Zoom Setting for Teachers
How to use Zoom. A beginner's guide
Advanced Zoom recording settings
Settings to help secure your meetings
Using Polling during a meeting session (video / support article)
Using the Whiteboard during a meeting session (video / support article)
can only have 100 participants in a Zoom meeting
limited to 40 minute meetings if there are more than 3 participants
can have up to 300 participants in a Zoom meeting
unlimited minutes
customized personalized meeting ID
be an alternate host (co-host)
ability to schedule on behalf of others
ability to use addons such as polling,
Disable screen sharing from other participants (students) in Zoom. This will stop a student from hijacking your screen during a session
Open your Google Calendar
Click to add an appointment
Add the name of your Zoom in the title,
Enter the date and time on that line
Click the More Options below
Click the blue 'Make it a Zoom Meeting' button
A line will appear above this button with a link
Copy the zoom link (will end with 9 numbers)
Open Google Classroom
Click the Classwork tab at the top
Click Create -->Assignment
Title it
Click the Add button-->link
Paste in the link
Click Add Link
Send it out to your students.
Click Create
As the host of a Zoom meeting, you can assign the host controls to another user and leave the meeting. This allows the meeting to continue without you, and the assigned user to have host control over the meeting.
If the original host is a Licensed (Premium) user, the meeting will continue to run for an unlimited time, even if the new host is a free or basic user.
If the original host is a Free or Basic user, the meeting will be limited to the 40 minute duration, even if the new host is a Licensed user.