How can I teach my students to use Zoom?

Chances are most of your students have used video chat software like FaceTime, Skype, or Google Hangouts to communicate with friends and loved ones. That will be a different experience than using web conferencing for scholarly purposes.

Do not assume that your students know how to use Zoom for learning.

These tips will help you teach your students how to use Zoom for class time

  • Accessing Zoom
    Remind your students to visit the Tufts Zoom website, https://tufts.zoom.us, and log in from there to download the Zoom app on their devices. Have them do this before the first class meeting. Send them to: How do I log into Zoom? to get started.

NOTE: its important that you and your students follow these instructions on how to log into Zoom using single-sign-on with your Tufts account: How do I log into Zoom?

  • Zoom Tour
    Give your students a tour of Zoom during your first class session and teach them how to mute and unmute themselves. See: Attendee Controls in a Meeting
  • Webcams
    Determine if you are going to require your students to have their computer or mobile device webcams on during your the whole class session, or if you are going to allow them to turn video off. Set that as a class rule during your first Zoom meeting. See: Attendee Controls in a Meeting
  • Raising a Hand
    Let students know how you want them to get your attention in a Zoom meeting. In small classes, some professors ask students to raise their hands on their web cameras. Others ask students to unmute themselves and simply chime in. In larger classes, you may want to consider enabling Zoom’s built-in nonverbal feedback icons. See: How do I review Zoom's additional settings? and Non-Verbal Feedback During Meetings
  • Eye Contact
    Demonstrate to your students that to maintain eye contact in Zoom they should look at their webcams when possible, not their screens. See: Video Meeting Etiquette
  • Setting Ground Rules
    Set some ground rules on how you want your students to use Zoom's chat feature, and consider disabling the private chat setting, unless you want your students to be able to send one-to-one messages to other students without you seeing them. See: How do I review Zoom's additional settings? and Zoom (Webinar) Chat

This quick intro will get your students started: Quick Intro to Zoom for Tufts Students

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