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Jerky online meetings? Turn off the fan!

Rick Matthews March 31, 2020 April 9, 2020Remote Teaching, Video, Video Conferencing, WebEx, Zoom compression, frozen, jerky, video, videoconferencing, WebEx, Zoom
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Did you know a spinning ceiling fan in the background of your videoconference can overload your network connection?

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Why use Jamboard with Zoom?

Rick Matthews March 27, 2020 April 9, 2020Remote Teaching, Video Conferencing, Zoom breakout rooms, breakouts, jamboard, videoconferencing, Zoom
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If you are using Zoom breakout rooms for small group work involving writing math or doing sketches, Jamboard may offer advantages over Zoom’s own whiteboard. Read Rick’s answer to Why would anyone use Zoom and Jamboard together?

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Create Zoom meetings from within Google Calendar

Rick Matthews March 25, 2020 May 11, 2020Remote Teaching, Video Conferencing, Zoom Google Calendar, Zoom
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Update 5/11/2020: Some have experienced issues with the Scheduler extension discussed here. WFU Multimedia recommends WFU users install the Zoom for GSuite instead. See Problem with the Zoom Browser Extension for more information. Did you know that you can create Zoom meetings right within your Google Calendar entry? For my…

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Five Things I Have Learned About Zoom

Rick Matthews March 18, 2020 April 9, 2020Remote Teaching, Tech Tip, Training, Zoom breakout rooms, recording, screen sharing, Zoom
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I just finished the LinkedIn Learning tutorial on Zoom and a YouTube on breakout rooms. From those sources, ITG email exchanges, and posts on here on itg.wfu.edu, I learned five things that were not obviously a part of a video conference platform: Zoom allows breakout rooms. Enable in settings. Zoom…

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Check out our recommended tools for Emergency Course Continuation

Rick Matthews March 6, 2020 June 17, 2020Classroom Tools, Remote Teaching
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Are you considering how to continue your classes in the event of campus closing? University faculty and students have access to many tools that may be useful in the event of a campus closing. The Instructional Technology Group has compiled its recommendations at Emergency Course Continuation Resources. College faculty may…

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