Zoom Classroom Setup Guide

Summary

Step-by-step guides for using Zoom enabled classrooms

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Configure Audio & Video

Selecting Audio Sources

Select the correct microphone and speaker within the Zoom call.

  1. Click on the UP arrow next to the Microphone icon
  2. Under ‘Select a Microphone’, select “USB-audio-CODEC” for most classrooms.
    • Latter-01 and 101 select - Echo Cancelling Speakerphone (2-HDL300)
    • Rohr Science building classrooms select - Echo Cancelling Speakerphone (DIGITAL SMARTMIXER Audio Interface).  This is the Shure wireless microphone installed in the podiums.
    • Colt Forum select - Echo Canceling Speakerphone (TesiraFORTE)
  3. Under ‘Select a Speaker’, check “Dell USB Audio”.
  4. You can use the ‘Test Speaker & Microphone’ tool to make sure all is working.
  5. If the volume is not loud enough, turn up the volume on your laptop.

Zoom audio settings menu showing "USB audio CODEC" selected under "Select a Microphone" and "Dell USB Audio" selected under "Select a Speaker", both circled in red.

Selecting Camera Source

Select - “Aver CAM520Pro

Zoom video menu showing "AVer CAM520 Pro" checked and circled in red under "Select a Camera", with the toolbar camera icon also circled.

Share Screen Content

To share content from your laptop (PowerPoint, webpage, etc…)

  1. Click on the Share Screen icon
  2. Select your desktop or the application that you would like to share. Click ‘Share’.

Zoom meeting control bar with the green "Share Screen" icon highlighted and circled in red.

**Troubleshooting Tip**

Be sure to click ‘Share computer sound’ if your content includes audio that the far side needs to hear.

Zoom screen share window with the desktop Screen option selected, "Share computer sound" checkbox checked and circled, and the "Share" button circled in red.

To share a podium source (AppleTV, Document Camera or BluRay)

  1. On the podium control touch panel, select the podium source you want to share. You will now see this source on the projection screen.
  2. In your Zoom call, Click the ‘Share Screen’ icon

Zoom meeting control bar with the green "Share Screen" icon highlighted and circled in red.

  1. Select “Switch Camera” then select “Advanced”

Zoom screen share dialog tab selection showing the "Advanced" tab selected and circled in red.

  1. Select “Content from 2nd Camera” and click “Share”

Zoom screen share Advanced tab showing "Content from 2nd Camera" option selected and "Share" button circled in red.

**Troubleshooting Tip**

When you do the above, your computer might decide to show the internal web cam on your laptop instead of the podium source. Click on ‘Switch Camera’ in the upper left of the Zoom window until you see the correct content.

Optimizing Zoom Settings

Certain Zoom Settings should be made to optimize your experience. These can be made prior to joining a call by

Clicking here:Or after joining a call by clicking here:

Two screenshots illustrating Zoom settings access points: system tray icon on the left, and the gear settings icon inside the Zoom client on the right.

  1. Check the box next to ‘Enable HD’
  2. Uncheck the box next to ‘Mirror my video’.

Zoom Video Settings window with "Enable HD" checked and circled, and "Mirror my video" unchecked and circled in red.

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Article ID: 113422
Created
Sun 8/9/20 6:35 PM
Modified
Thu 8/6/26 1:57 PM