Online Training Resources
ZOOM
Zoom is a video conferencing and online chat platform used increasingly for online education and social relations. Zoom integrates into Canvas and allows for real-time exchanges between students and content; students and professors; and among students. We encourage you to use Zoom in Canvas to improve the student experience in your online course.
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| Best Practices - General Settings |
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| Best practices – Scheduling a Recurrent Lecture | 2:45 min |
https://youtu.be/wT6CKtcahZs |
| How to record your lectures in a live classroom | ||
| How to access your lecture recordings using the Zoom integration in Canvas | ||
| How to test your classroom's audio system in Zoom | 3:06 min | https://youtu.be/bWAOslYiOFo |
| How to test your classroom's video camera in Zoom | 2:04 min | https://youtu.be/JHXFurIhw_E |
| How to use your Zoom controls (host a lecture) | 9:11 min | https://youtu.be/ixe0WgwxpNA |
| How to fix my Zoom video when it is projecting backward or upside-down | 1:39 min | https://youtu.be/vqRX9WyY2a4 |
| How to use your document camera as a whiteboard in Zoom | 2:54 min | https://youtu.be/CWCPUksep4s |
| How to use Breakout Rooms in Zoom | 8:15 min | https://youtu.be/e1PpAWF4Kf8 |
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Best Practices - Recording Lectures in Compliance with FERPA Guidelines
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How to Log into Zoom
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| How to use the Zoom Client to start your Zoom lecture | ||
| How to Access your Professor’s Zoom recordings as student | ||
| Inviting Students to your Scheduled On-line Lecture | ||
| Attendance Tracking in a Zoom Session | 1:27 min | |
| Sharing your Screen | 0:36 min | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wsWpnqE6Hw |
| Using annotation and whiteboard feature in Zoom | ||
| Ending Meeting | ||
| How to update your Zoom application | ||
| Zoom Help Center |
Additional resources:
https://lms.tamu.edu/keep-teaching#resources
Use the provided link to scroll down and see the additional resources located under "Guide to teaching with Zoom".
Proctoring
There are several different avenues to promote academic integrity when administering online exams: Live Online Proctoring with Honorlock, Proctoring with ZOOM, and Proctoring with Respondus Tools in Canvas. We encourage you to consider alternative assessment strategies if applicable. Please note that the options provided below are in lieu of paid live proctoring services.
Camtasia
Camtasia Studio is an advanced screen recorder and video editor to record and create professional-looking videos on Windows and Mac. Snagit is a screenshot program that captures video display and audio output. Visit the Texas A&M Software Center (https://software.tamu.edu/) to download Camtasia Studio (and Snagit) for a one-time cost of only $18.
| Topic | Time | Link |
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| Basics of Camtasia | 4:36 min | |
| Video Editing Basics | 3:52 min | |
| Produce Video, Export, and Share | 3:22 min | |
| Annotations, Callouts & Custom Visuals | 3:01 min | |
| Record from Power Point | 2:50 min |