Zoom is a web-based conferencing tool integrated with D2L to facilitate synchronous learning opportunities. This online tool allows users to connect and interact using audio, video and chat, and includes whiteboard and desktop sharing capabilities. These features facilitate real-time interaction and collaboration in your courses. Below you’ll find resources on getting started with Zoom and accessibility, as well as a curated list of tutorials.
Getting Started with Zoom
Before hosting Zoom meetings, you will need to:
- Login into your Camosun Zoom Account (opens in a new tab),
- Download and install the Zoom Desktop Application (opens in a new tab), and
- Set up your profile and update your settings (Global Settings and Personal Settings).
Once you’ve downloaded Zoom and setup your profile and settings, we recommend reviewing Zoom: What To Know Before You Start (PDF) and Top 10 Things for Faculty to Know about Zoom (PDF), and adding a Zoom link to your D2L Navbar (PDF).
A Note on Accessibility
Zoom is a cloud-based platform, so some students may encounter challenges in accessing sufficient bandwidth and the necessary technology to fully utilize this application. Therefore, we recommend confidentially surveying your students through email or the D2L survey tool to assess their access to devices and the internet at the onset of the course.
Zoom Tutorials
Please note: Tutorials open as a PDF in same window unless otherwise indicated.
Table of Contents
Zoom Settings | Using Zoom in D2L | Running a Zoom Meeting | Screen Sharing | Polling and Quizzing | Recording and Downloading | Breakout Rooms | Additional Zoom Support
Zoom Settings
- Global Settings – Zoom Web Portal
- Personal Settings – Zoom Desktop Application
- Recommended Cloud Recording Settings
- Logging into and Updating Zoom Desktop Application
- Audio & Video Basics (opens in a new tab)
- Virtual Backgrounds and Video Filters (opens in a new tab)
- Accessibility Features Overview (opens in a new tab)
- Includes:
- Automatic Live Transcription
- Accessible Zoom desktop client options
- Accessible In-Meeting/Webinar options
- Setting and account considerations
- Using Waiting Rooms (opens in a new tab)
Using Zoom within D2L
- Adding Zoom to D2L Navbar
- Adding Zoom Link to Content Tool in D2L
- Creating Zoom Meetings in D2L (Individual & Recurring Meetings)
- Creating Always Available Zoom Meetings in D2L for Students to Meet Independently
- Creating Bookable Zoom Appointments in D2L (e.g., Office Hours)
- Adding Zoom “Meeting” Link to Content Tool in D2L (or other D2L Tools)
- Inviting Guests to a Zoom Meeting in D2L (including waitlisted students)
- Generating Attendance Report for a Zoom Meeting
Running a Zoom Meeting
- Basic in-Meeting Navigation (opens in a new tab)
- Using Host and Co-host Controls (opens in a new tab)
- Zoom Meeting Layouts and Views (opens in a new tab)
- Includes:
- Speaker view, see myself as the active speaker
- Gallery view, hide non-video participants
- Floating thumbnail (minimize Zoom window)
- Side-by-side (with shared screen) and dual monitors
- Creating and Collaborating with Zoom Whiteboard (opens in a new tab)
- Managing Participants in Zoom (opens in a new tab)
- Managing in-Meeting Chat and Reactions (opens in a new tab)
- Includes:
- File sharing & saving chat options
- Using Screen Annotations (opens in a new tab)
Screen Sharing
- Screen Share in Zoom (opens in a new tab)
- Includes:
- How to screen share
- Basic sharing options with examples
- Advanced sharing options with examples
- File sharing options
- Additional notes and screen sharing account settings
- Sharing PowerPoint in Zoom (opens in a new tab)
- Includes:
- Basic way of sharing slides in Zoom
- Sharing only PowerPoint in Zoom
- Share using Presenter Mode in PowerPoint
- Share slides while using other apps on the computer
- Share PowerPoint as a Zoom Virtual Background
- Sharing Your Screen, Content, or Second Camera (opens in a new tab)
- Sharing and Playing a Video (opens in a new tab)
- Viewing a shared screen in side-by-side mode (opens in a new tab)
Polling and Quizzing
- Creating Polls (opens in a new tab)
- Creating a Quiz (opens in a new tab)
- Creating Poll and Quiz Reports (opens in a new tab)
- Creating Attendance Reports (opens in a new tab)
Recording and Downloading
- Recording Basics (opens in a new tab) (Note: Includes both cloud and local recording options)
- For student always available meetings, use Cloud recording
- Recording to the Cloud (opens in a new tab)
- Downloading Zoom Recordings and Uploading Recordings to Kaltura
- Accessing Recording Analytics
Breakout Rooms
- Using Breakout Rooms (opens in a new tab)
- if you allow participants to record, they could record inside their breakout room
- if recorded locally, recording will follow the recorder to whichever room they are in; cloud recordings only record the main room
Additional Zoom Support
- Zoom Meetings Support (opens in a new tab)
- Includes:
- Getting Started
- Settings and Configuration
- Zoom Meeting Features (see below)
- Troubleshooting Zoom Meetings
- Video Tutorials
- Zoom Meeting Features (opens in a new tab)
- Includes:
- Creating & Scheduling Meetings
- Participating in meetings
- Hosting Meetings
- Participant Engagement Features
- Language & Accessibility Features