Zoom is a video conferencing tool available via a web browser, computer software, or mobile app, and it is the tool that Millbrook will use during our remote learning period in the spring of 2020. Zoom will allow students and teachers to connect in virtual classrooms, alumni and administrators to chat in webinars, and faculty to hold meetings online that would typically be held in spaces on campus.
There are many benefits to using Zoom including:
Please follow the instructions below, and you'll be Zooming in no time too.
There are many benefits to using Zoom including:
- Virtual meetings easy to start and to join, and that allow collaboration across any device
- HD video and audio
- Group chats, screen sharing, and file sharing
- Participants can raise their hands virtually and send feedback via emojis
- Ability to track attendance and engagement
Please follow the instructions below, and you'll be Zooming in no time too.
Download Zoom to your computer:
- Visit www.zoom.us in a web browser
- Using the “Sign Up, It’s Free!” button in the upper right-hand corner of the window, sign up with your Millbrook email address.
- An email will be sent to that email address, prompting you to download the App to your computer.
Download Zoom to your phone:
- Search for Zoom in the App Store for iPhone or Play Store for Android.
- Download “Zoom Cloud Meetings”.
- Once downloaded, open the App.
- Sign in if you’ve already created an account, or sign up with your Millbrook email address.
Access a Zoom webinar or meeting:
In the Zoom webinar or meeting:- Navigate to the email inviting you to join the Zoom webinar or meeting, and click the link provided in the email.
- If you did not receive an email to join a Zoom webinar or meeting, you can still join by using the meeting information on the right side of this screen
The most important functions for the Webinar will be in the panel along the bottom of the screen.
- Audio Settings: Test your audio and adjust settings here.
- Chat: Send a message to the host(s) or to everyone in the webinar.
- Raise Hand: Ping the host(s) to let them know you would like to ask a question.
- Q&A: Ask technical questions and request support with this button.
- Leave Meeting: Leave the meeting completely. You can re-enter it if you click the same link in the email you used to join.
