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Below you will find information and instructions related to getting key technology started to begin instruction.

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Zoom can be used to connect with remote students, to share content with all local and remote students, and to capture a recording of the class session for asynchronous access. The following instructions assume that you are using Zoom.
Open Google Chrome, the recommended web browser. Go to http://zoom.syr.edu and click the appropriate button to log into your SU Zoom account.
Click the “Sign In” button and enter your NetID and NetID password.
Start your meeting by clicking on the appropriate meeting Start Meeting link. If prompted, select the option to allow the page to open “zoom.us”.
In the Zoom application, select the option to join the meeting with Computer Audio.

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Select either the lapel or hand-held microphone (if available) that you will use to broadcast to the students in the classroom and the remote students connected via Zoom. It is critical that you use the microphone even if you are teaching in a small classroom so that the remote students are able to hear what is said.
Power on the microphone using the On/Off button. Check the battery level indicator to make sure that you will not lose power during class. Replace the batteries with the ones supplied if necessary.
Click the chevron next to the Mute button to check the Audio settings. Make sure that the Microphone and Speaker options are properly selected. To test the audio, select the “Test Speaker & Microphone” option and follow the on-screen prompts. Volume of the speakers and microphone can be controlled by the buttons on the AV Control Panel.
To broadcast audio to the remote students, click the unmute button if necessary.
To adjust the camera, use the “Camera Controls” on the AV Control Panel. Adjust the zoom, tilt and pan of either the front or rear camera using the appropriate buttons. You can also select from three camera preset locations for each camera. When the camera is adjusted correctly, close the Camera Control screen.
To enable the Camera for remote students, click the “Start Video” button and select correct source.

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To start the Zoom recording, click the “Record” button at the bottom of the Zoom Application.
Select “Record to the Cloud” recording to record the class online. The recording icon will show up in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
You can pause or close the recording using this indicator or the record button at the bottom of the screen. If prompted, click on the confirmation button to stop the recording.

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Figure 2: Key Zoom buttons (1) Participants, (2) Share Screen, (3) Chat, (4) Record and (5) End.

During your Zoom session, the list of remote participants can be accessed using the Participants link at the bottom of the Zoom Application. From this screen, you can see the students that are connected and control their microphone and video access. The mute all button will mute all student microphones. From this screen, you can also see students that have used the “Raise Hand” button or that have used the other reaction buttons. To close the participants panel, click the participants button again.
The chat screen can be accessed using the Chat link at the bottom of the Zoom Application. Chat messages can be sent and seen by all of the students using the link for Everyone in the To field. To send a private message, select the individual in the To field. To type your message, type in the area indicated by “Type message here…”. Messages that are marked Private, only display to you and not to all of the participants in the Zoom Chat session.
In order to check your chat messages and not display private messages to the students in the classroom, you can mute the projector first using the Video Mute button on the AV Control Panel.
To close the Chat window, click the Chat button again.

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For the most up to date information on Zoom Controls and features please refer to the zoom support web page.

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