Virtual Classroom Software Resources

While I agree with turning off video, if someone is presenting a document, there is still a case for video. There are a lot of good suggestions here (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362463-Wireless-WiFi-Connection-Issues) ... These include (check speed via speed test over these area): * Turn off VPN, if possible * Connecting WIRED versus WIFI * Place computer closer to WIFI access point * Upgrade WIFI firmware * Use WIFI extender

I would suggest you try doing a reboot of your computer modem, and router before you even try to sign in to zoom. Also close your email, Facebook, etc

Hi. Using audio is a credible solution. As for the shared material, it can be sent by email during or before the zoom session. I would also recommend a preset shared agenda and dividing the session into shorter and smaller segments with pauses (fog the internet delay).

I would suggest to turn off de microphone when you’re not speaking, as well as the video off when you don’t need it.

Call in using your phone's cell data, and log in via desktop and use the internet for display purposes on the call. The voice portion will not use bandwidth.

I have attended large Zoom meeting and the host asked us to 1). mute and 2). turn off video to conserve bandwidth. Not sure if it works, have to ask the techies, but it seemed to work with the meetings I attended.

1. Close all other applications - unless they are needed in conjunction with zoom-sharing - sometimes the delay is also because of the Desk Top RAM being overloaded 2. In our meetings - all mute on their own. This definitely helps us. 3. Those who are joining from remote rural areas of India use cell-phones - it is our experience, repeatedly, that when they switch off their video the voice quality and continuity becomes normal. 4. If you have a single-user licence do make one or two colleagues as Co-Hosts - if all three record.. then if one or two are glitched due to low band width, or fluctuating bad-width - the entire recorded session can later be shared as a url to wherever it is stored on the net. (ex. Google Drive) 5. Having Co-Hosts - especially the younger trainees, helps to have them focus on if some do stay unmuted. They identify and mute them. We never mute all by command. It is left to self discipline through self-awareness. Stray cases are gently muted with a pvt. message sent about why they were muted.

Vikas, in low bandwidth areas you can ask participants to switch off the video. This should work fine.

1- Turn of Pc internet and open Wifi 2- Open Mobile Data 3- Open Hotspot of mobile data 4- Connect pc with mobile data 5- Disable Video 6- Enjoy

When you are the Host of the meeting, in the participant's panel at the bottom of the screen you can click the drop-down "more" option and determine if participants can unmute themselves or not. You can easily mute all or click on any individual to unmute them. There is also a 'raise hand' feature that can be used by participants, so if you inform them in advance to raise their had for any questions, then you can unmute as needed :)

Hi, I think there is an intuitive way. You should notice that whoever is presenting has a green 'ball' on top of the name or photo. Just drag this 'ball' with the mouse to the person to whom you want to give the presentation rights.

As a teacher I must renew the class to have the proof of the classes that I am where I am giving them and this in turn should demand that the students copy so that they have a subject of support material support so that they can consult at home about the classes we've been giving

I imagine that a key issue relating to making recordings is one of privacy law in your particular country. In Australia, we need to get express permission (from everyone in the Zoom session) to record the session. For administrative ease, that person would be the person hosting/running the meeting, though, as others have noted, someone else can be granted that permission. We'd also need to explain what that recording would be used for. As a market researcher, I may wish to record a meeting for my later review or transcription, but must not allow the recording to be used by or seen by others in any way that breaches the guaranteed anonymity and privacy of the participants. If I were someone who was generating something new that was my intellectual property, I would want to control who has a copy of that and what is done with it. They may be happy to share, or to share in exchange for payment, or may wish not to share it, and by making the recording themselves, they retain that control. If a teacher or academic, again, I may want to share the lesson with my students, but may want them to actually attend and pay attention. Student promises of "I'll watch it later" may follow with action, or may fall into the good intentions and not done category. So by not recording, or not allowing others to record, I may ensure more attention to my class, by requiring attendance at it. And, in my experience, while I take notes in both live classes and from recorded classes, the ones I do live note the salient points , which I have to concentrate to identify (i.e. learn), while having the stop-start capacity of a recording makes it a less concentrated learning as I can transcribe almost every word. This takes me more time and is also a less concentrated learning experience. A long answer to why the person hosting the meeting has the recording power and not (unless granted) other participants.

Only the host or co-host are allowed to record. Participants are not allowed for security reasons.

You need to either create them to be a co-host, or turn on the permission for participants to record.

You could ask the host to send you the recording so that you can go back to view it.

As a research moderator, I do not want the group particpants to have the ability to record a session. If I want them to be able to record it, I can make a participant a co-host. Or even better, I can later share the recording with them.

the reason I don't let students/participants record the zoom meeting is that it is my teaching information. I can record it for my students to watch later if they want.

Actually, in a zoom MEETING format, in the “participants” section, the primary host can give permission to an individual that allows them to record the session on their own computer. Just gotta click “Allow Record” in the menu next to that persons name. Pretty easy. Also understandable why some teachers wouldn’t want that (which a few mentioned here). Of course there’s all kinds of third-party screen recording software that can get around that prohibition, as well.

If you want to record the session to view it later you must be a host,co host or you have to take the permission from the host for recording the class. And the reason why zoom do not directly allow to record a meeting is related to the privacy issues.

I am against a participant to record a ZOOM meeting, the reason being that it will slow down the meeting and may edit the videos for something undesirable by some participants. The host should share the final recording without editing to all participants