Zoom was included as a special section of the Technology Connection, and the content is being repeated here.
Every regular full-time and part-time agency staff member has received an invitation via email to create a Zoom account. This is a necessary step to assure we all have have access to this powerful, easy-to-use video conferencing tool. Zoom is being widely adopted by Iowa’s AEAs, including Heartland AEA, and the Iowa Department of Education. Zoom has the potential to save the Agency and our staff a great deal of time and money, and it is one of the core tools that we will expect all employees to know how to use. If you haven't already done so, please create your Zoom account by Sept. 15, 2014. If you inadvertently deleted your email invite, please contact Lance Wilhelm at lwilhelm@heartlandaea.org.
This tutorial video provides an excellent overview of Zoom and its basic features. This Zoom instructions document, created by Julie Sypersma, includes directions on how to create your Zoom account and install the application on your computer or iPad. It also contains links to videos that provide more details about how to use Zoom.
Using Zoom, you will be able to host video conferences of up to 25 connections. The instructional videos show how to invite people to videoconferences, and these people do not have to have Zoom licenses or accounts. (For example, you might want to conference with the special ed teachers in a given district.) If you need to host a larger online meeting, contact Lance Wilhelm for more options. Other features of Zoom include:
- Screen Share your desktop or application window (annotate over screen)
- Group or private chat
- Record your meeting
- Manage participants
- Schedule video meetings ahead of time or invite people on the fly with an email or meeting ID
- Instant meetings in your personal virtual meeting room
- Interface with your Google contacts (when you login with your Google ID)
- Remote control another computer
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