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

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 .

Zoom - How to connect to a Zoom meeting.

This post was created to help anyone who is attempting to connect to a Zoom meeting understand how the process works. Click here for a video tutorial on how to get started with Zoom Continue reading for details on how to connect on an iPad/iOS device, Android phone/tablet, Chromebook and a laptop. While this won't solve every issue, it should take care of getting you quickly connected. The post will be longer than normal, just scroll down to the device you are wanting to connect. Most of these steps only need to be done the first time. Joining the second meeting will be much easier, pretty much just click and join. Please note - I made this post super fast. There are bound to be small errors. iPad/iOS We are using an iPad for this demo. I imagine connecting an iPhone will be nearly the same. Start by downloading the Zoom app from the app store. This is the very first thing you need to do if you don't have the app first the process may be more confusing. You...

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