Zoom

What Is Zoom?

Zoom is a robust video conferencing tool that facilitates real-time collaboration, from virtual office hours to large-scale lectures. It offers high-quality video and audio, breakout rooms for group work, screen sharing, and polling features, all optimized for educational environments. With end-to-end encryption and easy integration into Canvas, Zoom ensures secure, interactive sessions that mimic in-person classes while supporting recordings for later review.

Looking for Zoom-to-Panopto Instructions?

You can have your Zoom meetings and lectures automatically delivered to the Panopto classroom folder (or any other folder you want in Panopto).

Set up Zoom-to-Panopto integration

What You Can Do With It

At Bellevue College, Zoom is a go-to for synchronous teaching, enabling faculty to foster community and immediacy in remote or hybrid settings. Its intuitive interface minimizes tech barriers, letting you focus on instruction.

Host Live Classes

Conduct lectures with up to 1,000 participants, using features like breakout rooms, polls, screen sharing, whiteboards, and reactions for an engaging experience.

Facilitate Group Activities

Break students into rooms for discussions or projects, then reconvene with seamless reporting tools.

Record and Share With Panopto

Did you know you can have your Zoom recordings sent directly to Panopto Recordings in Canvas?

Integrate Polls and Q&A

Gauge understanding in real-time with built-in surveys and chat functions to encourage participation.

Where To Find It

Launch Zoom via the web at zoom.us, or download the desktop/mobile app for better performance. In Canvas, add it through the “Zoom” LTI tool in your course menu to schedule meetings directly. Sign in with your Bellevue College credentials for institutional features.

Help and Resources

Learn about and access resources to help you set up and use Zoom with your students.

Provide students with the link to Student Zoom Account to help them access their free licensed Zoom account and learn how to securely sign on using Single-Sign On (SSO).

To use your Bellevue College Zoom account provide your “Single Sign-On” (SSO) credentials. Single Sign-on is the authentication scheme the college uses to improve your experience and provide security.

Follow the steps to receive your Bellevue College Zoom licensed account in the video:

Captions are essential to delivering accessible lectures and meetings to your students. Use these resources to guide you:

Enabling or disabling automated captions

Viewing captions in a meeting

Managing automated captions as the host of a meeting

Read about Zoom’s accessibility features, options, and settings. You can also find resources, documents, and compliance information.

Read Zoom Accessibility Information
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Need Assistance?

Just remember, if you need help, we’re here for you! Drop by Faculty Live Support (Zoom or in person) Monday–Friday from 11 AM to 3 PM, schedule a one-on-one accessibility coaching session, or email us anytime at elearning@bellevuecollege.edu.

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