Zoom video conferencing service is available for all core faculty, adjunct faculty, staff, emeritus faculty and matriculated Lesley University students. A Zoom account will allow you to host a virtual meeting via a PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device for up to 300 attendees. An account is not required to attend a meeting. External guests can be invited by email.   The following resources are available to assist you in using Zoom.

*Note: Consultants, contractors, non-matriculated students, pre-college students and alumni of the University are not eligible for a premium Zoom account. 

Training

Regular training sessions are available as live webinars or pre-recorded sessions. These sessions will help you get started as a new user and even provide tricks and trips for the most seasoned users.

Getting Started Videos

• How to Zoom: Playlist

Individual Videos To Get Your Up and Running

• Zoom 101: Breakout Rooms
• Zoom 101: Polling (In-meeting)
• Zoom 101: Manage Participants (In-depth) 
• How to use Breakout Rooms
• Screen Share & Annotation for EDU
• Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom
• How to use Waiting Rooms to Manage Office Hours & Drop-In Visitor Times
• Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom
• Best Practices for Lighting

Live and Pre-recorded Webinars

• Register for an upcoming Zoom Training Webinar
• Watch a pre-recorded Zoom Training
• Zoom Meetings for Educators and Students

Zoom Help Center Portal

Zoom’s Help Center provides answers to many common questions in text and video format. Here you will find getting started articles showing you how to install Zoom, schedule virtual meetings, and troubleshooting solutions.

Best Practices

If you're hosting a meeting or webinar you can find meeting and webinar best practices and resources on topics such as; how to manage Q&A, engaging attendees, and following up after the session concludes.

If you are a delegate of another individuals calendar review scheduling meetings for others to see instructions on how to manage Zoom invites on Outlook calendars. 

Security

Zoom has addressed various security concerns on their website.  For more information please review the following articles:

• Keep Unwanted Guests Out Of Your Zoom Event
• Privacy Concerns - A Message To Zoom Users

To keep Zoom meetings private and secure, and to prevent unwanted guests (aka "Zoombombing"), Zoom now requires a password for all meetings, including those scheduled with your Personal Meeting ID. 

If you didn’t already have a Personal Meeting ID password, Zoom will auto generate one for you.  You can click here or copy and paste the following URL into a web browser to obtain or change the password for your PMI: https://zoom.us/profile/setting#schedule_meeting_options

if you scheduled a meeting with your Personal Meeting ID without a password, please update your invitation or otherwise notify attendees of the new password so that they will still be able to connect.