Zoom has become a major portion of the way we function in our normal day-to-day working lives. It is an online video conferencing tool that has meeting and webinar capabilities.
Advanced Functions
Breakout Rooms allow a host or co-host to split the meeting participants to separate sessions or rooms for small group discussions.
Security
As we share links to our Zoom meetings widely, there is the potential for Zoombombing (unwanted, disrupted intrusion in a zoom meeting). There are a few steps that can be taken to help prevent this.
Virtual Backgrounds
Virtual backgrounds allow users to display an image or video in their background. Here are some available options with UMN branding.
- Psychology Backgrounds (Gradient, White)
- UMN Branded Backgrounds
- UMN Libraries Backgrounds
Note: This feature may not work on all computers depending on their capabilities.
Video Tutorials
The Academic Technology Support Services created several YouTube videos that demonstrate some of the features of Zoom. They include, but are not limited to:
- Adding Zoom to Canvas Courses
- Global Settings to Secure your Zoom Meeting
- Spotlight your Video
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