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Hold meetings, office hours, study groups, and webinars online.
Overview
Zoom is an onlinevideo conferencing system. It features meeting and webinar capabilities, along with real-time messaging and content sharing.Compare Zoom and Google Hangouts Meet
Who can use Zoom?
- The University of Minnesota has licenses for all current faculty, students, and staff to hold online meetings.
- Students, faculty, and staff can host meetings for up to 300 people.
- Faculty and staff can host webinars for up to 1,000 people.
- A limited number of licenses are available to Faculty and staff to host webinars for up to 1,000 people.
- Students, faculty, and staff who are part of the HCC (Health Care Component) will be assigned to a modified instance of Zoom, in order to preserve best practices around Protected Health Information.
Note:If you are part of the HCC, you will need to take a very brief training before you can access your Zoom account. Access this training by going to zoom.umn.edu and clicking Log In.
Highlights
- An accessible interface
- Automatic captioning
- Breakout rooms
- Recording capability
- Zoom cloud recordings are retained for 180 days. See Zoom: Recording Retention and Managementto learn about longer-term recording retention.
- Polls, collaborative screen annotation, chat, and more
Getting Started
- Instructional Videos: UMN Zoom Tutorials
- Download the Zoom desktop app
- Register for a training about Zoom
- Join a Zoom Meeting as a Student or Participant
- Host a Zoom Meeting within Canvas
Integration into Canvas
Read more about Zoom in Canvas.
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Past phase: Technical Review
Past phase: Initial Review
Current phase: Integrated
Tool is integrated into Canvas
Available To
- Systemwide
Common Use(s)
- Information Not Available
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Intended Audience
Students
Instructors
Researchers
Staff & Departments
Health Sciences Affiliates
IT Staff and Partners
Cost
Zoom is funded by the University of Minnesota, at no extra charge to you.
Featured Resources
How-Tos
Zoom: Secure Your Zoom Meetings
Follow the recommendations below to keep your Zoom Meetings secure and free from disruption. For specific guidance about teaching online using Zoom, see Zoom: Teach Online Class Sessions.
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Self-Help Guides
Zoom: Teach, Meet, and Learn with Zoom
Zoom, an onlinevideo conferencing system, is now available to the UMN community! Compare Zoom to Google HangoutsAbout this guideThis guide is for anyone who wants to use Zoom for basic teaching, meeting, and learning tasks....
A self-help guide for anyone who want to use Zoom for basic teaching, meeting, and learning tasks.
Self-Help Guides
Zoom: Set up, Support, and Present at Online Events
This self-help guide will help anyone who presents at, schedules, or supports online meetings and webinars through Zoom. To learn more about using Zoom for online office hours or smaller meetings, check outTeach, Meet, and Learn with...
Good Practices
Zoom: Best Practices in a Meeting
Thisguide provides some tips toget the most out of your Zoom meeting experience.
- Table of Contents
- Preparing for the Meeting (participants and host)
- Participating in the Meeting...
A one-page guide to help you get the most out of Zoom meetings
How-Tos
Zoom: Teach Online Class Sessions
Synchronous class sessions, in which everyone logs in to a web conferencing system at a pre-scheduled time,are one way to create engagement and foster community in your fully online courses. In a synchronous...
A guide for faculty and instructors hoping tocreate engagement through online class sessions
How-Tos
Zoom: Hold Online Office Hours
Zoom can change the way you teach and interact with learners, by giving you the ability to hold online office hours with learners anywhere in the world on a one-time or recurring basis.
Whyhold online...
Zoom allows you to schedule one-time or recurring online office hours with learners anywhere in the world.
How-Tos
Canvas: Host a Zoom Meeting within Canvas
The Zoom for Canvas Integration allows you to start and join Zoom meetings from within Canvas. This article is for UMN faculty and staff who would like to use Zoom together with Canvas.
Note:...
The Zoom for Canvas Integration allows UMN faculty and staff to start and join Zoom meetings from within Canvas.
How-Tos
Zoom: Access to University Data
When entering into a contract with Zoom, the University's Office of Information Technology ensured full review of the contract terms and conditions and Zoom's privacy policy. Some amount of data collection is...
Learn about Zoom's restricted access to University data.
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