Quick Links
Zoom Quick Start Guide (PDF)
LinkedIn Learning (Sign-in required)
Zoom Training PDEV0762 (Recorded)
What is Zoom?
Zoom is a cloud-based meeting platform that provides video, audio, and screen sharing options across multiple platforms, including mobile. You can join any Zoom meeting by clicking the meeting URL, or by entering the meeting ID into the Zoom Web Portal, the desktop app, or mobile app. Conestoga provides Zoom web conference software for staff, faculty, and students for teaching and collaboration purposes.
Features
- Full video conferencing functionality
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Up to 300 attendees per session
- Screen and application sharing
- Support for Android and iOS mobile platforms
- Single sign-on integration (Use Conestoga account credentials)
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Record and share meetings
- Integration with email/calendar/browser applications
Support Information for Students, Staff, and Faculty
Zoom Quick Start Guide (PDF)
Sharing Meeting Links
Hosting a Meeting
Joining a Meeting
- Learn more about
how to join Zoom meetings from different devices.
- Windows / MacOS / Linux / Android / iOS / Web browser / Zoom messaging / Telephone
Sharing your Screen
- Sharing your screen in a meeting
- You can also
share a whiteboard and
annotate on the screen during a Zoom meeting.
Breakout Rooms
- If you're interested in pre-assigning breakout rooms, you can learn more about how to do this.
- Use this template .csv file to be able to pre-assign the groups.
- Zoom Blog article: "All You Need to Know About Using Zoom Breakout Rooms"
Using Recordings
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By default, all Conestoga accounts have captioning enabled for cloud recordings. It is recommended to use the
Record to the Cloud option.
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If you choose to record locally, you will then need to
upload your video to a streaming service in order to share.
Other help topics:
Get Started with Zoom
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Join a Zoom meeting
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Schedule Meetings
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Invite meeting participants (instant, or scheduled)
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Meeting Host Controls