Using in ENGL101

This brief guide will cover everything you need to know to start using Zoom to
participate in classroom discussions, meetings, and activities this semester,
including: (1) how to set up your account and log in; (2) how to join meetings,
ensuring that your settings are correct for participation; and (3) how to schedule
meetings on your own.

Zoom is a video conferencing application which enables users to easily host and
attend meetings with individuals or groups and communicate via audio, video, and
a text-based chat feature, as well as to share files with participants. Zoom is
available as both software and an iOS/Android application; this guide assumes that
the user is working with the software version or online interface.

While Zoom is highly intuitive and does not require advanced technical knowledge
to operate, using this guide will make setting up and using Zoom as easy as
possible.

Zoom Setup

Before you can begin using Zoom for class, you will want to have the proper
equipment and to download and configure Zoom on your computer.

Getting started. To use these instructions, you will need the following:

• An up-to-date computer running the most recent operating system – macOS

X with macOS 10.9 or later, or Windows 7, 8, or 10.
• The Zoom application installed on your computer. The program can be
downloaded at https://zoom.us/download.
• Internet access.
• Speakers and a microphone – built-in or USB plug-in/wireless Bluetooth.
• A webcam – built-in or USB plug-in.

To create your account, visit www.zoom.us and navigate to the top right of the
home screen where you’ll find a button entitled “Sign up, it’s free”. Click this to
begin the process.
 Figure 1. Sign Up for Zoom

After entering your email and other required information, you will receive a
confirmation email from no.reply@zoom.us and you will click Activate Account.

Now that your account is active, you can open the Zoom application and change
your profile information, schedule meetings, and join meetings that have already
been scheduled.

To Update Your Profile, return to the Zoom webpage and click on the Profile
icon in the top right corner.

Figure 2. How to Navigate to the Profile Menu

Once you’ve done so, you can change all kinds of information about your Zoom
profile, including Personal Meeting ID, Language, Date & Time, and more.
 Figure 3. Edit your Profile Info

Now that your individual profile has been established and updated, it’s time to set
up your first Zoom meeting!

1. Click Meetings.
2. Click Schedule a Meeting.
3. Choose the date and time for your meeting.
4. (Optional) Select any other settings you would like to use.
1. Set a unique ID for your Zoom meeting to share with other users.
5. Click Save.

Figure 4. Scheduling a Meeting

 Figure 5. Date and Time

Figure 6. Settings and Save

Conducting a Zoom Meeting. In order to navigate a Zoom meeting, you will need
to be familiar with the Zoom interface and the options made available to you while
video-conferencing.
 Figure 7. Meetings Interface

Once you’ve opened the “Meetings” interface within the app, you’ll see the
Personal Meeting ID (PMI) in the top left-hand side. You can use this to share
with new meeting participants and to easily distinguish a meeting which you have
originated from one to which another user has invited you.

In order to begin a meeting, select it from the menu at left, then press Start
highlighted in blue on the right-hand side of the interface. This will begin your
scheduled Zoom session.

Figure 8. Join Audio

Once your meeting begins, you will be prompted to Join With Computer Audio,
allowing the application to use your computer’s default microphone for your Zoom
session’s audio. If you are unsure of whether your audio is working, you may want
to click Test Speaker and Microphone first.

Figure 9. Menu Bar in Meeting

After choosing a Computer Audio option, a menu bar will appear along the bottom
of the Zoom screen containing the following options:

1. Join Audio (described above).

2. Stop/Start Video
3. Security (set Security settings for who may join your meeting)
4. Participants (view Participants in the meeting or admit someone
from the Waiting Room)
5. Chat (use a text-based chat room to share files, ask questions make
notes, etc.)
6. Share Screen (choose between sharing your video and sharing your
open windows to allow others to see files, browsers, etc.)
7. Record (capture the meeting for later review)
8. Reactions (send Emoji-based messages)
9. End (conclude the meeting for yourself or for all participants)

Once your meeting has concluded, press End, then either End Meeting For All if
you are the session host or Leave Meeting if you are merely an invited participant.

Congratulations! You’ve now completed your first Zoom session and are ready to
participate successfully in the course activities and conferences for ENGL101:
Freshman Composition!