In response to COVID-19 and to support the need for online instruction and telecommuting, Lynn University has provisioned Zoom Meeting accounts for all faculty, staff, and active students. Zoom is a cloud-based web conferencing tool for virtual conferencing meetings, classes, conferences and collaboration. Zoom allows face-to-face meeting using HD video conferencing. It is available via web browser, Mac and Windows applicationapplications, and and also via mobile app. The following guide will help you get started using Zoom.
Zoom Key Features
- Schedule group meeting meetings for up to 300 participants
- Host meetings with capability to share audio, video, chat, screens and screenscomputer sound
- Unlimited meetings for one-on-one and group meeting sessions
- Zoom integrates with Canvas and will provide the option for live or on-demand classes
- Single Sign-on SSO using your Lynn's email address for as the username and and you email your myLynn password
- License available to all current faculty, staff, and students using their university email address
Quick
Tips for Using ZoomTips
- Mute yourself when not speaking
- Use the Zoom chat to ask questions in a meeting, conference or virtual classroom
- Be sure to plug in If you are using an
- external camera and/or microphone be sure to plug them in
- before opening the Zoom application.
- Only one microphone and speaker system should be active per physical location.
- Be sure to mute yourself when you are not speaking.
- Use the Chat feature to ask questions without interrupting the speaker.
- the Zoom application
- You cannot record unless you are the meeting host, or the meeting host allows
- assigns you permission to record. Student Zoom sessions will be limited 40 minutes unless the student request to be converted to Zoom Business account.
- to record
Use by Campus Groups
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Faculty are granted a Zoom Business account | . This that allows hosting of up to 300 participants with no limits. If | your business needs require additional Zoom features are required, please | submit submit a request to | the the IT service desk. Faculty Use:
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| Staff are granted the same license as faculty. Staff can schedule to utilize a webinar license for | they events up to two weeks in advance | of the event. If your business needs require additional Zoom features, a . A ticket should be submitted via | the the IT service desk for incidents related to this product. Staff Use:
| Students are | granted provided a Basic Zoom account | . This allows hosting of that host up to 100 participants | for a maximum . The basic account has a group meeting limit of 40 minutes per meeting. | If you require Students requiring more than a Basic account, | you may request an upgraded account. Submit you may submit a request via | the the IT service desk with an academic justification for the change. Student Use:
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