Connect virtually one-one with students using Zoom

You can:

schedule appointments or start a meeting right away;
let students share their screen or webcam or smartphone camera so you can review their work

Technology Needed

A computer, tablet, or smartphone
A headset or ear buds (if you’re participating with a laptop)
A webcam if you want to display a video feed of yourself. Most laptops now have built-in webcams
- If you are displaying a video, it is best to be on a wired connection or, if wireless, be close to your router.

Already using Zoom in Canvas?

Instead of logging into Canvas, go to zoom.us and use your Bucks Email and your Zoom password to login. Unsure of your password or need to reset it? Contact media@bucks.edu

Schedule a Meeting OR Use Your Personal Meeting URL

You can either set up a schedule of meetings with your students and invite them to a specific meeting or you can provide them with your personal meeting URL and just tell them what time to click on the link to join your meeting.

Scheduling a Meeting

After logging in, click on the Schedule A Meeting button at the top middle of your screen.
Fill in the information requested and make the appropriate choices.
Save.
- Please note: even though you schedule a session for longer than forty minutes, your session will end at 40 minutes.
If you wish to start the meeting immediately, click on the blue Start this Meeting button in the upper right corner.
To start a previously scheduled meeting, log in and click on the Meetings link in the left hand menu, then click on the Start button to the far right of the meeting you wish to start.

Invite your Students to Join a Scheduled Meeting

There are two ways to access the meeting invitation: from the Zoom Dashboard and from within a Zoom meeting once it's begun.

1. From the Zoom Dashboard:

Click on the Meetings link in the left hand menu, then click on the Name (topic) of the meeting.
Click on the Copy the invitation link a little ways down on the right side of the page.
Click on the blue Copy Meeting Invitation button.
Paste it in an email to your student.

2. From within a meeting that has been started:

Click on the Invite+ button on the Zoom toolbar.
The invitation opens with the Email tab at the top highlighted in blue.
Click on the Copy Invitation button at the bottom of the invitation window.
Click on the an email choice in the middle of the screen or just open the email client you typically use the way you typically open it and paste in the information.

Using Your Personal Meeting URL

After logging in to Zoom, click on Profile in the left-hand menu.
Your Personal Meeting ID information should appear on the main part of the page below your personal information.
Copy the URL and send it to your students along with the meeting time.
Make sure to add a reminder that participants will need a headset or earbuds and a webcam (if you require video sharing).
When it's time to meet, sign into Zoom.
If Meetings in the left-hand menu is not highlighted, click on it.
Click on the Personal Meeting Room link at the top of the page
Click the Start button at either the top or bottom right of the page.
Please note: a Zoom session automatically ends at 40 minutes.

Start a Meeting

Once you start the meeting, either via your Personal Meeting URL or via a scheduled meeting, if you have not used Zoom on the device you are on, then either the Zoom application/meeting client will download automatically or you will be prompted to download it. Once downloaded, you will be prompted to launch Zoom as illustrated below.
If you would like to download the Client ahead of starting any meetings, you can do so at Download Zoom Meeting Client. Use the first option listed.
If you are using external equipment, such as a headset microphone and/or an external webcam, be sure it is plugged in to your computer. It is a good idea to test your speaker and microphone before hitting Join With Computer Audio.
If you have previously used Zoom on the machine you are on, Zoom will prompt you to open it.

Firefox may look similar to this:

Launch Zoom Meeting box

Chrome may look like this:

Open Zoom

Zoom Toolbar

The toolbar is located at the bottom part of your screen, once you have joined a Zoom meeting. It will look similar to this:

You can:

mute/unmute your audio (not the audio of the participants - that's elsewhere)
stop/start your video - we recommend that you start your video to let students see your face, but you don't necessarily need to keep it running
invite participants
view/manage a list of participants (this is where you can mute them if necessary)
share your desktop - once you are presenting, a top menu will appear with more options, including Annotation and the ability to Stop Share; you can share:
1. everything you have open;
2. select a specific application to share (e.g., Microsoft Word or PPT - make sure you already have it open before launching Share Screen); or
3. launch a whiteboard you can draw on
chat - you can use chat if your are having audio problems and you can send a file to your student through the chat window
record the meeting
leave or end the meeting

Allow your Students to Share Their Screen

Just as you can share your screen with your students, they can easily share their screen with you.

Before going into Share Screen, be sure to tell your student to have open whatever it is they want to share, i.e. their Student Planning screen.
Once they have their item open, then they can click on Share Screen in the Zoom toolbar and they will be able to select the item to share. They can share their work, such as a word document, powerpoint, image or video file. Note: If they don't have their work open on their computer prior to their screenshare, it will not be there for them to select.
If you need to end their screen share, as opposed to them ending it, you can do so by clicking on Share Screen in the toolbar, which is now at the top of the window, and making that selection.

Allow your Students to Share Camera Feed

Your students will automatically be connected via their webcam. If you need to see work they created, you can ask them to hold it up to the webcam. Or, you can ask them to use another camera source, like a smartphone, to show you their work. Students can bring in another video source during the Zoom session by:

iPhone/iPad permits wireless sharing during a Zoom session by clicking Share Screen, iphone/ipad and following the directions on the screen.
- Directions at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201379235-iOS-Screen-Sharing-with-the-Zoom-Desktop-Client#h_b57252e2-826c-4859-85de-50a544e80088 (Links to an external site.)
Other smartphones or webcams can also be brought in during your Zoom meeting by clicking Share Screen, the advanced tab, then second camera.
- Directions at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/207599483-Screen-Share-a-Camera-Input

Additional Resources

Troubleshooting tips, information about Zoom apps on mobile devices, and other helpful resources are available from the Getting Started Using Zoom - for Faculty page.