Jerky online meetings? Turn off the fan!
Did you know a spinning ceiling fan in the background of your videoconference can overload your network connection?
Why use Jamboard with Zoom?
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?
Create Zoom meetings from within Google Calendar
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…
Five Things I Have Learned About Zoom
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…
Check out our recommended tools for Emergency Course Continuation
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…