Getting Started with Zoom (Lessons we learned during week 1)

We have learned a lot over these past few days. This post is for those just getting started or somewhat new to Zoom.

We have created a simple checklist to use before you start your first session.

NOTE: It might not be a good idea to post your screenshots of your Zooms on social media unless you have permission to do so.

Checklist

Why are you doing this Zoom? Do those who are going to Zoom with you know the expectations? (example: share Lego creations they made that day, a reflection on a passage read, math help session, etc)
Did you send the Zoom How-To post to the students/parents?
Do you understand the recoding protocol required by the district? We have two posts about this - post 1 and post 2.
Is your Zoom studio set up? (Be mindful of what is on camera, do those in the background mind about being shown to the world?)

Teacher First Steps

We created this post to step you through the process of casting your first meeting.

Please note, there are many, many settings and things you can do. You can learn more about the advanced settings by taking a look at our Beyond the First Week - Advanced Zoom.

Comments

Like your ELMO but with an iPad (elementary classroom teachers)

I used AirServer to create the infinity mirror effect. We were in a meeting today and Dominic told us about this fantastic idea. As we discussed all things technology he explained one method of using the iPad as a portable ELMO. It was too cool not to share. Step 1 Make sure you have AirServer running on your laptop. 1. Click the Windows key on your keyboard or click the icon in the lower left of your screen. 2. Just start typing AirServer. 3. Click AirServer. Don't see it? Contact technology or your building tech person. Step 2 Connect your teacher iPad to your laptop. 1. Swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Start by swiping in the bezel, the black plastic part surrounding the screen. 2. Click AirPlay Mirroring. 3. Click your name. Step 3 Open the camera app and instant portable ELMO! Anything you see in the camera's len will be broadcast to the big screen. I just used this method to take a picture of my notebook as a demonstration of how co

Who is emailing me? The Blue Man Group??? (Add an image to your Google account.)

WHY It is always nice to put a face with a name. Sometimes we need a tiny little reminder of what someone looks like because we don't see them very often. Follow these steps to add/change the image associated with your Google account. HOW Open your email. Click your image. It might just be a blue circle if you have not added something already. Click Change . Find an image you like. Your amazing new image will appear. From now on everyone can put a name to a face!

Annotate PDF? How might I do that?

So I have a PDF and I need to edit it. Here is one method that works pretty well for me. Open Word. Click File . 1. Click Open . 2. Click Browse . 3. Find the PDF you want to annotate. 4. Click Open . Click OK when you see this box. Bam! Your PDF now opens in Word. Note: you maybe have to click Enable Editing at the top of the screen. Finished editing and want to turn it back into a PDF? Click File . 1. Click Save As . 2. Click This PC . 3. Pick a location. I usually save things to my desktop. 4. Click Save as type - and choose PDF. 5. Click Save .

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