CNC has a Zoom license for College users. As a CNC student you have a basic CNC Zoom account that uses your CNC sign-in credentials to access classes or create your own meeting.

Log in to CNC’s Zoom at http://cnc-bc-ca.zoom.us/signin using your CNC credentials (CNC email and password). You do not have to create an account, simply Sign In with SSO.

You may be signed in automatically with your app or browser if you already have a work or personal Zoom account on your device. You will need to sign out before attempting to activate your CNC account for your classes.

Only CNC accounts are able to bypass the waiting room. You may not join classes automatically if you are not signed in with your CNC account.

Using the App on a desktop or mobile device

Download the Zoom client and install on your phone or tablet.

Android  Apple  PC  Mac

The alternative is to use Zoom in a browser but the desktop client has more features.

Zoom from Moodle

When accessing a Zoom meeting through Moodle the Zoom app will launch and take you to the meeting. You will need to be signed in with the CNC Zoom to avoid being left in the waiting room.

This automatically accesses the Zoom account with CNC.

If you are not directed to a meeting, return to Moodle and click the meeting link again, once you have signed in to Zoom.

For better experiences for everyone in the call:

• choose a quiet area to join,
• use a headset for desktop and phone use
• aim to be as free from distractions as possible
• have your meeting materials at hand (books, notes etc)
• use the Raise Hand feature if you want to speak without interrupting someone else
• use the emoji reactions to encourage others (they show on your video/profile image for 10 secs)
• share your screen and annotate your ideas

Zoom controls are much like any other video meeting, but your options may differ depending on how your instructor has set up the class meeting.

Muting

When joining a meeting you will have a choice to turn on your microphone and camera. Your device may ask your permission to use these devices. Sometimes it is better to keep yourself muted if you are not active in the conversation. Zoom will display the main participants based on the amount of speaking they do.

The Zoom Display

You can adjust the way the pictures are displayed on your screen. Select between Speaker View and Gallery View, see insert and split arrow, and adjust the split ratio of a shared screen. A gif maybe?

Chat

Even though it says you can chat Privately, if Chat is saved by the meeting Host these ‘private chats are saved too. It is only private in the sense that it does not interrupt the main flow of the chat thread for everyone to read. Please do not share sensitive info in the chat unless you know it is safe to do so.

Break-Out Rooms

Instructors will occasionally send you to break out rooms. You will get an on-screen notice that this is going to occur. The main room closes and a break-out room takes a few seconds to load you into the new room, with your group and a new chat thread. you can alert the instructor by sending a message or raising your hand and instructor settings may allow you to return to the main room.

Annotate

When working in groups it is useful to share a screen and have others mark what they are referring to or include information. The Annotate bar appears when sharing to place an arrow –

(which has your name on it), or stamps and text. This does not change the document so you must save any notes before exiting the shared screen.

Watch Recordings

An instructor could share a link and password with you in an email or in Moodle. Alternatively, recordings can be published in the Zoom in Moodle app. Click on any Zoom activity link in your Moodle course and navigate to the Cloud Recording tab. Any published recordings will show here, latest to the top.

Insert view

Share with your Class – Making a Presentation

Instructors can allow sharing permissions for participants in Zoom. On your device, open the document or program window you intend to share in the meeting.

Go to your Zoom meeting and select the Share Screen icon from the Zoom control bar.

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Open programs and sources are shown, click the source you want. Other options include Whiteboard and Apple Airplay connections.

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Video sharing

You must tick the two boxes for computer sound and video to improve quality.

Untick these when you switch back to text-based screens. Text is hard to read with video optimization.

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You can switch this mode during a screen share too using the More… drop down options

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Click the Share button to proceed.

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What is being shared will be highlighted with a green box around it on your screen. The Sharing Bar and More icon contain controls for options like Annotate, Record, Chat, and other features. Sharing from a mobile device may look different. Swipe left or right for mobile options

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Only a host can interrupt a shared participant screen.

Advanced Sharing

Play Music, elevator style, while participants wait for the meeting to start, Use a second camera to display alternate live video while you are on screen with your main camera.

Participants see the shared screen and a small video (if video is on) of the current Speaker in a new window.

Pause Share

Selecting Pause Share freezes the shared display for participants while you adjust the content of the shared source or prepare a new source.

e.g       During screen share, check chat, search for a new document.
            During Browser sharing, search for a different web page