INSTRUCTOR RESOURCES | STUDENT RESOURCES
Zoom is a web-conferencing tool that can be used to enhance and expand classes with powerful collaboration tools, including video breakout rooms, multi-sharing, polling, and group chats. To learn more about Zoom, the Instructional Technologies training team will host Zoom workshops. Information and dates can be found at techevents.fau.edu. You can also schedule a personalized appointment.
faq & help
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Where can I access Zoom?
- All users with FAU NetIDs can access Zoom at https://fau-edu.zoom.us
- Zoom is also available in Canvas. If you don't see it in your course, view this document to learn how to enable it.
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What features do we have access to?
- Faculty and staff can host meeting with up to 300 participants for unlimited duration.
- Students can host meetings with up to 100 participants. Meetings are limited to 40 minutes for 3 or more participants.
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How do my meeting recordings work?
- Faculty and staff may record to the shared cloud space. Recordings will expire after 180 days. To keep recordings longer than that please download and move them to Mediasite, OneDrive, or any other storage method. Please note FERPA restrictions apply to all recordings.
- Student accounts cannot record to the cloud but can record locally (to their own computer) if the meeting host allows.
- Recording (cloud or local) is not available to HIPAA users.
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Can non-FAU users participate in Zoom meetings?
- Only users with FAUnet IDs may host meetings. Other users can participate as an attendee and can be given presentation privileges during a meeting.
- Please note: With the default settings, users who do not authenticate with FAU need to be admitted manually by a meeting host (to prevent zoom bombing). You can admit these users from the participants list after launching the meeting.
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Where can I get help/learn more?
- Training is available at techevents.fau.edu
- Help Desk Requests can be submitted using this Help Desk ticket.
Instructor resources
- Download & Install Zoom on Your Devices
- Sign In to Zoom at FAU - click here for a video guide
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Schedule & Start Meetings in Canvas
- If you do not see Zoom in your course, view this document to learn how to enable it .
- Zoom Security Recommendations
- Schedule a Meeting Outside of Canvas
- Start a Meeting Scheduled Outside of Canvas
- Join a Zoom Meeting
- How to Use Breakout Rooms in a Meeting
- How to Get Attendance & Usage Data for Meetings and Recordings