{"id":175,"date":"2021-06-03T10:41:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T14:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/?page_id=175"},"modified":"2024-03-22T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T16:06:09","slug":"using-zoom-and-its-features-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/using-zoom-and-its-features-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Zoom and its Features"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Zoom Waiting Room<\/h2>\n<p>The Zoom waiting room feature allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting. The meeting host can allow participants to join the meeting one-by-one, or admit all participants at once.<\/p>\n<p>For help with Zoom&#8217;s Waiting Room, consult the following support resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115000332726-Waiting-Room#h_11875115-ac6e-491b-a594-548058954ad2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enabling the waiting room feature<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115000332726-Waiting-Room\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using waiting rooms (+ waiting room features)<\/a> (Zoom Official site + video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115000332726-Waiting-Room#h_57118d8b-1498-4c4c-a520-f8a5815930a7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Customizing your Waiting Room Settings<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360061039992-Enabling-sound-notifications-for-meetings\">Enabling Sound Notifications for Meetings<\/a> (Zoom Official Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Screen Sharing and Annotation<\/h2>\n<p>The Zoom screen sharing feature allows meeting hosts to share their computer screen content with other meeting participants, including the desktop, browser window, powerpoint slides, videos, applications, etc. The annotation feature allows meetings hosts to annotate shared content in Zoom using the built-in annotation tools. Meeting hosts have the option to enable\/disable annotation for all meeting participants.<\/p>\n<p>For help with Zoom&#8217;s Screen Sharing feature, consult the following support resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/201362153-Sharing-your-screen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharing your screen<\/a> (Zoom Official site + video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/203395347-Screen-sharing-a-PowerPoint-presentation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharing a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/201362643-Sharing-Computer-Sound-During-Screen-Sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Playing a video file with sound through Screen Share<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/201362583-How-To-Use-a-Dual-Monitor-Display\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharing with a dual monitor setup<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/115000424286-Sharing-multiple-screens-simultaneously\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Allowing multiple participants to share their screens simultaneously<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JmwUhwbzeDg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using Zoom&#8217;s Screen Sharing and Annotation Features<\/a> (5min video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/205677665-Sharing-a-whiteboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sharing a Whiteboard<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f5f5f5; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>In order for participants to be able to annotate, they have to join the session via the zoom desktop app.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Breakout Rooms<\/h2>\n<p>The Zoom breakout room feature allows you to temporarily divide your zoom meeting into separate sessions for small group discussion, and then bring participants back to the main room to resume the larger meeting. Meeting hosts can split a Zoom meeting in up to 100 sessions, and have the option to divide the groups manually or automatically. Breakout room groups can be pre-assigned, self-selected, or randomly assigned.<\/p>\n<p>For help with Zoom&#8217;s Breakout Room feature, consult the following support resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/206476093-Getting-Started-with-Video-Breakout-Rooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enabling the Breakout room feature<\/a> (Zoom Official site + video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/success.zoom.us\/rec\/play\/6MYrIruqpmk3EoDAtASDVqV-W9Tseqqs0iMfqPAIxUq2AXZVO1TybrcXYLf44Datzqoi3ZP8glMHSiFi?continueMode=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Basics of Breakout Rooms<\/a> (3min video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.zoom.us\/using-zoom-breakout-rooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Self Selecting Breakout Rooms and other features<\/a>\u00a0(Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/206476313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Managing Breakout Rooms<\/a> (Zoom Official site + video)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360032752671-Pre-assigning-participants-to-breakout-rooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pre-assigning breakout rooms via the Zoom Web Portal<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/4418668045965-Pre-assigning-Breakout-Rooms-with-LTI-Pro#pre-assigning-participants-to-breakout-rooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pre-assigning breakout rooms via the Zoom LTI<\/a> (Zoom Official site)<br \/>\n<table style=\"height: 24px; width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #f5f5f5; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>When joining a meeting, participants need to be signed in to their Carleton Zoom account to be placed into the pre-assigned rooms. If they are not signed in, or signed in with a different account, the pre-assignment will not be applied.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Polling<\/h2>\n<p>The Zoom Polling feature allows meeting hosts to create single or multiple choice, matching, rank order, short or long answer, fill in the blank and rating scale polls during a meeting and receive real-time feedback. Polls can be launched by a host at any time during a Zoom meeting and results can be downloaded after the meeting has ended.<\/p>\n<p>For help with Zoom&#8217;s Polling feature, consult Zoom&#8217;s support page on <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/213756303-Polling-for-meetings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using the Polling feature during Zoom meetings<\/a> (Zoom Official site + video)<\/p>\n<h2>Virtual Backgrounds<\/h2>\n<p>The Zoom virtual background feature allows hosts or participants to display an image or video as their background during a meeting. You can select one of Zoom&#8217;s default virtual backgrounds, or you can upload your own image or video.<\/p>\n<p>For help with Zoom&#8217;s Virtual Backgrounds, consult Zoom&#8217;s support page on <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.us\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/210707503-Virtual-Background\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enabling and using a virtual background<\/a> (Zoom Official site + video).<\/p>\n<h2>Zoom Support<\/h2>\n<h4>Carleton Zoom Support Contact Information<\/h4>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-477 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM.png 260w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM-240x271.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM-160x181.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/strong>Visit the<b><a href=\"https:\/\/itsjira.carleton.ca\/servicedesk\/customer\/portal\/15\/group\/107\">TLS Support Portal<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours of Operation:\u00a0<\/strong> 8:30 am \u2013 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (excluding university holidays).<\/p>\n\n<h4>Student Technical Support<\/h4>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-477 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"85\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM.png 260w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM-240x271.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-01-17-at-3.11.38-PM-160x181.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 75px) 100vw, 75px\" \/><\/strong>Student support for educational technology applications is provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/its\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ITS service desk<\/a>. Student-specific Zoom resources can also be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/online\/online-learning-resources\/zoom-for-students-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carleton Online website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Zoom&#8217;s Official Support Site<\/h4>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2890\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/wp-content\/uploads\/zoom-icon2-240x209.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"88\" \/><\/strong>Visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/support.zoom.com\">support.zoom.com<\/a><\/strong> for instructions, video tutorials, FAQs, and more. For quick support from Zoom&#8217;s technical experts,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/support.zoom.com\/hc\/en-us\/requests\/new\">submit a support request<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phone:<\/strong> <a href=\"tel:18887999666\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\">+1.888.799.9666<\/a> ext. 2.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chat:<\/strong> Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.com\/\">zoom.com<\/a> and click the <em>Chat <\/em>icon <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-567\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/zoom\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screen-Shot-2022-04-07-at-11.43.09-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"22\" \/> in the lower-right corner to chat with Zoom&#8217;s virtual assistant.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Zoom Waiting Room The Zoom waiting room feature allows the host to control when a participant joins the meeting. 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