Zoom is our campus-wide teleconference solution. It provides one-on-one chat, group meetings, and connection to the room-based systems available in conference rooms on campus.
Tips and Security Recommendations for using Zoom
Zoom is available at no charge to Students, Faculty and Staff. The appropriate software license is applied to your account automatically. Two types of licenses are available:
All Users
All UMass Dartmouth students, faculty and staff have access to basic licenses. A Basic license allows users to participate in meetings with no time limit, and host meetings with a 40-minute time limit.
Faculty and Staff
Pro licenses are available for UMass Dartmouth faculty and staff. Faculty receive Pro licenses automatically, and can use Zoom through Canvas. Just sign in above or add zoom to your course site in Canvas. A Pro-license allows users to host an unlimited number of meetings of unlimited length for up to 300 participants.
Faculty can request upgraded Zoom licenses for student group leaders, if available. The course instructor should send along the request with the course name, the student(s)’ name(s), and the student(s)’ email address(es).
Getting Started
To use Zoom, a camera is recommended, and a microphone is required. Faculty Laptop Program (FLP) computers have this hardware built-in.
To install and get started with Zoom, use the instructions below. Note that Faculty Laptop Program computers and most university-owned laptops already have Zoom installed. Faculty and staff who have received an email invitation from Zoom should Activate a Zoom License instead.
Using Zoom in Canvas:
Zoom is available for use in Canvas but course instructors must add it to their course navigation to make it available for use:
- In Canvas, open the course where you want to add Zoom.
- In Course Navigation, click the Settings link.
- Click the Navigation tab.
- In the list of course navigation menu options, select the Zoom option.
- Click the Options icon and select the Enable option.
- Click the Save button. View the Zoom link in Course Navigation.
- Note: When accessing Zoom for the first time in the course navigation, you may need to click the Authorize button to proceed.
Once Zoom is added to a Canvas course, you can access Zoom from Course Navigation.
- In Course Navigation, click the Zoom link.
- Click the Schedule a New Meeting button.
- To schedule a recurring meeting, click the Recurring Meeting checkbox. You can set how often the meeting recurs, the number of meeting occurrences, and the date for the final occurrence.
- Note: When scheduling a recurring meeting, each occurrence is created as an independent event. To modify all recurring meetings, you must edit each meeting individually
Getting Started Videos and Tutorials
- Join a Meeting
- Schedule a Meeting
- Record a Meeting
- Share your Screen
- Host and Co-Host Meeting Controls
- Using Zoom with Outlook
Special Topic Videos and Tutorials
- Secure your Meeting with a Password
- Grant Scheduling Privileges
- Raising Hands
- Polling in Meetings
- Using Breakout Rooms
- Pre-Populate Breakout Rooms
- Using Reports to Track Attendance
- Auto Transcribe Zoom Recordings
- Zoom Cloud Recording Management
- Zoom Live Transcription
- Using Virtual Backgrounds for Privacy
- Adding a Profile Picture in Zoom
- Tips and Tricks for Teachers Educating on Zoom
- Moving a Zoom recording into Kaltura
- More!
Training:
Questions should be directed to IT Help form