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ConnectingtoanOnlineMeetingwithZoomVersion1–March2020

ManyonlineclassesuseZoomforin-personsessionswheretheinstructorispresentingthematerialataparticulartimeusingavirtualmeetingroom.ZoomcanalsobeusedtospeakwithaninstructorduringtheironlineOfficehourssothatyoucantalkwiththemone-on-one.MostofthetimeyouwillwanttouseastandardwebbrowserlikeChromeorFirefoxwhenusingZoom.

Zoomiswebconferencingsoftwarethatmakesiteasyforapersontojoinanonlinemeetingthatiscurrentlytakingplaceatavirtual/onlinelocation.WhenyourinstructororgroupleaderasksyoutouseZoomtoconnecttothemforaclassorameeting,theywillgiveyoutheZoomMeetingIDforthatmeeting.AfullZoomMeetinginvitationthatincludestheMeetingIDnormallylookssomethinglikethis:

JosephStrussisinvitingyoutoascheduledZoommeeting.Topic:MyMeetingTime:Mar19,202004:00PMCentralTime(USandCanada)JoinZoomMeetinghttps://iavalley.zoom.us/j/436692039MeetingID:436692039Dialbyyourlocation+13126266799US(Chicago)MeetingID:436692039Findyourlocalnumber:https://iavalley.zoom.us/u/aeywNdBIQc

ButmanypeopleusetheshortformoftheZoommeetinginvitationthatmaylookasshortasthis:

https://iavalley.zoom.us/j/436692039

SometimesyoucanjustclickonthelinkandZoomstartsupbutmoreoftenyouhavetohighlightthelink,copyitwith(ctrl/c)andthenpasteitwith(ctrl/v)intoabrowser’stopwindoworURLarea(usecmdratherthanctrlonaMac):

ThefirsttimethatyouuseZoomtoconnecttoameetingorclass,youwillinitiallyneedtodownloadsomesoftwareordownloadtheZoomappontoyourmobiledevice.ZoomwillpromptyoutodownloadtheappropriatesoftwareortoproceedtotheAppstore.FollowtheZoominstructionstodownloadandinstalltheZoomclientapplication.Thisprocessusuallyjustinvolvesrunning(clickingon)anexecutablefile.

Soifnecessary,clickontheinstallerandruntheexecutablefile.Ifthemeetinghasnotquitestartedyetwhenyouenter-youmaybeputintotheZoomMeetingwaitingroomuntilthemeetingactuallybegins.

Whileyouarewaiting,youcantestoutyoursystem’saudioorvideobyclickingontheTestComputerAudiobutton.Themeetingwilleventuallybeginandyoushouldseesomethinglikethis:

Thelowerleftcornershowswhetheryourvideocameraison/offandwhetheryourmicrophoneison/off.Justclicktochangeonetothe

other.Itiscommonmeetingetiquettetoleaveyourvideooffunlessspeakingandtohaveyourmikeoffifyouareinanoisyenvironment.Soyouwouldjustclickthemikeonandpossiblythevideoonwhenyouwantedtotalk.SothatisallthereistoconnectingwithZoom.Youcanclickthechatbuttontoshowthechatsidebarsothatyoucantextwithpeopleduringthemeeting.Whenyouaredonewiththemeeting,clickonExitMeetingorjustclickawaytheWindow.IfyouloseyourInternetaccessduringameeting,youcannormallyrejoinameetingbyclickingonorcuttingandpastingthemeetinglinkbackintoyourbrowserwindow.FormoreinformationonZoom,checkoutagreatsetofZoomvideotutorialsat:https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us

YoucanalsosearchforZoomtutorialsonYouTube.Therearelotsoftutorialsouttheretochoosefromandmostofthemareprettydecent.EnjoyZoom.Justremembertodressappropriatelywhenyouturnonyourcameraaseveryoneinthemeetingwillbeabletoseeyouandtalkappropriatelyforameetingorclassroomenvironmentwhenusingthemike.YoumaybeathomewhenyouareusingZoombutyoustillwanttobesociallyacceptableeventhoughyouareinvirtualsurroundings.Author:JoeStruss(DistanceLearningCoordinatorforIowaValley)E-Mail:Joseph.Struss@iavalley.edu