As a student you will be joining a teleconference/remote class, and or office hours with your instructor.
Getting Started
Go to http://ucla.zoom.us/signin and login using your BOL information (UCLA username and password).
Download and install the Zoom desktop client: https://zoom.us/download#client_4meeting
Join via CCLE
To join a meeting simply click on the Zoom link you will see on CCLE page, then click on “Join meeting.” A new window will popup, prompting you to start the Zoom software, or to download it, if you have not already done so. Click the “Launch Application” button to begin the session.
Best practices
In order to reduce background noise, mute your mic unless you’re speaking (bottom left of meeting screen).
When you do need to speak, hold the space bar down to temporarily unmute yourself. When you release it, you will go back to being muted.
Aim your camera at eye level.
Find a spot with good lighting and keep your background neutral if possible (e.g. blank wall).
Dress as you would for an in-person class.
Beware if you share from your computer, you may share things you didn’t mean to. Close all non-course related work, including browser tabs.
In-meeting Functions
Once you launch the meeting a new meeting window will pop up. The main meeting window displays 1.) the current video feed of whoever is speaking, or 2.) the computer screen of the active participant, if Screen Share is enabled. Options along the bottom toolbar allow you to:
Mute: mute your own or (if you are the host) participants’ audio feed
Start Video: enable/disable your video output
Invite: invite additional users outside of the members of your CCLE site to participate in the meeting
Share Screen: allows you to either share your full desktop, or only specific windows
Shared Screen Features: Once you have shared your screen you can annotate the screen using the “Mouse”, “Draw”, “Spotlight”, and “Clear” functions.
You can also share any iPhone/iPad using iOS mirroring.
Chat: allows you to text chat with either specific participants or with the entire group in a separate window
Share: Share any content, including video clips with audio
Using Zoom outside of CCLE
You can also use Zoom outside of CCLE. Simply go to https://ucla.zoom.us, login as usual, and start your Zoom application. A window will prompt you to start a meeting, schedule a meeting for a future date, or join a meeting already in progress. You can invite participants from within the application, either by email, by IM, or by sending them your Zoom Meeting ID number, which they can input into their own Zoom application and join on their end.