Zoom

Zoom is a cloud-based videoconferencing and collaboration platform. With Zoom you have the flexibility to create virtual classrooms and invite students to join from their desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Students can also share content from their devices such as PowerPoint presentations, and YouTube videos.  Zoom is available to all faculty, staff, and students for academic purposes.

Follow these steps to sign out of a personal (free) Zoom account — then sign back in using your UND (professional-level) account. This will allow you to access paid features, such as extended meeting times and higher meeting capacity.

Steps to join a Zoom meeting when a login is required to join.

This article contains the steps for instructors to follow to create a Zoom virtual room and link within a Blackboard course, using the Blackboard/Zoom integration.

This KB gives instructions on how a host can get an attendance report for a meeting they have conducted.

This KB article indicates which settings should be selected in order to secure a Zoom meeting while giving a presentation.

You will need to request and have a webinar license confirmation before you are able to convert your meeting to a webinar.

The Zoom for Outlook add-in is designed to allow you to add Zoom meetings to any new or existing calendar events, edit or update Zoom meeting settings, and even schedule meetings on behalf of other Zoom hosts within Outlook web and desktop apps.

Zoom breakout rooms are used to split meeting participants into separate groups for focused discussion. The meeting host may allow users to select and join their own room (and move freely between them, if desired).

The "Share computer sound" option must be enabled in the Zoom desktop client, this option is disabled by default.

This article provides links to resources on creating and managing breakout rooms in Zoom. It also provides a brief list of topics to keep in mind when users are looking to implement breakout rooms into their course structure.

The Zoom Health License can be applied to a UND Zoom account and modifies the account to enforce advanced security settings to ensure that any Zoom sessions that the license holder creates and hosts will be either meeting or exceeding HIPAA security guidelines.  These settings already exist within Zoom, Zoom Health just ensures that they are always on for all created sessions.  Such features include the removal of cloud recording access, and enhanced end-to-end encryption settings.  Any user who

Provides instructions for making Zoom recordings available to users that are not logged into their Zoom accounts.

The following measures will increase the security of your Zoom sessions and reduce the chance of unwanted attendees. We recommend using as many of these options as you reasonably can without impacting your meeting operations. If you are discussing any sensitive or confidential information in your meetings, these measures become that much more important.

The usage of Zoom has gone up exponentially and most of us have probably used it one time or another while working remotely. Some new features have been added including a Zoom plugin right on Outlook to make scheduling and attending online meetings simple. Below are some tips to enhance your Zoom experience.

The Zoom-Outlook Integration allows users to add meetings and manage their calendar, all without leaving Outlook. There are two types of integration: the Zoom 'Plugin' and the Zoom 'Add-In'. Both types function similarly, but Zoom recommends the 'Add-In' version for better security and more robust deployment/management.