Zoom Basics: Getting Up and Running with Web Conferencing
Zoom Basics: Getting Up and Running with Web Conferencing
What you’ll learn
Skills you’ll gain
With the global shift to remote work, knowing how to use video meeting platforms like Zoom has become a critical skill and job requirement. In this course, national speaker, writer, and video trainer Oliver Schinkten will walk you through the basics of navigating Zoom so that you can attend and host meetings like a pro. Oliver begins the course by showing you how to access and navigate the Zoom interface. Next, he shows you how to attend Zoom meetings and use features like chat, backgrounds, and other audio and video settings. Lastly, Oliver walks through the process of hosting a Zoom meeting and shows helpful features such as creating a waiting room, using polls, and recording meetings. After completing this course, you'll be able to effectively access, navigate, host, and attend Zoom meetings.
Syllabus
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Intro to Zoom Tools like Zoom allow us to have video-conference meetings with people in different locations. 1m
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Customize your Zoom settings It's important to customize your Zoom settings before you begin joining and hosting meetings. 2m
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Check audio and video settings Before entering a meeting, it's important to make sure that you have your audio and video figured out. 2m
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Join a Zoom meeting There are likely times that you are invited to a Zoom meeting which you need to attend. 3m
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Inside of a Zoom meeting It's important to understand the tools and features you have available to you when you are in a meeting. 2m
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Change your background Zoom allows you to adjust the background that you appear in front of during a Zoom call. 1m
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Use the chat feature The chat feature inside of Zoom allows you to make a comment or share a link or file without interrupting. 3m
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Zoom meeting best practices Zoom allows us to attend meetings around the world from our computer. 2m
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Schedule a Zoom meeting Zoom allows you to quickly customize and schedule meetings and then share the invite with others. 5m
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Start a Zoom meeting On the Zoom platform, you can start a video meeting at any time and invite participants. 3m
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Host a meeting Once you've created a meeting and invited people, you will next have to host the meeting. 5m
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Manage attendees in waiting rooms When hosting a Zoom meeting you have the ability to have participants wait in a waiting room until you allow them in. 1m
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Share your screen Zoom allows you to share your screen during meetings so that participants can follow along. 3m
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Create breakout rooms There may be times when you want to separate participants into smaller groups to discuss something. 4m
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Record and share a meeting It's easy to record and share Zoom meetings after they are completed so others can watch it. 2m
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Embrace the power of Zoom Thank you for watching this course! 1m
Certificate
Certificate of Completion
Awarded upon successful completion of the course.
Instructor
Oliver Schinkten
Oliver Schinkten is a national speaker, consultant, writer, and video trainer. He is an expert in teaching and learning, and specializes in supporting educators on how to empower their students. As a learning facilitator, he’s passionate about education reform and revolution. Oliver believes in providing every student with an engaging, relevant, and personalized education to develop character and integrity.
Oliver Schinkten
Speaker, Consultant, Writer, Video Trainer
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