Checking Zoom Class Meeting Information and Settings for Each Class

This knowledge base article assumes that you have already created your Zoom class meeting from within your Canvas course or the Zoom Desktop app.

When you connect to your class Zoom meeting from a DE or traditional (non-DE) classroom, you should do the following before you begin recording and before students begin entering the meeting.

Update Your Class Display Information for Each Recording

If you record your class sessions, you can provide additional information for each recording such as unit number or lesson topic, etc, to students viewing the class recordings list. to do this, you will edit your meeting and update the Topic before the start of each class.

1. Open the Zoom Desktop app and sign in if needed.
2. Below the current date, select your class tile.
3. At the top of the menu that opens click the Pencil icon to Edit.
4. For recurring meetings, select This meeting only.
5. Click Continue.
6. At the top of the Edit event window, click inside the Topic field and add information specific to your upcoming class session (e.g. unit number or lesson topic, etc). Zoom's Topic field supports up to 128 characters.
7. At the lower-right click Save.

Note: Do not use the Description field for student information. A Zoom meeting Description field is not easily visible to students viewing class recordings.

Manage Your In-Meeting Settings Before Class Starts

• If created within Canvas:
  1. Select your Canvas course Zoom module.
  2. Click Start for your class link.
• If not created within Canvas:
  1. Open the Zoom Desktop app and sign in if needed.
  2. Below the current date, select your class tile.
  3. At the upper-left of the menu that opens, click Start.

Check the Primary Video Source

Make sure the in-room camera is selected as the Primary video source.

From your Zoom meeting screen Toolbar at the bottom of your Zoom screen,

1. Click the arrow to the right of Video, 
2. Below Select a camera, make sure the in-room camera is selected as the Primary video source.
    

Check the Microphone Source

In your classroom check if the room has an MXL table mic.  Then from your Zoom meeting screen Toolbar,

1. Click the arrow to the right of Audio. 
2. Below Select a microphone:
   • Select the room's MXL table mic if one is present.
   • If there is no MXL table mic make sure the in-room ceiling mic is selected as the Microphone source.
      

Share a Second Video Source

If you intend to use the room's Document Camera or the Camera application on your device:

1. From your Zoom meeting screen Toolbar click Share.

2. From the sharing-type options at the top-left select Other.
3. From the tiles below in the Other section, select Second camera.
4. At the right under Presenter layout, select Content only.
5. Click Share at the bottom.

When you are sharing a Second camera, an icon will appear in the upper-left allowing you to cycle between available cameras.
 

Share the Document Camera Using the Camera Application on Your Device

If the camera video is upside-down or backwards view the Video Settings to Rotate the image or turn off “Mirror my video” as necessary.

If you are sharing the device Camera app a control icon also appears at the upper-right.

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